Jess Walter, author of We Live in Water: Stories, came back on the show to talk about this new collection of short stories and about other books–Beautiful Ruins: A Novel, Citizen Vince (P.S.) and my favorite, The Financial Lives of … Continue reading
Author John McNally returns to “Writers on Writing” to talk with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about Vivid and Continuous: Essays and Exercises for Writing Fiction. Download audio. (Broadcast date: Jan. 20, 2013)
Marrie Stone interviews John McNally, author of The Creative Writer’s Survival Guide: Advice from an Unrepentant Novelist and literary agent Ted Weinstein. Download audio. (Broadcast date: September 1, 2010)
Margaret Atwood was my guest this morning on Writers on Writing (broadcasts Weds. mornings at 9 a.m. PT at 88.9 KUCI FM in Orange County, CA, iTunes college radio and at www.kuci.org). Here is the podcast in which she talks … Continue reading
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Barbara's story, "Crazy for You," that was published in 2010 in Orange County Noir is included in USA Noir: Best of Akashic's Noir Series, released November, 2013. The new anthology includes short stories by some of the greats in the suspense field: T. Jefferson Parker, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Joyce Carol Oates, and more. Details and purchase information ».
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