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Howe</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-1-20/#7">Ep 7: Lynne Constantine</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-1-20/#8">Ep 8: Mark Stevens</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-1-20/#9">Ep 9: Steven James</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-1-20/#10">Ep 10: Julia Heaberlin</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-1-20/#11">Ep 11: Graham Hurley</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-1-20/#12">Ep 12: Emily Bleeker </a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-1-20/#13">Ep 13: Erika Englehaupt</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-1-20/#14">Ep 14: Mark Sullivan</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-1-20/#15">Ep 15: Sabrina Jeffries</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-1-20/#16">Ep 16: Clare Whitfield</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-1-20/#17">Ep 17: Xio Axelrod</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-1-20/#18">Ep 18: Brad Parks</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-1-20/#19">Ep 19: Barb Webb</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-1-20/#20">Ep 20: Adrian Goldsworthy</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#21">Ep 21: Stuart Turton</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#22">Ep 22: S.A. Cosby </a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#23">Ep 23: Daniel Handler </a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#24">Ep 24: Maureen Johnson </a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#25">Ep 25: Sarah Fine </a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#26">Ep 26: Matthew Fitzsimmons </a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#27">Ep 27: Robert Dugoni </a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#28">Ep 28: Farrah Rochon </a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#29">Ep 29: Alverne Ball</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#30">Ep 30: Drew Magary </a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#31">Ep 31: Dr. Ian Smith </a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#32">Ep 32: Yasmin Angoe </a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#33">Ep 33: Gabrielle St George</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#34">Ep 34: Amanda Kabak</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#35">Ep 35: Lynne Reeves Griffin</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#36">Ep 36: Allen Eskens</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#37">Ep 37: Daniel Jude Miller</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#38">Ep 38: Alex Finlay</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#39">Ep 39: Aaron Philip Clark</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-21-40/#40">Ep 40: Lara Elena Donnelly</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#41">Ep 41: J.T. Ellison</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#42">Ep 42: Erica Ferencik</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#43">Ep 43: Katie Lattari</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#44">Ep 44: Katrina Monroe</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#45">Ep 45: Ananda Lima</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#46">Ep 46: D.P. Lyle</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#47">Ep 47: Jess Montgomery</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#48">Ep 48: Elle Marr</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#49">Ep 49: Hilde Lysiak</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#50">Ep 50: Hannah Mary McKinnon</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#51">Ep 51: Ashley Winstead</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#52">Ep 52: Joey Hartstone</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#53">Ep 53: Clare Mackintosh</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#54">Ep 54: Faye Snowden</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#55">Ep 55: Pip Drysdale</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#56">Ep 56: James Byrne</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#57">Ep 57: Russell James</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#58">Ep 58: David Ellis</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#59">Ep 59: Laurie R King</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-41-60/#60">Ep 60: Leanne Sparks</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#61">Ep 61: Wendy Walker</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#62">Ep 62: Sam McAlister</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#63">Ep 63: Kelly J Ford</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#64">Ep 64: Jonathan Woods</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#65">Ep 65: Samuel Octavius</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#66">Ep 66: Jeffrey Wilson</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#67">Ep 67: Barbara Nickless</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#68">Ep 68: Katie Sise</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#69">Ep 69: Carla Damron</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#70">Ep 70: Jennifer Givhan</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#71">Ep 71: Ronald Kelly</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#72">Ep 72: Nuzo Onoh</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#73">Ep 73: Mark Stevens</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#74">Ep 74: Chad Boudreaux</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#75">Ep 75: Lexie Elliott</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#76">Ep 76: David Heska Wanbli Weiden</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#77">Ep 77: Rebecca Kelley</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#78">Ep 78: Kimberly Belle</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#79">Ep 79: Tracy Clark</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-61-80/#80">Ep 80: Veronica G. Henry</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-81-100/#81">Ep 81: Kimberly Giarratano</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-81-100/#82">Ep 82: Samantha M. 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Riddle</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-81-100/#95">Ep 95: Bryn Turnbull</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-81-100/#96">Ep 96: Eliza Knight</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-81-100/#97">Ep 97: Aimie K. Runyan</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-81-100/#98">Ep 98: M.P. Woodward</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-81-100/#99">Ep 99: Del Chatterson</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-81-100/#100">Ep 100: Javier Castillo</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#101">Ep 101: Lindsay Cameron</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#102">Ep 102: Chris Riley</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#103">Ep 103: Carl Vonderau</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#104">Ep 104: Michael Katz Krefeld</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#105">Ep 105: MIU Live</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#106">Ep 106: Amy Weinland Daughters</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#107">Ep 107: Heather Levy</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#108">Ep 108: Carol Dunbar</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#109">Ep 109: Hannah Nicole Maehrer</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#110">Ep 110: Edward Cahill</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#111">Ep 111: Stephen Michaud</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#112">Ep 112: Erin Hoover</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#113">Ep 113: Martin Clark</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#114">Ep 114: Elise Hart Kipness</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#115">Ep 115: Emily Smith</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#116">Ep 116: Kathleen Willett</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#117">Ep 117: Abbott Kahler</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#118">Ep 118: Hailey Piper</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#119">Ep 119: Sara DiVello</a><br /> <a href="https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up-episodes-101-120/#120">Ep 120: Boyd and Beth Morrison</a><br /> <a href="#121">Ep 121: Katherine Howe</a><br /> <a href="#122">Ep 122: Audrey Gale</a><br /> <a href="#123">Ep 123: Matt Coyle</a><br /> <a href="#124">Ep 124: L.R. Jones</a><br /> <a href="#125">Ep 125: Joe and Kasey Lansdale</a><br /> <a href="#126">Ep 126: Araminta Hall</a><br /> <a href="#127">Ep 127: Peg Tyre</a><br /> <a href="#128">Ep 128: Jeff Hoffmann</a><br /> <a href="#129">Ep 129: Diego Báez</a><br /> <a href="#130">Ep 130: Caroline Cleveland</a><br /> <a href="#131">Ep 131: Peter Blauner</a><br /> <a href="#132">Ep 132: Danny Cherry Jr.</a><br /> <a href="#133">Ep 133: Christopher Reich</a><br /> <a href="#134">Ep 134: Tim Booth</a><br /> <a href="#135">Ep 135: Louise Doughty</a><br /> <a href="#136">Ep 136: Matt Scott</a><br /> <a href="#137">Ep 137: Kimberly Giarratano</a><br /> <a href="#138">Ep 138: Aimie Runyan</a><br /> <a href="#139">Ep 139: Victoria Helen Stone</a><br /> <a href="#140">Ep 140: Dean Monti</a><br /> <a href="#141">Ep 141: Mary Adkins</a><br /> <a href="#142">Ep 142: Marc Guggenheim</a><br /> <a href="#143">Ep 143: Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado</a><br /> <a href="#144">Ep 144: Erica Wright</a><br /> <a href="#145">Ep 145: Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh</a><br /> <a href="#146">Ep 146: Mary Bly (Eloisa James)</a><br /> <a href="#147">Ep 147: Lori Roy</a><br /> <a href="#148">Ep 148: John DeDakis</a><br /> <a href="#149">Ep 149: Elka Ray</a><br /> <a href="#150">Ep 150: Lauren Thoman</a><br /> <a href="#151">Ep 151: J.D. Barker</a><br /> <a href="#152">Ep 152: Erin E. Adams</a><br /> <a href="#153">Ep 153: Lisa Gardner</a><br /> <a href="#154">Ep 154: Karen Dionne</a><br /> <a href="#155">Ep 155: Barbara Feigin</a><br /> <a href="#156">Ep 156: Gina DeMillo Wagner</a><br /> <a href="#157">Ep 157: Jen Ruiz</a><br /> <a href="#158">Ep 158: Libby Cudmore</a><br /> <a href="#159">Ep 159: Edward Hamlin</a><br /> <a href="#160">Ep 160: Brad Parks</a><br /> <a href="#161">Ep 161: Elise Hart Kipness</a><br /> <a href="#162">Ep 162: Rebecca McKanna</a><br /> <a href="#163">Ep 163: Georgia Jeffries</a><br /> <a href="#164">Ep 164: Alex Kenna</a><br /> <a href="#165">Ep 165: Pamela Statz</a><br /> <a href="#166">Ep 166: Emily Jon Tobias</a><br /> <a href="#167">Ep 167: Sandra Block</a><br /> <a href="#168">Ep 168: Barbara Nickless</a><br /> <a href="#169">Ep 169: Midge Raymond and John Yunkers</a><br /> <a href="#170">Ep 170: Chad Boudreaux</a><br /> <a href="#171">Ep 171: Kyle Prue</a><br /> <a href="#172">Ep 172: Charlotte Vassell</a><br /> <a href="#173">Ep 173: Allyson Ryan and Patrick Zeller</a><br /> <a href="#174">Ep 174: Meredith Lyons</a><br /> <a href="#175">Ep 175: Sydney Leigh</a></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #fff;"><strong>↓</strong></p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column_3 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_0"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xe2Vg9gCw7c" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xe2Vg9gCw7c" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_4 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><h2 class="trade-gothic" style="text-align: center;">Latest Episodes</h2></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="175" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_3 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="175" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_4 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_5 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_1"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G_UddQ3b7T4?si=WfSyBzrTMmGl9QdE" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G_UddQ3b7T4?si=WfSyBzrTMmGl9QdE" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 175 |</strong> March 20, 2025</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_6 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Sydney Leigh</strong> spent several years running a seasonal business, working in the summer so she could spend cold months in cool places. Now she writes modern cozy mysteries and thinks about murder. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, and served on the board of Crime Writers of Canada from 2018-2021.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Sydney and Carter discuss how receiving feedback motivated Sydney to continue her writing journey, struggling to find an agent after having “failed” books, and the genre of cozies versus thrillers. At the end of their conversation, they make up a fascinating story using a line from Matt Goldman’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Murder Show</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_2 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/G_UddQ3b7T4?si=3YdutZ87Toi769FQ" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16831362" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="174" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_4 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="174" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_5 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_7 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_3"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/77WU71VWjAA?si=v-phpljA1u2AaDdz" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/77WU71VWjAA?si=v-phpljA1u2AaDdz" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 174 |</strong> March 16, 2025</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_8 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Meredith Lyons</strong> collected two degrees from Louisiana State University before running away to Chicago to be an actor. In between plays, she got her black belt and made martial arts and yoga her full-time day job. She fought in the Chicago Golden Gloves, ran the Chicago Marathon, and competed for team USA in the Savate World Championships in Paris. She’s a member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime. A Dagger of Lightning is her second novel. Her debut, Ghost Tamer, a paranormal suspense, was published in 2023.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Carter and Meredith discuss Meredith’s experience at her first writing conference, trusting your instincts when writing, and an author’s role in the marketing of their book. At the end of their conversation, they make up a gruesome story using a line from Stuart Turton’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Last Murder at the End of the World</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_4 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/77WU71VWjAA?si=MY84E-WTy2r4mwrA" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16803671" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="173" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_5 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="173" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_6 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_9 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_5"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/shbDa51l2EQ?si=zLHogcQeX1L9OHlP" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/shbDa51l2EQ?si=zLHogcQeX1L9OHlP" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_9 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 173 |</strong> March 6, 2025</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_10 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_10 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p>Today we feature the brilliant voice artists <strong>Allyson Ryan</strong> and<strong> Patrick Zeller</strong>, who are the voices behind the audio version of Carter’s latest release TELL ME WHAT YOU DID. This audiobook is the very first release of Sourcebooks’ new division Sourcebooks Audio. Both Allyson and Patrick are award-winning narrators who have voiced a range of popular books, so you might recognize their voices in the episode.</p> <p>Among other things, they discuss how both Allyson and Patrick got into voice acting, how they prepare themselves for each work they narrate, and their processes for bringing books to life in a whole new way. At the end of the conversation, Carter asks them questions that they have to answer in voices of the characters from TELL ME WHAT YOU DID.</p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_6 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/shbDa51l2EQ?si=zLHogcQeX1L9OHlP" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16749475" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="172" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_6 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="172" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_7 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_11 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_7"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xZVgTHjqW-w?si=JShpEECqhFrzC4rx" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xZVgTHjqW-w?si=JShpEECqhFrzC4rx" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_11 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 172 |</strong> February 27, 2025</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_12 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_12 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Charlotte Vassell</strong>’s debut novel The Other Half was longlisted for the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger in 2024. The In Crowd, the second in the DI Caius Beauchamp series was shortlisted for Best Novel in the 2025 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allen Poe Awards. Charlotte studied History at the University of Liverpool and completed a Master’s in Art History at SOAS before training as an actor at Drama Studio London. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Charlotte and Carter discuss Charlotte’s background in acting, learning from your unpublished manuscripts, and having confidence in yourself to write a compelling story. At the end of their conversation, they make up an entertaining story using a line from Richard Adams’ </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Watership Down</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_8 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/xZVgTHjqW-w?si=JShpEECqhFrzC4rx" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16706764" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="171" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_7 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="171" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_8 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_13 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_9"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eNMR7Z00scE?si=kcSDM4zs5QWJ8wvi" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eNMR7Z00scE?si=kcSDM4zs5QWJ8wvi" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_13 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 171 |</strong> February 20, 2025</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_14 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_14 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Kyle Prue</strong> is an award winning author, actor and comedian.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> He published his first novel </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Sparks</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> at just 18, which earned accolades from USA Today, Kirkus Reviews, and book festivals. Kyle later completed his trilogy with </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Flames </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Ashes. </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kyle received his BFA in Performance with a concentration in acting from the University of Michigan. He also has experience in many different aspects of creating films such as acting, writing, producing, and stunt-work.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Carter and Kyle discuss what a potential Tik Tok ban would mean for large creators, the methodology and reasoning behind Kyle’s How to Piss Off Men content series and book, and maintaining a fan base across platforms and media. At the end of their conversation, they make up a hilarious story using a line from Matt Goldman’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Murder Show</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_10 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/eNMR7Z00scE?si=Ocq7_feO_TyohBJy" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16666899" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="170" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_8 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="170" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_9 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_15 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_11"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Of2ra0vSp1w?si=Y5OcyKrDtUzGAXgN" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Of2ra0vSp1w?si=Y5OcyKrDtUzGAXgN" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_15 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 170 |</strong> February 13, 2025</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_16 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_16 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Chad Boudreaux</strong> has a broad range of government, legal and corporate experience. Prior to serving as the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Boudreaux also served in several high-ranking positions at the U.S. Justice Department, where he focused most of his time on matters relating to terrorism and homeland security. His career in the government led him to write his debut novel, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scavenger Hunt</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Carter and Chad discuss how Chad uses his justice, government, and personal experiences as inspiration for his novels, writing main characters of a different gender, and the benefits of hiring PR teams. At the end of their conversation, they make up a gripping story using a line from Chad’s own novel</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Homecoming Queen</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_12 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/DmUouEdVSOY?si=WjZrzpa3bVZLtuYPhttps://youtu.be/Of2ra0vSp1w?si=7BDVXqT3_da98yUL" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16618646" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="169" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_9 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="169" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_10 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_17 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_13"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lzbwfH188gQ?si=H_4-7SFnANzkI2MC" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lzbwfH188gQ?si=H_4-7SFnANzkI2MC" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_17 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 169 |</strong> February 7, 2025</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_18 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_18 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Midge Raymond</strong> is the author of Floreana and My Last Continent, and the award-winning short-story collection Forgetting English. Her writing has appeared in TriQuarterly, American Literary Review, the Los Angeles Times, and others. She has taught writing at Boston University and at writing conferences around the world. She earned a certificate in private investigation from the University of Washington. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>John Yunker</strong> is the author of the novel The Tourist Trail; editor of the Among Animals fiction series and a nonfiction anthology, Writing for Animals. His plays have been produced at venues like the Oregon Contemporary Theatre. His teleplay Sanctuary was performed at the 2017 Compassion Arts Festival and his short stories have been published in Phoebe, Flyway, Antennae, and other journals. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Carter, Midge, and John discuss accepting each other’s ideas when cowriting, the trip to Tasmania that inspired Devils Island, and staying in the industry despite a lack of financial success. At the end of their conversation, they make up a comedic story using a line from Harlan Coben’s The Innocent. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_14 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/lzbwfH188gQ?si=mreXvlVVNg_xATLt" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16585609" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="168" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_10 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="168" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_11 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_19 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_15"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmUouEdVSOY?si=qqsf7TwZDhlIY7XB" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmUouEdVSOY?si=qqsf7TwZDhlIY7XB" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_19 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 168 |</strong> January 30, 2025</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_20 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_20 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Barbara Nickless</strong> is the #1 Amazon Charts and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wall Street Journal</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> bestselling author of the Sydney Parnell crime novels. The series has been optioned for television and has won two Colorado Book Awards and twice won the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence. Her standalone spy thriller was released January 2025. Barbara’s essays and short stories have appeared in </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Writer’s Digest</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Penguin Random House</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and other markets. She also teaches creative writing to veterans at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Barbara and Carter discuss navigating PR as an author, Barbara’s research in Singapore for her espionage thriller, and transitioning from writing series to standalones. At the end of their conversation, they make up a mysterious story using a line from Cara Black’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Murder at la Villette</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_16 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/DmUouEdVSOY?si=WjZrzpa3bVZLtuYP" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16536802" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="167" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_11 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="167" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_12 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_21 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_17"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/StP-u3qsdUU?si=gNBjci_3dQwQ30tr" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/StP-u3qsdUU?si=gNBjci_3dQwQ30tr" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_21 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 167 |</strong> January 23, 2025</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_22 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_22 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Sandra Block</strong> graduated from Harvard and is a practicing neurologist. Her work has been published in the Washington Post. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Little Black Lies</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is her debut, a finalist in the International Thriller Awards, and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Girl Without a Name</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Secret Room</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> are the other books in the Zoe Goldman series. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">What Happened That Night</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is her stand-a-lone novel, and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Girl</span></i> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Overboard</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is a Young Adult thriller. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Bachelorette Party</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is her newest novel.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Sandra and Carter discuss defining success as an author, competing with the emergence of AI, and writing gore in their novels. At the end of their conversation, they make up a suspenseful story using a line from Stuart Turton’s The Last Murder at the End of the World.</span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_18 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/StP-u3qsdUU?si=Yc0jbpuJ9gIwNiy8" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16492876" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="166" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_12 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="166" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_13 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_23 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_19"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fpKxrRDKk9w?si=PhODPFw8wLOk2atP" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fpKxrRDKk9w?si=PhODPFw8wLOk2atP" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_23 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 166 |</strong> January 16, 2025</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_24 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_24 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Emily Jon Tobias</strong> is an award-winning writer whose work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and has been featured in literary journals such as Santa Clara Review, Flying South Literary Journal, Typehouse Literary Magazine, and more. Her debut collection MONARCH: STORIES won the American Book Fest International Book Award and an International Impact Book Award. Emily is a mentor in the PEN Prison Writing Mentorship Program and holds a MFA in Writing from Pacific University Oregon. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Emily and Carter discuss publishing a book without an agent, how rejection helps to build community, and how writing a book helped Emily through early sobriety. At the end of their conversation, they make up a mysterious story using a line from Cormac McCarthy’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Blood Meridian</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_20 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/fpKxrRDKk9w?si=JgnsgkQCDDc0tD5U" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16451642" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="165" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_13 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="165" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_14 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_25 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_21"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gNTzWcW1tYo?si=uD4qfu89puCgs_Dg" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gNTzWcW1tYo?si=uD4qfu89puCgs_Dg" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_25 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 165 |</strong> January 9, 2025</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_26 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_26 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Pamela Statz</strong> grew up in Wisconsin and attended UW Madison, earning degrees in Journalism and History. She’s worked in media and advertising in San Francisco and Portland for Lucasfilm, WIRED, Nike, and Wieden+Kennedy. Thorn City is her first novel.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Pam and Carter discuss Pam’s experiences with writing classes, considering self publishing, and writing a book with multiple POVs. At the end of their conversation, they make up a funny short story using a line from Matthew McConaughey’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Greenlights</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_22 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/gNTzWcW1tYo?si=uD4qfu89puCgs_Dg" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16410784" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="164" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_14 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="164" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_15 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_27 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_23"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dRPjTf_UfGo?si=jLuzH_Z9lHCl6UrD" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dRPjTf_UfGo?si=jLuzH_Z9lHCl6UrD" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_27 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 164 |</strong> January 2, 2025</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_28 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_28 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Alex Kenna</strong> is a prosecutor, writer, and amateur painter. Before law school, Alex studied painting and art history at Penn. She also worked as a freelance art critic and culture writer. Alex’s debut novel, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">What Meets the Eye</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, was nominated for a Shamus Award for best first PI novel. Kirkus Reviews called it a “righteous, painful debut,” and Bookpage called her “a master in the making.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Alex and Carter discuss finding creative outlets after professional schooling, navigating doubts throughout the first-draft process, and mixing genres to create a compelling story. At the end of their conversation, they make up a comedic story using a line from David Guterson’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Country Ahead of Us, The Country Behind</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_24 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/dRPjTf_UfGo?si=jLuzH_Z9lHCl6UrD" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16375343" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="163" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_15 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="163" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_16 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_29 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_25"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xgkE8E0jGNQ?si=h5uXcX8wofAgSjph" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xgkE8E0jGNQ?si=h5uXcX8wofAgSjph" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_29 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 163 |</strong> December 26, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_30 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_30 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Georgia Jeffries</strong> is a writer of Emmy Award-winning drama and acclaimed noir fiction, and has been honored with multiple Writers Guild Awards, Golden Globes, and the Humanitas Prize. She worked as a journalist for American Film before writing and producing Cagney & Lacey, China Beach, and Sisters. Her short stories have appeared in national suspense anthologies, and she has also written biographical and historical profiles for HuffPost, Los Angeles Review of Books, and University of California Press. She is a professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where she created the BFA Television Thesis program.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Georgia and Carter discuss optimism in the entertainment industry, teaching craft and business to MFA students, and how experience in screenwriting translates to writing novels. At the end of their conversation, they make up a suspenseful story using a line from William Kent Krueger’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fox Creek</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_26 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/xgkE8E0jGNQ?si=gZZdjL_EgxsO39Ez" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16343265" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="162" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_16 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="162" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_17 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_31 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_27"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BEAsrNRTtY0?si=Q0fhAy4vhEYQEWFK" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BEAsrNRTtY0?si=Q0fhAy4vhEYQEWFK" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_31 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 162 |</strong> December 19, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_32 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_32 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Rebecca McKanna</strong> is an associate professor of English at the University of Indianapolis. Her debut novel, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t Forget the Girl</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, was nominated for the 2024 Lambda Literary Award in LGBTQ+ Mystery and the 2023 </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Strand Magazine</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’s Critics Award for Best Debut Mystery, and awarded the 2024 Indiana Authors Award for Genre Fiction. Her short stories have been anthologized in </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Best American Mystery Stories 2019 </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">and recognized as distinguished in </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Best American Short Stories 2019.</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> She has been published in</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Colorado Review</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Michigan Quarterly Review</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Rumpus</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, among others.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Rebecca and Carter discuss the process of launching a debut novel, the struggle of self-promotion and going public with your book, and the differences between genre fiction and literary fiction. At the end of their conversation, they make up a chilling story using a line from Samantha Jayne Allen’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Next of Kin</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_28 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/BEAsrNRTtY0?si=7OC29Hdcc-n-1-CZ" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16314171" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="161" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_17 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="161" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_18 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_33 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_29"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qCEHNdmRuw0?si=77t-deMk6LOIfext" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qCEHNdmRuw0?si=77t-deMk6LOIfext" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_33 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 161 |</strong> December 12, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_34 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_34 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Elise Hart Kipness</strong> is a television sports reporter turned crime fiction writer. In addition to reporting for Fox Sports Network, Elise was a reporter at New York’s WNBC-TV, News 12 Long Island, and the Associated Press, covering events including the Olympics, NBA and NCAA Championships, and the US Open. She is the President of Sisters in Crime Connecticut, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Friends of Key West Library. The third book in her Kate Green thrilled series, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Close Call</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, will be released in October 2025.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Elise and Carter discuss pitching books in person to agents, Elise’s 12-hour writing days, and listening to your own book on audio. At the end of their conversation, they make up a creepy story using a line from Elise’s own novel, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dangerous Play</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_30 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/qCEHNdmRuw0?si=77t-deMk6LOIfext" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16270344" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="160" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_18 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="160" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_19 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_35 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_31"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qf7u1JWte9U?si=1orCLUXX7STZFkgg" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qf7u1JWte9U?si=1orCLUXX7STZFkgg" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_35 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 160 |</strong> December 5, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_36 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_36 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Brad Parks</strong> is an international bestselling author, and the only writer to have won the Shamus, Nero, and Lefty Awards, three of American crime fiction’s most prestigious prizes. His novels have been translated into 16 languages and have won critical acclaim across the globe, including stars from every major pre-publication review outlet. A graduate of Dartmouth College, Parks is a former journalist with </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Washington Post</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (Newark, N.J.) </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Star-Ledger</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Brad and Carter discuss writing from the perspective of a teenager, Brad’s experience with Amazon publishing, and exploring themes of false accusations and innocence in a novel. At the end of their conversation, they make up a beautiful story using a line from Larry McMurtry’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sin Killer</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_32 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/qf7u1JWte9U?si=w_8TPmR9er6pipmL" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16231529" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="159" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_19 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="159" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_20 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_37 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_33"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-hIwd1FaLoY?si=acDp93ZPs_Yd399x" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-hIwd1FaLoY?si=acDp93ZPs_Yd399x" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_37 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 159 |</strong> November 22, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_38 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_38 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span><strong>Edward Hamlin</strong> is a fiction writer and composer of music for acoustic guitar. Edward’s NIGHT IN ERG CHEBBI was selected by Karen Russell as winner of the 2015 Iowa Short Fiction Award and went on to win the Colorado Book Award. Other honors have included a Nelson Algren Award, a Nelligan Prize, an NCW Short Story Prize, a Top of the Mountain Novel Prize and a Hawthornden Fellowship. His compositions for solo acoustic guitar have appeared on three CDs and on film. </span></p> <p><span> </span><span> </span><span>Among other things, Edward and Carter discuss being reviewed by professional book review magazines, the importance of getting readers vs sales, and distancing your writing from your own personal experiences. At the end of their conversation, they make up a clever science-fiction story using a line from Edward’s own novel, Sonata in Wax. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_34 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/-hIwd1FaLoY?si=a4i6ymYl5nT4bt3Z" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16156141" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="158" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_20 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="158" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_21 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_39 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_35"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_sac5-cAtA8?si=REnJ846RYJ2BW2Bw" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_sac5-cAtA8?si=REnJ846RYJ2BW2Bw" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_39 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 158 |</strong> November 14, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_40 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_40 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Libby Cudmore</strong> is the author of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Negative Girl</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Big Rewind</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, as well as the Wade & Jacks P.I. series in </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tough</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous places including </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Dark, Smokelong Quarterly, Shotgun Honey,</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and more. She is the 2018 recipient of the Oregon Writer’s Colony prize, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">the 2023 Shamus award for best P.I short story, and the 2023 Black Orchid Novella award. She is the current co-host of the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">OST Party</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Misbehavin’</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> podcasts</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and teaches short fiction through </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Writer’s Circle. </span></i></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Libby and Carter discuss Libby’s ongoing book tour, treating writing as if it is your day-job, and the benefits of engaging socially in the writing community. At the end of their conversation, they make up a chilling story using a line from Clare Mackintosh’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Game of Lies</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_36 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/_sac5-cAtA8?si=80krnpnECforhFAG" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16107947" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="157" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_21 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="157" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_22 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_41 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_37"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-7KkDzfyvtE?si=sL0wjKjtC6x5ReAu" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-7KkDzfyvtE?si=sL0wjKjtC6x5ReAu" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_41 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 157 |</strong> November 7, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_42 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_42 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Jen Ruiz</strong> is a lawyer turned full-time travel blogger. A multiple bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and national award-winning travel journalist, she has been featured in The Washington Post, Forbes, and ABC News. Jen has been named a Latina Travel Expert by Mitu and Top 40 Under 40 by the Naples Herald. She is the solo female traveler behind Jen on a Jet Plane.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Jen and Carter discuss Jen’s personal travel challenge she set for herself, how she utilizes “sensitivity readers” in her books, and the dark side of having a career in social media. At the end of their conversation, they make up a suspenseful story using a line from J.N. Stroyar’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Children’s War</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_38 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/-7KkDzfyvtE?si=deSvxdsV2lkpz5H6" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16067448" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="156" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_22 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="156" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_23 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_43 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_39"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1lFtPvQ2Bp8?si=DMYdlCk2aL_lxCAF" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1lFtPvQ2Bp8?si=DMYdlCk2aL_lxCAF" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_43 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 156 |</strong> November 3, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_44 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_44 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><b>Gina DeMillo Wagner</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is an award-winning journalist and author. Her writing has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, Memoir Magazine, Modern Loss, Self, Outside, Writer’s Digest, and other publications. She is a Yaddo Fellow, a winner of the CRAFT Creative Nonfiction Award, and her memoir was longlisted for the 2022 SFWP Literary prize. Gina has a master’s degree in journalism and is an instructor at Lighthouse Writers Workshop. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Gina and Carter discuss how writing scientific biology papers led Gina to pursue journalism, the guilt associated with writing about struggles with family members with disabilities, and navigating the publishing process during the pandemic. At the end of their conversation, they make up a humorous story using a line from R.G. Belsky’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Broadcast Blues</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_40 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/1lFtPvQ2Bp8?si=2hCiUuKnanaMGm6c" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/16037169" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="155" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_23 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="155" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_24 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_45 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_41"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sOJzWS4ziuE?si=-fBaQvIBoZwfUlwa" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sOJzWS4ziuE?si=-fBaQvIBoZwfUlwa" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_45 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 155 |</strong> October 25, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_46 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_46 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Barbara Feigin</strong> is an advertising executive and World War II refugee, having fled with her parents from Nazi Germany as a young child in 1940. She attended Whitman College, then completed a graduate program in business run jointly by Harvard Business School and Radcliffe Graduate School. She had a 30-year career in advertising, mostly with Grey Advertising, and in 2017 she was named one of the century’s Legendary Pioneers by Grey. Her memoir was released January 2024.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Barbara and Carter discuss Barbara’s family’s experiences escaping Nazi Germany, working in advertising as a woman in the 1960s, and how Barbara utilized writing coaching to start her memoir. At the end of their conversation, they make up an imaginative story using a line from Alex Kenna’s <i>Burn This Night</i>. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_42 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/sOJzWS4ziuE?si=Jfp5wVNrpTAuT9jd" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/15992281" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="154" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_24 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="154" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_25 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_47 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_43"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cjkAvc0_b_o?si=WkjYLXgCdYN8byIf" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cjkAvc0_b_o?si=WkjYLXgCdYN8byIf" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_47 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 154 |</strong> October 17, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_48 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_48 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Karen Dionne</strong> is the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">USA Today</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and #1 internationally bestselling author of the award-winning psychological suspense novels </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Marsh King’s Daughter</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Wicked Sister</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, both published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons in the U.S. and in dozens of other countries. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Marsh King’s Daughter</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> was named one of the best books of 2017 by iBooks and many other booksellers and reviewers, and released in 2023 by Lionsgate as a major motion picture. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Karen and Carter discuss why Karen returned to writing after 30 years, the process behind writing <i>The Marsh King’s Daughter</i>, and the struggle of self-identifying as an author. At the end of their conversation, they make up a multiple-POV story using a line from Clare Mackintosh’s <i>The Last Party</i>. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_44 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/cjkAvc0_b_o?si=DKaYErIjeUL7_hKY" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/15943145" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="153" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_25 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="153" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_26 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_49 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_45"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0_5AT1oon9g?si=danuFRJEGD5mf_UB" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0_5AT1oon9g?si=danuFRJEGD5mf_UB" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_49 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 153 |</strong> October 10, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_50 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_50 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Lisa Gardner</strong> is a #1 New York Times bestselling thriller novelist. Her internationally acclaimed novels have been published across 30 countries. She’s had four books become TV movies (At the Midnight Hour; The Perfect Husband; The Survivors Club; Hide). Her novel, The Neighbor, won Best Hardcover Novel from the International Thriller Writers, and the Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle in France. She was also recognized with the Daphne du Maurier Award in 2000 for The Other Daughter. Finally, Lisa received the Silver Bullet Award from the International Thriller Writers in 2017.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Lisa and Carter discuss the dangers of “writing by committee”, avoiding repetition after having published several books, and changing up your style and genre of writing in commercial fiction. At the end of their conversation, they make up a creepy story using a line from Darcy Coates’ </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">From Below</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_46 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/0_5AT1oon9g?si=0Kqgicz1TGy_tFsa" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/15905562" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="150" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_26 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="150" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_27 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_51 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_47"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C0E3i9GSuhI?si=go4mXb56sY-9UHdR" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C0E3i9GSuhI?si=go4mXb56sY-9UHdR" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_51 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 152 |</strong> October 3, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_52 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_52 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Erin E. Adams</strong> is a first-generation Haitian American writer and theater artist. She received her BA with honors in literary arts from Brown University, her MFA in acting from The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program, and her MFA in dramatic writing from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. She is an award-winning playwright and actor, and also the author of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of You </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jackal</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Erin and Carter discuss the complications of accurately portraying a town, Erin’s training as a dramatic actor and how it translates to writing prose, and printing out and reading your whole manuscript. At the end of their conversation, they make up a gripping story using a line from Kristen Perrin’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">How To Solve Your Own Murder</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span> </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_48 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/C0E3i9GSuhI?si=txtvZTq1klgvKOig" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/15862893" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="151" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_27 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="151" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_28 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_53 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_49"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eQXMnT-mfHc?si=lCWIY2nuV7zZERF6" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eQXMnT-mfHc?si=lCWIY2nuV7zZERF6" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_53 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 151 |</strong> September 26, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_54 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_54 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>J.D. Barker</strong> (Jonathan Dylan Barker) is an international bestselling American author whose work has been broadly described as suspense thrillers, often incorporating elements of horror, crime, mystery, science fiction, and the supernatural. He has collaborated several times with James Patterson. His books have been translated into two dozen languages, sold in more than 150 countries, and optioned for both film and television.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, J.D. and Carter discuss J.D.’s experience starting out as a ghost writer, having a working relationship with a major best-selling author, and J.D.’s newsletter controversy. At the end of their conversation, they make up an eerie story using a line from Clare Mackintosh’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Game of Lies</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_50 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/eQXMnT-mfHc?si=Tz7I34AIm989J1tv" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/episodes/15823818" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="150" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_28 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="150" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_29 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_55 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_51"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ICxU4CMfZKI?si=h8ASdKk-4DZct_C1" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ICxU4CMfZKI?si=h8ASdKk-4DZct_C1" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_55 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 150 |</strong> September 19, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_56 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_56 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Lauren Thoman</strong> writes speculative fiction for teens and adults. Her debut novel, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’ll Stop the World</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, was selected for publication in 2023 by six-time Emmy nominee Mindy Kaling through her eponymous imprint, Mindy’s Book Studio. Lauren’s pop culture writing has also appeared in numerous online outlets including </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Parade</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vulture</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Her second novel, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">You Shouldn’t Be Here</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, was released in July 2024. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Lauren and Carter discuss the pros and cons of attending writing conferences, marketing a book as young adult vs. adult fiction, and how writing on a deadline can impact how you perceive your work. At the end of their conversation, they make up an odd story using a line from Clare Mackintosh’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Last Party</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_52 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/ICxU4CMfZKI?si=gz0fh9hY9wjnqmz2" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15781332" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="149" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_29 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="149" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_30 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_57 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_53"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_pyzOdAQXCI?si=9h3YZ7qBMb-qh63o" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_pyzOdAQXCI?si=9h3YZ7qBMb-qh63o" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_57 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 149 |</strong> September 12, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_58 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_58 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Elka Ray</strong> is a Canadian/UK author, and a former journalist and travel writer, who writes fiction for adults and children. She is the author of the romantic mysteries </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Divorce is Murder</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Killer Coin</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hanoi Jane</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and is also the author of her newest Women’s Noir, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Friend Indeed</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. She has also written a collection of short crime and ghost stories set in Southeast Asia, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">What You Don’t Know.</span></i></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Elka and Carter discuss moving to unfamiliar places when young, balancing resolutions at the end of suspense novels, and the implications of jumping between genres. At the end of their conversation, they make up a journalistic-style story using a line from James Proud’s </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Unusual Ways to Die: History’s Weirdest Deaths.</span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_54 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/_pyzOdAQXCI?si=ai8XNTjlTQHAHDjB" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15743284" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="148" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_30 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="148" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_31 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_59 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_55"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MpcRi3g6uGc?si=_9Iz4nMK32geUtwb" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MpcRi3g6uGc?si=_9Iz4nMK32geUtwb" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_59 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 148 |</strong> September 6, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_60 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_60 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>John DeDakis</strong> is an award-winning novelist, writing coach, manuscript editor, and a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.” DeDakis is the author of six mystery-suspense-thriller novels. John is a former White House correspondent and regularly leads writing workshops at literary centers and writers’ conferences. He is also the host of the video podcast “One-to-One with John DeDakis”. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, John and Carter discuss John’s career in politics and journalism, how former journalists struggle with letting themselves “make things up” when writing fiction, and knowing when to get feedback from others. At the end of their conversation, they make up a creepy story using a line from Harlan Coben’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">No Second Chance</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_56 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/MpcRi3g6uGc?si=_r24g1m9ZMo-Xfv9" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15707671" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="147" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_31 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="147" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_32 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_61 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_57"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1lEo-tuQ1ik?si=tIxZLrktEISvMdR6" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1lEo-tuQ1ik?si=tIxZLrktEISvMdR6" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_61 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 147 |</strong> August 30, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_62 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_62 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Lori Roy</strong> is an award-winning novelist. Her debut novel, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bent Road</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, was awarded the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel by an American Author. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Until She Comes Home</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> was a New York Times Editors’ Choice. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let Me Die in His Footsteps</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> was named one of the best fifteen mystery novels of 2015 by Oline Cogdill and received the 2016 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel, making Roy the first woman to receive an Edgar Award for both Best First Novel and Best Novel—and only the third person ever to have done so. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gone Too Long</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> was named a </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">People </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">magazine Book of the Week, was named one of the Best Books of Summer 2019, and was excerpted by </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Oprah </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">magazine. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Lori and Carter discuss seeing writing as building a career instead of just a hobby, becoming more comfortable with the writing process over time, and how Lori studies screenwriting to improve her structure and dialogue. At the end of their conversation, they make up a suspenseful story using a line from Greg Iles’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cemetery Road</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_58 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/1lEo-tuQ1ik?si=r1vm0pY5dIDjP7mY" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15669818" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="146" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_32 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="146" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_33 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_63 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_59"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1Gaq0qvQrpE?si=f4UJ2kc3k_wiTr37" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1Gaq0qvQrpE?si=f4UJ2kc3k_wiTr37" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_63 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 146 |</strong> August 22, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_64 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_64 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Mary Bly</strong>, writing under the pen name Eloisa James, is a tenured Shakespeare professor at Fordham University who also writes best-selling Regency and Georgian romance novels. Her novels are published in 30 countries and have sold approximately 7 million copies worldwide. She also wrote a bestselling memoir about the year her family spent in France, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Paris in Love</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Mary and Carter discuss how Mary’s work in academia influenced her to write under a different name, breaking into the romance genre after studying Shakespeare, and how reader expectations of romance characters have changed. At the end of their conversation, they make up a hilarious story using a line from Kristen Perrin’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to Solve Your Own Murder</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_60 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/1Gaq0qvQrpE?si=dGXKDieDSZvJNOaT" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15626870" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="145" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_33 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="145" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_34 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_65 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_61"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d-eMV-Infcg?si=mkBvc5Lz462Dznox" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d-eMV-Infcg?si=mkBvc5Lz462Dznox" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_65 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 145 |</strong> August 18, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_66 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_66 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Kendra Elliot</strong> has landed on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list multiple times and is the award-winning author of the Bone Secrets and Callahan & McLane series, the Mercy Kilpatrick novels, and the Columbia River novels. She’s a three-time winner of the Daphne du Maurier Award, an International Thriller Writers Award finalist, and an RT Award finalist. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Melinda Leigh</strong> is a #1</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Wall Street Journal</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author. Her debut novel, SHE CAN RUN, was nominated for Best First Novel by the International Thriller Writers. She has garnered numerous publisher awards, including two Silver Falchions and three Golden Leaf Awards. She is a two-time RITA® Award Finalist and has earned three Daphne du Maurier Award nominations. Melinda’s books have sold over 15 million copies.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Carter, Kendra, and Melinda discuss their process of taking turns writing novellas in the same series, how aspiring writers can become obsessed with having the ‘perfect’ plot, and how book-launch days feel after publishing several novels. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_62 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/d-eMV-Infcg?si=mkBvc5Lz462Dznox" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15594875" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="144" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_34 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="144" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_35 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_67 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_63"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dx-tywZgCFg?si=yurYVSuvLXrAIMdL" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dx-tywZgCFg?si=yurYVSuvLXrAIMdL" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_67 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 144 |</strong> August 8, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_68 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_68 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Erica Wright</strong> is the author of eight novels, including her newest nov<span style="font-family: inherit; color: #000000;">el </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; color: #000000;"><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/hollow-bones-main-erica-wright/21166498?ean=9781448313945" style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hollow Bones</span></i></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Measure for Measure</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Her essay collection </span><a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/snake-9781501348716/" style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Snake</span></i></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> was released as part of Bloomsbury’s Object Lessons series. Her mystery </span><a href="http://www.polisbooks.com/books/famous-in-cedarville/" style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Famous in Cedarville</span></i></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> received a starred review from </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Publishers Weekly.</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> She is the author of five other books, including a couple poetry collections. Her poems have appeared in </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Blackbird, Denver Quarterly, New Orleans Review, </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">and elsewhere. She was the senior poetry editor at </span><a href="http://www.guernicamag.com/" style="color: #000000;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guernica Magazine</span></i></a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for more than a decade and currently teaches at Bellevue University. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Erica and Carter discuss the appeal of a small-town setting for thriller novels, the selflessness of the writing community, and Erica’s background in writing poetry. At the end of their conversation, they make up a twisted story using a line from Neil Gaiman’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Neverwhere</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_64 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/Dx-tywZgCFg?si=ProFreVAEO_02Ndy" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15555556" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="143" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_35 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="143" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_36 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_69 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_65"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/amF-M-tQ0Bk?si=Oid9Q8Z9hnlhH5zs" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/amF-M-tQ0Bk?si=Oid9Q8Z9hnlhH5zs" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_69 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 143 |</strong> August 2, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_70 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_70 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Jeffery Deaver</strong> is an international number-one bestselling author. He has served two terms as president of Mystery Writers of America, and was recently named a Grand Master of MWA. He is the author of more than forty novels, three collections of short stories and a nonfiction law book, and a lyricist of a country album.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Isabella Maldonado</strong> is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and a FBI National Academy graduate, retiring as the Commander of Special Investigations and Forensics. Her writing includes the bestselling FBI Special Agent Nina Guerrera series, the Detective Veranda Cruz series, and the </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">FBI Agent Daniela Vega series</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Jeffery, Isabella, and Carter discuss co-authoring a novel for the first time, creating prose from an outline, and how ego plays a role in co-writing. At the end of their conversation, they make up a captivating story using a line from Liv Constantine’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Last Mrs. Parrish</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_66 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/amF-M-tQ0Bk?si=kBxo_s3ZTMwo6TRQ" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15523041" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="142" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_36 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="142" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_37 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_71 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_67"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s4vpwSELR4A?si=uDVT-SviCgG2pyJM" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s4vpwSELR4A?si=uDVT-SviCgG2pyJM" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_71 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 142 |</strong> July 25, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_72 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_72 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Marc Guggenheim</strong> is an Emmy-award winning screenwriter, television producer, comic book writer, and novelist. He is best known as the creator of the television series </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eli Stone</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (2008–2009), <em>Arrow</em></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (2012–2020), and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Legends of Tomorrow</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (2016–2022), executive producer of the animated series </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tales of Arcadia</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (2016–2021), as well as the writer of the films </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Green Lantern</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. His recent novel, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Any Lifetime</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, was just released in July. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Marc and Carter discuss how Marc got into the comic industry, the freedom in writing characters completely different from yourself and your experiences, and the intimacy of writing a novel compared to screenplays and comics. At the end of their conversation, they make up a chilling story using a line from <i>Denver Moon</i> by Josh Viola and Warren Hammond. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_68 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/s4vpwSELR4A?si=PO7Voo-Bzph2ixF5" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15476679" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="141" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_37 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="141" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_38 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_73 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_69"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fE1AU0LGFuU?si=LZXwH6zVSfdHIYO7" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fE1AU0LGFuU?si=LZXwH6zVSfdHIYO7" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_73 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 141 |</strong> July 18, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_74 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_74 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Mary Adkins</strong> is the author of the novels </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">When You Read This</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (Indie Next Pick, “Best Book of 2019” by </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Good Housekeeping</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Real Simple</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">), </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Privilege</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (Today.com “Best Summer Read”), and Palm Beach (</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York Post</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> “Best Book of 2021”). Her books have been published in 13 countries, and her essays and reporting have appeared in the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York Times</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Atlantic</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Slate</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and more. A graduate of Yale Law School and Duke University, she teaches storytelling for The Moth worldwide and supports aspiring authors as an online writing coach through her program, The Book Incubator.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Mary and Carter discuss Mary’s transition from corporate law to becoming an author, their experiences both being a student in and teaching writing classes, and about how time is not the problem when deciding to start writing. At the end of their conversation, they make up an engrossing story using a line from Emilly Littlejohn’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lost Lake</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_70 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/fE1AU0LGFuU?si=pjtSqCIepzB_yQIu" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15437040" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="140" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_38 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="140" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_39 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_75 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_71"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MyByPxeSYr8?si=c_gZlbsmQrigRRRP" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MyByPxeSYr8?si=c_gZlbsmQrigRRRP" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_75 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 140 |</strong> July 5, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_76 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_76 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Dean Monti</strong> has worked creatively in a variety of mediums including short stories, plays, novels, journalism, and screenwriting. His latest novel,</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The Monosexual</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, will be published July 2024. He is also the author of several one-act plays and has had his works premiered in Chicago, and was a finalist in a national playwriting competition. He taught creative writing and novel writing classes at Columbia College in Chicago and College of DuPage. He is currently working on new novels and recently adapted one of his works as a screenplay. Throughout it all, he has held a full-time job as an editor and journalist for more than 20 years. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Dean and Carter discuss balancing writing your story and market considerations, establishing conflict early on, and how publicity and online presence affects sales. At the end of their conversation, they make up a mysterious story using a line from Douglas Adams’ </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Long Dark Tea-Time to the Soul</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_72 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/MyByPxeSYr8?si=c_gZlbsmQrigRRRP" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15361444" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="139" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_39 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="139" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_40 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_77 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_73"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QtzVlAFQJaA?si=hjkzj3Zlv0OyQsEX" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QtzVlAFQJaA?si=hjkzj3Zlv0OyQsEX" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_77 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 139 |</strong> June 27, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_78 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_78 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Victoria Helen Stone</strong>, author of the runaway best seller </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jane Doe</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, writes critically acclaimed novels of dark intrigue and emotional suspense. Aside from </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow Her Down</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">At The Quiet Edge</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Last One Home, Problem Child, </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">and other chart-topping novels, she also published twenty-nine books as </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">USA Today</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> bestselling author Victoria Dahl and won the prestigious American Library Association Reading List award for best genre fiction.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Victoria and Carter discuss how family secrets influence writing, balancing a character’s struggles with positive outcomes, and removing extensive description from your novel. At the end of their conversation, they make up a witty and suspenseful story using a line from Araminta Hall’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the Good Guys</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_74 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/IT7xjzKjjjA?si=iGWWhRT1rszGJZEY" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15322611" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="138" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_40 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="138" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_41 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_79 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_75"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u-Zgr23wJeg?si=CsVET3DL93TPNa7f" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u-Zgr23wJeg?si=CsVET3DL93TPNa7f" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_79 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 138 |</strong> June 20, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_80 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_80 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Aimie Runyan</strong> is a multi-published and bestselling author of historical and contemporary fiction. She has been nominated for a Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Writer of the Year Award, a Historical Novel Society’s Editor’s Choice selection, and a four-time finalist for the Colorado Book Awards. She is an adjunct instructor for the Drexel University MFA in Creative Writing program.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Aimie and Carter discuss using empathy to create compelling characters, what exactly defines genre, and maintaining a fanbase and readership. At the end of their conversation, they make up a mysterious story using a line from Donna Tartt’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Little Friend</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_76 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/u-Zgr23wJeg?si=1KtqKLg3Gqa2TT5t" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15284973" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="137" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_41 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="137" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_42 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_81 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_77"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IT7xjzKjjjA?si=C2PCQQTua9bfK_pP" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IT7xjzKjjjA?si=C2PCQQTua9bfK_pP" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_81 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 137 |</strong> June 13, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_82 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_82 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Kimberly Giarratano</strong> is an author of mysteries for teens and adults. Her debut novel, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grunge Gods and Graveyards</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, won the 2015 Silver Falchion Award for Best YA at Killer Nashville. In May 2024 she released the second novel in her Billie Levine series, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Devil in Profile</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which follows the novel </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Death of a Dancing Queen</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. A former librarian, she is currently an instructor at SUNY Orange County Community College and the chapter liaison for Sisters in Crime. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Kimberly and Carter discuss the challenges of being an extrovert in the writing field, inspiration drawn from Nazi art theft, and trying to figure out how to balance a realistic plot with an exciting and unpredictable story. At the end of their conversation, they make up a captivating story using a line from Audrey Lee’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Mechanics of Memory</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_78 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/IT7xjzKjjjA?si=iGWWhRT1rszGJZEY" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15242718" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="136" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_42 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="136" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_43 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_83 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_79"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JouRQPDbWd8?si=WKHuhODmijC8-Wff" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JouRQPDbWd8?si=WKHuhODmijC8-Wff" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_83 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 136 |</strong> June 6, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_84 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_84 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Matt Scott</strong> is the author of the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Surviving the Lion’s Den</span></i> <span style="font-weight: 400;">thriller trilogy which debuted in 2021. Matt earned his bachelor’s degree in political science and history from Hampden-Sydney College. During his subsequent studies, Matt became fascinated by the CIA and read dozens of books related to Middle East politics, spy craft, the CIA’s war against terrorism, and double agents. Matt’s latest action-packed political thriller is </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The</span></i> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ayatollah</span></i> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Takedown</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. His two previous novels in the series include </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Surviving the Lion’s Den </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Iranian Deception.</span></i></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Matt and Carter discuss the psychology of starting a writing journey later in life, committing to a consistent writing routine, and exploring the topic of Iran in literature. At the end of their conversation, they make up an eerie story using a line from </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">William Kent Krueger’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fox Creek.</span></i></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_80 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/JouRQPDbWd8?si=9ygCukhEQrFQaRgW" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15206147" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="133" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_43 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="133" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_44 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_85 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_81"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/htwmyjfCDn8?si=otzpFpJv8fsjHLxL" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/htwmyjfCDn8?si=otzpFpJv8fsjHLxL" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_85 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 135 |</strong> May 24, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_86 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_86 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Louise Doughty</strong> is the author of ten novels, most recently </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Bird in Winter</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Her previous books include </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Platform</span></i> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Seven</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, filmed for ITVX; </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Black</span></i> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Water</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year; the bestseller </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apple</span></i> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tree</span></i> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yard</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, adapted for BBC One; and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whatever</span></i> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">You</span></i> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Love</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, nominated for the Costa Novel Award and the Women’s Prize for fiction. She has been nominated for many other prizes and has helped with creating and writing the hit BBC drama </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Crossfire</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Her work has been translated into thirty languages.</span></p> <p>Among other things, Louise and Carter discuss the complexities of writing about sex, writing violence realistically and focusing on the consequences of violence, and how being a writer involves so much more than just writing a book. At the end of their conversation, they make up a suspenseful and descriptive story using a line from S.F. Kosa’s <i>The Night We Burned. </i></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_82 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/htwmyjfCDn8?si=AGvhkIVkkDHJXPIv" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15133553" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="134" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_44 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="134" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_45 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_87 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_83"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uM6r2fgYMMQ?si=KbCGOV3o26Wpci63" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uM6r2fgYMMQ?si=KbCGOV3o26Wpci63" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_87 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 134 |</strong> May 15, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_88 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_88 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week’s Making It Up is extra-special as it features <strong>Tim Booth</strong>, lead singer and lyricist of James, a British band who has been performing for over 40 years and has sold more than 25 million albums globally (James is also Carter’s absolute favorite band, making Tim one of his personal heroes). You may have seen quotes from James songs as epigraphs in many of Carter’s novels, which is how he got to know Tim. After a decade in the making, Tim’s brilliant debut novel, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">When I Died For the First Time</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, just released in the U.K. and is set for a U.S. launch in July 2024.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Tim and Carter discuss seeking out art and culture as a kid, how improvisation and editing are large parts of Tim’s lyricism, and how having an established audience affects confidence in writing. At the end of their conversation, they make up an incredibly descriptive story using a line from David Mitchell’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Slade House</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_84 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/uM6r2fgYMMQ?si=rdJvw6A4Nkqvdo02" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15076935" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="133" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_45 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="133" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_46 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_89 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_85"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rZ7e-ManAi8?si=y5vB9nE0o2anOX4e" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rZ7e-ManAi8?si=y5vB9nE0o2anOX4e" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_89 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 133 |</strong> May 10, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_90 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_90 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Christopher Reich</strong> is the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York Times </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">bestselling author of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Take</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Numbered Account</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rules of Deception</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rules of Vengeance</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rules of Betrayal</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and many other thrillers. His novel </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Patriots Club</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> won the International Thriller Writers award for Best Novel in 2006. He is also the author of the Simon Riske series, an international spy thriller series, and his newest novel </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Matterhorn</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> was just released in April 2024. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Christopher and Carter discuss writing in first person present, quitting a day job to pursue a career in writing, and the pressure of writing accurate historical fiction. At the end of their conversation, they make up a chilling story using a line from John Grisham’s <i>A Painted House</i>. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_86 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/rZ7e-ManAi8?si=lCOKCiUDZxaz10d1" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15047710" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="132" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_46 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="132" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_47 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_91 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_87"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PS5PgCznoKA?si=_CzF4rR2jEoy5vHk" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PS5PgCznoKA?si=_CzF4rR2jEoy5vHk" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_91 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 132 |</strong> May 4, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_92 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_92 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Danny Cherry Jr.</strong>, a Customer Service Representative with an MBA, and he writes political and personal essays; novels; narrative nonfiction; and short stories. He has written for Buzzfeed News, Politico, The Daily Beast, and more; and fiction for Apex Magazine, Fiyah Lit Mag, amongst others. His first novel, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Pike Boys,</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> came out in January 2024 and is a 1920s organized crime drama set in New Orleans. His story “Brief Life Story of Lila” was added to the Locus Magazine recommended reading list for 2022, as well as the BEST AMERICAN SCI-FI & FANTASY 2023 notable stories list.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Danny and Carter discuss how a business degree helps writers appreciate the craft of writing, how writers can take inspiration from television, and the process of self-publishing. At the end of their conversation, they make up a short story using a line from Kurt Vonnegut’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Slaughterhouse-Five</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_88 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/PS5PgCznoKA?si=NpBXkH8DjsA6I9xE" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/15008365" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="131" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_47 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="131" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_48 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_93 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_89"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l_ovmN1Ud5c?si=fgua5Bez1NEQk7nC" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l_ovmN1Ud5c?si=fgua5Bez1NEQk7nC" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_93 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 131 |</strong> April 28, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_94 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_94 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Peter Blauner</strong> is the author of nine novels, including <em>Slow Motion Riot</em></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> winner of an Edgar Allan Poe award for best first novel from Mystery Writers of America, and <em>The Intruder</em>,</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> a </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York Times</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> bestseller and a bestseller overseas. He began his career as a journalist for </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">magazine in the 1980s and segued into writing fiction in the 1990s. He has been a staff writer for several television shows, including </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Law & Order: SVU</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Blue Bloods</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. His new novel, <em>Picture in the Sand</em>,</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> which spans sixty years and the distance from Hollywood to Cairo, was published in January, 2023 and is his first work of historical fiction.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Peter and Carter discuss writing for television and how it differs from writing novels, the transition from journalism to fiction, and complications when writing historical fiction. At the end of their conversation, they make up a suspenseful story using a line from John Grisham’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Rainmaker</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_90 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/l_ovmN1Ud5c?si=yx597EsiHweFt76k" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/14971182" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="130" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_48 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="130" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_49 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_95 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_91"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tXChZNcS0Dw?si=y9_3CYoUrwL7J_vB" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tXChZNcS0Dw?si=y9_3CYoUrwL7J_vB" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_95 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 130 |</strong> April 18, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_96 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_96 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Caroline Cleveland</strong> credits growing up in the rural South and its quieter way of life for her lifelong passion for books and storytelling. Her dedication to the written word led her to law school at the University of South Carolina, where she earned her degree in 1991. She is certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a specialist in labor and employment law and is the founding partner of Cleveland & Conley, LLC. Her debut novel, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">When Cicadas Cry</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, about a high-profile murder case in a small South Carolina town rife with racial tension, will be published by Union Square Publishing on May 7, 2024.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Caroline and Carter discuss the Murdaugh family, writing unreliable narrators, and how legal experience and connections can influence writing novels. At the end of their conversation, they make up a suspenseful and captivating story using a line from </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hot Springs</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by Stephen Hunter. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_92 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/tXChZNcS0Dw?si=9dFaOhckQ5R3RxrS" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/14916450" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="129" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_49 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="129" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_50 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_97 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_93"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wydIfhJpWO8?si=tgJkVpaEpchC_TvF" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wydIfhJpWO8?si=tgJkVpaEpchC_TvF" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_97 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 129 |</strong> April 11, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_98 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_98 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Diego Báez</strong> is a writer and educator. He is the author of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yaguareté White</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a finalist for the Georgia Poetry Prize and a semifinalist for the Berkshire Prize for Poetry. A fellow at CantoMundo, the Surge Institute, and the Poetry Foundation’s Incubator for Community-Engaged Poets, Báez has served on the boards of the National Book Critics Circle, the International David Foster Wallace Society, and Families Together Co-operative Nursery School. His poems, book reviews, and essays have appeared online and in print.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Diego and Carter discuss how music can inspire poetry, knowing who to listen to and trust when getting feedback, and compiling a collection of poetry in a methodical way. At the end of their conversation, they make up an intriguing science-fiction story using a line from </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stardust</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by Neil Gaiman. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_94 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/wydIfhJpWO8?si=BxRI0eJ0c3RoXQ7z" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/14875336" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="128" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_50 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="128" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_51 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_99 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_95"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Iv21JG8EZ4U?si=cLlFLJl-_5xZyztY" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Iv21JG8EZ4U?si=cLlFLJl-_5xZyztY" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_99 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 128 |</strong> April 4, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_100 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_100 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Jeff Hoffmann</strong> quit his job at the age of 47 to return to college for his MFA, and his first novel, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Other People’s Children</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, emerged from that decision. His second novel, Like It Never Happened, was just released in March 2024. In addition to his two novels, Jeff’s writing has been published in </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Sun, Booth, Harpur Palate,</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Publishers Weekly</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. He was the winner of the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Madison Review</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’s Chris O’Malley Prize in Fiction and a finalist for the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Missouri Review</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’s Jeffrey E. Smith Editor’s Prize.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Jeff and Carter discuss shifting trends in the publishing industry, separating yourself from a business/academic mindset when writing, and the positive side of reading reviews. At the end of their conversation, they make up a chilling story using a line from </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Fireballer</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by Mark Stevens.</span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_96 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/Iv21JG8EZ4U?si=fBTZsJhfQolKeP_e" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/14829088" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="127" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_51 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="127" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_52 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_101 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_97"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/umgoOgrO_t0?si=yHWMnqzR3HStbbsR" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/umgoOgrO_t0?si=yHWMnqzR3HStbbsR" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_101 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 127 |</strong> March 29, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_102 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_102 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Peg Tyre</strong> is director of strategy at the Edwin Gould Foundation in New York City. In addition to her two creative fiction novels that have recently been republished, Tyre has written about education for The New York Times, Politico, The Atlantic, and more. She has been a finalist for the National Magazine Award and is the author of two critically acclaimed books on education, one of which is a New York Times bestseller. She has a bachelor’s from Brown University and was a Spencer fellow at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Peg and Carter discuss working in the journalism industry before and after the rise of the Internet, writing flawed characters, and looking back on and reflecting on the process of republishing old novels. At the end of their conversation they make up a fast-paced and thrilling story using a sentence from </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Wedding Party</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by L.R. Jones. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_98 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/umgoOgrO_t0?si=yHWMnqzR3HStbbsR" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/14793913" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="126" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_52 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_53 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_103 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_99"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ob1oRYFlIqM?si=kaaQjuqsKbD0jr65" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ob1oRYFlIqM?si=kaaQjuqsKbD0jr65" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_103 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 126 |</strong> March 21, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_104 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_104 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Araminta Hall</strong> began her career in journalism as a staff writer on teen magazine Bliss, becoming Health and Beauty editor of New Woman. She wrote regular features for the Mirror’s Saturday supplement and ghost wrote supermodel Caprice’s column. She has a MA in creative writing and authorship from the University of Sussex, and teaches creative writing at New Writing South in Brighton. She’s the author of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our Kind of Cruelty</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which was named a best book of 2018 by </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">CrimeReads </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Real Simple</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, along with five other novels including her newest novel </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the Good Guys</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Araminta and Carter discuss having social media as an author, the unpredictability of the writing world, and why so many people struggle trying to get into, and stay in, the writing industry. At the end of their conversation, they make up a suspenseful and funny story using a sentence from Araminta’s own </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the Good Guys</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_100 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/ob1oRYFlIqM?si=Zkj5ca45_Xo5IL_o" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/14739319" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="125" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_53 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="125" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_54 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_105 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_101"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mqCv7lubqM8?si=T_W73P_nXCcCyh4h" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mqCv7lubqM8?si=T_W73P_nXCcCyh4h" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_105 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 125 |</strong> March 14, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_106 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_106 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400; color: #000000;"><strong>Joe Lansdale</strong> has written novels in many genres, including Western, horror, science fiction, and mystery, and has written for comics such as “Batman: The Animated Series.” As of 2020, he had written 50 novels and published more than 30 short-story collections. He has won ten Bram Stoker Awards, a British Fantasy Award, an Edgar Award, and more, and has been inducted into The Texas Literary Hall of Fame.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; color: #000000;"><strong>Kasey Lansdale</strong> is a country blues singer and songwriter, an actress, and an author. Lansdale was first published at the age of eight by Random House, and is the author of several short stories and novellas. Recently she has been collaborating with her father on a collection of short stories.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; color: #000000;">Among other things, Joe, Kasey, and Carter discuss writing together as a father and daughter, how to collaborate as an author, and future independent projects. At the end of their conversation, they make up a comedic and short story using a sentence from <em>True Evil</em> by Greg Iles.</span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_102 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/mqCv7lubqM8?si=rJEGu65qmMnswpEI" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/14693814" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="124" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_54 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_55 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_107 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_103"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5So_msWDbcI?si=muJpkAOprTrYZjbO" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5So_msWDbcI?si=muJpkAOprTrYZjbO" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_107 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 124 |</strong> March 7, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_108 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_108 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>L.R. Jones,</strong> or Lisa Renee Jones, is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Her dark, edgy fiction includes the novels You Look Beautiful Tonight, The Poet, A Perfect Lie, and the Lilah Love series. Prior to publishing, Lisa owned a multistate staffing agency recognized by the Austin Business Journal and was #7 in Entrepreneur magazine’s list of growing women-owned businesses.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Lisa and Carter discuss being parents to golden retrievers, the differences between writing romance and writing thrillers, and publishing and editing complications. At the end of their conversation, they make up a dark and suspenseful story using a sentence from </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">You Always Come Back</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by Emily Smith. </span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_104 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://youtu.be/5So_msWDbcI?si=yZ7WqCAhOwNBNQsM" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/14647638" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="123" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_55 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="121" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_56 et_clickable et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_109 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_105"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GRL1L4co-wY?si=VYTeQqXiM654Xo3t" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GRL1L4co-wY?si=VYTeQqXiM654Xo3t" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_109 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 123 |</strong> February 29, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_110 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_110 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Matt Coyle</strong> is the author of the best-selling Rick Cahill crime novels. He graduated with a degree in English from University of California at Santa Barbara. His foray into crime fiction was delayed for thirty years as he spent time managing a restaurant, selling golf clubs for various golf companies, and in national sales for a sports licensing company.</span> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yesterday’s Echo </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">was published in 2013 and won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, the San Diego Book Award for Best Mystery, and the Ben Franklin Award for Best New Voice in Fiction. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 17px;">Among other things, Matt and Carter discuss the emergence of the crime fiction genre, balancing a full-time job and writing, and what it’s like to find your “voice” in your writing. At the end of their conversation, they make up a fast-paced story using a sentence from Clare Mackintosh’s </span><i style="font-size: 17px;">The Last Party</i><span style="font-size: 17px;">.</span></p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_106 et_clickable et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_align_center-phone"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRL1L4co-wY" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Watch on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755334/14604433" target="_blank" class="xunibuybutton" rel="noopener">Listen to the podcast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="122" class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_56 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div id="122" class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_57 et_pb_gutters3"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_111 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_code et_pb_code_107"> <div class="et_pb_code_inner"><iframe class="lazy lazy-hidden" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" data-lazy-type="iframe" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CSccBSN-VKw?si=8hahYJvuxiyycRwW" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><noscript><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CSccBSN-VKw?si=8hahYJvuxiyycRwW" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></noscript></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_111 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p style="text-align: center; color: #e1202e;"><strong>Episode 122 |</strong> February 22, 2024</p></div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_112 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_112 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Audrey Gale</strong> is the author of the new release, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Human Trial</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. After twenty-plus years in the banking industry, Audrey pursued her master’s in fiction writing at the University of Southern California. Her first novel, a legal thriller entitled </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Sausage Maker’s Daughters</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, was published under the name A.G.S. Johnson. Her second, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Human Trial</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, is the first book in a medical-thriller trilogy inspired by Gale’s own experiences with the gap between traditional medicine and approaches based on the findings of the great physicists of the 20th Century. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Audrey and Carter discuss writing stories as a child, navigating imposter syndrome as a new author, and the necessity of doing research in different academic/career fields for a book, even when writing fiction. 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She is the author of several novels for adults and young adults, has edited two volumes of primary sources for Penguin Classics, and is the co-author with Anderson Cooper of the #1 New York Times bestselling books </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vanderbilt</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Astor</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. She has appeared on “Good Morning America,” “CBS This Morning,” NPR’s “Weekend Edition,” and others. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among other things, Katherine and Carter discuss how the Salem Witch Trials influenced her writing journey, her unique story of how she got her agent, and how she started writing novels with Anderson Cooper. At the end of their conversation, Katherine makes up a captivating story using a sentence from <i>The Lost Weekend</i> by Charles R. 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