Bonnie Kogos (Post War Generation, 82 years old), well-established, award-winning journalist and author, joins Yo to discuss her third book The Boat That Brings You Home and how her passion for writing evolved.
During this episode we explore the following questions with Bonnie:
· When did she first start writing?
· What does she like about writing?
· Who influenced her as a writer?
· Any obstacles she had to overcome?
· What would you tell young writers?
We hope you’ll enjoy this episode and laugh a little as Bonnie shares her enthusiasm and joy!
Here’s a link to her book, The Boat That Brings You Home.
Other books mentioned:
· Manitoulin Adventures: I Was Mistaken for a Rich, Red, Ripe Tomato Paperback
· Filling the Arc by Ann Elizabeth Carson
· We All Become Stories by Ann Elizabeth Carson
Also mentioned was being Rachel Brumberger’s guest on the UnscRxipted podcast – her amazing podcast is dedicated to health and wellness. She offers us real talk, deep love and medicine in a new way. She zeros in and explores who we are when we’re not well. Together we discussed work, health care, retirement and more. Hope you’ll check our episode out!
More about Bonnie:
Bonnie is a proud New Yorker! She has sailed from St. Thomas to Grenada into ports on 26 Caribbean Islands, which has given her the background and experience, allowing her to inspect and learn the charm of each island. She has published her own Zenith Travel newsletter and two well-received books. Her features and articles have appeared in Travel Weekly, Travel Agent Magazine, and The Manitoulin Expositor. She has been a regular newspaper columnist for 31 years with The Sudbury Star, in Ontario, Canada. She has sailed around the North Channel of Lake Huron, from the ports of Little Current and Gore Bay on Manitoulin Island for many summers.
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Website:
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