Instant New York Times bestselling author of The Nest, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, spoke with me about her life before fiction and how she gets words on the page.
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Mar 20
How Award-Winning Journo & Author Ellen Huet Writes
Award-winning journalist and author, Ellen Huet, spoke with us about the expose that set off an FBI investigation and the resultant book, EMPIRE OF ORGASM: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult. Ellen Huet is an award-winning investigative journalist who covers technolo ... Show More
44m 37s
Mar 13
How to Write a Hit Narrative Podcast with Aaron Tracy: Part Three
Yale educator and TV writer/producer, Aaron Tracy, returns to chat with us about why truth is stranger than fiction, what it’s like to teach at Yale, and his non-fiction narrative podcast “The Secret Life of Roald Dahl.” Aaron Tracy also teaches “The Art and Craft of Television D ... Show More
44m 36s
Mar 12
The Art and Craft of TV Drama with Aaron Tracy: Part Two - Redux
In anticipation of the third part in our series! Yale educator and TV writer/producer, Aaron Tracy, returns to chat with me about surviving the WGA writer’s strike, finally teaching the podcast at Yale, and his latest audio thriller on Audible, Nowhere Man, starring Lee Pace and ... Show More
41m 56s
Mar 2023
Exploratory Writing, Speaking and the Truth About Business Books with Alison Jones - 262
When you have a big idea and message to share, and you want to get it out to more people you have so many more channels available today for achieving that. Regardless of the number of platforms at your fingertips, your choice really comes down to two options - do you communicate ... Show More
55m 18s
Oct 2018
Work: A Literary Agent | 157
Jenni Burke is an unassuming literary agent, because she's one of the nicest people in the world to talk to, but the woman can get things DONE when it comes to contracts, business negotiations, and representing her authors well. I love her approach and philosophy of slow publishi ... Show More
47m 29s
Jul 2023
Telling Stories and Creating Legacies with Jo Gatford - 267
As you may know in addition to teaching people how to become awesome speakers, I am a writer, and that's how I first discovered Jo Gatford. I was writing my second play, and needed some concentrated time to focus on getting it written, queue Writers HQ. Jo Gatford is an award-win ... Show More
58m 14s
Nov 2018
#160: E.Lockhart on How To Write A Novel
E. Lockhart is a New York Times bestselling author of ten novels, including We Were Liars, which was a New York Times bestseller and Zoella Book Club pick, and the novel Genuine Fraud, soon to be a film produced by Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner of HBO series Girls.In this episode ... Show More
31m 47s
Feb 2022
#367 Abigail Bergstrom: How To Write A Novel In Secret
Abigail Bergstrom is a Welsh writer, editor and agent, who has worked in publishing for over a decade. She is an industry leader and an expert and has edited some of Britain's most prominent feminist voices, she was nominated for Literary Agent of the Year 2020 and has helped bui ... Show More
47m 13s