The Secret Library Podcast
The Truth about Writing Books.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 278
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
#146 : Why We Need Writers Over 40 | Kusi Okamura
At about 40, there is a new level of clarity about the urgency of being creative. I was delighted to speak with Kusi Okamura, Editor of The Wild Word magazine and the publisher of Mike Hembury's nove…
00:40:23 |
Thu 11 Apr 2019
#145 : How to Disappear | Akiko Busch
Akiko Busch wanted to look at how invisibility could be a superpower. These days, so much of our time is spent worrying about how to be more visible as writers. Do we have enough presence on social m…
00:45:26 |
Thu 04 Apr 2019
#144 : Staying Motivated through Dark Places | Jacqueline Winspear
Maisie Dobbs has been a favorite character of mine for years. So when I found out that Jacqueline Winspear had TWO books coming out this March, I knew we had to have her on the show. I have been a de…
00:49:50 |
Thu 28 Mar 2019
#143: Writing the Salt Path | Raynor Winn
Most people don't have to face all their worst fears in a single week. Raynor Winn and her husband were left homeless when an investment went bad. Within days, her husband Moth received a terrifying …
00:42:40 |
Thu 21 Mar 2019
#142: The Trial of Lizzie Borden | Cara Robertson
Most people have heard the rhyme about Lizzie Borden and forty whacks of an axe. But most don't know the case behind the rhyme and the trial that enthralled the nation in the late 1800s. Well before …
00:41:05 |
Thu 14 Mar 2019
#141: Fiction Revolution & New Clone City | Mike Hembury
Mike Hembury has a permission slip for you In speaking with Mike about his novel New Clone city and the wild ride of a story that it is, he mentioned that when he writes, he likes to cut out all the …
00:44:28 |
Thu 07 Mar 2019
#140 : Breaking Through Writer's Block | Jasper Fforde
I've loved Jasper Fforde for years and years. Ever since Lost in Austen, I was hooked on his witty book-nerd stories. A little bit sci-fi, a little bit fantasy, and a whole lot wacky dry British wit,…
00:50:09 |
Thu 28 Feb 2019
#139: Point of View | Christopher Castellani
Point of View is Everything Christopher Castellani told me this as we discussed the ins and outs of writing his latest novel, Leading Men. Not only does he believe that POV is everything, he went so …
00:48:38 |
Thu 21 Feb 2019
#138: The Truth in Fiction | Lauren Wilkinson
I love getting meta on the show. Lauren Wilkinson was so much fun to talk to, not only because American Spy is such a satisfying read, but also because she was more than willing to dive into deep top…
00:43:07 |
Thu 14 Feb 2019
#137: The Curse of Ambition (+Tarot!) | Theresa Reed
Sometimes the siren call of ambition is just too seductive to resist. When Theresa Reed's publisher pitched TWO books for her to write last year, she thought "Sure- I can do that." What followed was …
00:50:14 |
Thu 07 Feb 2019
#136: Writing When Life Happens | Caroline Wright
When you don't sweat the small stuff and just write I was lucky enough to get connected to Caroline Wright and immediately wanted her to come on the show. She has that groovy job so many of us have d…
00:47:19 |
Thu 31 Jan 2019
#135 :: Writer as Company of One | Paul Jarvis
Bigger isn't always better for writing. Of course, we'd all love a movie deal for our books or a huge advance, but the actual process of writing isn't about making everything bigger and better. Paul …
00:47:16 |
Thu 24 Jan 2019
#134 :: Writing Intimidating Characters | David Gillham
I honestly think of a more intimidating character to write than Anne Frank Not only is she an actual historical figure, she's also known and beloved by generations who've begun writing diaries -as I …
00:41:58 |
Thu 17 Jan 2019
#133 :: Writing Confessions | Caroline Donahue
I thought I'd never do a solo episode But after nearly 3 years of the show, it was time. Through the process of interviewing nearly 150 writers, I've learned a lot about the process of writing and …
00:41:17 |
Thu 10 Jan 2019
#132 :: Bullet Journaling for Writers | Ryder Carroll
Talking to Ryder Carroll was a particularly meta experience As both the creator of the Bullet Journal Method and author of a book with the same title, we not only got to talk about the process of w…
00:42:06 |
Thu 03 Jan 2019
#131 :: Intentions for the Year Ahead | Susannah Conway
As writers, we spend a lot of time thinking about how we can take care of our words.
On the other side, we don't spend nearly as much time thinking about how words can take care of us as well.
For th…
00:38:35 |
Thu 27 Dec 2018
#130 :: How to Write Science Fiction | Mary Robinette Kowal
What if you didn't have to be a scientist to write science fiction? Guess what people, Mary Robinette Kowal is about to blow your mind. She has the most incredible background I have heard on the sh…
00:49:35 |
Thu 20 Dec 2018
#129 :: I Miss You When I Blink | Mary Laura Philpott
It's obvious: I love having Mary Laura Philpott on the show. I just couldn't wait to talk about her essay collection, I Miss You When I Blink, coming in spring 2019, so we dive into the experience …
00:46:42 |
Thu 13 Dec 2018
#128 :: It Takes a Village | A.J. Jacobs
A.J. Jacobs has been on my wishlist of guests for ages. From The Know-It-All to The Year of Living Biblically, I have loved reading along through his lifestyle experiments that took on challenges I…
00:43:23 |
Thu 06 Dec 2018
#127 :: Mining History for Science Fiction | Ada Palmer
I could have easily talked to Ada Palmer for Six Hours. You might wish I had after listening to our conversation. Ada is the author of the Terra Ignota series, a science fiction epic saga that stol…
00:49:20 |
Thu 29 Nov 2018
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