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    Abbigail Rosewood

    Episode 308: Setting, Characters, and Identity: Your Story’s Ecosystem – Interview with Abbigail Rosewood

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Abbigail Rosewood. Abbigail was born in Vietnam, where she lived until the age of twelve. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University. An excerpt from her first novel won first place in the Writers Workshop of Asheville Literary Fiction Contest. Today… Read more »

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    Episode 307: Mindfulness and Memoir – Interview with Mag Dimond

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Mag Dimond. Mag Dimond has been a world traveler since the age of eleven, when her mother took her to live in Italy. She has traveled extensively in Europe and Central America, and ventured to such exotic landscapes as India, Cambodia, Bhutan, Japan, Kenya,… Read more »

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    Marilyn Singer

    Episode 306: Recipes for Poetry and Creativity – Interview with Marilyn Singer

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Marilyn Singer. Winner of the National Council of Teachers of English Award for Excellence in Poetry, 2015, Marilyn Singer has written more than 100 books in many genres. She created a poetry form, the “reverso,” featured in three of her award-winning collections:  Mirror Mirror,… Read more »

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    Joe Bunting

    Episode 305: Adventure, Awe and Writing Practice: The Art of the Crowd-Sourced Memoir – Interview with Joe Bunting

    Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Joe Bunting. Joe is a bestselling writer, novelist, and a dad. He leads The Write Practice community, an award-winning community of creative writers. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Talia and three kids and enjoys coffee and corpse reviver no. 2s. In this episode Joe and… Read more »

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    Jade Dee and Wilnona Marie

    Episode 302: Building a Pop Poetry Empire – Interview with Jade Dee and Wilnona Marie

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Jade Dee and Wilnona Marie, the “And I Thought” Ladies! Jade is the 2019 Poet of the Year, and Wilnona is Advocate Awarded. Both ladies recently accepted the job as US correspondents for UK TV show Chrissy B on Sky TV. They recently made… Read more »

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    Episode 299: Spot Your Habits and Build Your Skills – Interview With ProWritingAid Founder Chris Banks

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Chris Banks! Chris Banks is the CEO and Founder of ProWritingAid. In his varied career, he has built neural networks to model language learning, worked on the BBC’s scriptwriting product, written books, been a ski guide, and given talks on creativity, artificial intelligence, and… Read more »

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    Brandy Colbert

    Episode 298: Character-Driven YA and Middle Grade – Interview with Brandy Colbert

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Brandy Colbert, the critically acclaimed author of several YA and Middle Grade novels. Her books include Pointe, Stonewall Award winner Little & Lion, Finding Yvonne, The Revolution of Birdie Randolph, and her 2020 releases, The Only Black Girls in Town, and The Voting Booth…. Read more »

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    Episode 297: How to Bring a Fantasy Series to a Close – Interview with E.J. Wenstrom

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing E.J. Wenstrom E. J. Wenstrom believes in complicated heroes, horrifying monsters, purple hair dye and standing to the right on escalators so the left side can walk. Her award-winning fantasy series Chronicles of the Third Realm War (City Owl Press) features a peculiar mashup… Read more »

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    Episode 296: Fairy Tales, Vernacular, and the Art of Storytelling – Interview with Curdella Forbes

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Curdella Forbes. Curdella is a Jamaican writer who lives in Takoma Park, Maryland, and teaches at Howard University. Her latest novel, A Tall History of Sugar, has been praised by BuzzFeed, Essence, Bookish, The Rumpus, Electric Lit, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, SyFy, and… Read more »

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    Episode 295: Writing an Unlikable but Sympathetic Protagonist — Interview with Claire Waller

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Claire Waller. Claire is a secondary school teacher who works with teenagers with mental health issues. She has had two adult horror novels (Predator X, Nine Eyes) published by Australian indie publisher, Severed Press. FUGLY is her first YA novel. Claire lives with her… Read more »

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