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The second season of Excelsior Journeys opens with the first of a series of interviews recorded at Penned Con 2019. Host and producer George Sirois speaks with bestselling author Amy Hale about how she got into writing, her new shared universe project, and much more!

Host and producer George Sirois took some time this week to discuss various do's and don'ts when it comes to setting up a book signing at a bookstore. 

This week's guest is author Jessica McBrayer, who has five novels coming out in 2019 to go along with the 13 works she has published since 2011. She and host George Sirois chat about her experience in various genres, bringing in a virtual assistant, sticking to a 2,000-word schedule, and much more! Jessica can be found on Facebook and Instagram. 

After knowing her via social media for several years, Excelsior Journeys host and producer George Sirois finally gets to chat with fellow author Kendall Grey. They talk about her impressive span of over fifteen published works since 2012, her forays into various genres, her recent work with different audiobook narrators, and more! #MakeArtNotHousePayments

Host and producer George Sirois decided to use this episode as an AMA platform, so he put the word out on social media with an #AskMeAnything request. This week, he answers questions about building an interactive platform, jealousy among authors, and more. 

Host and producer George Sirois celebrates the 30th episode of Excelsior Journeys by sitting down with stand-up comic & emcee Robert Turo. They discuss how stand-up comedy is the purest form of entertainment, Robert's history on the stage dating back to 1996 when his college roommate called up Stand-Up NY and set him up with a 5-minute spot, how he made the transition from being a solo stand-up to co-hosting his own weekly show, and more!

This week, host George Sirois sits down with one of his two literary agents: Amy Brewer of Metamorphosis Literary Agency. They discuss how she formed a partnership with fellow agent & co-author Patty Carothers on their own book "Texting Prince Charming," how they worked their way up to becoming agents with Metamorphosis, the vital role an agent plays in an author's career, and more.  George is also taking questions for Amy and Patty to answer in the near future. If you have one, please send to his email: georgehsirois@gmail.com.

For this very special episode, host George Sirois sits down with his friend and new business partner, co-founder of Winding Trails Media and St. Louis Writers Guild President David Alan Lucas. They talk about how David was inspired by the St. Louis writers community to chase his dream and - as part of the board of the prestigious St. Louis Writers Guild - inspire others to chase theirs. They also talk about the guild's annual conference/convention Gateway Con (which goes up on Father's Day weekend in June) and their big venture coming soon, the Winding Trails Media Podcasting Network.

Host and producer George Sirois has a little something he needs to tell all of you, something he needed to tell himself. If you enjoy this episode and the others before it, please subscribe, rate, and review. Your feedback means the world to me...

Ever think about joining a writers guild? Ever wonder what guilds offer for writers? Maybe you're already part of a local chapter but you're not sure what a statewide guild can do for you or your career as a writer? Well, the two latest Presidents of the Missouri Writers Guild - current President Robin Tidwell and her predecessor, George Sirois of Excelsior Journeys - sit down to discuss all of these things and more, including Robin's experience as a writer that led her to create Rocking Horse Publishing and lend her expertise to the Missouri Writers Guild.

For the 25th episode of Excelsior Journeys, host George Sirois takes a break from the regular format to answer a question from a listener, and share the answers to a question he offered to his previous guests. 

On Sunday, October 14, 2018, host George Sirois moderated a panel at St. Louis' sci-fi & fantasy convention Archon 42 (www.archonstl.org) called "Storytelling: A Modern Take on the Oral Tradition." His fellow authors on the panel were Brad R. Cook (The Iron Chronicles), Camille Faye (Voodoo Butterfly), and Jennifer Stolzer (Threadcaster, Dog Park), and they were gracious to allow the panel to be recorded.  On this first of two year-end bonus episodes of Excelsior Journeys, George Sirois presents the complete panel with Q&A from the attendees.

Host George Sirois gives his post-mortem on the 2018 season for the New York Giants coming to its inevitable end, then looks back at his pick of the top 20 Super Bowl champions from the first 40 episodes of NFL Network's "America's Game." This episode also includes a shout-out to fellow 411Mania alum Tony Farinella and his new podcast "Flicks & Football," available for download here: https://flicksandfootball.podbean.com/ (Sorry for calling it Football & Flicks, Tony.)

For Episode 3 of Excelsior Journeys, host George Sirois took some time from his weekend at the authors & readers convention Penned Con (www.pennedcon.com) to chat with USA Today Bestselling Authors Michelle Lynn & Michelle Bryan. They talk about how the two authors found each other through the muck of negativity known as Goodreads and how they made the decision to collaborate on a story which would reach the USA Today bestselling charts, as well as their team of readers, editors, formatters, and cover artists that helped make their success possible. Got a question for either Michelle? Send them to georgehsirois@gmail.com