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    Leslie A. Rasmussen

    Episode 362: A Deep Dive into the Supporting Cast — Interview with Leslie A. Rasmussen

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Leslie A. Rasmussen. Leslie was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from UCLA and went on to write television comedies for Gerald McRaney, Burt Reynolds, Roseanne Barr, Norm McDonald, Drew Carey, and Ralph Macchio, as well as The Wild Thornberrys… Read more »

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    Tasha Suri

    Episode 361: Villains and Villainy, Antagonists and Obstacles: Crafting Conflict in Epic Fantasy — Interview with Tasha Suri

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Tasha Suri. Tasha is an award-winning author, occasional librarian and cat owner. Her books include the Books of Ambha duology and The Jasmine Throne, (which is out now). When she isn’t writing, Tasha likes to cry over TV shows, buy too many notebooks, and indulge her geeky passion… Read more »

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    Jas Rawlinson

    Episode 360: Unpacking Memories for a Memoir — Interview with Jas Rawlinson

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Jas Rawlinson. Jas is a best-selling author, book coach, and resilience speaker who specialises in stories that change lives. Growing up in a small country town, Jas first fell in love with the power of literature as a young girl, and would often disappear into the world of… Read more »

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    Jeff Arch

    Episode 359: Trust, Threat, and Truth: A Journey Through the Craft of Writing – Interview with Jeff Arch

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Jeff Arch. Jeff grew up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he spent two of his high school years at a boarding school much like the one depicted in his debut novel Attachments, which we’ll be discussing today. In the ’70s, he studied film/tv/theater production at Emerson College in Boston… Read more »

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    Thien-Kim Lam

    Episode 358: Find Your Community and Follow Your Passion – Interview with Thien-Kim Lam

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing my dear friend Thien-Kim Lam. Thien-Kim writes stories about Vietnamese characters who smash stereotypes and find their happy endings. She and I first connected at an entrepreneurship event and instantly bonded over our love of books and our penchant for challenging the status quo of our respective industries…. Read more »

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    Suyi Davies Okungbowa

    Episode 357: Layers of World Building in Epic Fantasy – Interview with Suyi Davies Okungbowa

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Suyi Davies Okungbowa. Suyi is a Nigerian author of fantasy, science fiction and other speculative works inspired by his West-African origins. His new novel, Son of the Storm, is the first in the epic fantasy trilogy called The Nameless Republic, and he is also author of the acclaimed… Read more »

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    Rebecca Fish Ewan

    Episode 356: Doodling for Writers – Interview with Rebecca Fish Ewan

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Rebecca Fish Ewan. Poet and cartoonist, Rebecca’s passion is mingling text with visual art, primarily in ink and watercolor, to tell stories of place and memory. Her hybrid-form work has appeared in After the Art, Brevity, Crab Fat, Survivor Zine, Hip Mama, Mutha, TNB, Punctuate & Under the… Read more »

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    Rena Rossner

    Episode 355: Weaving Together History, Folklore, and Fairy Tale – Interview with Rena Rossner

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Rena Rossner. Rena hails from Miami Beach, Florida. She is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars Program and holds an MA in history from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Her debut novel, The Sisters of the Winter Wood was listed as “One of the 100… Read more »

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    Clark

    Episode 354: Character, Conflict, and World Building in Fantasy – Interview with C.L. Clark

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing C.L. Clark. Cherae Clark graduated from Indiana University’s creative writing MFA and was a 2012 Lambda Literary Fellow. In addition to writing, she has had various jobs as she’s traveled the world, including: personal trainer, English teacher, editor, or some combination thereof. When she’s not writing or working,… Read more »

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    David Yoon

    Episode 353: Making the Shift from YA Romance to Adult Thriller – Interview with David Yoon

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing David Yoon. David is the author of the New York Times bestseller Frankly In Love, as well as the upcoming YA novel Super Fake Love Song and adult thriller Version Zero. He also drew the illustrations for his wife Nicola Yoon’s #1 New York Times bestseller Everything, Everything…. Read more »

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