{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 136 \u2013 Tammy Pasterick \u2013 Writing &amp; Publishing Your Way","description":" Tammy Pasterick didn\u2019t intend to become a historical fiction novelist. But when a deep dive into her family\u2019s immigrant history unearthed fascinating storylines about Eastern European emigres who settled in Pennsylvania, she knew she had a great story on her hands. &amp;nbsp; In the latest episode of the Make Meaning Podcast, host Lynne Golodner interviews Tammy Pasterick about her journey of writing  Beneath the Veil of Smoke and Ash, why she went for hybrid publishing, growing up in a family of steelworkers and coal miners, and her career as an investigator with the National Labor Relations Board, a paralegal and a German teacher. &amp;nbsp; In this episode, Lynne and Tammy discuss:&amp;nbsp;  Mining your family history for ideas &amp; identity Self-publishing and managing book marketing How Americans perceive immigrants What it takes to make a life in America Launching a writing career Beta readers Character development, literary arcs and voice  &amp;nbsp; Links and Resources:&amp;nbsp;  San Francisco Writers Conference NetGalley She Writes Press IngramSpark Penn State University Book Sparks Bookstagram Blog tour with the Coffee Pot Amor Towles Kristin Hannah  Outlander  &amp;nbsp; Find Tammy Pasterick: Website&amp;nbsp; Facebook Instagram&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; If you enjoyed this episode, you\u2019ll like these other  Make Meaning Podcast episodes: &amp;nbsp;  Episode 129 \u2013 Rosina Lippi \u2013 Author of the Wilderness Series Episode 131 \u2013 Weina Dai Randel \u2013 The Last Rose of Shanghai Episode 123 \u2013 Karen Baum Gordon \u2013 On Surviving the Surviving Episode 102 \u2013 Patrick Hicks \u2013 How to Write Historical Fiction  Episode 80 \u2013 Iris Lee Underwood \u2013 Author &amp; Descendant of the McCoys of Appalachia  ","author_name":"The Make Meaning Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/makemeaning.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24836073\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/145842708"}