On Monday, I had the the pleasure of being on Boomers on Books with Vince Stevenson, a livestream show that features emerging and established authors. Vince is also known as The Fear Doctor and is a leading trainer and bestselling author on overcoming the fear of public speaking.
This was a most fortunate circumstance for me. Being my first livestream video, I was nervous. But you will see that Vince is a charming and skilled host, and we enjoyed a great conversation. We covered many fascinating topics other than my books—relationship dynamics, addiction and mental illness, self-doubt, and life in Panama. Not your same ol’ author interview!
Click the time stamps below to navigate the conversation…
01:00 About the other writer in Christa’s family—her sister, Bia Bella Baker
02:30 The story of the SICK series
06:10 Evolving through relationships
09:24 The hardest part of writing
11:13 The story of the Writers Mastermind
13:45 How Christa and her husband weathered 8 months of separation during COVID due to airport closures
18:00 Research for SICK and writing from nightmares
22:34 How to get into the head of a madman
28:00 Writing in first person
30:45 When your spouse hates your writing
32:15 Christa’s greatest writing strength
33:35 Christa’s biggest weak spots
35:29 Building confidence through constant learning
37:43 Battling perfectionism and self-doubt
45:30 Dealing with stress
50:30 Vince’s experience in Panama
53:00 Advice to a young author
Boomers on Books
Boomers on Books is a video channel for emerging and established authors. We welcome authors from all continents, ages, genders, colours and creeds. The video interview is live-streamed on YouTube and available on-demand and indefinitely for people’s viewing. The hosts are boomer Vince Stevenson and boomer Mark Shultz (although due to Mark’s wife’s medical issues, Mark has been unavailable to participate).
Vince Stevenson
Vince Stevenson is known as the ‘Fear Doctor’ and describes himself as a ‘recovering speaker’. He works in London and around the world encouraging people to speak their own truth. Vince has worked from Brazil to Bangladesh with top companies and NGOs, assisting their senior executives to become improved communicators. He runs regular classes in London and is a popular choice as a conference speaker. Vince has a devilish sense of humour and he loves talking about his fears, foibles and failures. Vince can be contacted at the College of Public Speaking London.
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That was such an adorable interview! You guys seemed so comfortable with each other that I pictured this interview going on in his living room, with you sitting on the couch and him sitting across from you on a recliner, and a coffee table in between full of coffee and pastries. You did great! He seems like a really cool host too. I like how he didn’t interview you like a show host or journalist, but more like a regular guy striking up a conversation. I watched the whole hour of the Christa and Vince show and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thank you, sis! Vince is a great host and it was like chatting with someone over coffee. Much better than rattling off a list of generic questions. I’m very grateful to Boomers on Books for giving me, and more than one hundred other authors, the opportunity to talk about our stories. So much fun!