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    Kristyn Merbeth

    Episode 281: The Art of the Space Odyssey — Interview with Kristyn Merbeth

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Kristyn Merbeth. Kristyn is an author who’s obsessed with SFF, food, video games, and her dog. She lives in Tucson, Arizona, and her book Fortuna launches a new space opera trilogy that will hook you from the first crash landing. In this episode Kristyn… Read more »

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    Episode 280: Writing and Illustrating a Picture Book Series – Interview with Amanda Noll and Howard McWilliam

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Amanda Noll and Howard McWilliam, author and illustrator of the I Need My Monster picture book series. Amanda Noll was born and raised in Canberra, Australia and immigrated to the United States as a teenager. After marrying her college sweetheart, she began working in… Read more »

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    Episode 279: The Seventh Level for Writers – Interview with Amanda Slavin

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing my friend and fellow New Yorker, Amanda Slavin. Amanda is the founder and CEO of the award-winning brand consulting firm CatalystCreativ, the author of The Seventh Level book, and the creator of the Seventh Level Engagement Framework. She uses this framework to guide brands… Read more »

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    Episode 278: Writing for Newly-Independent Readers – Interview with Megan McDonald

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Megan McDonald, the author behind the popular Judy Moody series. Megan grew up the youngest of five sisters, so knows a thing or two about speaking up for herself. Before she became a writer, she worked in museums, libraries, and bookstores; she has also… Read more »

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    Episode 277: How to Make Your Setting Come to Life – Interview with Brenda Jackson

    Hey there word nerds!Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Brenda Jackson. Brenda Jackson is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of over 100 novels and novellas, including two that have been turned into films—One Special Moment and Truly Everlasting. Brenda is a recipient of the Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement… Read more »

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    Episode 276: A Stitch in Time: Pacing, World Building, and Time Travel – Interview with Nicole Valentine

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Nicole Valentine. Nicole Valentine earned her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and teaches the Brain Trust Workshop at the Highlights Foundation in Honesdale, PA. Before shifting to writing, she used to work at CNN.com in… Read more »

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    Episode 275: Exploring Family Relationships — Interview with Kristan Higgins

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Kristan Higgins. Kristan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of nearly twenty novels, which have been translated into more than two dozen languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. Her books have received many awards and accolades, and she… Read more »

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    Episode 274: Speculating From Reality and Building a Dystopia — Interview with Rob Hart

    Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Rob Hart about his latest book The Warehouse. When I heard Rob’s editor talk about this book at the BookExpo Editors’ Buzz Panel, I knew I had to have Rob on the show. Now, if you guys don’t know about Book Expo, it’s a… 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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