Walter Mosley, author of the new book on writing, Elements of Fiction, and 40 other books, mostly novels, talks with me about plotting (or not), rewriting, writing for TV, MFA programs, and much more. Download audio. (Broadcast date: Nov. 6, … Continue reading →

Steph Cha, author of Your House Will Pay, her fourth novel (first stand-alone), was my guest for the entire hour, talking about writing crime fiction, specifically noir, finding your voice through reviewing on Yelp, and much more. Download audio. (Broadcast … Continue reading →

I knew Kate a few ways: through my show where she was a guest three times. The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, where she sat on my panel. And a writing project for which she generously wrote an essay … Continue reading →

Poet Grant Hier, professor at Laguna College of Art and Design, and author of Similitude, The Difference Between, and co-author with John Brantingham of California Continuum, joins me for what turned out to be a masters’ class in writing poetry. … Continue reading →

Novelists Sarah Rose Etter, author of The Book of X, and R.O. Kwon, author of The Incendiaries, talk with me about the art, craft, and business of writing their books. Download audio. (Broadcast date: Sept. 25, 2019)

Actor, audiobook narrator, and writer Jorjeana Marie joins me to talk about Improv for Writers. In the second half, novelist Helen Phillips comes on to talk about The Need, published by Simon and Schuster. Phillips discusses “emotional” revision while Marie talks … Continue reading →