I’ve been a fan of Tsh Oxenreider since 2009 (which is pretty much forever on the Internet). Back then, I was just about ready to jump into this thing called blogging, but I wasn’t sure how to begin. My dear friend Jamie Martin sent me a “how to” link that led me to Tsh’s blog, The Art of Simple. I’ve been faithfully reading ever since.
About four years ago, Tsh started a podcast called The Simple Show, which has kept me company through numerous runs and cleaning days and afternoons walking the dog. And perhaps last summer, as I listened while taking the dog on one more lap around the block, I cooked up some things I’d say to Tsh if I were ever on her show. Which was utterly ridiculous. Tsh and I had interacted some in her blog’s comment section and a few times on Twitter, but that was pretty much it.
So imagine my surprise when September brought an email with a podcast request. “No worries,” Tsh said, “if you’re not interested.”
I was most definitely very over-the-top interested. I hope you’ll listen in!
Can’t wait to listen!
Thanks, sweet Steph. Yesterday at the gym a friend told me she was listening. I’m totally honored people from my regular life are interested in such things. 🙂
Listening to you right now! It’s very cool hearing your voice. Congratulations!
And yes, 2009 is forever on the internet. That’s when I started blogging. Seems like a long time ago.
It’s always strange to hear someone or see them in person after knowing them first online. By the way, I get to meet Liesl Shurtliff for the first time today!
Hello! I’m about 10 minutes to the end of the podcast but I love you already so just thought I’d pop over to say hi.
Loved the way you explained about rhyming books and making those lines fit like puzzles – my favourite bit so far 🙂
Well, this is a lovely way to be greeted. Thanks, Marcia. Happy reading and rhyming.
I was so excited to see your name pop up in itunes for the simple show! Two of my very favorite people talking about my favorite things!
You are a sweetheart, Amy.
LOVELY podcast! I enjoyed listening to you and hearing your writing tips and the love for the story and the writing. And, wow, I checked my mailbox daily for 15 years, too! It was the highlight and low-light of every single day . . . I was obsessed with the mail. 🙂
Yes! I bet you knew the sound of the mail truck in your neighborhood, too. I wish we had known each other during those early days…
Oh, golly, yes! And I knew within 5 minutes when the mail truck would arrive, haha.
I was thinking the same thing, too, that I wish I’d known you. Alas, for most of that time I didn’t know any other writers. A lonely, isolating dream with only books about writing for company. SCBWI changed all of that, but not until close to 1999 or so, after Breakaway was published.
So blessed to know you now! xo
YES. xo