Writer's Chat

About Writer's Chat

Chicken House Press owner/operator Alanna Rusnak talks about writing. Through the main interview series, First Friday stories (presented on the first Friday of every month) and Racing Home, a series that follows Alanna’s personal journey to completing her next novel. (Launching on Tuesday, November 7 and running weekly.) Interviews are recorded over Zoom on rural internet; please excuse the minor audio glitches.

Publisher

Chicken House Press

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jul 2022

Latest episode

28 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

54 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Nov 2025

   Episode 18 - Jack Stilborn

   Sitting down with April Sunshine, author of Sparrow (Into the Grey Book 1), a cozy fantasy about identity, friendship, and the courage to choose your own path. We talk about process, what it's like to release a book when you're out of the country, support systems, what to look forward to in the series, and the trend of smut in fantasy. Toward the end, we opened our Zoom up to some of April's friends and family for a Q&A session and a virtual toast to the novel.

2. 

   19 Sept 2025

   Episode 17 - Teri Stevens

   Sitting down with April Sunshine, author of Sparrow (Into the Grey Book 1), a cozy fantasy about identity, friendship, and the courage to choose your own path. We talk about process, what it's like to release a book when you're out of the country, support systems, what to look forward to in the series, and the trend of smut in fantasy. Toward the end, we opened our Zoom up to some of April's friends and family for a Q&A session and a virtual toast to the novel.

3. 

   15 May 2025

   Racing Home 023 - I Launched My Book!

   A weekly podcast series, following the journey of writing the fiction series The Path That Takes Us Home by Alanna Rusnak. In this episode: I share the recording of my launch event, complete with a reading, fun tidbits, and a live music performance! Find all episodes at the mother ship (https://www.chickenhousepress.ca/writers-chat-podcast) or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Excerpts, deep thoughts, rambles, and shares.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

314

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

48

Social presence

0

YouTube

64

Engagement

0

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