The Secret Library Podcast
The Truth about Writing Books.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 278
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
#47 Cory Doctorow on Walkaway and the Future of Publishing
As I get more familiar with the world of Science Fiction, it strikes me that most writers in this are…
#46 Guinevere de la Mare and The Silent Book Club
I met Guinevere because I stumbled upon a meeting of the Silent Book Club at the XO conference last September in Portland. I was delighted to …
#45 Katie Dalebout on After the Book Deal
She submitted the proposal in the 11th hour before the deadline and won, an amazing story t…
#44 Susan Orlean on Making Writing Your Career
Ok, I loved her writing already. Of course. And not many people get to say they've been played by Meryl Streep. But when I saw her sp…
#43 Ben Winters takes on Trump with Fiction
As we move ahead in unprecedented times here in the US, I knew I wanted to talk to Ben Winters. Not only did he launch an a…
#42 Ezzie Spencer on Writing by the Light of the Moon
Dr. Ezzie Spencer didn't begin writing and teaching about the impact the Moon can have on our lives. Quite the opposite- she began in a law career which trav…
#41 Elizabeth Hess on Writing About Animals
I love speaking with writers whose careers have evolved as they have written; Elizabeth is a beautiful example. Beginning by w…
#40 Paul Scheuring goes from Screenwriter to Novelist
Not only was he a professional screenwriter, he had big successes under his belt, like being the c…
#39 Tasha Harrison on how to write a sex scene
Up to this point in the show we have stayed in the "safe for work" territory. But if you're writing for adults, eventually you're going to…
#38 V.E. Schwab on Writing Through Fear
What I mean by this is, Victoria Schwab has had exactly one career: novelist. New York Times-bestselling novelist at that. She is that special thing we a…
#37 Alexandra Franzen on Hope & Making it Through
I wanted to talk to Alexandra because I was so impressed when, a couple of months ago, she celebrated her birthday by giving her latest nov…
#36 Kim Cooper on Writing from History and Weirdos
I've been an Angeleno for over ten years, but Kim Cooper is a big part of why I fell in love with the place. Together with her husband, Richard …
#35 Amy Kuretsky on the Healthy Writer
Amy Kuretsky is a health coach for creatives and an acupuncturist + herbalist specializing in the emotional…
#34 Scott Carney on journalism, writing books, & rolling in snow
Scott has an impressive resume: he's given a Tedx talk, was a contributing editor at Wire…
#33 Kate Newburg has you covered on Digital Covers
Kate Newburg makes me laugh. She's got a wicked sense of humor (not in the Boston sense - she's from Atlanta) and knows the ins and outs of the deeper reac…
#32 J.H. Moncrieff writes the next Gone Girl
When Harlequin put out a request for writing submissions to create the next Gone Girl, J.H. Moncrieff won. She's one of two authors who were selected to …
#31 Kim Krans from The Wild Unknown
This is how she introduced herself when I met her a couple of months ago. She was touring for the Wild Unknown tarot, the title that just minted her a New York…
#30 Sarah Selecky on Joyous Revision
I must admit, I was a little nervous to have this conversation with Sarah Selecky. As a NaNoWriMo winner five times over who then went on to l…
#29 Susannah Conway on Creating Non-Fiction Books
Having authored two and co-authored a third, Susannah has seen the process through, from proposal to publication, three times. She shares about the creation …
#28 Gary Wilson on Structure and Novels
He was the first person I thought of speaking to when people started asking me to talk about structure on the show. He's the author of two novels and…