I get to talk to Lindsey Grant. Lindsey is the Program Director for NaNoWriMo. She has an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Mills College and was amazed to find the magical place that is the Office of Letters and Light. The OLL, for those of you who don’t know, is the wholly wonderful place that has conceived both NaNoWriMo and Script Frenzy. We talk about a lot of things including how NaNo started, what some of the NaNoWriMo goals are and how to “win” NaNo. In the feedback section of the show I talk about some the things that have made NaNo so enjoyable for me. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 41 – Lindsey […]
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Get Published Episode 40 – Getting to Know Jennifer Rahn
Jennifer Rahn is the author of two novels, The Longevity Thesis and Wicked Initiations, and has two short stories published or accepted; the first is ElectroFunkSepukku, which appeared in Dragon Moon’s Podthology, and the second is Metal Rat and the Brand New Jungle, which is slated to appear in the inaugural edition of Space Puppet Press’ Strange Worlds anthology. She wrote her first novel, The Longevity Thesis, while in grad school and vehemently denies that her graduate supervisors resemble in any way, the villain of her novel — it’s just for fun. She’s still academically active and enjoys writing and kickboxing when not in the lab. She talks about her books, how she fits her writing into a life that […]
Read moreGet Published Episode 39 – Fun & StoryTelling with Marie Bilodeau
Marie Bilodeau is an Ottawa-based author and Professional StoryTeller. She’s also a LOT of fun to talk to and gave a great interview for the show about her writing journey and how being a storyteller has affected her writing. I also received several questions from Michelle Knowlton via Facebook that I answer in the Feedback Section. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 39 – Fun & StoryTelling with Marie Bilodeau Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 39 – Fun & StoryTelling with Marie Bilodeau Welcome to the show. 01:44 — Promo: The Drabblecast 03:13— Feedback – […]
Read moreGet Published Episode 38 – Ridan Publishing’s Robin Sullivan
Robin Sullivan of Ridan Publishing talks about how she got into publishing. She also talks about the publishing industry and gives writers a list of does and don’ts. I also do a review of Tad Williams’ current release ‘ShadowRise’. It’s a monster-sized episode, but there is a lot of great information. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 38 – Ridan Publishing’s Robin Sullivan Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 38 – Ridan Publishing’s Robin Sullivan Welcome to the show. 00:36 — Promo: The Drabblecast 02:05— Feedback – Get Published Episode 38 – Ridan Publishing’s Robin Sullivan (continued) […]
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