Author Interviews

How Being an Immigrant Influences Storytelling with Téa Obreht, National Book Award Finalist and Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction

+ Why writing in first person feels odd sometimes

Apr 15 •

45:48

Dream Job at Reese's Book Club While Writing Novels with Gretchen Schreiber

+ Representing disability in writing

Apr 8 •

46:16

Breaking Through Writer's Block with author, playwright, and journalist Emma Pattee

+ What are "writing containers" and should you use them?

Apr 1 •

and

34:01

How Literary Magazines Work with the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor of The Common

+ Writing Mentors: What Makes a Great One?

Mar 18 •

37:53

The "Texture of Language" with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Eowyn Ivey

+ Shifting personal pain into beautiful writing

Mar 11 •

38:00

What Happens on the Good Morning America set with Erin Crosby Eckstine

+ Balancing historical research with the needs of the story

Mar 4 •

40:51

Handling Professional Jealousy with Bestselling Author Margarita Montimore

+ Writing complicated narrative structures

Feb 11 •

40:53

What You Learn Between Your Debut and Sophomore Novels with Author Olivia Wolfgang-Smith

+ The importance of writer friends

Feb 4 •

39:10

Behind the Scenes of a Major Book Club with Bad Bitch Book Club Founder Mackenzie Newcomb

How authors can best connect with book club readers

Jan 21 •

37:57

Building a Career in Both Fiction and Non-Fiction with #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Kate Fagan

+ What is a fictional memoir?

Jan 14 •

39:15

What is a Writing Coach vs an Editor? with Heather Demetrios

+ Why an Artist's Statement is Important

Jan 7 •

and

Heather Demetrios

46:10

Running Away to Italy with New York Times Bestselling Author Suzanne Young

+ How to design the perfect writing retreat

Dec 17, 2024 •

47:50

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