The Secret Library Podcast
The Truth about Writing Books.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 278
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
#107 :: Writing a Large Cast of Characters | Chibundu Onuzo
Sometimes you just want to write a lot of characters. Chibundu Onuzo wrote her first novel surrounding two characters, so when it came time to writer her second novel, she wanted a lot of people in…
00:45:49 |
Thu 14 Jun 2018
#106 :: Travel and Setting | Stephanie Rosenbloom + Lauren Weisberger
There is very little I love more than getting away.
For anyone who loves to escape, this is your episode. Stephanie Rosenbloom and I talk about Alone Time, her book on solo travel. Through the four s…
01:13:57 |
Thu 07 Jun 2018
#105 :: The Biz of Writing | Scott Carney (+ Harmon Leon + Ted Rall)
Sometimes you just have to dive into an idea and get it done. A little over a year ago, many of you will remember that Scott Carney came on the show to talk about his book What Doesn't Kill Us. Tow…
01:05:21 |
Thu 31 May 2018
#104 :: Facing Your Fears | Amber Rae + Madeline Miller
I LOVE this pairing. I just have to say that at the outset. Speaking with Amber Rae and Madeline Miller was an incredible privilege. I think you'll find this week's episode filled with Wonder, whic…
01:18:42 |
Thu 24 May 2018
#103 :: Fatherhood in Fiction | Catherine Isaac + Tom Rachman
It's funny how themes emerge when guests get paired together. Most often, the date I schedule a guest appearance is based on their book pub date and so we get these funny coincidences when I sit do…
01:03:13 |
Thu 17 May 2018
#102 :: Building a Business around Books | Chris Guillebeau + Tom Hodgkinson
Have you ever been told you can't expect to make money writing books? Me, too. Having heard the refrain that books don't make money over and over, it was my distinct pleasure to speak with two writ…
01:06:46 |
Thu 10 May 2018
#101 The Adventure of Publishing | Ezzie Spencer and Meaghan O'Connell
A writer is faced with so many dilemmas when creating a book. Two of the most common that I encounter in my coaching practice? "Do I go for traditional publishing OR publish as an indie author?" An…
01:18:33 |
Thu 03 May 2018
#100 :: When the Book Finally Comes Out | Sarah Selecky (+ Mary Laura Philpott Book Recs)
I don't know how else to say it. This episode is long.
But it's so good that we couldn't stand to cut anything out of it. As soon as I knew that Sarah Selecky's book, Radiant Shimmering Light, was c…
01:21:27 |
Thu 26 Apr 2018
#99 :: Creating a Writing Life in France | ML Longworth
ML Longworth has one of the greatest writing stories I've heard so far. After the tech company her husband worked for in Silicon Valley was sold in the last 1990s, ML Longworth tried something bold…
01:03:43 |
Thu 19 Apr 2018
#98 :: The Editing Adventure | Elaine Castillo
Elaine Castillo broke my brain with something she said on the show. The book she ended up publishing, her debut novel America is not the Heart, was not even close to the same length as the book she w…
00:43:26 |
Thu 12 Apr 2018
#97 :: Co-Writing a Book | Emily Thompson and Kathleen Shannon
Emily Thompson and Kathleen Shannon wrote the book on Being Boss. Back in January 2015, Emily and Kathleen launched a podcast called Being Boss. It was for women business owners and creative entrep…
00:51:34 |
Thu 05 Apr 2018
#96 :: Starting a Writing Career after 40 | Kit De Waal
Kit De Waal didn't start writing until she was 40. I love a hot debut novel from a bright young thing as much as the next person, but there is something I love even more about a late-to-writing caree…
00:48:01 |
Thu 29 Mar 2018
#95 :: Translation and the Mystery of Swedish Crime Novels | Henning Koch + Lars Kepler
This week, we dive into the mysterious lure of Sweden and its literature. As a lover of languages, I have long been fascinated with the art of translation. I am delighted to have Henning Koch on th…
00:58:21 |
Thu 22 Mar 2018
#94 :: The Story of the 19th Amendment | Elaine Weiss
Elaine Weiss found the locus of action for her book deep in the library archives. I love this image because it is the stuff writing fantasies are made of: a writer, buried in the depths of newspaper…
00:59:04 |
Thu 15 Mar 2018
#93 :: The Magic of the Absurd | Lord Birthday
Chad Murphy is the genius behind Lord Birthday. He wasn't always out as Lord Birthday- in fact, he decided to start as an anonymous creator and kept up that goal even when he saw that his own sister…
00:59:53 |
Thu 08 Mar 2018
#92 :: How to Thrill Your Reader | Ben Percy
Ben Percy began Writing With a Love of (Fictional) Wooly Underpants I knew I had to have Ben Percy on the show because I kept mentioning his book, Thrill Me, and it's argument that genre fiction and…
00:55:17 |
Thu 01 Mar 2018
#91 :: Writing About Iran | Jasmin Darznik
Jasmin Darznik knew she had to tell her mother’s story first. On this episode, we discuss Jasmin’s second book, and her first novel. After the smash success of The Good Daughter, Jasmin turned to f…
00:44:28 |
Thu 22 Feb 2018
#90 :: Succeeding Slowly | Jojo Moyes
Before Me Before You sold 8 million copies, Jojo Moyes wrote three books that didn't sell at all. Jojo Moyes wrote three books that the publishers rejected before she was published at all and 8 nove…
00:48:03 |
Thu 15 Feb 2018
#89 Danielle Lazarin Talks Back about Back Talk
Danielle Lazarin didn't realize she'd written a Feminist Collection of Stories. What struck me about Back Talk was how real the people inside the pages felt. Reading through the book, I was a bit s…
00:48:04 |
Thu 08 Feb 2018
#88 I Wrote it Anyway
Sometimes the hardest part about writing is having the guts to get started.
In a time where it has never been easier to publish a book with indie publishing on the rise, I still hear from person afte…
00:59:14 |
Thu 01 Feb 2018
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