Writers on Writing is a weekly podcast hosted by author Barbara DeMarco Barrett and co-host Marrie Stone, on the art and business of writing. More on the show, writers, and writing is at www.writers-on-writing.com. Use this archive to search for an episode or to browse the episode history. noreply@blogger.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)Tue, 1 Oct 2024 22:18:52 -0700Blogger http://www.blogger.com987125https://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/en-usnoa weekly radio program hosted by author Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and co-host Marrie Stone, on the art and business of writing. More on the show, writers, and writing at penonfire.com. Follow us on Twitter @WOWkuciFM and Facebook at Writers on Writing KUCI-FM.a weekly radio program hosted by author Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and co-host Marrie Stone, on the art and business of writing. More on the show, writers, and writing at penonfire.com. Follow us on Twitter @WOWkuciFM and Facebook at Writers on Writing KUCI-bdemarcobarrett@gmail.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/12/attention-this-podcast-has-moved.htmlSun, 4 Dec 2022 12:12:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-3279045072071410436<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please read and/or listen to the following special announcement about the "Writers on Writing" podcast, as it has moved. </span></span><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><br />As you likely know, for the past several months, "Writers on Writing" has been experiencing trouble with our Apple and Amazon podcast platforms. Ironically, the problem stems from how long we've been podcasting the show. When we originally began podcasting in 2005, the technology for podcasters was still primitive and new. Since then, it has evolved significantly and we've been forced to change platforms. Unfortunately, so far, Apple and Amazon have been unable to move our subscribers over to the new platform. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: times;"></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rest assured, we've been posting shows on Mondays as usual, but they're now showing on a new "Writers on Writing" podcast. Please consider resubscribing at our new site. It’s entirely free, as always. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: times;"></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;">Search for “Writers on Writing” with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and Marrie Stone. You’ll notice a slightly updated new logo, which includes <span>&nbsp;</span>a radio tower beaming out its circular signal to the left of the “Writers on Writing” title with the pen. You’ll know you have the correct show when you see recently posted episodes. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: times;"></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you’re experiencing any difficulties, please feel free to reach out to us at marriestone@gmail.com or <a href="mailto:bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com">bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com</a>. Our new website is <a href="http://www.writers-on-writing.com">www.writers-on-writing.com</a>. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: times;"></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks again for your ongoing support of the show. We value your listenership. Happy holidays!<br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><p><style><span style="font-family: times;"><font size="3">@font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;}@font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073732485 9 0 511 0;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:#0563C1; mso-themecolor:hyperlink; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;}a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; color:#954F72; mso-themecolor:followedhyperlink; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;}.MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}div.WordSection1 {page:WordSecti</font></span></style><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/Special-Announcement-About-Podcast.mp3" target="_blank">Download audio.</a></span></span> </p>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)noPlease read and/or listen to the following special announcement about the "Writers on Writing" podcast, as it has moved. As you likely know, for the past several months, "Writers on Writing" has been experiencing trouble with our Apple and Amazon podcast platforms. Ironically, the problem stems from how long we've been podcasting the show. When we originally began podcasting in 2005, the technology for podcasters was still primitive and new. Since then, it has evolved significantly and we've been forced to change platforms. Unfortunately, so far, Apple and Amazon have been unable to move our subscribers over to the new platform. Rest assured, we've been posting shows on Mondays as usual, but they're now showing on a new "Writers on Writing" podcast. Please consider resubscribing at our new site. It’s entirely free, as always. Search for “Writers on Writing” with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and Marrie Stone. You’ll notice a slightly updated new logo, which includes &nbsp;a radio tower beaming out its circular signal to the left of the “Writers on Writing” title with the pen. You’ll know you have the correct show when you see recently posted episodes. If you’re experiencing any difficulties, please feel free to reach out to us at marriestone@gmail.com or bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com. Our new website is www.writers-on-writing.com. Thanks again for your ongoing support of the show. We value your listenership. 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As you likely know, for the past several months, "Writers on Writing" has been experiencing trouble with our Apple and Amazon podcast platforms. Ironically, the problem stems from how long we've been podcasting the show. When we originally began podcasting in 2005, the technology for podcasters was still primitive and new. Since then, it has evolved significantly and we've been forced to change platforms. Unfortunately, so far, Apple and Amazon have been unable to move our subscribers over to the new platform. Rest assured, we've been posting shows on Mondays as usual, but they're now showing on a new "Writers on Writing" podcast. Please consider resubscribing at our new site. It’s entirely free, as always. Search for “Writers on Writing” with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and Marrie Stone. You’ll notice a slightly updated new logo, which includes &nbsp;a radio tower beaming out its circular signal to the left of the “Writers on Writing” title with the pen. You’ll know you have the correct show when you see recently posted episodes. If you’re experiencing any difficulties, please feel free to reach out to us at marriestone@gmail.com or bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com. Our new website is www.writers-on-writing.com. Thanks again for your ongoing support of the show. We value your listenership. Happy holidays! @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;}@font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073732485 9 0 511 0;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:#0563C1; mso-themecolor:hyperlink; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;}a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; color:#954F72; mso-themecolor:followedhyperlink; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;}.MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}div.WordSection1 {page:WordSecti Download audio.https://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/10/paul-bradley-carr-1414-degrees.htmlMon, 31 Oct 2022 21:09:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-4533284173931294904Paul Bradley Carr, author of the new novel 1414 Degrees, talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about his new novel, writing in multiple POVs, the crossover from nonfiction to fiction, opening a bookstore, and so much more.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/2022-10-31_Paul_Bradley_Carr.mp3">Download audio</a>.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>(Recorded in October 2022)&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Find us on our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/writersonwriting" target="_blank">Patreon page</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;</div><div>Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;</div><div>Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</div></div>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)noPaul Bradley Carr, author of the new novel 1414 Degrees, talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about his new novel, writing in multiple POVs, the crossover from nonfiction to fiction, opening a bookstore, and so much more.&nbsp; Download audio.&nbsp; (Recorded in October 2022)&nbsp; Find us on our&nbsp;Patreon page. Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)Paul Bradley Carr, author of the new novel 1414 Degrees, talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about his new novel, writing in multiple POVs, the crossover from nonfiction to fiction, opening a bookstore, and so much more.&nbsp; Download audio.&nbsp; (Recorded in October 2022)&nbsp; Find us on our&nbsp;Patreon page. Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/10/brian-ohare-on-his-debut-story_27.htmlThu, 27 Oct 2022 13:16:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-5285831962721404801<p>A former U.S. Marine Corps officer and graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, <a href="https://brianohare.com/" target="_blank">Brian O'Hare'</a>s debut story collection <a href="https://press.syr.edu/supressbooks/5164/surrender/" target="_blank"><i>Surrender</i></a> brings war to life. These 17 interconnected stories explore manhood through the lens of fatherhood, football culture, the military, war, and more.</p><p>Brian joins Marrie Stone to talk about the art, craft, and business of fiction. He shares how training as an actor influenced his writing, the "architects and gardeners" in fiction, the importance of writing contests and creating a niche for yourself, how to market your work and so much more.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>For more information on "Writers on Writing" and additional writing tips, visit our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/writersonwriting" target="_blank">Patreon page</a>. <br /></p><p><a href=" http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/Brian-O'Hare_October-24-2022.mp3" target="_blank">Download audio</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>(Recorded on October 20, 2022) <br /><br />Music and sound design by Travis Barrett <br /><br /> Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com <br />Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com <br />Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</p>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)https://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/10/liska-jacobs-author-of-pink-hotel.htmlFri, 21 Oct 2022 22:39:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-2440561115183327294<p>Novelist Liska Jacobs, author of The Pink Hotel (FSG), talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about influences, first drafts, bloglines, synopses, and the art, craft, and business of writing.</p><p>Liska Jacobs is also author of <i>Catalina</i> and <i>The Worst Kind of Worst</i>. She holds an MFA from the University of California, Riverside. Her essays and fiction have appears in <i>The Rumpus, Los Angeles Review of Books, Literary Hub, the Millions, </i>and <i>The Hairpin</i>, among other publications. <i>The Pink Hotel</i> is her third novel.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/2022-10-17_liska.mp3" target="_blank">Download audio.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>(Recorded on September 27, 2022) <br /><br />Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp;</p><p>Visit our Patreon page to become a supporter <a href="https://www.patreon.com/writersonwriting" target="_blank">here</a>. There are perks!<br /><br />Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com <br />Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com <br />Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</p>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)noNovelist Liska Jacobs, author of The Pink Hotel (FSG), talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about influences, first drafts, bloglines, synopses, and the art, craft, and business of writing. Liska Jacobs is also author of Catalina and The Worst Kind of Worst. She holds an MFA from the University of California, Riverside. Her essays and fiction have appears in The Rumpus, Los Angeles Review of Books, Literary Hub, the Millions, and The Hairpin, among other publications. The Pink Hotel is her third novel.&nbsp; Download audio.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Recorded on September 27, 2022) Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; Visit our Patreon page to become a supporter here. There are perks! Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)Novelist Liska Jacobs, author of The Pink Hotel (FSG), talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about influences, first drafts, bloglines, synopses, and the art, craft, and business of writing. Liska Jacobs is also author of Catalina and The Worst Kind of Worst. She holds an MFA from the University of California, Riverside. Her essays and fiction have appears in The Rumpus, Los Angeles Review of Books, Literary Hub, the Millions, and The Hairpin, among other publications. The Pink Hotel is her third novel.&nbsp; Download audio.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Recorded on September 27, 2022) Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; Visit our Patreon page to become a supporter here. There are perks! Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/10/geroge-saunders-on-his-latest.htmlMon, 10 Oct 2022 06:56:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-860790041643923121<p><a href="https://georgesaundersbooks.com/" target="_blank">George Saunders</a> joins Marrie to talk about his latest collection of stories (and first collection since <i>Tenth of December</i> in 2013). The nine stories in <a href="https://georgesaundersbooks.com/books/liberation-day-hc" target="_blank"><i>Liberation Day</i></a> contain his signature humor and compassion, broken characters and strange landscapes. <i>Time Magazine</i> calls Saunders "the best short-story writer in English." He spends the hour sharing a bit of his process.</p><p>In addition to breaking down several of these stories and sharing their backstory and inspiration, Saunders talks about using the whole page, including elegant line and word spacing techniques, to render syntax and dialect for his characters. He discusses how his engineering background helps him as a writer, how to trust your intuition, and so much more.<br /></p><p>If you find this or other interviews useful, consider supporting the show on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/writersonwriting" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/George-Saunders_October-10-2022.mp3" target="_blank">Download audio.</a> <br /></p><p>(Recorded on October 3, 2022) <br /><br />Music and sound design by Travis Barrett <br />Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com <br />Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com <br />Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</p>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)noGeorge Saunders joins Marrie to talk about his latest collection of stories (and first collection since Tenth of December in 2013). The nine stories in Liberation Day contain his signature humor and compassion, broken characters and strange landscapes. Time Magazine calls Saunders "the best short-story writer in English." He spends the hour sharing a bit of his process. In addition to breaking down several of these stories and sharing their backstory and inspiration, Saunders talks about using the whole page, including elegant line and word spacing techniques, to render syntax and dialect for his characters. He discusses how his engineering background helps him as a writer, how to trust your intuition, and so much more. If you find this or other interviews useful, consider supporting the show on Patreon.&nbsp;&nbsp; Download audio. (Recorded on October 3, 2022) Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)George Saunders joins Marrie to talk about his latest collection of stories (and first collection since Tenth of December in 2013). The nine stories in Liberation Day contain his signature humor and compassion, broken characters and strange landscapes. Time Magazine calls Saunders "the best short-story writer in English." He spends the hour sharing a bit of his process. In addition to breaking down several of these stories and sharing their backstory and inspiration, Saunders talks about using the whole page, including elegant line and word spacing techniques, to render syntax and dialect for his characters. He discusses how his engineering background helps him as a writer, how to trust your intuition, and so much more. If you find this or other interviews useful, consider supporting the show on Patreon.&nbsp;&nbsp; Download audio. (Recorded on October 3, 2022) Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/10/celeste-ng-our-missing-hearts.htmlMon, 3 Oct 2022 09:37:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-5930632497382972673Novelist Celeste Ng, author of <i>Our Missing Hearts</i> and <a href="http://www.penonfire.com">Barbara DeMarco-Barrett</a> discuss her latest novel (NYT review, 10/2/22). They talk about world building, developing characters, reading for writers, and much more.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div><p style="caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.92); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.92); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8em; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://www.celesteng.com">Celeste Ng</a> is the author of three novels, <a href="https://www.celesteng.com/everything-i-never-told-you" style="color: #d76c14; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><i style="overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">Everything I Never Told You</i></a><i style="overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">,</i> <a href="https://www.celesteng.com/little-fires-everywhere" style="color: #d76c14; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><i style="overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">Little Fires Everywhere</i></a><i style="overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">, </i>and <i style="color: #d76c14; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><a href="https://www.celesteng.com/our-missing-hearts" style="color: #d76c14; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;">Our Missing Hearts.</a> </i>Celeste grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Shaker Heights, Ohio. She graduated from Harvard University and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan (now the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan).&nbsp; Her <a href="https://www.celesteng.com/essays-and-stories" style="color: #d76c14; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;">fiction and essays</a> have appeared in the <i style="overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">New York Times,</i>&nbsp;<i style="overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">The Guardian,</i>&nbsp;and many other publications, and she is a recipient of the Pushcart Prize, a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and a Guggenheim Fellowship, among other honors.</p><div><br /></div><div>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/2022-10-3_Celeste_Ng_1.mp3">Download audio</a>.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>&nbsp;(Recorded on 9/23/2022)&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>We are now on Patreon! If you've gleaned useful tidbits over the years--24 years we've been broadcasting the show--consider becoming a supporter. Visit <a href="http://Patreon.com/writersonwriting">Patreon.com/writersonwriting</a></div><div><br /></div><div>&nbsp;Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;</div><div>Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;</div><div>Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</div></div>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)noNovelist Celeste Ng, author of Our Missing Hearts and Barbara DeMarco-Barrett discuss her latest novel (NYT review, 10/2/22). They talk about world building, developing characters, reading for writers, and much more.&nbsp; Celeste Ng is the author of three novels, Everything I Never Told You, Little Fires Everywhere, and Our Missing Hearts. Celeste grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Shaker Heights, Ohio. She graduated from Harvard University and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan (now the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan).&nbsp; Her fiction and essays have appeared in the New York Times,&nbsp;The Guardian,&nbsp;and many other publications, and she is a recipient of the Pushcart Prize, a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and a Guggenheim Fellowship, among other honors. &nbsp;Download audio.&nbsp; &nbsp;(Recorded on 9/23/2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; We are now on Patreon! If you've gleaned useful tidbits over the years--24 years we've been broadcasting the show--consider becoming a supporter. Visit Patreon.com/writersonwriting &nbsp;Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)Novelist Celeste Ng, author of Our Missing Hearts and Barbara DeMarco-Barrett discuss her latest novel (NYT review, 10/2/22). They talk about world building, developing characters, reading for writers, and much more.&nbsp; Celeste Ng is the author of three novels, Everything I Never Told You, Little Fires Everywhere, and Our Missing Hearts. Celeste grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Shaker Heights, Ohio. She graduated from Harvard University and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan (now the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan).&nbsp; Her fiction and essays have appeared in the New York Times,&nbsp;The Guardian,&nbsp;and many other publications, and she is a recipient of the Pushcart Prize, a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and a Guggenheim Fellowship, among other honors. &nbsp;Download audio.&nbsp; &nbsp;(Recorded on 9/23/2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; We are now on Patreon! If you've gleaned useful tidbits over the years--24 years we've been broadcasting the show--consider becoming a supporter. Visit Patreon.com/writersonwriting &nbsp;Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/09/literary-agent-lori-galvin-on-finding.htmlMon, 26 Sep 2022 07:23:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-4018023849674872539<p>Literary agent Lori Galvin of Aevitas Creative Management represents both adult fiction (especially women's fiction and crime fiction) and non-fiction (memoir, food writing, and cookbooks). A few of her clients include Hannah Kirshner's W<i>ater, Wood, and Wild Things</i> (Viking '21), Cambria Brockman's <i>Tell Me Everything</i> (Ballantine '19), and Wanda M. Morris's <i>All Her Little Secrets</i> (Morrow '21). Some projects have been optioned by A24 and Netflix.</p><p>Galvin joins Marrie to talk about changes in the publishing industry, what she looks for in effective query letters, the importance of the first five pages, the dos and don'ts of finding an agent, what you can do to improve your chances of finding a good match with an agent, and so much more.&nbsp;</p><p>If you find this or other interviews useful, consider supporting the show on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/writersonwriting" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /></p><p><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/Lori-Galvin_September-21-2022.mp3" target="_blank">Download audio</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>(Recorded on September 21, 2022) <br /><br />Music and sound design by Travis Barrett <br />Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com <br />Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com <br />Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</p>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)noLiterary agent Lori Galvin of Aevitas Creative Management represents both adult fiction (especially women's fiction and crime fiction) and non-fiction (memoir, food writing, and cookbooks). A few of her clients include Hannah Kirshner's Water, Wood, and Wild Things (Viking '21), Cambria Brockman's Tell Me Everything (Ballantine '19), and Wanda M. Morris's All Her Little Secrets (Morrow '21). Some projects have been optioned by A24 and Netflix. Galvin joins Marrie to talk about changes in the publishing industry, what she looks for in effective query letters, the importance of the first five pages, the dos and don'ts of finding an agent, what you can do to improve your chances of finding a good match with an agent, and so much more.&nbsp; If you find this or other interviews useful, consider supporting the show on Patreon.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Download audio.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Recorded on September 21, 2022) Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)Literary agent Lori Galvin of Aevitas Creative Management represents both adult fiction (especially women's fiction and crime fiction) and non-fiction (memoir, food writing, and cookbooks). A few of her clients include Hannah Kirshner's Water, Wood, and Wild Things (Viking '21), Cambria Brockman's Tell Me Everything (Ballantine '19), and Wanda M. Morris's All Her Little Secrets (Morrow '21). Some projects have been optioned by A24 and Netflix. Galvin joins Marrie to talk about changes in the publishing industry, what she looks for in effective query letters, the importance of the first five pages, the dos and don'ts of finding an agent, what you can do to improve your chances of finding a good match with an agent, and so much more.&nbsp; If you find this or other interviews useful, consider supporting the show on Patreon.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Download audio.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Recorded on September 21, 2022) Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/09/antoine-wilson-mouth-to-mouth.htmlMon, 19 Sep 2022 06:50:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-1548479655679791916Novelist <b>Antoine Wilson</b>, author of <i>Mouth to Mouth</i>, and <b>Barbara DeMarco-Barrett</b>&nbsp;discuss setting, plotting, creating characters, ironic endings, and more. About <i>Mouth to Mouth</i>, one of Barack Obama's favorite books of 2022, Kirkus said, "A deliciously nasty morality play in the guise of a thriller."&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/2022-9-19_Antoine_1.mp3">Download audio</a>. &nbsp;</div><div><div><br /></div><div>(Recorded on August 18, 2022)&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Support the show on <a href="http://www.patreon.com/writersonwriting">Patreon</a>.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;</div><div>Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;</div><div>Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</div></div>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)noNovelist Antoine Wilson, author of Mouth to Mouth, and Barbara DeMarco-Barrett&nbsp;discuss setting, plotting, creating characters, ironic endings, and more. About Mouth to Mouth, one of Barack Obama's favorite books of 2022, Kirkus said, "A deliciously nasty morality play in the guise of a thriller."&nbsp; Download audio. &nbsp; (Recorded on August 18, 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; Support the show on Patreon.&nbsp; Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)Novelist Antoine Wilson, author of Mouth to Mouth, and Barbara DeMarco-Barrett&nbsp;discuss setting, plotting, creating characters, ironic endings, and more. About Mouth to Mouth, one of Barack Obama's favorite books of 2022, Kirkus said, "A deliciously nasty morality play in the guise of a thriller."&nbsp; Download audio. &nbsp; (Recorded on August 18, 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; Support the show on Patreon.&nbsp; Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/09/novelist-anthony-marra-author-of.htmlMon, 12 Sep 2022 06:00:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-2126600404339646902<p><a href="https://sites.prh.com/anthonymarra" target="_blank">Anthony Marra</a> is the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Tsar of Love and Techno</i> and <i>A Constellation of Vital Phenomena</i>, longlisted for the National Book Award. He joins Marrie Stone to talk about his latest novel, <i>Mercury Pictures Presents</i>, and how a book he began over eight years ago suddenly took on new and unsettling relevance in today's America.&nbsp;</p><p>Marra shares his struggles with writing this book, managing a large cast of characters and an enormous amount of research, as well as some general writing advice for novelists. He stresses the importance of filling your notebook with questions, reading broadly, writing daily and more.&nbsp;</p><p>If you find this or other interviews useful, consider supporting the show on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/writersonwriting" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/Anthony-Marra_September-7-2022.mp3" target="_blank">Download audio</a>. </p><p>(Recorded on September 8, 2022) <br /><br />Music and sound design by Travis Barrett <br />Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com <br />Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com <br />Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</p>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)noAnthony Marra is the New York Times bestselling author of The Tsar of Love and Techno and A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, longlisted for the National Book Award. He joins Marrie Stone to talk about his latest novel, Mercury Pictures Presents, and how a book he began over eight years ago suddenly took on new and unsettling relevance in today's America.&nbsp; Marra shares his struggles with writing this book, managing a large cast of characters and an enormous amount of research, as well as some general writing advice for novelists. He stresses the importance of filling your notebook with questions, reading broadly, writing daily and more.&nbsp; If you find this or other interviews useful, consider supporting the show on Patreon.&nbsp;&nbsp; Download audio. (Recorded on September 8, 2022) Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)Anthony Marra is the New York Times bestselling author of The Tsar of Love and Techno and A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, longlisted for the National Book Award. He joins Marrie Stone to talk about his latest novel, Mercury Pictures Presents, and how a book he began over eight years ago suddenly took on new and unsettling relevance in today's America.&nbsp; Marra shares his struggles with writing this book, managing a large cast of characters and an enormous amount of research, as well as some general writing advice for novelists. He stresses the importance of filling your notebook with questions, reading broadly, writing daily and more.&nbsp; If you find this or other interviews useful, consider supporting the show on Patreon.&nbsp;&nbsp; Download audio. (Recorded on September 8, 2022) Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/09/memoirist-isaac-fitzgerald-author-of.htmlTue, 6 Sep 2022 15:03:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-4997277337303393195<p><a href="https://www.isaacfitzgerald.net/" target="_blank">Isaac Fitzgerald</a>, author of the new memoir, <i>Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confessional</i>, talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about the art, craft, and business of writing his memoir.</p><p>Fitzgerald is the New York Times bestselling author of <i>Dirtbag, Massachusetts</i>. He appears frequently on <i>The Today Show </i>and is also the author of the bestselling children's book <i>How to Be a&nbsp; Pirate</i> as well as the co-author of <i>Pen &amp; Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them</i> and <i>Knives &amp; Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos </i>(winner of an IACP Award). His writing has appear in <i>The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire, The Guardian, The Best American Nonrequired Reading,</i> and numerous other publications. He lives in Brooklyn.</p><p><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/2022-8-22_Isaac_Fitzgerald.mp3" target="_blank">Download audio</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>(Recorded on July 15, 2022 via Zoom) <br /><br />Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp;</p><p>Support the show on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/writersonwriting" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Marrie and I appreciate every dollar. <br /><br /> Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com <br />Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com <br />Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</p>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)noIsaac Fitzgerald, author of the new memoir, Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confessional, talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about the art, craft, and business of writing his memoir. Fitzgerald is the New York Times bestselling author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts. He appears frequently on The Today Show and is also the author of the bestselling children's book How to Be a&nbsp; Pirate as well as the co-author of Pen &amp; Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them and Knives &amp; Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (winner of an IACP Award). His writing has appear in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire, The Guardian, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, and numerous other publications. He lives in Brooklyn. Download audio.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Recorded on July 15, 2022 via Zoom) Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; Support the show on Patreon. Marrie and I appreciate every dollar. Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)Isaac Fitzgerald, author of the new memoir, Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confessional, talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about the art, craft, and business of writing his memoir. Fitzgerald is the New York Times bestselling author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts. He appears frequently on The Today Show and is also the author of the bestselling children's book How to Be a&nbsp; Pirate as well as the co-author of Pen &amp; Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them and Knives &amp; Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (winner of an IACP Award). His writing has appear in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire, The Guardian, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, and numerous other publications. He lives in Brooklyn. Download audio.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Recorded on July 15, 2022 via Zoom) Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; Support the show on Patreon. Marrie and I appreciate every dollar. Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/08/memoirist-amy-turner-author-of-on-ledge.htmlMon, 29 Aug 2022 06:00:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-9088878688277791533<p>In 1957, when <a href="https://www.amyturnerauthor.com/" target="_blank">Amy Turner</a> was four years old, her father stepped out onto the ledge of his high-rise hotel room and threatened to jump. More than 50 years later, Turner faced her own near-death experience when she was struck by a truck in a pedestrian crosswalk. Those two incidents, happening over half a century apart, led Turner to understand the legacy of anxiety and depression she inherited from her family, and the role of trauma in forming her identity.</p><p>Turner joined Marrie Stone to talk about her memoir, <a href="https://www.amyturnerauthor.com/about-book" target="_blank"><i>On the Ledge</i></a>, as well as coming to writing later in life, how being an attorney impacted her writing, and how she knew when it was time to publish this book. Turner shares the struggles she had with structure, knowing what material to cut, and how to deal with time gaps in her story. She also discusses choosing She Writes Press (a small press who publishes women writers), foregoing the need for an agent, marketing her memoir and choosing a publicist.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;">For more information about the show, as well as additional writing tips, prompts, and perks, visit our Patreon page <a href="https://www.patreon.com/writersonwriting" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p><p><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/Amy-Turner_August-29-2022.mp3" target="_blank">Download audio</a>.&nbsp; <br /></p><p>(Recorded on August 27, 2022)<br />(Broadcast date: August 29, 2022)&nbsp;</p><p>Music and sound design by Travis Barrett <br />Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com <br />Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com <br />Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</p>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)noIn 1957, when Amy Turner was four years old, her father stepped out onto the ledge of his high-rise hotel room and threatened to jump. More than 50 years later, Turner faced her own near-death experience when she was struck by a truck in a pedestrian crosswalk. Those two incidents, happening over half a century apart, led Turner to understand the legacy of anxiety and depression she inherited from her family, and the role of trauma in forming her identity. Turner joined Marrie Stone to talk about her memoir, On the Ledge, as well as coming to writing later in life, how being an attorney impacted her writing, and how she knew when it was time to publish this book. Turner shares the struggles she had with structure, knowing what material to cut, and how to deal with time gaps in her story. She also discusses choosing She Writes Press (a small press who publishes women writers), foregoing the need for an agent, marketing her memoir and choosing a publicist.&nbsp;&nbsp; For more information about the show, as well as additional writing tips, prompts, and perks, visit our Patreon page here. Download audio.&nbsp; (Recorded on August 27, 2022) (Broadcast date: August 29, 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)In 1957, when Amy Turner was four years old, her father stepped out onto the ledge of his high-rise hotel room and threatened to jump. More than 50 years later, Turner faced her own near-death experience when she was struck by a truck in a pedestrian crosswalk. Those two incidents, happening over half a century apart, led Turner to understand the legacy of anxiety and depression she inherited from her family, and the role of trauma in forming her identity. Turner joined Marrie Stone to talk about her memoir, On the Ledge, as well as coming to writing later in life, how being an attorney impacted her writing, and how she knew when it was time to publish this book. Turner shares the struggles she had with structure, knowing what material to cut, and how to deal with time gaps in her story. She also discusses choosing She Writes Press (a small press who publishes women writers), foregoing the need for an agent, marketing her memoir and choosing a publicist.&nbsp;&nbsp; For more information about the show, as well as additional writing tips, prompts, and perks, visit our Patreon page here. Download audio.&nbsp; (Recorded on August 27, 2022) (Broadcast date: August 29, 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/08/novelist-jacinda-townsend-mother-country.htmlMon, 22 Aug 2022 01:30:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-7841363652780629472<span style="font-family: times;">Jacinda Townsend, author of the novel <i>Mother Country</i> (Graywolf), and Barbara DeMarco-Barrett discuss her new book and the setting of Morocco, alternating POVs, slavery, writing with the senses, and more.&nbsp;</span><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 65, 67); color: #384143;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 65, 67); color: #384143;">During her Fulbright year, on a layover in Morocco, Jacinda discovered the city of Marrakech and fell in love. Later that same year, on a trip to Northern Mali, she also first witnessed modern-day slavery: that incident inspired the research that eventually took her to Mauritania, where she met with escaped slaves and anti-slavery activists and began the work that would become her newly published novel,&nbsp;</span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(56, 65, 67); color: #384143;">Mother Country</i><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 65, 67); color: #384143;">&nbsp;</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 65, 67); color: #384143;">(Graywolf, 2022).&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(56, 65, 67); color: #384143;">Mother Country</i><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 65, 67); color: #384143;">&nbsp;is told in the voices of an American woman struggling with infertility who kidnaps a young Moroccan girl, and the young mother, escaped from Mauritanian slavery, who loses her.&nbsp;</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 65, 67); color: #384143;">Jacinda is also the author of&nbsp;</span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(56, 65, 67); color: #384143;">Saint Monkey</i><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 65, 67); color: #384143;">&nbsp;(Norton, 2014), which is set in 1950’s Eastern Kentucky and is a love letter to a Black community that has all but disappeared.&nbsp;</span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(56, 65, 67); color: #384143;">Saint Monkey</i><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 65, 67); color: #384143;">&nbsp;won the 2015 Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for best fiction written by a woman and the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for that year’s best historical fiction.&nbsp;</span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(56, 65, 67); color: #384143;">Saint Monkey</i><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 65, 67); color: #384143;">&nbsp;was also the 2015 Honor Book of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association.</span></span></div><div><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/2022-8-22_Jacinda_Townsend.mp3">Download audio</a>. &nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>(Recorded via Zoom on July 28, 2022)&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Check out our <a href="http://www.patreon.com/writersonwriting">Patreon</a> page!</div><div><br /></div><div>&nbsp;Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;</div><div>Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;</div><div>Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</div></div></div>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)noJacinda Townsend, author of the novel Mother Country (Graywolf), and Barbara DeMarco-Barrett discuss her new book and the setting of Morocco, alternating POVs, slavery, writing with the senses, and more.&nbsp; During her Fulbright year, on a layover in Morocco, Jacinda discovered the city of Marrakech and fell in love. Later that same year, on a trip to Northern Mali, she also first witnessed modern-day slavery: that incident inspired the research that eventually took her to Mauritania, where she met with escaped slaves and anti-slavery activists and began the work that would become her newly published novel,&nbsp;Mother Country&nbsp;(Graywolf, 2022).&nbsp;&nbsp;Mother Country&nbsp;is told in the voices of an American woman struggling with infertility who kidnaps a young Moroccan girl, and the young mother, escaped from Mauritanian slavery, who loses her.&nbsp;Jacinda is also the author of&nbsp;Saint Monkey&nbsp;(Norton, 2014), which is set in 1950’s Eastern Kentucky and is a love letter to a Black community that has all but disappeared.&nbsp;Saint Monkey&nbsp;won the 2015 Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for best fiction written by a woman and the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for that year’s best historical fiction.&nbsp;Saint Monkey&nbsp;was also the 2015 Honor Book of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. Download audio. &nbsp; (Recorded via Zoom on July 28, 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; Check out our Patreon page! &nbsp;Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)Jacinda Townsend, author of the novel Mother Country (Graywolf), and Barbara DeMarco-Barrett discuss her new book and the setting of Morocco, alternating POVs, slavery, writing with the senses, and more.&nbsp; During her Fulbright year, on a layover in Morocco, Jacinda discovered the city of Marrakech and fell in love. Later that same year, on a trip to Northern Mali, she also first witnessed modern-day slavery: that incident inspired the research that eventually took her to Mauritania, where she met with escaped slaves and anti-slavery activists and began the work that would become her newly published novel,&nbsp;Mother Country&nbsp;(Graywolf, 2022).&nbsp;&nbsp;Mother Country&nbsp;is told in the voices of an American woman struggling with infertility who kidnaps a young Moroccan girl, and the young mother, escaped from Mauritanian slavery, who loses her.&nbsp;Jacinda is also the author of&nbsp;Saint Monkey&nbsp;(Norton, 2014), which is set in 1950’s Eastern Kentucky and is a love letter to a Black community that has all but disappeared.&nbsp;Saint Monkey&nbsp;won the 2015 Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for best fiction written by a woman and the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for that year’s best historical fiction.&nbsp;Saint Monkey&nbsp;was also the 2015 Honor Book of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. Download audio. &nbsp; (Recorded via Zoom on July 28, 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; Check out our Patreon page! &nbsp;Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/08/novelist-tom-perrotta-author-of-tracy.htmlMon, 15 Aug 2022 06:00:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-8206590852355672072<p><a href="http://tomperrotta.net/" target="_blank">Tom Perrotta</a> joins Marrie to talk about his latest novel, <i><a href="http://tomperrotta.net/tracy-flick-cant-win/" target="_blank">Tracy Flick Can't Win</a>. </i>The author of nine previous works of fiction, Perrotta wrote <i>Election, The Leftovers, Little Children </i>and <i>Mrs. Fletcher,</i> all of which have been adapted to screen. <br /></p><p>The conversation covers the #metoo movement and how feminism and the women's rights movement has evolved since <i>Election </i>came out 25 years ago. Perrotta discusses how he approaches politics in fiction, and what he failed to see coming in this country despite setting his novels in America's suburbs. He also shares insights into his writing process including the importance of drawing a distinct time-frame around your novel, writing from various points of view, how writing for the screen has helped his fiction, and so much more.<br /></p><p><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;">For more information about the show, as well as additional writing tips, prompts, and perks, visit our Patreon page <a href="https://www.patreon.com/writersonwriting" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p><p><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/Tom-Perrotta_August-15-2022.mp3" target="_blank">Download audio</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>(Recorded on August 11, 2022)<br />(Broadcast date: August 15, 2022)&nbsp;</p><p>Music and sound design by Travis Barrett <br />Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com <br />Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com <br />Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</p><p><br /></p>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)noTom Perrotta joins Marrie to talk about his latest novel, Tracy Flick Can't Win. The author of nine previous works of fiction, Perrotta wrote Election, The Leftovers, Little Children and Mrs. Fletcher, all of which have been adapted to screen. The conversation covers the #metoo movement and how feminism and the women's rights movement has evolved since Election came out 25 years ago. Perrotta discusses how he approaches politics in fiction, and what he failed to see coming in this country despite setting his novels in America's suburbs. He also shares insights into his writing process including the importance of drawing a distinct time-frame around your novel, writing from various points of view, how writing for the screen has helped his fiction, and so much more. For more information about the show, as well as additional writing tips, prompts, and perks, visit our Patreon page here. Download audio.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Recorded on August 11, 2022) (Broadcast date: August 15, 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)Tom Perrotta joins Marrie to talk about his latest novel, Tracy Flick Can't Win. The author of nine previous works of fiction, Perrotta wrote Election, The Leftovers, Little Children and Mrs. Fletcher, all of which have been adapted to screen. The conversation covers the #metoo movement and how feminism and the women's rights movement has evolved since Election came out 25 years ago. Perrotta discusses how he approaches politics in fiction, and what he failed to see coming in this country despite setting his novels in America's suburbs. He also shares insights into his writing process including the importance of drawing a distinct time-frame around your novel, writing from various points of view, how writing for the screen has helped his fiction, and so much more. For more information about the show, as well as additional writing tips, prompts, and perks, visit our Patreon page here. Download audio.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Recorded on August 11, 2022) (Broadcast date: August 15, 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/08/novelist-susan-straight-mecca.htmlMon, 8 Aug 2022 16:44:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-3342143787956659205<span style="font-family: times;">Susan Straight, author of the novel, <i>Mecca</i>, which Michael Connelly called "a masterpiece," talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about her new novel and how it came to be.&nbsp;<span style="background-color: #fffff2; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">Susan Straight was born in Riverside, CA, and still lives there with her family. She’s passionate about home, California, the Santa Ana River, the foothills and the deserts, and has been writing about southern California and the inland area for forty years. From her kitchen window, she can see the hospital where she was born, which her three daughters find kind of hilarious and pathetic; most days, she walks her dog Angel beside the Santa Ana River as she has since childhood, and then past the classrooms at Riverside City College, where she wrote her first short story, at 16, which is also kind of hilarious, but hopeful. She has written about the people of California for her new memoir, In the Country of Women, based on women’s stories told for five generations to Straight and her daughters, in driveways and trucks, at parks and funerals. She’s published that memoir, eight novels, and two books for children. Her short stories and essays have been published everywhere from&nbsp;</span><em style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">The New Yorker</em><span style="background-color: #fffff2; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">,&nbsp;</span><em style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">The New York Times</em><span style="background-color: #fffff2; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">,&nbsp;</span><em style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">The Los Angeles Times</em><span style="background-color: #fffff2; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">, and&nbsp;</span><em style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">The Guardian to Alta</em><span style="background-color: #fffff2; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">,&nbsp;</span><em style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">The Believer</em><span style="background-color: #fffff2; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">,&nbsp;</span><em style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">McSweeneys</em><span style="background-color: #fffff2; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">,&nbsp;</span><em style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">Zoetrope</em><span style="background-color: #fffff2; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">,&nbsp;</span><em style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">Reader’s Digest</em><span style="background-color: #fffff2; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">,&nbsp;</span><em style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">Real Simple</em><span style="background-color: #fffff2; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">, and&nbsp;</span><em style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">Family Circle</em><span style="background-color: #fffff2; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">. She’s been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Lannan Prize for Fiction, a California Gold Medal for Fiction, and the Kirsch Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes.&nbsp;</span></span><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/2022-8-8_Susan_Straight.mp3">Download audio</a>.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>(Recorded on July 12, 2022)&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Support the show on <a href="http://www.patreon.com/writersonwriting">Patreon</a>!&nbsp;</div><div>Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;</div><div>Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;</div><div>Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</div>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)noSusan Straight, author of the novel, Mecca, which Michael Connelly called "a masterpiece," talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about her new novel and how it came to be.&nbsp;Susan Straight was born in Riverside, CA, and still lives there with her family. She’s passionate about home, California, the Santa Ana River, the foothills and the deserts, and has been writing about southern California and the inland area for forty years. From her kitchen window, she can see the hospital where she was born, which her three daughters find kind of hilarious and pathetic; most days, she walks her dog Angel beside the Santa Ana River as she has since childhood, and then past the classrooms at Riverside City College, where she wrote her first short story, at 16, which is also kind of hilarious, but hopeful. She has written about the people of California for her new memoir, In the Country of Women, based on women’s stories told for five generations to Straight and her daughters, in driveways and trucks, at parks and funerals. She’s published that memoir, eight novels, and two books for children. Her short stories and essays have been published everywhere from&nbsp;The New Yorker,&nbsp;The New York Times,&nbsp;The Los Angeles Times, and&nbsp;The Guardian to Alta,&nbsp;The Believer,&nbsp;McSweeneys,&nbsp;Zoetrope,&nbsp;Reader’s Digest,&nbsp;Real Simple, and&nbsp;Family Circle. She’s been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Lannan Prize for Fiction, a California Gold Medal for Fiction, and the Kirsch Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes.&nbsp; Download audio.&nbsp; (Recorded on July 12, 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; Support the show on Patreon!&nbsp;Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)Susan Straight, author of the novel, Mecca, which Michael Connelly called "a masterpiece," talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about her new novel and how it came to be.&nbsp;Susan Straight was born in Riverside, CA, and still lives there with her family. She’s passionate about home, California, the Santa Ana River, the foothills and the deserts, and has been writing about southern California and the inland area for forty years. From her kitchen window, she can see the hospital where she was born, which her three daughters find kind of hilarious and pathetic; most days, she walks her dog Angel beside the Santa Ana River as she has since childhood, and then past the classrooms at Riverside City College, where she wrote her first short story, at 16, which is also kind of hilarious, but hopeful. She has written about the people of California for her new memoir, In the Country of Women, based on women’s stories told for five generations to Straight and her daughters, in driveways and trucks, at parks and funerals. She’s published that memoir, eight novels, and two books for children. Her short stories and essays have been published everywhere from&nbsp;The New Yorker,&nbsp;The New York Times,&nbsp;The Los Angeles Times, and&nbsp;The Guardian to Alta,&nbsp;The Believer,&nbsp;McSweeneys,&nbsp;Zoetrope,&nbsp;Reader’s Digest,&nbsp;Real Simple, and&nbsp;Family Circle. She’s been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Lannan Prize for Fiction, a California Gold Medal for Fiction, and the Kirsch Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes.&nbsp; Download audio.&nbsp; (Recorded on July 12, 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; Support the show on Patreon!&nbsp;Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/08/monique-roffey-author-of-mermaid-of.htmlMon, 1 Aug 2022 06:30:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-156921987675331549<p><a href="https://moniqueroffey.com/" target="_blank">Monique Roffey</a> is the author of six works of fiction and the 2012 memoir, <i>With the Kisses of His Mouth.</i> The British-Tobagonian author's latest book,<a href="https://www.lagunabeachbooks.com/book/9780593534205" target="_blank"> <i>The Mermaid of Black Conch</i></a>, was released by a small press during the height of the 2020 pandemic. But, much like Roffey's outcast mermaid, the novel is enjoying a second life, winning prestigious awards, getting picked up by Knopf in the United States, and garnering praise in the press.</p><p>Roffey joins Marrie Stone to talk about the novel's unlikely journey, from her decision to launch a crowdfunding campaign in 2019 to the book's ultimate award-winning success. She also discusses writing compelling sex scenes, how Jungian analysis changed the trajectory of her writing, using television-style treatments for her manuscripts, why she needs 20 strong scenes before she begins writing, and so much more.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;">For more information about the show, as well as additional writing tips, prompts, and perks, visit our Patreon page <a href="https://www.patreon.com/writersonwriting" target="_blank">here</a>. <br /></span></p> <p><style>@font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}@font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073732485 9 0 511 0;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}.MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}div.WordSection1 {page:WordSectio</style><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/Monique-Roffey_July-29-2022.mp3" target="_blank">Download audio</a>. </p><p>(Recorded on July 29, 2022)<br />(Broadcast date: August 1, 2022)&nbsp;</p><p>Music and sound design by Travis Barrett <br />Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com <br />Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com <br />Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)noMonique Roffey is the author of six works of fiction and the 2012 memoir, With the Kisses of His Mouth. The British-Tobagonian author's latest book, The Mermaid of Black Conch, was released by a small press during the height of the 2020 pandemic. But, much like Roffey's outcast mermaid, the novel is enjoying a second life, winning prestigious awards, getting picked up by Knopf in the United States, and garnering praise in the press. Roffey joins Marrie Stone to talk about the novel's unlikely journey, from her decision to launch a crowdfunding campaign in 2019 to the book's ultimate award-winning success. She also discusses writing compelling sex scenes, how Jungian analysis changed the trajectory of her writing, using television-style treatments for her manuscripts, why she needs 20 strong scenes before she begins writing, and so much more.&nbsp;&nbsp; For more information about the show, as well as additional writing tips, prompts, and perks, visit our Patreon page here. @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}@font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073732485 9 0 511 0;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}.MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}div.WordSection1 {page:WordSectioDownload audio. (Recorded on July 29, 2022) (Broadcast date: August 1, 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com &nbsp;bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)Monique Roffey is the author of six works of fiction and the 2012 memoir, With the Kisses of His Mouth. The British-Tobagonian author's latest book, The Mermaid of Black Conch, was released by a small press during the height of the 2020 pandemic. But, much like Roffey's outcast mermaid, the novel is enjoying a second life, winning prestigious awards, getting picked up by Knopf in the United States, and garnering praise in the press. Roffey joins Marrie Stone to talk about the novel's unlikely journey, from her decision to launch a crowdfunding campaign in 2019 to the book's ultimate award-winning success. She also discusses writing compelling sex scenes, how Jungian analysis changed the trajectory of her writing, using television-style treatments for her manuscripts, why she needs 20 strong scenes before she begins writing, and so much more.&nbsp;&nbsp; For more information about the show, as well as additional writing tips, prompts, and perks, visit our Patreon page here. @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}@font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073732485 9 0 511 0;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}.MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}div.WordSection1 {page:WordSectioDownload audio. (Recorded on July 29, 2022) (Broadcast date: August 1, 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com &nbsp;https://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/07/memoirist-tad-friend.htmlMon, 25 Jul 2022 14:08:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-551762197227043031<div>Memoirist Tad Friend, author of <i>In the Early Times</i>, and Barbara DeMarco-Barrett discuss getting to the truth in memoir, what to do when you're asked to record your own audio book (and don't want to), revision, backstory vs. front story, and so much more.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tad Friend has been a New Yorker staff writer since 1998. An excerpt of this book was published in an April issue, which is when we became aware of the memoir and knew we had to have Tad on the show.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/2022-7-25_Tad_Friend.mp3">Download audio</a>.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>(Recorded via Zoom on July 7, 2022)&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Music and sound design by Travis Barrett. More typewriter music on Spotify: Just My Type</div><div><br /></div><div>Consider becoming a Patreon supporter. Now that we're no longer at the station, it's a bit more complicated producing shows so every donation helps more than you know. <a href="http://www.patreon.com/writersonwriting">Here's the link</a>.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;</div><div>Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;</div><div>Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</div>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)noMemoirist Tad Friend, author of In the Early Times, and Barbara DeMarco-Barrett discuss getting to the truth in memoir, what to do when you're asked to record your own audio book (and don't want to), revision, backstory vs. front story, and so much more. Tad Friend has been a New Yorker staff writer since 1998. An excerpt of this book was published in an April issue, which is when we became aware of the memoir and knew we had to have Tad on the show.&nbsp; Download audio.&nbsp; (Recorded via Zoom on July 7, 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett. More typewriter music on Spotify: Just My Type Consider becoming a Patreon supporter. Now that we're no longer at the station, it's a bit more complicated producing shows so every donation helps more than you know. Here's the link.&nbsp; Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)Memoirist Tad Friend, author of In the Early Times, and Barbara DeMarco-Barrett discuss getting to the truth in memoir, what to do when you're asked to record your own audio book (and don't want to), revision, backstory vs. front story, and so much more. Tad Friend has been a New Yorker staff writer since 1998. An excerpt of this book was published in an April issue, which is when we became aware of the memoir and knew we had to have Tad on the show.&nbsp; Download audio.&nbsp; (Recorded via Zoom on July 7, 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett. More typewriter music on Spotify: Just My Type Consider becoming a Patreon supporter. Now that we're no longer at the station, it's a bit more complicated producing shows so every donation helps more than you know. Here's the link.&nbsp; Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/07/debut-crime-writer-dwyer-murphy-author.htmlMon, 18 Jul 2022 06:00:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-3686249561664708772<p><b>Dwyer Murphy</b> is the&nbsp;editor-in-chief of <a href="https://crimereads.com/" target="_blank"><i>CrimeReads</i>,</a><i> Literary Hub</i>‘s crime fiction vertical and a popular destination for thriller readers. A former litigator, Murphy is the author of the debut novel <a href="https://www.lagunabeachbooks.com/book/9780593489246" target="_blank"><i>An Honest Living</i></a> (publishing on July 26, 2022 by Viking).&nbsp;</p><p>Murphy joins Marrie Stone to talk about writing crime fiction and what he's learned about crime writing in his years working in the industry. He gives insights into New York in the early 2000s and setting a novel before the social media and technology boom. He also talks about creating recurring characters, how to maintain suspense, and other aspects of creating compelling crime fiction.&nbsp;</p><p>For additional writing tips, prompts, and perks, visit our Patreon page <a href="https://www.patreon.com/writersonwriting" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /></p><p><a href=" http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/Dwyer-Murphy_July-18-2022.mp3" target="_blank">Download audio</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>(Recorded on July 7, 2022)<br />(Broadcast date: July 18, 2022)&nbsp;</p><p>Music and sound design by Travis Barrett <br />Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com <br />Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com <br />Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</p>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)noDwyer Murphy is the&nbsp;editor-in-chief of CrimeReads, Literary Hub‘s crime fiction vertical and a popular destination for thriller readers. A former litigator, Murphy is the author of the debut novel An Honest Living (publishing on July 26, 2022 by Viking).&nbsp; Murphy joins Marrie Stone to talk about writing crime fiction and what he's learned about crime writing in his years working in the industry. He gives insights into New York in the early 2000s and setting a novel before the social media and technology boom. He also talks about creating recurring characters, how to maintain suspense, and other aspects of creating compelling crime fiction.&nbsp; For additional writing tips, prompts, and perks, visit our Patreon page here. Download audio.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Recorded on July 7, 2022) (Broadcast date: July 18, 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)Dwyer Murphy is the&nbsp;editor-in-chief of CrimeReads, Literary Hub‘s crime fiction vertical and a popular destination for thriller readers. A former litigator, Murphy is the author of the debut novel An Honest Living (publishing on July 26, 2022 by Viking).&nbsp; Murphy joins Marrie Stone to talk about writing crime fiction and what he's learned about crime writing in his years working in the industry. He gives insights into New York in the early 2000s and setting a novel before the social media and technology boom. He also talks about creating recurring characters, how to maintain suspense, and other aspects of creating compelling crime fiction.&nbsp; For additional writing tips, prompts, and perks, visit our Patreon page here. Download audio.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Recorded on July 7, 2022) (Broadcast date: July 18, 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/07/novelist-julie-clark.htmlMon, 11 Jul 2022 06:36:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-7947406623509520371Julie Clark, author of the new novel,&nbsp;<i>The Lies I Tell</i>, talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about how she found her way to the domestic thriller genre, why she finds female con artists fascinating, her revision process, how she finds time to teach full-time and get her writing done, and so much more.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div><span face="ivypresto-text, serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; letter-spacing: 0.09000000357627869px;">Julie Clark is the&nbsp;</span><span face="ivypresto-text, serif" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -0.005em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">New York Times</span><span face="ivypresto-text, serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; letter-spacing: 0.09000000357627869px;">&nbsp;bestselling author of&nbsp;</span><span face="ivypresto-text, serif" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -0.005em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Last Flight</span><span face="ivypresto-text, serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; letter-spacing: 0.09000000357627869px;">. It has earned starred reviews from&nbsp;</span><span face="ivypresto-text, serif" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -0.005em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Kirkus</span><span face="ivypresto-text, serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; letter-spacing: 0.09000000357627869px;">,&nbsp;</span><span face="ivypresto-text, serif" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -0.005em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Publishers Weekly</span><span face="ivypresto-text, serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; letter-spacing: 0.09000000357627869px;">, and&nbsp;</span><span face="ivypresto-text, serif" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -0.005em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Library Journal</span><span face="ivypresto-text, serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; letter-spacing: 0.09000000357627869px;">, and the&nbsp;</span><span face="ivypresto-text, serif" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -0.005em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">New York Times</span><span face="ivypresto-text, serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; letter-spacing: 0.09000000357627869px;">&nbsp;has called it “thoroughly absorbing.” It’s been named an Indie Next Pick, a&nbsp;</span><span face="ivypresto-text, serif" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -0.005em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Library Reads</span><span face="ivypresto-text, serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; letter-spacing: 0.09000000357627869px;">&nbsp;Pick, and a Best Book of 2020 by Amazon Editors and Apple Books. Her debut,&nbsp;</span><span face="ivypresto-text, serif" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -0.005em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Ones We Choose</span><span face="ivypresto-text, serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(3, 3, 3); color: #030303; letter-spacing: 0.09000000357627869px;">, was published in 2018 and has been optioned for television by Lionsgate. She lives in Los Angeles with her two sons and a golden doodle with poor impulse control.</span><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/2022-6-27_Julie_Clark_1.mp3">Download audio</a>. &nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>&nbsp;(Recorded in June, 2022)&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Support the show on Patreon.com/WritersonWriting!</div><div><br /></div><div>&nbsp;Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>&nbsp;Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;</div><div>Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;</div><div>Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</div></div>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)noJulie Clark, author of the new novel,&nbsp;The Lies I Tell, talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about how she found her way to the domestic thriller genre, why she finds female con artists fascinating, her revision process, how she finds time to teach full-time and get her writing done, and so much more.&nbsp; Julie Clark is the&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestselling author of&nbsp;The Last Flight. It has earned starred reviews from&nbsp;Kirkus,&nbsp;Publishers Weekly, and&nbsp;Library Journal, and the&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;has called it “thoroughly absorbing.” It’s been named an Indie Next Pick, a&nbsp;Library Reads&nbsp;Pick, and a Best Book of 2020 by Amazon Editors and Apple Books. Her debut,&nbsp;The Ones We Choose, was published in 2018 and has been optioned for television by Lionsgate. She lives in Los Angeles with her two sons and a golden doodle with poor impulse control. Download audio. &nbsp; &nbsp;(Recorded in June, 2022)&nbsp; Support the show on Patreon.com/WritersonWriting! &nbsp;Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; &nbsp;Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)Julie Clark, author of the new novel,&nbsp;The Lies I Tell, talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about how she found her way to the domestic thriller genre, why she finds female con artists fascinating, her revision process, how she finds time to teach full-time and get her writing done, and so much more.&nbsp; Julie Clark is the&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestselling author of&nbsp;The Last Flight. It has earned starred reviews from&nbsp;Kirkus,&nbsp;Publishers Weekly, and&nbsp;Library Journal, and the&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;has called it “thoroughly absorbing.” It’s been named an Indie Next Pick, a&nbsp;Library Reads&nbsp;Pick, and a Best Book of 2020 by Amazon Editors and Apple Books. Her debut,&nbsp;The Ones We Choose, was published in 2018 and has been optioned for television by Lionsgate. She lives in Los Angeles with her two sons and a golden doodle with poor impulse control. Download audio. &nbsp; &nbsp;(Recorded in June, 2022)&nbsp; Support the show on Patreon.com/WritersonWriting! &nbsp;Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; &nbsp;Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/07/eric-nguyen-author-of-things-we-lost-to.htmlMon, 4 Jul 2022 06:30:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-4769366274908676993<p><a href="https://www.ericpnguyen.com/" target="_blank">Eric Nguyen'</a>s debut novel, <a href="https://www.lagunabeachbooks.com/book/9780593317952" target="_blank"><i>Things We Lost to the Water</i></a>, was one of President Obama's favorite books of 2021. It's recently out in paperback. <br /><br />Eric joined Marrie Stone to talk about understanding his own history through the lens of fiction, how he came to know his characters, writing about a well-known city in a new light, how bilingualism serves his fiction, and so much more.</p><p>If you're a regular listener or like this episode,<span> check out our new <a href="https://www.patreon.com/writersonwriting" target="_blank">Patreon page</a>, where we offer weekly writing tips and prompts, as well as other goodies for our listeners. <br /><br />Thanks for listening!<br /></span></p><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/Jess-Walter_June-2-2022.mp3" target="_blank"></a><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/Eric_Nguyen_July-4-2022.mp3" target="_blank">Download audio</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>(Recorded on June 24, 2022)&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;<br />Music and sound design by Travis Barrett <br />Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com <br />Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com <br />Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</p>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)noEric Nguyen's debut novel, Things We Lost to the Water, was one of President Obama's favorite books of 2021. It's recently out in paperback. Eric joined Marrie Stone to talk about understanding his own history through the lens of fiction, how he came to know his characters, writing about a well-known city in a new light, how bilingualism serves his fiction, and so much more. If you're a regular listener or like this episode, check out our new Patreon page, where we offer weekly writing tips and prompts, as well as other goodies for our listeners. Thanks for listening! Download audio.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Recorded on June 24, 2022)&nbsp; &nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)Eric Nguyen's debut novel, Things We Lost to the Water, was one of President Obama's favorite books of 2021. It's recently out in paperback. Eric joined Marrie Stone to talk about understanding his own history through the lens of fiction, how he came to know his characters, writing about a well-known city in a new light, how bilingualism serves his fiction, and so much more. If you're a regular listener or like this episode, check out our new Patreon page, where we offer weekly writing tips and prompts, as well as other goodies for our listeners. Thanks for listening! Download audio.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Recorded on June 24, 2022)&nbsp; &nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/06/novelist-erica-ferencik-girl-in-ice.htmlMon, 27 Jun 2022 10:08:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-8453940969417977563<span style="font-family: times;">Erica Ferencik, author of <i>Girl in Ice</i>, talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about her new novel, creatures that can freeze and thaw out alive, why she's a plotter, writing the book she wished existed, and more.&nbsp;</span><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); letter-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); letter-spacing: 1px;">Erica Ferencik is an award-winning novelist who writes adventure novels featuring women who brave not only internal struggles but face extreme challenges in their environment: remote forests, steaming jungles, and desolated ice scapes.&nbsp;</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); letter-spacing: 1px;">To research</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); letter-spacing: 1px;">&nbsp;</span><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">GIRL IN ICE</strong><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); letter-spacing: 1px;">, (Scout Press, an imprint of Simon &amp; Schuster), she explored the desolate iceberg-packed fjords of Greenland.</span></span><div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/2022-6-27_Erica_Ferencik.mp3">Download audio</a>.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">(Recorded in June 2022)&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</span></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">Visit our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/writersonwriting</span></div>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)noErica Ferencik, author of Girl in Ice, talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about her new novel, creatures that can freeze and thaw out alive, why she's a plotter, writing the book she wished existed, and more.&nbsp; Erica Ferencik is an award-winning novelist who writes adventure novels featuring women who brave not only internal struggles but face extreme challenges in their environment: remote forests, steaming jungles, and desolated ice scapes.&nbsp;To research&nbsp;GIRL IN ICE, (Scout Press, an imprint of Simon &amp; Schuster), she explored the desolate iceberg-packed fjords of Greenland. Download audio.&nbsp; (Recorded in June 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com Visit our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/writersonwritingbdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)Erica Ferencik, author of Girl in Ice, talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about her new novel, creatures that can freeze and thaw out alive, why she's a plotter, writing the book she wished existed, and more.&nbsp; Erica Ferencik is an award-winning novelist who writes adventure novels featuring women who brave not only internal struggles but face extreme challenges in their environment: remote forests, steaming jungles, and desolated ice scapes.&nbsp;To research&nbsp;GIRL IN ICE, (Scout Press, an imprint of Simon &amp; Schuster), she explored the desolate iceberg-packed fjords of Greenland. Download audio.&nbsp; (Recorded in June 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com Visit our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/writersonwritinghttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/06/alexis-schaitkin-author-of-elsewhere.htmlMon, 20 Jun 2022 06:30:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-7885983737304412311<p><a href="https://www.alexisschaitkin.com/" target="_blank">Alexis Schaitkin</a> joins Marrie Stone to talk about her latest novel, <a href="https://www.lagunabeachbooks.com/book/9781250219633" target="_blank"><i>Elsewhere</i></a> (to be published by Celadon on June 28, 2022). <br /></p><p>&nbsp;The speculative fiction story explores the perils and pleasures of motherhood, how mothers judge one another, how women can often disappear into motherhood — and into aging — and how sometimes they can find themselves again. The setting is evocative and the issues are profound.</p><p>Schaitkin shares several backstories behind the novel, including the inspiration for this hauting fictional village, her many attempts to find her way into the story, how she let go of her expectations for the novel, and how she once again managed a large cast of characters. For novelists, there's mounds of advice for character development and structure. For speculative fiction writers, there are insights for creating effective rules for your world. For Schaitkin's fans, there's fun backstories on how she constructs her novels and the themes she remains interested in exploring.&nbsp;</p><p>Schaitkin's first novel, <a href="https://www.lagunabeachbooks.com/book/9781250219572" target="_blank"><i>Saint X</i></a>, was a NYT Notable Book of 2020 and is being adapted into a miniseries by Hulu.&nbsp; <br /></p><p><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/Alexis_Schaitkin_June-9-2022.mp3" target="_blank">Download audio</a>.&nbsp; (Recorded on June 9, 2022) <br /><br />Music and sound design by Travis Barrett <br />Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com <br />Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com <br />Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</p>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)noAlexis Schaitkin joins Marrie Stone to talk about her latest novel, Elsewhere (to be published by Celadon on June 28, 2022). &nbsp;The speculative fiction story explores the perils and pleasures of motherhood, how mothers judge one another, how women can often disappear into motherhood — and into aging — and how sometimes they can find themselves again. The setting is evocative and the issues are profound. Schaitkin shares several backstories behind the novel, including the inspiration for this hauting fictional village, her many attempts to find her way into the story, how she let go of her expectations for the novel, and how she once again managed a large cast of characters. For novelists, there's mounds of advice for character development and structure. For speculative fiction writers, there are insights for creating effective rules for your world. For Schaitkin's fans, there's fun backstories on how she constructs her novels and the themes she remains interested in exploring.&nbsp; Schaitkin's first novel, Saint X, was a NYT Notable Book of 2020 and is being adapted into a miniseries by Hulu.&nbsp; Download audio.&nbsp; (Recorded on June 9, 2022) Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)Alexis Schaitkin joins Marrie Stone to talk about her latest novel, Elsewhere (to be published by Celadon on June 28, 2022). &nbsp;The speculative fiction story explores the perils and pleasures of motherhood, how mothers judge one another, how women can often disappear into motherhood — and into aging — and how sometimes they can find themselves again. The setting is evocative and the issues are profound. Schaitkin shares several backstories behind the novel, including the inspiration for this hauting fictional village, her many attempts to find her way into the story, how she let go of her expectations for the novel, and how she once again managed a large cast of characters. For novelists, there's mounds of advice for character development and structure. For speculative fiction writers, there are insights for creating effective rules for your world. For Schaitkin's fans, there's fun backstories on how she constructs her novels and the themes she remains interested in exploring.&nbsp; Schaitkin's first novel, Saint X, was a NYT Notable Book of 2020 and is being adapted into a miniseries by Hulu.&nbsp; Download audio.&nbsp; (Recorded on June 9, 2022) Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/06/novelist-steve-almond-all-secrets-of.htmlMon, 13 Jun 2022 12:52:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-2773019162440307208<b>Steve Almond</b>, author of <i>All the Secrets of the World</i> (Zando, 2022) joins <b>Barbara DeMarco-Barrett </b>to discuss his new novel and why he wanted to write a social novel, how it took him five tries to get it right, and much more on the process of writing.&nbsp;<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat;">Steve is the author of twelve books of fiction and nonfiction, including the New York Times bestsellers Candyfreak and Against Football.&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat;">His recent books include<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><a href="http://www.igpub.com/william-stoner-and-the-battle-for-the-inner-life-bookmarked/" style="color: #954f72; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #df3930; font-family: Montserrat; padding: 0in;">William Stoner and the Battle for the Inner Life</span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat;">, which is about reading and writing and the struggle to pay attention to our lives, and<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><a href="http://badstories.org/" style="color: #954f72; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #df3930; font-family: Montserrat; padding: 0in;">Bad Stories</span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat;">, a literary investigation of the 2016 election.&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat;">For four years, Steve hosted the New York Times<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><a href="https://stevealmondjoy.org/dear-sugars-podcast/" style="color: #954f72; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #df3930; font-family: Montserrat; padding: 0in;">Dear Sugars podcast</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat;">with Cheryl Strayed. His short stories have been anthologized widely, in the Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, Best American Erotica, and Best American Mysteries series. His new book is a novel called<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b><i><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">All the Secrets of the World</span></i></b>.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">&nbsp;</span><p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/2022-6-15_Steve_Almond_2.mp3">Download audio</a>.&nbsp;</p><p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;">(Recorded on May 27, 2022, via Zoom audio)&nbsp;</p><p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;">Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp;</p><p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;">Check out his typewriter compositions at Just My Type on Spotify</p><p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;">Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;</p><p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;">Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;</p><p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;">Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</p><p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;">Find us on Patreon.com/writersonwriting</p>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)noSteve Almond, author of All the Secrets of the World (Zando, 2022) joins Barbara DeMarco-Barrett to discuss his new novel and why he wanted to write a social novel, how it took him five tries to get it right, and much more on the process of writing.&nbsp;Steve is the author of twelve books of fiction and nonfiction, including the New York Times bestsellers Candyfreak and Against Football.&nbsp;His recent books include&nbsp;William Stoner and the Battle for the Inner Life, which is about reading and writing and the struggle to pay attention to our lives, and&nbsp;Bad Stories, a literary investigation of the 2016 election.&nbsp;For four years, Steve hosted the New York Times&nbsp;Dear Sugars podcast&nbsp;with Cheryl Strayed. His short stories have been anthologized widely, in the Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, Best American Erotica, and Best American Mysteries series. His new book is a novel called&nbsp;All the Secrets of the World.&nbsp; Download audio.&nbsp; (Recorded on May 27, 2022, via Zoom audio)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp;Check out his typewriter compositions at Just My Type on Spotify Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp; Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp; Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com Find us on Patreon.com/writersonwritingbdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)Steve Almond, author of All the Secrets of the World (Zando, 2022) joins Barbara DeMarco-Barrett to discuss his new novel and why he wanted to write a social novel, how it took him five tries to get it right, and much more on the process of writing.&nbsp;Steve is the author of twelve books of fiction and nonfiction, including the New York Times bestsellers Candyfreak and Against Football.&nbsp;His recent books include&nbsp;William Stoner and the Battle for the Inner Life, which is about reading and writing and the struggle to pay attention to our lives, and&nbsp;Bad Stories, a literary investigation of the 2016 election.&nbsp;For four years, Steve hosted the New York Times&nbsp;Dear Sugars podcast&nbsp;with Cheryl Strayed. His short stories have been anthologized widely, in the Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, Best American Erotica, and Best American Mysteries series. His new book is a novel called&nbsp;All the Secrets of the World.&nbsp; Download audio.&nbsp; (Recorded on May 27, 2022, via Zoom audio)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp;Check out his typewriter compositions at Just My Type on Spotify Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp; Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp; Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com Find us on Patreon.com/writersonwritinghttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/06/jess-walter-author-of-collection-angel.htmlMon, 6 Jun 2022 06:30:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-3702136570769000990<p>Novelist and short story writer <a href="https://www.jesswalter.com/" target="_blank">Jess Walter</a> joins Marrie Stone to talk about his latest collection, <a href="https://www.lagunabeachbooks.com/book/9780062868114" target="_blank"><i>The A</i><i>ngel of Rome</i></a>. <span>Jess is the author of seven novels (including <i>The Cold Millions</i> and <i>Beautiful Ruins</i>), two collections of short stories, and a non-fiction book. He is the recipient of the Edgar Allan Poe Award (<i>Citizen Vance</i>), and was a finalist for the National Book Award (<i>The Zero</i>).</span></p><p><span>Walter talks about assembling the collection, choosing these 12 thematic stories out of 40 or 50 choices. He discusses effective humor, the difference between sentiment and sentimentality, and how to avoid cliches and stereotypes. He also talks about his ability to access elderly characters, writing a Gen X collection while not identifying completely with Gen X, and so much more.</span></p><p><span>For more information about Jess Walter, upcoming events, and more visit his website <a href="https://www.jesswalter.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>We also invite you to check out our new <a href="https://www.patreon.com/writersonwriting" target="_blank">Patreon page</a>, where we offer weekly writing tips and prompts, as well as other goodies for our loyal listeners. This week's tip was inspired by this conversation. <br /><br />Thanks for listening!<br /></span></p><p><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/Jess-Walter_June-2-2022.mp3" target="_blank">Download audio</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>(Recorded on June 2, 2022) <br /><br />Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp;</p><p><br />Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com <br />Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com <br />Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</p>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)noNovelist and short story writer Jess Walter joins Marrie Stone to talk about his latest collection, The Angel of Rome. Jess is the author of seven novels (including The Cold Millions and Beautiful Ruins), two collections of short stories, and a non-fiction book. He is the recipient of the Edgar Allan Poe Award (Citizen Vance), and was a finalist for the National Book Award (The Zero). Walter talks about assembling the collection, choosing these 12 thematic stories out of 40 or 50 choices. He discusses effective humor, the difference between sentiment and sentimentality, and how to avoid cliches and stereotypes. He also talks about his ability to access elderly characters, writing a Gen X collection while not identifying completely with Gen X, and so much more. For more information about Jess Walter, upcoming events, and more visit his website here.&nbsp; We also invite you to check out our new Patreon page, where we offer weekly writing tips and prompts, as well as other goodies for our loyal listeners. This week's tip was inspired by this conversation. Thanks for listening! Download audio.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Recorded on June 2, 2022) Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)Novelist and short story writer Jess Walter joins Marrie Stone to talk about his latest collection, The Angel of Rome. Jess is the author of seven novels (including The Cold Millions and Beautiful Ruins), two collections of short stories, and a non-fiction book. He is the recipient of the Edgar Allan Poe Award (Citizen Vance), and was a finalist for the National Book Award (The Zero). Walter talks about assembling the collection, choosing these 12 thematic stories out of 40 or 50 choices. He discusses effective humor, the difference between sentiment and sentimentality, and how to avoid cliches and stereotypes. He also talks about his ability to access elderly characters, writing a Gen X collection while not identifying completely with Gen X, and so much more. For more information about Jess Walter, upcoming events, and more visit his website here.&nbsp; We also invite you to check out our new Patreon page, where we offer weekly writing tips and prompts, as well as other goodies for our loyal listeners. This week's tip was inspired by this conversation. Thanks for listening! Download audio.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Recorded on June 2, 2022) Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/05/novelist-jeffrey-fleishman.htmlMon, 30 May 2022 20:29:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-8582061962400298285<b>Jeffrey Fleishman, </b>author of the brand new novel, <i>Good Night, Forever</i> (Blackstone), and <b>Barbara DeMarco-Barrett</b> talk about setting your book where you live, side characters, crime fiction and social issues, and so much more.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/2022-5-30_Jeff_Fleishman.mp3">Download audio.</a> &nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Jeff Fleishma<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, &quot;times new roman&quot;, times, serif;">n is foreign and national editor at the Los Angeles Times. Previously, he was a senior writer on film, art and culture. A 2002 Nieman fellow at Harvard University, Fleishman was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature writing. A longtime foreign correspondent, he served as bureau chief for The Times in Cairo and Berlin, and was previously based in Rome for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He has been a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting and a finalist for the Center for Public Integrity’s Award for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting. He is the author of three novels: “My Detective,” “Shadow Man” and “Promised Virgins: A Novel of Jihad.”</span></div><div><br /></div><div>&nbsp;(Recorded on April 27, 2022.)&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>&nbsp;Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;</div><div>Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;</div><div>Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</div>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)noJeffrey Fleishman, author of the brand new novel, Good Night, Forever (Blackstone), and Barbara DeMarco-Barrett talk about setting your book where you live, side characters, crime fiction and social issues, and so much more.&nbsp; Download audio. &nbsp; Jeff Fleishman is foreign and national editor at the Los Angeles Times. Previously, he was a senior writer on film, art and culture. A 2002 Nieman fellow at Harvard University, Fleishman was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature writing. A longtime foreign correspondent, he served as bureau chief for The Times in Cairo and Berlin, and was previously based in Rome for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He has been a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting and a finalist for the Center for Public Integrity’s Award for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting. He is the author of three novels: “My Detective,” “Shadow Man” and “Promised Virgins: A Novel of Jihad.” &nbsp;(Recorded on April 27, 2022.)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; &nbsp;Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett)Jeffrey Fleishman, author of the brand new novel, Good Night, Forever (Blackstone), and Barbara DeMarco-Barrett talk about setting your book where you live, side characters, crime fiction and social issues, and so much more.&nbsp; Download audio. &nbsp; Jeff Fleishman is foreign and national editor at the Los Angeles Times. Previously, he was a senior writer on film, art and culture. A 2002 Nieman fellow at Harvard University, Fleishman was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature writing. A longtime foreign correspondent, he served as bureau chief for The Times in Cairo and Berlin, and was previously based in Rome for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He has been a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting and a finalist for the Center for Public Integrity’s Award for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting. He is the author of three novels: “My Detective,” “Shadow Man” and “Promised Virgins: A Novel of Jihad.” &nbsp;(Recorded on April 27, 2022.)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett&nbsp; &nbsp;Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com&nbsp;Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com&nbsp;Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.comhttps://writersonwriting.blogspot.com/2022/05/aj-jacobs-author-of-puzzler.htmlMon, 23 May 2022 06:56:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17977945.post-7787723947628283256<p>Immersion journalist <a href="https://ajjacobs.com/" target="_blank">A.J. Jacobs</a> returns to the show to talk with Marrie Stone about his latest book, <a href="https://ajjacobs.com/books/the-puzzler/" target="_blank"><i>The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life</i></a><i>. </i>Along the way he shares mounds of writing advice, including the importance of approaching your work with a curious mindset, how finding a toehold in your writing can help you expand, how constraints lead to creativity and so much more.&nbsp;</p><p>A.J. also shares why, after all his many books, the writing process is still difficult and how he overcomes his resistance. Check out <a href="https://www.bookpage.com/behind-the-book/a-j-jacobs-solves-the-ultimate-puzzle/" target="_blank">this essay</a> for a sneak peek into that conversation.&nbsp;</p><p>Beyond the great writing advice, A.J. also shares his infectious love for puzzles and the many wonderful backstories and interviews behind the writing of this book. Geeks, puzzlers, and writers alike will take much away from this conversation. <br /></p><p><a href=" http://www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/writersonwriting/audio/A.J._Jacobs_May-4-2022.mp3" target="_blank">Download audio</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>(Recorded on May 4, 2022)&nbsp;</p><p>Music and sound design by Travis Barrett <br />Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com <br />Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com <br />Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com</p>0bdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)noImmersion journalist A.J. Jacobs returns to the show to talk with Marrie Stone about his latest book, The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life. Along the way he shares mounds of writing advice, including the importance of approaching your work with a curious mindset, how finding a toehold in your writing can help you expand, how constraints lead to creativity and so much more.&nbsp; A.J. also shares why, after all his many books, the writing process is still difficult and how he overcomes his resistance. Check out this essay for a sneak peek into that conversation.&nbsp; Beyond the great writing advice, A.J. also shares his infectious love for puzzles and the many wonderful backstories and interviews behind the writing of this book. Geeks, puzzlers, and writers alike will take much away from this conversation. Download audio.&nbsp; (Recorded on May 4, 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.combdemarcobarrett@gmail.com (Marrie)Immersion journalist A.J. Jacobs returns to the show to talk with Marrie Stone about his latest book, The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life. Along the way he shares mounds of writing advice, including the importance of approaching your work with a curious mindset, how finding a toehold in your writing can help you expand, how constraints lead to creativity and so much more.&nbsp; A.J. also shares why, after all his many books, the writing process is still difficult and how he overcomes his resistance. Check out this essay for a sneak peek into that conversation.&nbsp; Beyond the great writing advice, A.J. also shares his infectious love for puzzles and the many wonderful backstories and interviews behind the writing of this book. Geeks, puzzlers, and writers alike will take much away from this conversation. Download audio.&nbsp; (Recorded on May 4, 2022)&nbsp; Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com