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    Episode 444: Lies, Secrets, and Tension in a Closed-Setting - Interview with Iris Yamashita

    Episode 444: Lies, Secrets, and Tension in a Closed-Setting – Interview with Iris Yamashita

    Today, Lori is interviewing Iris Yamashita. They’ll be talking about how her experience as a screenwriter helped her create tension in a closed setting. Have you signed up to be a DIY MFA Radio Insider yet? This is an exciting new monthly newsletter especially for our podcast listeners. Every month, you’ll get an email from… Read more »

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    Episode 443: Writing Diverse Characters via Nuanced Shifts in Language - Interview with Mary Robinette Kowal

    Episode 443: Writing Diverse Characters via Nuanced Shifts in Language – Interview with Mary Robinette Kowal

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Mary Robinette Kowal. We’ll be talking about challenging your default assumption about the world and her latest book The Spare Man. Have you signed up to be a DIY MFA Radio Insider yet? This is an exciting new monthly newsletter especially for our podcast listeners. Every month, you’ll… Read more »

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    Episode 442: Opening Lines and Characterization: Maximize Your Opening Chapters - Interview with Amy Christine Parker

    Episode 442: Opening Lines and Characterization: Maximize Your Opening Chapters – Interview with Amy Christine Parker

    Today, Lori is interviewing Amy Christine Parker. They’ll be talking about coming up with unsettling ideas and Amy’s book, Flight 171. Have you signed up to be a DIY MFA Radio Insider yet? This is an exciting new monthly newsletter especially for our podcast listeners. Every month, you’ll get an email from our podcast producer… Read more »

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    Episode 441: Writing an Experimental Short Story Collection – Interview with Terena Elizabeth Bell

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Terena Elizabeth Bell. We’ll be talking about experimental fiction and her book of short stories, Tell Me What You See. Have you signed up to be a DIY MFA Radio Insider yet? This is an exciting new monthly newsletter especially for our podcast listeners. Every month, you’ll get… Read more »

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    Episode 440: Music and Magic: Writing a Brazilian Story for an English-Speaking Audience — Interview with Heloisa Prieto

    Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Heloisa Prieto. We’ll be talking about all of the puzzle pieces in her book, The Musician. Have you signed up to be a DIY MFA Radio Insider yet? This is an exciting new monthly newsletter especially for our podcast listeners. Every month, you’ll get an email from our… Read more »

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    Episode 439: Blending Family Trauma with the Supernatural – Interview with Deeba Zargarpur

    Today, Lori is interviewing Deeba Zargarpur. They’ll be talking about family trauma and her book House of Yesterday. Have you signed up to be a DIY MFA Radio Insider yet? This is an exciting new monthly newsletter, especially for our podcast listeners. Every month, you’ll get an email from our podcast producer with recaps of… Read more »

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    Episode 438: The Stories We Tell and the Secrets We Keep in Family Sagas – Interview with Fran Hawthorne

    Today, Lori is interviewing Fran Hawthorne. They’ll be talking about her new book I Meant To Tell You and delaying the payoff. Have you signed up to be a DIY MFA Radio Insider yet? This is an exciting new monthly newsletter, especially for our podcast listeners. Every month, you’ll get an email from our podcast… Read more »

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    Episode 437: The Freedom of a Pen Name and the Power of Voice in Memoir - Interview with Carolyn Hays

    Episode 437: The Freedom of a Pen Name and the Power of Voice in Memoir – Interview with Carolyn Hays

    Today, Lori is interviewing Carolyn Hays. They’ll be talking about the freedom that can be found in a pen name and her new book A Girlhood: Letter to my Transgender Daughter. Have you signed up to be a DIY MFA Radio Insider yet? This is an exciting new monthly newsletter, especially for our podcast listeners…. Read more »

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    Episode 436: Secrets, Quirks, and Hidden Motivations in Thrillers – Interview with Amanda Jayatissa

    Today, Lori is interviewing Amanda Jayatissa. They’ll be talking about secrets and hidden motivation in her latest thriller, You’re Invited. Have you signed up to be a DIY MFA Radio Insider yet? This is an exciting new monthly newsletter especially for our podcast listeners. Every month, you’ll get an email from our podcast producer with… Read more »

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    Episode 435: Family, Soviet History, and the Power of Art in Historical Fiction - Interview with Suzanne Parry

    Episode 435: Family, Soviet History, and the Power of Art in Historical Fiction – Interview with Suzanne Parry

    Today, Lori is interviewing Suzanne Parry. They’ll be talking about the power of art and her book Lost Souls of Leningrad. Have you signed up to be a DIY MFA Radio Insider yet? This is an exciting new monthly newsletter especially for our podcast listeners. Every month, you’ll get an email from our podcast producer… Read more »

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