In this episode, Landis Wade and guest co-host Paul Kurzeja, have a conversation with novelist and writing professor Aaron Gwyn, about how to write the historical western novel. Access the episode HERE
In this episode, host Landis Wade has a conversation with author Bess Kercher about author platform peril and potential, the writing community as an affirming balm. Access the episode HERE
In this episode, host Landis Wade has a conversation with Dr. Charles “Chuck” Edwards, author of “Much Abides: A Survival Guide for Aging Lives,” about life transitions and how writing and reading and creative thinking is good for the aging brain. Access the episode HERE
In this episode, host Landis Wade has a conversation with award-winning author Susan Zurenda about how to create genuine emotion in characters. Access the episode HERE
In this episode, host Landis Wade has a conversation with lawyer and former diplomat turned playwright turned crime thriller novelist, Otho Eskin, author of the book “The Reflecting Pool,” about his tips for thriller writing. Access the episode HERE
In this episode, host Landis Wade has a conversation with award-winning author Dore Ann Dupre about how writing can be an effective tool for grief. She shares her personal grief story, the loss of her husband to cancer in his 40s, and how she wrote her second book “Good Buddy” and released it on Father’s […]
In this episode, host Landis Wade has a conversation with Edward Di Gangi about how he went about his search for the facts in The Gift Best Given, a moving and extraordinary memoir about the three-year genealogical search for his origins that began in a New Jersey cemetery, and the life of an extraordinary woman—his […]
In this episode, host Landis Wade has a conversation with award-winning author Clair Fullerton about building the author platform in the pre-publication stage and tips for how to launch a book, which she says, should start at least six months before the release. Access the episode HERE
In this episode, host Landis Wade has a conversation with award-winning author Dale Neal about how to imagine the now, not rehashing the past, how to write past the easy stereotypes of Southern Gothic and Appalachian literature. Access the episode HERE
In this episode, host Landis Wade and guest host Danielle Stewart have a conversation with award winning author Susan Shapiro Barash about her well-received thirteen nonfiction women’s issue books and why and how she transitioned under the pen name Susannah Marren to writing captivating novels. Access the episode HERE
In this episode, host Landis Wade has a conversation with author David Oakley and publicist Lynda Bouchard about the team related approach necessary for an author and a publicist to work well together. Access the episode HERE
In this episode, host Landis Wade has a conversation with Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle about lessons learned on her mountain biking and writing trails and what they have in common. Access the episode HERE
In this episode, host Landis Wade and award-winning author and co-host Cathy Pickens, are in conversation with best-selling author of 23 novels, A.J. Hartley (also writing as Andrew Hart). Access the episode HERE
In this episode, host Landis Wade has a conversation with award-winning author Kim Wright who some call “The Story Doctor” about establishing a writing practice. Access the episode HERE
In this episode, host Landis Wade has a conversation with Dr. George Arnold about writing mechanics and helpful tips for fiction writers from the seventh edition of his “Media Writer’s Handbook: A Guide to Common Writing and Editing Problems.” Access the episode HERE
In this episode, award-winning author Rick Pryll discusses how to read like a writer and his quest to read the 50 great American novels, including his rules for the quest and his impressions, plus his double-down quest to read the books with the best literary sex scenes. Access the episode Here
In this episode, host Landis Wade has a conversation with two leaders and a member of High Country Writers Club founded in 1995, about the club and the recently released third edition of Headwaters, featuring prose and poetry from the High Country, and Landis and his three guests all read one of their pieces from […]
In this episode, author, teacher and podcaster, Eliot Parker, talks about how to build an author platform. In other words, how to be an extroverted introverted writer. Access the episode HERE.
In this episode, authors and writing instructors Arisha Simkin and Emily Cataneo, cofounders of the Redbud Writing Project, discuss four common mistakes in writing short stories, along with other topics that surface organically related to the craft of short story writing. Access the episode HERE.
In this episode, author Michele Tracy Berger discusses how affirmations can help an author talk back to their inner critic. She says that there is a secret tool which successful writers and creators from all backgrounds use – affirmations, phrases that affirm our work and value. And, Michele says, “affirmations help us direct intention into our […]