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Joe and Mark are joined by Cathi Bond, Canadian writer, broadcaster and novelist.

Joe and Cathi used to work together at the CBC, where Cathi was the “Video Diva.” She had a great gig, watching movies and talking about them on air.

Music is another huge passion in her life, and informs her choice of art. It’s also an integral part of her writing process. She says her writing sessions often start with building a play list that she’d play while writing.

For her trilogy, she listened to music from the 20s, 30s and 40s. One of the songs that most resonated was Ruth Etting’s version of the 1930 song, Ten Cents a Dance. The story is about a woman working as a taxi dancer, which was a paid dance partner.

But her absolute favorite song from that playlist is The Very Thought of You, sung by Frank Sinatra.

The series of books in question is the Woman of Good Standing Trilogy.

Joe asks Cathi about the process of re-writing the “middle” book of the trilogy, which she originally released as Night Town. Her publisher wanted it as the middle part of her trilogy, and it will be released in December, 2024 as Maddy.

They have a fun conversation about music, singing, and the joy of being creative!