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.
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Amanda Polick.
Amanda is a writer, book coach, and food writing columnist for DIY MFA. She began her career with acting and improv, she shifted focus to foo…
Today, I have the pleasure and honor of interviewing Marcus Harrison Green.
Marcus is the publisher of the South Seattle Emerald, and a columnist with the Seattle Times.
Growing up in South Seattle,…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Catherine Baab-Muguira.
Catherine is a writer and journalist who has contributed to many media outlets, including Slate, Quartz, CNBC and NBC News. She is a…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Khanh Ha.
Khanh is the author of Flesh and The Demon Who Peddled Longing.
He is a seven-time Pushcart nominee, finalist for the Mary McCarthy Prize, Many V…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Debbie Macomber.
Debbie is the author of many books including: It's Better This Way, A Walk Along the Beach, Window on the Bay, Cottage by the Sea, Any Drea…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Stephanie BwaBwa.
Stephanie is a Jesus-centered, young adult and fantasy author, writing in the universe of Elledelle about black angels in magical worlds w…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Andy Marino.
Andy Marino was born in upstate New York, spent half his life in New York City, and now lives in the Hudson Valley. He works as a freelance wri…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Kiffer Brown.
Kathryn (Kiffer) Brown is the CEO and co-founder of Chanticleer Reviews and Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards (The CIBAs) that Discover Today’s Be…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Philip Lopate.
Phillip is the author of over a dozen books:
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Elizabeth Gonzalez James.
Elizabeth’s stories and essays have appeared in The Idaho Review, The Rumpus, PANK, and elsewhere, and have received numerous Push…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Traci Sorell and Carole Boston Weatherford.
Traci is the author of the critically acclaimed book We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga. She is an enrolled citizen o…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Finola Austin.
Finola Austin, also known as the Secret Victorianist on her award-winning blog, is an England-born, Northern Ireland-raised, Brooklyn-based h…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Marissa Levien.
Marissa is a writer and artist who hails from Washington State and now lives in New York with a kindly journalist and their two cats. The Wo…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Rajani LaRocca.
Rajani was born in India, raised in Kentucky, and now lives in the Boston area, where she practices medicine and writes award-winning novels…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Kris Clink.
Kris writes about relatable characters who rely on humor and tenderness to navigate complicated relationships. Set in middle America, her novels…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman.
Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman have been great friends for over 20 years and are now co-authors. Their friendship has su…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Elly Griffiths.
Elly is the author of the Ruth Galloway and Brighton mystery series and the stand-alone novels The Stranger Diaries and The Postscript Murde…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Veronica G. Henry.
Veronica was born in Brooklyn, New York, and has been a bit of a rolling stone ever since. Her work has appeared in various online public…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Brandie June.
Brandie spent most of her childhood onstage or reading, as both activities let her live in fantastic stories. She moved to Los Angeles to stud…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Alexander Weinstein.
Alexander is the author of the collections Universal Love and Children of the New World, which was chosen as a New York Times Notable B…