Marrie Stone talks with David Fuller, author of Sundance, about enduring characters, generating ideas, and knowing when to pull the plug on ideas that don’t work. In the second half, Boris Fishman, author of A Replacement Life, talks about characters, … Continue reading
Romance novelist Jane Porter (with too many novels to mention) and Andrea Portes, author of Bury This, talk about the art and craft–and business–of writing fiction. Download audio. (Broadcast date: March 26, 2014)
Jill Amadio, author of Digging Too Deep, and Sheila Lowe, handwriting analyst and author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Handwriting Analysis and What She Saw, talk about their novels and nonfiction, writing suspense, and the mystery and suspense genre. … Continue reading
Nicole Nelson talks to Stacey D’Erasmo, author of Wonderland, about doing research touring with an indie rock band, writing sex scenes, and the importance of working past perfectionism. In the second half of the show, Jenny Offill, author of Dept. … Continue reading
Marrie Stone chats with Alice LaPlante, author of Circle of Wives, about the power of the unreliable narrator, knowing when to abandon projects that don’t work, where story inspirations come from, and much more. In the second half, novelist Zachary … Continue reading
Literary agent Colleen Mohyde, with the Doe Coover Agency in Boston, and novelist Ivy Pachoda, author of Visitation Street join Barbara DeMarco-Barrett for a conversation about books, publishing, and more. Download audio. (Broadcast date: May 14, 2014)
Palm Springs Noir, an anthology published by Akashic Books, is edited by Barbara and also features her short story “The Water Holds You Still.” Releases July 6, 2021. Pre-order now:
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