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    Episode 340: You Can Keep That To Yourself – Interview with Adam Smyer

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Adam Smyer. Adam Smyer is an attorney, martial artist, and mediocre bass player. His nonfiction has appeared in the Johannesburg Review of Books, and his debut novel, Knucklehead, was the sole title short-listed for the 2018 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. Adam lives in the San… Read more »

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    Episode 339: The Many Perspectives of Grief – Interview with Rachel Beanland

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Rachel Beanland. Rachel Beanland writes fiction and essays, and has recently released her debut novel. Her essays have appeared in Creative Nonfiction and Broad Street, among other places, and she has an MFA in creative writing from Virginia Commonwealth University. With bachelor’s degrees in art history and journalism,… Read more »

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    Alexandra Monir

    Episode 338: The Dystopian Superhero Story – Interview with Alexandra Monir

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Alexandra Monir. Alexandra Monir is an Iranian-American author and recording artist who has published six popular young adult novels. Her internationally-bestselling debut, Timeless was a Barnes & Noble Bestseller and Amazon.com “Best Books of the Month.” In 2018 she published the hit sci-fi novel The Final Six and… Read more »

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    Episode 337: The Intersection of Voice and Point of View in Literary Fiction— Interview with Brad Fox

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Brad Fox. Brad is a novelist, journalist, translator, and former relief worker currently quarantined in rural Peru. His novel To Remain Nameless was a Paris Review staff pick, an SPD recommended new fiction title, has been a small press bestseller since its release. It was named by Dennis… Read more »

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    Episode 336: Realistic Middle Grade: Balancing the Light and Dark— Interview with Marcella Pixley

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Marcella Pixley, the author of four acclaimed books for young people. Her novel Freak was a Kirkus Best Book of the Year for 2007, Without Tess was a Junior Library Guild Selection, and Ready to Fall was a Bank Street of Education Best Book for 2017. Her most… Read more »

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    Dianne Zinna

    Episode 335: The Art of Heartfelt Teaching (and Writing)—Interview with Diane Zinna

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Diane Zinna. Originally from Long Island, Diane received her MFA from the University of Florida and went on to teach creative writing for ten years. She formerly worked at AWP—the Association of Writers & Writing Programs—which hosts the largest literary conference in North America each year. In 2014,… Read more »

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    Episode 334: The Unexpected Female Protagonist — Interview with Veena Rao

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Veena Rao. Veena Rao is the author of Purple Lotus: A Novel (She Writes Press), as well as founder, publisher and editor-in-chief of NRI Pulse, a popular Atlanta-based Indian-American news publication. She is in the Limca Book of Records as the first Indian-origin woman to edit and publish… Read more »

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    Episode 333: Unpacking the Short Story Workshop — Interview with Sara Schaff

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Sara Schaff. Sara Schaff is the author of two short story collections The Invention of Love and Say Something Nice About Me. She is a CLMP Firecracker Award Finalist in fiction and a finalist for the 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Award for short fiction. Her writing has… Read more »

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    Episode 332: The Craft and Business of Cozy Mysteries — Interview with Andi Cumbo-Floyd

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Andi Cumbo-Floyd. Andi is a writer of both magical realism and nonfiction, but in the last year, she has taken on a new persona as ACF Bookens, author of cozy mysteries. Today we’ll be talking about her process and strategy in crafting this series. When she’s not writing,… Read more »

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    Episode 331: Writing and Indie Publishing a Steampunk Novel— Interview with Meg LaTorre

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Meg LaTorre. Meg LaTorre is a sci-fi/fantasy author, YouTube darling, and founder of iWriterly. She is also the creator of the free query critique platform, Query Hack, co-host of the Publishable show, and blogger for websites: Writer’s Digest, Savvy Authors, Writers Helping Writers, and so forth. Formerly, she… Read more »

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