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Writing for Horror Films: Child's Play Creator Don Mancini on Our Lives with Shannon Fisher
October 07, 2018 23:23 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBDon Mancini created the character of Chucky and has written, directed, and/or produced every film in the Child's Play franchise. In this podcast, Don tells Shannon how his career began, why he loves horror movies, and what it's like working in television. He also dishes about future Child's Play projects in the works!
#2 - Harold Schechter Returns to Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE!
October 05, 2018 20:47 - 32 minutes - 30 MBHarold Schechter is an American true crime writer who specializes in serial killers. He attended the State University of New York in Buffalo where his PhD director was Leslie Fiedler. He is professor of American literature and popular culture at Queens College of the City University of New York. Schechter is married to poet Kimiko Hahn. He has two daughters from a previous marriage: the writer Lauren Oliver and professor of philosophy Elizabeth Schechter. Join the Thorne & Cross newsletter ...
#2 - Harold Schechter Returns to Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE!
October 05, 2018 20:47 - 32 minutes - 30 MBHarold Schechter is an American true crime writer who specializes in serial killers. He attended the State University of New York in Buffalo where his PhD director was Leslie Fiedler. He is professor of American literature and popular culture at Queens College of the City University of New York. Schechter is married to poet Kimiko Hahn. He has two daughters from a previous marriage: the writer Lauren Oliver and professor of philosophy Elizabeth Schechter. Join the Thorne & Cross newsletter ...
USAT Bestseller Wendy Wax and BEST BEACH EVER
October 05, 2018 15:35 - 25 minutes - 70.7 MBUSA Today bestselling author Wendy Wax is heralded for her contemporary women's fiction exploring friendship, loyalty, self-discovery and the seemingly insurmountable challenges life sometimes presents. Born in St. Petersburg, Florida, Wendy grew up on St. Pete Beach within spitting distance of the Gulf of Mexico. Appropriately enough, Wendy attended Sunshine Elementary School where recess and art class sometimes took place on the beach, and the highlight of every school year was the annual...
USAT Bestseller Wendy Wax and BEST BEACH EVER
October 05, 2018 15:35 - 25 minutes - 70.7 MBUSA Today bestselling author Wendy Wax is heralded for her contemporary women's fiction exploring friendship, loyalty, self-discovery and the seemingly insurmountable challenges life sometimes presents. Born in St. Petersburg, Florida, Wendy grew up on St. Pete Beach within spitting distance of the Gulf of Mexico. Appropriately enough, Wendy attended Sunshine Elementary School where recess and art class sometimes took place on the beach, and the highlight of every school year was the annual...
Character Compliance
October 02, 2018 16:56 - 28 minutes - 26 MBCriminal Mischief: Episode 05: Making Characters Compliant Crime writers often need one character to manipulate another in order to glean information, cause certain actions/reactions, or achieve some goal. There are many ways to accomplish this.
Character Compliance
October 02, 2018 16:56 - 28 minutes - 26 MBCriminal Mischief: Episode 05: Making Characters Compliant Crime writers often need one character to manipulate another in order to glean information, cause certain actions/reactions, or achieve some goal. There are many ways to accomplish this.
Author Russell Blake on Apocalypse Queen Radio
October 01, 2018 00:02 - 1 hour - 167 MBJoin Author A. R. Shaw, host of Apocalypse Queen Radio with guest Russell Blake as we discuss the writing life.
Author Russell Blake on Apocalypse Queen Radio
October 01, 2018 00:02 - 1 hour - 167 MBJoin Author A. R. Shaw, host of Apocalypse Queen Radio with guest Russell Blake as we discuss the writing life.
Peng Shepherd on Apocalypse Queen Radio
September 30, 2018 23:54 - 29 minutes - 82.9 MBJoin Peng Shepherd on Apocalypse Queen Radio with host author A. R. Shaw discussing her debut book The Book of M.
Peng Shepherd on Apocalypse Queen Radio
September 30, 2018 23:54 - 29 minutes - 82.9 MBJoin Peng Shepherd on Apocalypse Queen Radio with host author A. R. Shaw discussing her debut book The Book of M.
Author Alex Shaw on Cold Blood
September 30, 2018 23:51 - 51 minutes - 153 MBJoin Author A. R. Shaw, host of Apocalypse Queen Radio, interviewing Author Alex Shaw on his new release Cold Blood.
Author Alex Shaw on Cold Blood
September 30, 2018 23:51 - 51 minutes - 153 MBJoin Author A. R. Shaw, host of Apocalypse Queen Radio, interviewing Author Alex Shaw on his new release Cold Blood.
Author Nicholas Sansbury Smith
September 30, 2018 23:46 - 1 hour - 172 MBWelcome Nicholas Sansbury Smith to Apocalypse Queen Radio with host Author A. R. Shaw. We discuss Hell Divers and what other plans Nick has in store for his characters.
Author Nicholas Sansbury Smith
September 30, 2018 23:46 - 1 hour - 172 MBWelcome Nicholas Sansbury Smith to Apocalypse Queen Radio with host Author A. R. Shaw. We discuss Hell Divers and what other plans Nick has in store for his characters.
A. American
September 30, 2018 23:29 - 1 hour - 131 MBJoin A. American (Chris Weatherman) on Apocalypse Queen Radio with host author A. R. Shaw
A. American
September 30, 2018 23:29 - 1 hour - 131 MBJoin A. American (Chris Weatherman) on Apocalypse Queen Radio with host author A. R. Shaw
"A Dark Turn" Episode 5: "Money Rock" author Pam Kelley
September 29, 2018 14:57 - 21 minutes - 38.9 MBAuthor Pam Kelley joins us on a “A Dark Turn” to discuss her new book “Money Rock: A Family’s Story of Cocaine, Race, and Ambition in the New South,” in advance of her appearance at the Miami Book Fair. Her new nonfiction book is part true crime, part social history, part sociological study, in the tradition of “Ghettoside.” “A Dark Turn” is proud to be part of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network, which holds the rights to this podcast.
"A Dark Turn" Episode 5: "Money Rock" author Pam Kelley
September 29, 2018 14:57 - 21 minutes - 38.9 MBAuthor Pam Kelley joins us on a “A Dark Turn” to discuss her new book “Money Rock: A Family’s Story of Cocaine, Race, and Ambition in the New South,” in advance of her appearance at the Miami Book Fair. Her new nonfiction book is part true crime, part social history, part sociological study, in the tradition of “Ghettoside.” “A Dark Turn” is proud to be part of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network, which holds the rights to this podcast.
Robert Masello Returns to Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE!
September 28, 2018 18:23 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBRobert Masello is an award-winning journalist -- and one of the first have been insulted to his face by Donald Trump, which he wears as a badge of honor -- a veteran television writer, whose credits include "Charmed," "Sliders" and "Poltergeist: the Legacy", and a bestselling novelist, whose many books have been regularly optioned by Hollywood studios. His newest -- THE NIGHT CROSSING -- was published just last week. Publishers Weekly hailed it as "interesting alternate history in which Mase...
Robert Masello Returns to Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE!
September 28, 2018 18:23 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBRobert Masello is an award-winning journalist -- and one of the first have been insulted to his face by Donald Trump, which he wears as a badge of honor -- a veteran television writer, whose credits include "Charmed," "Sliders" and "Poltergeist: the Legacy", and a bestselling novelist, whose many books have been regularly optioned by Hollywood studios. His newest -- THE NIGHT CROSSING -- was published just last week. Publishers Weekly hailed it as "interesting alternate history in which Mase...
Women of the Apocalypse Writer's Showcase on Apocalypse Queen Radio
September 27, 2018 15:51 - 55 minutes - 147 MBThis should be fun! Please join the Ladies of the Apocalypse Night. This Wednesday at 9PM EST. Attending are a few of my friends. Authors Kate Morris, Annie Berdel, Sara Hathaway and maybe a few others.
Women of the Apocalypse Writer's Showcase on Apocalypse Queen Radio
September 27, 2018 15:51 - 55 minutes - 147 MBThis should be fun! Please join the Ladies of the Apocalypse Night. This Wednesday at 9PM EST. Attending are a few of my friends. Authors Kate Morris, Annie Berdel, Sara Hathaway and maybe a few others.
Hannah Rials on the Young Adult cafe
September 24, 2018 22:01 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBHannah Rials is a Maryville, TN native and alumni of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Hannah began writing her first novel at age twelve. Eight years later, the result was debut YA novel ASCENSION. She is a current graduate student at Bath Spa University's Masters in Creative Writing for Young People, studying how to write the best young adult fiction she can. When not writing, she's READING, loving on her Corgi buddy, knitting, and traveling all over and as often as possible. Book...
Hannah Rials on the Young Adult cafe
September 24, 2018 22:01 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBHannah Rials is a Maryville, TN native and alumni of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Hannah began writing her first novel at age twelve. Eight years later, the result was debut YA novel ASCENSION. She is a current graduate student at Bath Spa University's Masters in Creative Writing for Young People, studying how to write the best young adult fiction she can. When not writing, she's READING, loving on her Corgi buddy, knitting, and traveling all over and as often as possible. Book...
Erin Cashman
September 24, 2018 21:58 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBErin Cashman is an award-winning writer of Young Adult fantasy. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, three children, and their very energetic dog. She is a contributor to AdventuresInYAPublishing.com, a three-time Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers website, and the workshop coordinator and a permanent mentor at The 1st 5 Pages Workshop. She also loves to bake and is known for making her family and friends ugly but yummy birthday cakes. Her new novel, UNCHARTED, is now avail...
Erin Cashman
September 24, 2018 21:58 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBErin Cashman is an award-winning writer of Young Adult fantasy. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, three children, and their very energetic dog. She is a contributor to AdventuresInYAPublishing.com, a three-time Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers website, and the workshop coordinator and a permanent mentor at The 1st 5 Pages Workshop. She also loves to bake and is known for making her family and friends ugly but yummy birthday cakes. Her new novel, UNCHARTED, is now avail...
"A Dark Turn" Occasional Series: The Boca Mall Murders
September 24, 2018 19:26 - 11 minutes - 20.6 MBEpisode 4 of “A Dark Turn" is the first in an occasional series exploring the unsolved Boca mall murders and abductions of 2007, ritualistic crimes that left two mothers and a child dead, saw five victims kidnapped, and a sixth robbed. America's Most Wanted Host John Walsh called the crimes--which involved ritualistic binding and placement of blacked-out motorcycle goggles over the eyes of several victims--the work of a cunning, pathological serial killer. Click to listen to episode 1 in this...
"A Dark Turn" Occasional Series: The Boca Mall Murders
September 24, 2018 19:26 - 11 minutes - 20.6 MBEpisode 4 of “A Dark Turn" is the first in an occasional series exploring the unsolved Boca mall murders and abductions of 2007, ritualistic crimes that left two mothers and a child dead, saw five victims kidnapped, and a sixth robbed. America's Most Wanted Host John Walsh called the crimes--which involved ritualistic binding and placement of blacked-out motorcycle goggles over the eyes of several victims--the work of a cunning, pathological serial killer. Click to listen to episode 1 in this...
Ellen Hopkins joins Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE!
September 24, 2018 18:05 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBEllen Hopkins is a former freelance journalist, and the award-winning author of 20 nonfiction books for young readers, four novels for adults, and 14 NY Times bestselling novels for young adults, many written in verse. She has also contributed to several recent anthologies, both short stories and essays. Her latest YA novel, PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE, addresses gun violence, a timely, vital discussion among both adults and teens. She lives near Carson City NV with her extended family, one German she...
Ellen Hopkins joins Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE!
September 24, 2018 18:05 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBEllen Hopkins is a former freelance journalist, and the award-winning author of 20 nonfiction books for young readers, four novels for adults, and 14 NY Times bestselling novels for young adults, many written in verse. She has also contributed to several recent anthologies, both short stories and essays. Her latest YA novel, PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE, addresses gun violence, a timely, vital discussion among both adults and teens. She lives near Carson City NV with her extended family, one German she...
Author and Journalist Tony Phillips on Creative Edge Writer’s Showcase with Christie Stratos
September 21, 2018 01:00 - 35 minutes - 1.88 GBTonight we chat with Tony Phillips, author of THE FIRES OF ORC, about how he integrates politics and his experience in journalism into his novels, how good translations are created, advocacy for limb loss and limb difficulty, what his next novel will be about, and a lot more! Tony Phillips's website: http://tony-phillips.com Christie Stratos's website: http://christiestratos.com Creative Edge: http://www.creative-edge.services Like our Facebook page to stay updated on upcoming shows: www....
Author and Journalist Tony Phillips on Creative Edge Writer’s Showcase with Christie Stratos
September 21, 2018 01:00 - 35 minutes - 1.88 GBTonight we chat with Tony Phillips, author of THE FIRES OF ORC, about how he integrates politics and his experience in journalism into his novels, how good translations are created, advocacy for limb loss and limb difficulty, what his next novel will be about, and a lot more! Tony Phillips's website: http://tony-phillips.com Christie Stratos's website: http://christiestratos.com Creative Edge: http://www.creative-edge.services Like our Facebook page to stay updated on upcoming shows: www....
Criminal Mischief: Episode 04: POV In Crime Fiction
September 18, 2018 13:41 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBThe point of view you choose for your crime fiction manuscript can make or break your story. How and why is this true?
Criminal Mischief: Episode 04: POV In Crime Fiction
September 18, 2018 13:41 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBThe point of view you choose for your crime fiction manuscript can make or break your story. How and why is this true?
Bestselling Author Kate White Discusses The Gutsy Girl Handbook on Our Lives with Shannon Fisher
September 12, 2018 03:53 - 26 minutes - 12.1 MBNew York Times bestselling author, and former Editor in Chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine, Kate White talks to Shannon about her new career guide for women, The Gutsy Girl Handbook: Your Manifesto for Success. This book is filled with helpful advice for navigating corporate America. In this podcast, she shares some of her tools and tricks for getting ahead in business and overcoming the "good girl instinct."
Bestselling Author Kate White Discusses The Gutsy Girl Handbook on Our Lives with Shannon Fisher
September 12, 2018 03:53 - 26 minutes - 12.1 MBNew York Times bestselling author, and former Editor in Chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine, Kate White talks to Shannon about her new career guide for women, The Gutsy Girl Handbook: Your Manifesto for Success. This book is filled with helpful advice for navigating corporate America. In this podcast, she shares some of her tools and tricks for getting ahead in business and overcoming the "good girl instinct."
#2 - Dianna Love Returns to Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE!
September 11, 2018 17:42 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBDianna started out life as a photorealistic artist and launched her first business at the age of seventeen out of necessity. She was living on her own and working two jobs so she started painting signs and murals every free minute she could find. It wasn’t long before she had a following that allowed her to give up three other jobs. Years later, while painting over a hundred feet in the air, she started making up stories to keep herself entertained during the long days. That’s when she pen...
#2 - Dianna Love Returns to Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE!
September 11, 2018 17:42 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBDianna started out life as a photorealistic artist and launched her first business at the age of seventeen out of necessity. She was living on her own and working two jobs so she started painting signs and murals every free minute she could find. It wasn’t long before she had a following that allowed her to give up three other jobs. Years later, while painting over a hundred feet in the air, she started making up stories to keep herself entertained during the long days. That’s when she pen...
A Dark Turn: "The Kill Jar" Author J. Reuben Appelman
September 11, 2018 14:34 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBAuthor and Private Investigator J. Reuben Appelman joins us to discuss his powerful new book “The Kill Jar: Obsession, Descent, and a Hunt for Detroit's Most Notorious Serial Killer.” This podcast is a proud member of the Air Global Radio Network. www.authorsontheair.com, which is the exclusive rightsholder.
A Dark Turn: "The Kill Jar" Author J. Reuben Appelman
September 11, 2018 14:34 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBAuthor and Private Investigator J. Reuben Appelman joins us to discuss his powerful new book “The Kill Jar: Obsession, Descent, and a Hunt for Detroit's Most Notorious Serial Killer.” This podcast is a proud member of the Air Global Radio Network. www.authorsontheair.com, which is the exclusive rightsholder.
YA author Christina June Talks
September 10, 2018 20:48 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBChristina June writes contemporary YA fiction when she’s not working her day job as a school counselor. She loves the little moments in life that help someone discover who they’re meant to become – whether it’s her students or her characters. Christina is a voracious reader, loves to travel, eats too many cupcakes, and hopes to one day be bicoastal – the east coast of the US and the east coast of Scotland. She lives in Virginia with her husband and daughter. Her debut novel, IT STARTED WITH G...
YA author Christina June Talks
September 10, 2018 20:48 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBChristina June writes contemporary YA fiction when she’s not working her day job as a school counselor. She loves the little moments in life that help someone discover who they’re meant to become – whether it’s her students or her characters. Christina is a voracious reader, loves to travel, eats too many cupcakes, and hopes to one day be bicoastal – the east coast of the US and the east coast of Scotland. She lives in Virginia with her husband and daughter. Her debut novel, IT STARTED WITH G...
Publishing 101: Jane Friedman on Our Lives with Shannon Fisher
September 10, 2018 03:15 - 52 minutes - 96.6 MBJane Friedman, the former publisher of Writer’s Digest, has been teaching writers about the business of publishing for more than 15 years. Jane will talk to Shannon about her book, Publishing 101, which offers sound, step-by-step advice about preparing queries and proposals, as well as approaching editors and agents with your work while avoiding the common pitfalls of first-time authorship. Jane currently teaches digital publishing at the University of Virginia and is a professor of Great Co...
Publishing 101: Jane Friedman on Our Lives with Shannon Fisher
September 10, 2018 03:15 - 52 minutes - 96.6 MBJane Friedman, the former publisher of Writer’s Digest, has been teaching writers about the business of publishing for more than 15 years. Jane will talk to Shannon about her book, Publishing 101, which offers sound, step-by-step advice about preparing queries and proposals, as well as approaching editors and agents with your work while avoiding the common pitfalls of first-time authorship. Jane currently teaches digital publishing at the University of Virginia and is a professor of Great Co...
Crisis Point: Senators Tom Daschle and Trent Lott on The Authentic Woman with Host Shannon Fisher
September 10, 2018 03:11 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBFormer Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Trent Lott, two of the most prominent political leaders of our time, join Shannon Fisher on The Authentic Woman to discuss their new book, Crisis Point: Why We Must - and How We Can - Overcome Our Broken Politics in Washington and Across America. In Crisis Point, Daschle and Lott offer perspectives from opposing sides of the aisle. The book examines the polarizing partisanship that has made governing all but impossible in today's political clim...
Crisis Point: Senators Tom Daschle and Trent Lott on The Authentic Woman with Host Shannon Fisher
September 10, 2018 03:11 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBFormer Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Trent Lott, two of the most prominent political leaders of our time, join Shannon Fisher on The Authentic Woman to discuss their new book, Crisis Point: Why We Must - and How We Can - Overcome Our Broken Politics in Washington and Across America. In Crisis Point, Daschle and Lott offer perspectives from opposing sides of the aisle. The book examines the polarizing partisanship that has made governing all but impossible in today's political clim...
Ovarian Cancer - Esther Windmueller on The Authentic Woman with Shannon Fisher
September 10, 2018 03:03 - 1 hour - 30.2 MBThis week, we are going to discuss a very serious health topic on The Authentic Woman. Ovarian Cancer is difficult to detect and, therefore, has a high mortality rate because it is often not discovered until it has reached a late stage. 22,000 women receive this diagnosis every year – and 14,000 women die of it annually. My guest this week is Esther Windmueller, an ovarian cancer survivor who founded the nonprofit organization Cancer Dancer. Esther's organization helps women who have been ...
Ovarian Cancer - Esther Windmueller on The Authentic Woman with Shannon Fisher
September 10, 2018 03:03 - 1 hour - 30.2 MBThis week, we are going to discuss a very serious health topic on The Authentic Woman. Ovarian Cancer is difficult to detect and, therefore, has a high mortality rate because it is often not discovered until it has reached a late stage. 22,000 women receive this diagnosis every year – and 14,000 women die of it annually. My guest this week is Esther Windmueller, an ovarian cancer survivor who founded the nonprofit organization Cancer Dancer. Esther's organization helps women who have been ...
Dangers of the Essure Birth Control Device on The Authentic Woman with Shannon Fisher
September 10, 2018 03:01 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBThis week, Shannon welcomes three women spearheading an effort to raise awareness of the dangers of the permanent birth control device Essure. Her guests are Angie Firmalino, founder the Essure Problems group; Amanda Dykeman, an administrator of the group; and Amanda Rusmisell, the group’s legislative liaison. The Essure Problems group has connected nearly 25,000 women who have had adverse reactions to the device. This show will highlight the potentially fatal complications of the Essure dev...