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
085: Craft Your Body of Work - Interview with Carolyn Mackler
Hey there word nerds! I’m so excited to share today’s episode with you.
It’s not often that I have an author on the show where I’ve read almost their entire body of work. Carolyn Mackler is one of …
084: The Art of Collaboration - Interview with Steve Berry and Raymond Khoury
Hey there word nerds, I’m so glad you’re here!
We’re doing something different for this episode of DIY MFA Radio. This week I'm speaking with Steve Berry and Raymond Khoury about the art of collabora…
083: Writing Outside Our Experience - Interview with Nicholas Petrie
Hey there Word Nerds!
Today I’m talking to Nicholas Petrie, author of the stunning debut THE DRIFTER, an explosive thriller written with a strong literary sensibility. In our conversation, we tackl…
082: Start Small and Embrace the Power of Zero
Hey there Word Nerds! I’m so glad you’re here with me today. I am so excited to talk to you about this topic today, about the power of starting small and embracing the power of zero.
A lot of peopl…
081: Why We Write About Ourselves - Interview with Meredith Maran
Hi there Word Nerds! Thanks for joining me for today’s episode of DIY MFA Radio. Today I’m talking to Meredith Maran about her latest book: Why We Write About Ourselves.
Following up on her previou…
080: Writing the First Instagram Novel - Interview with Rachel Hulin
Hey there Word Nerds! I’m so happy you’re here! Today I’m talking to Rachel Hulin, photographer and writer. Her photographs have been shown at Jen Bekman Gallery, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Wallsp…
079: The Fact of Fiction - Interview with Brad Taylor
Hey there, Word Nerds! So excited to have you here for a new episode of DIY MFA Radio.
Today I’m interviewing the New York Times bestselling thriller author, Brad Taylor. We'll be talking about the…
078: A Writer's Guide to Building an Email List - Interview with Kirsten Oliphant
Hey there Word Nerds! Welcome back to DIY MFA Radio. Today I’m talking to Kirsten Oliphant, a writer with an MFA in fiction from University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has been blogging for …
077: Build Your Freelance Writing Career - Interview with Zachary Petit
Hello there Word Nerds!
Today I’m interviewing the awesome Zachary Petit. Zac is the editor of the National Magazine Award-winning publication PRINT. He is also a freelance journalist, a lifelong lit…
076: Life, Literature, and Everything Geeky - Interview with Ryan Britt
Hey there Word Nerds!
So glad you could be here with me for this awesome episode of DIY MFA Radio! Today we’re here with pop culture and sci-fi guru, Ryan Britt, talking about his new book Luke Skywa…
075: Stop Dreaming, Start Doing - Why I Stopped Making New Year's Resolutions, and What To Do Instead
Hey hey! Thanks for joining me for our very last episode in 2015.
Today I'm talking about why I stopped making New Year’s resolutions and what I do instead. It’s been an amazing year here at DIY MFA.…
074: Identity, Authenticity, and How to Be True To Your Voice
Hey there Word Nerds!
It’s the week before Christmas, and I wanted to do something a little bit different from the interviews we’ve had these many weeks. This week’s topic is something I’ve been want…
073: Finding the Right Medium for Your Story - Interview with Drew Chapman
Hey there, Word Nerds. Thanks for joining me for another installment of DIY MFA Radio.
Today I’m talking to Drew Chapman. Drew is a thriller author. His debut novel, The Ascendant, was published in 2…
072: How to Write a Killer Query - Interview with Janet Reid (AKA the Query Shark)
Hey there word nerds!
Thanks for joining me today for DIY MFA Radio. I’m so excited to share this episode because I’m interviewing literary agent Janet Reid, AKA the Query Shark. *Cue shark music fro…
071: Read Like a Writer - Interview with Lorin Stein (editor of The Paris Review)
Hello hello Word Nerds and welcome to Episode 71 of DIY MFA radio.
Today I’m talking with Lorin Stein, editor of The Paris Review and we'll be talking about literature and reading, and what makes st…
070: How to Persevere as a Writer - Interview with Robert Crais
Hey there Word Nerds. I’m so excited to bring you this interview today with Robert Crais, a #1 New York Times bestselling author of crime fiction.
In this episode, we talk about how to persevere as a…
069: Motivation for Creative People - Interview with Mark McGuinness
Hey there Word Nerds! I’m so excited to share with you today my conversation with Mark McGuinness. Today we’re talking about motivation and creativity, two very important topics here at DIY MFA.
Abou…
068: Writing Psychological Suspense - Interview with Elizabeth George
Hello Hello Word Nerds!
I’m so excited to share my interview with author Elizabeth George. Today we’ll be talking about writing psychological suspense and what it takes to build a great suspense nove…
067: Teaching and Learning to Write - Interview with Ken Murray
Welcome, welcome Word Nerds! I am so excited to share today's interview with author Ken Murray with you all.
Ken Murray is a writer and creative writing teacher. He teaches multi-genre, using fiction…
066: Writing Rules! - Interview with Austin Kleon
Hey there word nerds!
Today's episode features one of my most favorite authors EVER: Austin Kleon. If you don’t know who he is, Austin is the New York Times bestselling author of three illustrated bo…