Welcome to a new season of award-winning Hill Country Authors Podcast, sponsored by Stoney Creek Publishing. In this podcast, Hill Country resident Tom Fox visits with authors who live in and write up the Texas Hill Country. Host Tom Fox welcomes author Margie Seaman about reinvention, resilience, and her writing career that began at age 84 after a 40-year marketing and training career at Foley’s Department Stores starting in 1968.
Seaman discusses her romance novel series, including Someday Belongs to Us and Someday Is Our Horizon, a “book within a book” featuring a 72-year-old writer protagonist and an 18th-century pirate storyline alongside a Panama Canal cruise narrative, emphasizing researched historical facts and humor while keeping content family-appropriate. She describes overcoming fear through age-based confidence, her nocturnal, movie-like writing process, and her commitment to continuous learning and technology, including AI as a tool without emotion or “soul.” She reflects on Foley’s cultural and civic impact in Houston, retail changes after mergers, and her collaboration with publisher Lauren Steffy at Stoney Creek Publishing. Seaman also previews a forthcoming AI-themed novel and shares where to find her work online.
Key Highlights
- Starting to Write at 84
- Reinvention and Learning with AI
- AI as Tool Not Soul
- Writing Process and Style
- Seniors and Tech Adoption
- Next Book AI Love Story
Resources
Margie Seaman on Stoney Creek Publishing
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