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    Episode 272: How to Research and Write a Detective Series — Interview with Archer Mayor

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Archer Mayor. Archer is the author of the highly acclaimed Vermont-based series featuring detective Joe Gunther, which the Chicago Tribune describes as “the best police procedurals being written in America.” He has won the New England Independent Booksellers Association Award for Best Fiction —… Read more »

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    Episode 271: Write by Instinct and Break the Rules — Interview with RJ Barker

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing RJ Barker. Now, according to the bio that either he or his publicist submitted when we set up this interview, RJ Barker is a softly-spoken Yorkshireman with flowing locks. He lives in the frozen north with his wife and son, and divides his time… Read more »

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    Episode 270: Grappling With the Uncomfortable Truth — Interview with NoNieqa Ramos

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing NoNieqa Ramos. Now if you’re a die-hard word nerd and fan of the show, you probably remember NoNieqa from her previous interview with us (Episode 202). I had such a blast talking with her that when I heard she had a new book coming… Read more »

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    Episode 269: Writing Speculative Fiction — Interview with Cadwell Turnbull

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Cadwell Turnbull. His novel, The Lesson is a work of speculative fiction is about what happens when a spaceship arrives at the US Virgin Islands with a race of super-advanced aliens on a research mission on board. This story grapples with the tensions between… Read more »

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    Episode 268: From Bollywood-Inspired YA to RWA — Interview with Nisha Sharma

    Hey there word nerds! Today, we’re doing another one of our live-from-a-conference interviews, this time from RWA annual conference, where I have the pleasure of interviewing Nisha Sharma. But first, some backstory. The RWA conference is the big event that the Romance Writers of America put on each year. I had the pleasure of speaking… Read more »

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    Episode 267: The Alter Ego Effect —Interview with Todd Herman

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Todd Herman, who I am honored to count as one of my mentors. I first met Todd about five years ago, when he gave a talk at an entrepreneurship event, and right away I could tell that he was speaking my language. You see,… Read more »

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    Episode 266: The Art of the Travel Memoir — Interview with Natasha Scripture

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Natasha Scripture. Natasha is an author, poet, humanitarian, and former aid worker. As a spokesperson for the United Nations, she covered humanitarian crises around the world and before the UN she worked for a variety of organizations, including the BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera English,… Read more »

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    Episode 265: Five Things I Learned from Five Years of Podcasting

    Hey there word nerds! You might be doing a double-take right now because this episode is airing on a Thursday and not on Wednesday like our usual schedule. In fact, this is a bonus episode to celebrate the 5-year of podcasting at DIY MFA Radio. That’s right… exactly five years ago today, we announced this… Read more »

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    Episode 264: For the Love of Poetry — Interview with Marybeth Niederkorn

    Hey there word nerds! Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to our guest, the award-winning journalist, essayist, and poet Marybeth Niederkorn. In this interview, we talk about her first full-length poetry collection, Times Knew Roamin’, and how she used poetry to capture emotion and mental space. We also teaching writing and how to… Read more »

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    Episode 263: When Big Suspense Happens in Small Towns — Interview with Thrillerfest Debut Authors 2019

    Hey there word nerds! Today is one of my absolute favorite episodes of the year because it’s our annual ThrillerFest Debut Authors panel and I am so delighted to have August Norman, D.A. Bartley, Paula Munier, and John McMahon on the show. Every year, I have the pleasure of attending ThrillerFest, which is a fabulous… Read more »

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