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#53 From Poetry to Middle Grade Fiction to Molecule

I first met Kevin Carey when he was a guest speaker for my NYU class on Micro Memoir when he spoke about the micro memoir site Molecule.…

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#52 A Conversation with Claire Dederer about Monsters

I took a class with Claire Dederer at Hedgebook on memoir years ago, and she always stuck out in my mind as a writing teacher who really knew her stuff.…

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#51 Money Matters and Launching Financial Grownups with Bobbi Rebell

I met Bobbi Rebell when we both got invited to speak at Mom 2.0 a few years before the pandemic. We shared a cab to the airport, and a friendship was born.…

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#50 On Good Authority with Anna David

I first met Anna David when she reached out on social media to her followers to set up a launch team.…

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#49 Making the Most of Publishing With A Small Press

I first met Alle through online writer’s groups and I was impressed at her ability to navigate a complicated press arena for her debut novel.  …

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I’m Co-Teaching a Workshop on Pitching and Publishing Reported Essays

I have so much to share. It seems like life is moving very quickly these days. Maybe it has to do with the scientific-based fact that time seems to move faster as you get older.…

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#48 A Deep Dive Into Narratively

Show Summary I’m so delighted to be speaking with Brendan Spiegel, Editorial Director of Narratively. Brendan spills all on writing for Narratively and just what it takes.…

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#47: The Way Life and Writing Should Be

Show Summary I’m so excited to be speaking with William Dameron, Author Extraordinaire about his new book The Way Life Should Be.…

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#42 Talking Polling and Politics

I was delighted to speak with Professor Art Swift all about politics and polling and data. I think it is such an important aspect of research and writing and cover it extensively in my book.…

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#41 Harris Faulkner and How Faith Still Moves Mountains

I was so thrilled to sit down with Harris Faulkner to discuss the impact of prayer and her bestselling book Faith Still Moves Mountains.…

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#40 My Father’s List and Laura Carney

I loved speaking with Laura Carney about the genesis of her book and the impact of her father’s list on her life, plus how her writing practice evolved.…

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#39 The Literary Gifts of The Leaving Season

I was so happy to talk to Kelly and excavate all the literary techniques she used in writing her beautifully crafted book.…

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