DIY MFA Radio
Take your writing from average to awesome, and learn tools of the trade from bestselling authors, master writing teachers, and publishing industry insiders. This podcast will give you tools and techniques to help you get those words on the page and your stories out into the world. Past guests include: Delia Ephron, John Sandford, Steve Berry, Jojo Moyes, Tana French, Guy Kawasaki, and more.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 485
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2024
305: Adventure, Awe and Writing Practice: The Art of the Crowd-Sourced Memoir - Interview with Joe Bunting
Hey there word nerds!
Joe is a bestselling writer, novelist, and a dad. He leads The Write Practice community, an award-winning community of creative writers. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wi…
304: An Inside Look at Self-Publishing - Interview with Helen J. Darling
Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Helen J. Darling.
Helen is the author of two humorous women’s fiction novels: Terms and Conditions and I’ll Know Me When I Find Me. Sh…
303: A Survivor Story as a Middle Grade Novel in Poems — Interview with Sonja K. Solter
Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Sonja K. Solter.
Sonja graduated from Stanford University and earned an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline Univ…
302: Building a Pop Poetry Empire — Interview with Jade Dee and Wilnona Marie
Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Jade Dee and Wilnona Marie, the “And I Thought” Ladies!
Jade is the 2019 Poet of the Year, and Wilnona is Advocate Awarded. Both ladie…
301: Dismantling the Stigma of Mental Illness — Interview with Jeff Garvin
Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Jeff Garvin.
Jeff is an author, musician, and podcaster and his debut novel, Symptoms of Being Human has received a ton of accolades. …
300: Meet Team Awesome — A Behind-the-Scenes Look at DIY MFA
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Welcome to the three hundredth episode of DIY MFA Radio!
The original plan for this episode was to unveil our first-ever DIY MFA live event—Writer Igniter LIVE—which we were pl…
299: Spot Your Habits and Build Your Skills — Interview with ProWritingAid Founder Chris Banks
Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Chris Banks!
Chris Banks is the CEO and Founder of ProWritingAid. In his varied career, he has built neural networks to model language…
298: Character-Driven YA and Middle Grade — Interview with Brandy Colbert
Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Brandy Colbert, the critically acclaimed author of several YA and Middle Grade novels. Her books include Pointe, Stonewall Award winne…
297: How to Bring a Fantasy Series to a Close — Interview with E.J. Wenstrom
Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing E.J. Wenstrom
- J. Wenstrom believes in complicated heroes, horrifying monsters, purple hair dye and standing to the right on escalator…
296: Fairy Tales, Vernacular, and the Art of Storytelling — Interview with Curdella Forbes
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Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Curdella Forbes.
Curdella is a Jamaican writer who lives in Takoma Park, Maryland, and teaches at Howard University. Her latest novel,…
295: Writing an Unlikable but Sympathetic Protagonist — Interview with Claire Waller
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Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Claire Waller.
Claire is a secondary school teacher who works with teenagers with mental health issues. She has had two adult horror n…
294: Self-Publishing a Middle Grade Series — Interview with H.R. Hobbs
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Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing H.R. Hobbs.
H.R. Hobbs (or Heather Hobbs, as I know her) is the Amazon-bestselling author of a series of compassionate and empowering …
293: Find Your Creative Focus - Interview with Jessica Abel
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Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Jessica Abel.
Cartoonist and coach Jessica is the founder of the Creative Focus Workshop, and author of Growing Gills: How to Find Cre…
292: World Building in Epic Fantasy - Interview with K.S. Villoso
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Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing K.S. Villoso who writes speculative fiction with a focus on deeply personal themes and character-driven narratives. Much of her work i…
291: How to Make Your Story Truly Unique - Interview with Robert Dugoni
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Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Robert Dugoni.
Robert Dugoni is the critically acclaimed New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon Internationally Best-Sel…
290: Writing a Sequel Decades Later - Interview with Samuel Shem
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Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Samuel Shem, a novelist, playwright, and activist. He is a Professor in Medical Humanities at NYU School of Medicine, and Visiting Ar…
289: Stitching Together Multiple Timelines - Interview with Constance Sayers
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Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Constance Sayers talking about her debut novel, A Witch in Time, which is forthcoming in February.
A finalist for Alternating Current’…
288: Find Your Community - Interview with Janae Marks
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Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Janae Marks!
Janae is an award-winning children's book author living in Connecticut. She has an MFA in Creative Writing with a concen…
287: Character Dynamics in an In-Depth Scene Analysis - Interview with Kiley Reid
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Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Kiley Reid!
An Arizona native, Kiley Reid is a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was the recipient of the Truma…
286: An Inside Look at a Romantic Suspense Series - Interview with Marie Force
Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Marie Force.
Marie is the New York Times, USA TODAY and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of more than seventy contemporary roman…