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Researching For Historical Novels with Sandra Gulland

Today’s guest is Sandra Gulland is an American-born Canadian novelist. She is the author of The Shadow Queen and Mistress of the Sun, novels set in the court of Louis XIV, The Sun King, and a trilogy of novels based on the life of Josephine Bonaparte: as…

Writing Without Worrying About Perfection: Katherine Locke

Today’s guest is Katherine Locke, author of THE GIRL WITH THE RED BALLOON and the upcoming THE SPY WITH THE RED BALLOON.Katherine joined me today to talk about landing her agent, and how her process of drafting ignores the need to be perfect, putting tha…

September Roundup & Grinding Out A First Draft

A roundup of this month’s guests and topics, as well as my advice on how to grit your teeth and get the first draft down.
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Writing Modern Teens With Lauren Gibaldi

Today’s guest is Lauren Gibaldi author of THE NIGHT WE SAID YES, AUTO FOCUS and THIS TINY PERFECT WORLD. Lauren is a public librarian who’s been, among other things, a magazine editor, high school English teacher, bookseller, and circus aerialist (seriou…

Planning Vs. Pantsing & How Short Stories Help You Experiment: With Kelly DeVos

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When Your Inspiration Fades & Why Dark Stories Matter With Megan Shepherd

Today’s guest is Megan Shepherd, author of THE MADMAN’S DAUGHTER trilogy, THE CAGE Trilogy, THE SECRET HORSES OF BRIAR HILL and THE GRIM LOVELIES. Megan joined me to talk about her process, and how the spark of an idea can sometimes get lost during the e…

August Roundup & Writing Unlikeable Characters

A roundup of the guests and topics for the month, and Mindy’s advice on writing unlikeable characters.
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Overconfidence As An Aspiring Writer & The Disparaging of Genre Fiction: Lamar Giles

Today’s guest is Lamar Giles, a two-time Edgar Award finalist for his YA thrillers FAKE ID and ENDANGERED His third YA thriller, OVERTURNED received a glowing New York Times review. Lamar is a contributor to the YA anthology THREE SIDES OF A HEART and th…

Jessica Verdi On Writing About Hot-Button Issues

Today’s guest is Jessica Verdi, author of the YA contemporary novels My Life After Now, The Summer I Wasn’t Me, What You Left Behind, as well as And She Was. Jess received her MFA in Writing for Children from The New School and is a freelance editor of r…

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