S11Ep10: Mike Player Interview
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Mike Player shares his western comedy, Utopia. We discuss humor in literature, white-washed wild-west history, misfit heroes, and the art of writing stories that resonate with people of all types.
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S11Ep09: Geoffrey Newman Interview
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Geoffrey Newman shares his memoir, Better to Cry Now. We discuss living a blessed life in defiance of those who say you won't make it, and how Geoffrey found the flow of his life that helped him be a proud, gay, black man so he could then help his students overcome any obstacle with creativity, tenacity, and love.
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S11Ep08: Rob Osler Interview
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Rob Osler returns to share his latest mystery, The Case of the Murdered Muckracker. We discuss the evolution of the Harriet Morrow Investigates series, writing a lesbian detective during the Progressive Era, growing a found family across a series, and mirroring political corruption and immigration rights between then and now.
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S11Ep07: Rodney Rhoda Taylor Interview
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Rodney Rhoda Taylor joins to share their memoir, A Life in Letters: A story of resilience, sequins, and hope. We discuss the art of writing letters, infusing hope and humor into our works, and how stories show our shared humanity.
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S11Ep06: Christian Baines Interview
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Christian Baines returns as to share his latest novel, Andalusia Dogs. We discuss The Season of the Witch for the Haunted Hearts book series, as well as his novel's "bless this chaos" vibe set in the artistic Movida era of Spanish culture after the death of Franco.
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S11Ep05: Patricia Grayhall Interview
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Patricia Grayhall returns as a triple threat with her latest novel Framed. We discuss corporate greed, conspiracies, environmental awareness, immigration issues, unrequited love, and why the best novels have threads of multiple genres.
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S11Ep04: Sophie Haeder Interview
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Sophie Haeder returns with her latest novel The Lurking Demon. We discuss the evolution of Dohva, and the main characters - Sineth, Kima, and Avala. We also discuss world building and finding inspiration in Dungeons and Dragons.
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S11Ep03: SM Stevens Interview
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S.M. Stevens shares her novel Beautiful & Terrible Things. We discuss this amazing diverse cast of friends, their social justice activities in immigration, racism, and mental health, and what it's like to write about living in today's America. She then shares how to get a free short story and novelette about her characters that were cut from the book.
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S11Ep02: Daniel Land Interview
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Daniel Land returns to share his concept single: Pearl Daddy. He wrote two singles that compliment each other and tell a love story with each track from one lover's perspective. We also discuss the North African influences that ghost into the music.
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S11Ep01: Neil Laird Interview
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Neil Laird helps us kick off the new year by sharing his series Prime Time Travelers. We discuss how his career as an Emmy-nominated director of historic series for television shaped writing his series. We also discuss uncovering examples of gay life in ancient times while balancing satire, romance, and historical drama in his series.
info_outlineWest Ambrose shares their first novel The Last Boy On Earth. We discuss navigating our world when it's unrecognizable and finding the agency to define one's self! Plus a way to view climate fiction that addresses science and experience.