QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
215 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsWelcome to Qwerty, the podcast for writers on how to live the writing life. Host Marion Roach Smith interviews the best writers in all genres to discover their process. Qwerty is by, about and for writers and explores the real challenges of writing and the steps anyone can take to become a better storyteller. Listen in for writing tips, publishing advice and encouragement on how to live the writing life.
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Episodes
Ep. 32 Ellen Bass: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
June 19, 2020 04:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBAward-winning writer Ellen Bass speaks with host Marion Roach Smith on on how poetry informs us.
Ep. 31 Sarah Enni
June 05, 2020 04:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBWriter Sarah Enni leads us through how to enter the Young Adult market and survive the publishing experience.
Ep. 31 Sarah Enni: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
June 05, 2020 04:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBWriter Sarah Enni leads us through how to enter the Young Adult market and survive the publishing experience.
Ep. 30 Joanna Penn
May 22, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBHow broad should an author platform be? Let's ask Joanna Penn, of the Creative Penn.
Ep. 30 Joanna Penn: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
May 22, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBHow broad should an author platform be? Let's ask Joanna Penn, of the Creative Penn.
Ep. 29 Anne Kreamer
May 08, 2020 04:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBFrom observation to manuscript: Author and entrepreneur Anne Kreamer on writing books from a cultural studies angle.
Ep. 29 Anne Kreamer: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
May 08, 2020 04:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBFrom observation to manuscript: Author and entrepreneur Anne Kreamer on writing books from a cultural studies angle.
Ep. 28 Andy Aledort
April 24, 2020 04:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBMusic journalist Andy Aledort on how to turn a passion into a writing career.
Ep. 28 Andy Aledort: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
April 24, 2020 04:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBMusic journalist Andy Aledort on how to turn a passion into a writing career.
Ep. 27 Joseph Dalton
April 10, 2020 04:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBNon-fiction writer Joseph Dalton discusses how to write someone else's story.
Ep. 27 Joseph Dalton: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
April 10, 2020 04:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBNon-fiction writer Joseph Dalton discusses how to write someone else's story.
Ep. 26 Richard Zacks
March 27, 2020 04:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBNon-fiction writer Richard Zacks discusses how to write from who you really are.
Ep. 26 Richard Zacks: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
March 27, 2020 04:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBNon-fiction writer Richard Zacks discusses how to write from who you really are.
Ep. 25 Ada Calhoun
March 13, 2020 04:01 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBBestselling author Ada Calhoun talks to Marion Roach Smith about how to go from idea to publication
Ep. 25 Ada Calhoun: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
March 13, 2020 04:01 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBBestselling author Ada Calhoun talks to Qwerty podcast host Marion Roach Smith about how to go from idea to publication.
Ep. 24: Alice Lichtenstein: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
February 28, 2020 05:01 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBNovelist Alice Lichtenstein discusses spending time with life's tough topics and the fiction that can result.
Ep. 24: Alice Lichtenstein
February 28, 2020 05:01 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBNovelist Alice Lichtenstein discusses spending time with life's tough topics and the fiction that can result.
Ep. 23: Diane Cameron: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
February 14, 2020 05:01 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBTrauma recovery is writer Diane Cameron's area of expertise, and on this episode of QWERTY, she shares with us how to write through life's toughest material.
Ep. 23: Diane Cameron
February 14, 2020 05:01 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBTrauma recovery is writer Diane Cameron's area of expertise, and on this episode of QWERTY, she shares with us how to write through life's toughest material.
Ep. 22: Anthony D'Aries: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
January 31, 2020 05:01 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBOn this episode of the QWERTY podcast, writer Anthony D'Aries talks about how to interview your family when writing memoir.
Ep. 22: Anthony D'Aries
January 31, 2020 05:01 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBOn this episode of the QWERTY podcast, writer Anthony D'Aries talks about how to interview your family when writing memoir.
Ep. 21: Jeff Goins
January 17, 2020 05:01 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBJeff Goins answers questions on how to find your writer's voice on this episode of the QWERTY podcast.
Ep. 21: Jeff Goins: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
January 17, 2020 05:01 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBJeff Goins answers questions on how to find your writer's voice on this episode of the QWERTY podcast.
Ep. 20: Jack Hitt
January 03, 2020 05:01 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBJack Hitt, author, magazine writer and winner of two Peabody awards for his radio work, discusses how to craft a story.
Ep. 20: Jack Hitt: A Podcast for Writers on How to live the Writing Life
January 03, 2020 05:01 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBJack Hitt, author, magazine writer and winner of two Peabody awards for his radio work, discusses how to craft a story.
Ep. 19: Joe Bunting
December 20, 2019 05:01 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBJoe Bunting, Creator of The Write Practice, visits the QWERTY podcast and talks about how to promote a self-published book.
Ep. 19: Joe Bunting: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
December 20, 2019 05:01 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBJoe Bunting, Creator of The Write Practice, visits the QWERTY podcast and talks about how to promote a self-published book.
Ep. 18: Exit interview: David Leite
December 13, 2019 05:01 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBFood writer David Leite and memoir coach and teacher, Marion Roach Smith, discuss the art and science of food writing.
Ep. 18: David Leite: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
December 13, 2019 05:01 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBFood writer David Leite and memoir coach and teacher, Marion Roach Smith, discuss the art and science of food writing.
Ep. 17: Jane Friedman
November 29, 2019 05:01 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBHow do you get an agent for your writing? This, and other questions on the business of publishing, are discussed when Jane Friedman visits the QWERTY podcast and talks with author, writer and teacher Marion Roach Smith.
Ep. 17: Jane Friedman: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
November 29, 2019 05:01 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBHow do you get an agent for your writing? This, and other questions on the business of publishing, are discussed when Jane Friedman visits the QWERTY podcast and talks with author, writer and teacher Marion Roach Smith.
Ep. 16: William Kennedy
November 15, 2019 05:01 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBWinner of the Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur Genius grant, William Kennedy knows about how to write from home. He has brought Albany, New York to the world through his work. Marion and David speak to one of America's greatest living writers.
Ep. 16: William Kennedy: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
November 15, 2019 05:01 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBWinner of the Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur Genius grant, William Kennedy knows about how to write from home. He has brought Albany, New York to the world through his work. Marion and David speak to one of America's greatest living writers.
Ep. 15: Annotations II
November 01, 2019 05:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBIn this second Annotations segment, Marion and David sit down together to discuss best writing practices and answer several listeners' questions.
Ep. 15: Annotations II: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
November 01, 2019 05:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBIn this second Annotations segment, Marion and David sit down together to discuss best writing practices and answer several listeners' questions.
Ep. 13: Jill Smolowe—Memoirist
October 18, 2019 05:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBJournalist and author Jill Smolowe discusses her memoir "Four Funerals and a Wedding" and the challenges she faced writing about the many facets of grief and healing.
Ep. 13: Jill Smolowe: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
October 18, 2019 05:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBJournalist and author Jill Smolowe discusses her memoir "Four Funerals and a Wedding" and the challenges she faced writing about the many facets of grief and healing.
Welcome to Season 2
October 11, 2019 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.28 MBAuthor and memoir writing teacher Marion Roach Smith and memorist and cookbook author David Leite kick off Season Two of QWERTY with a previerw of upcoming guests.
Welcome to Season 2: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
October 11, 2019 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.28 MBAuthor and memoir writing teacher Marion Roach Smith and memorist and cookbook author David Leite kick off Season Two of QWERTY with a previerw of upcoming guests.
Ep. 12: Julia Siler: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
August 09, 2019 20:11 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBTwo-time best-selling nonfiction author Julia Flynn Siler gives excellent advice to writers about writing what you believe in, testing your material and setting writing deadlines and goals to have a writing life.
Ep. 12: Julia Siler—Nonfiction Author
August 09, 2019 20:11 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBTwo-time best-selling nonfiction author Julia Flynn Siler gives excellent advice to writers about writing what you believe in, testing your material and setting writing deadlines and goals to have a writing life.
Ep. 11: Elissa Altman: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
August 03, 2019 14:33 - 31 minutes - 29 MBBest-selling memoirist Elissa Altman discusses with Marion and David the hard work of writing about family, getting to the truth, and the importance of what to include and what to leave out in her latest book, Motherland.
Ep. 11: Elissa Altman—Memoirist
August 03, 2019 14:33 - 31 minutes - 29 MBBest-selling memoirist Elissa Altman discusses with Marion and David the hard work of writing about family, getting to the truth, and the importance of what to include and what to leave out in her latest book, Motherland.
Ep. 10: Corvette Hunt: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
July 26, 2019 05:30 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBWriter Corvette Hunt recounts how to control your personal details when writing memoir, how to get an essay published in The New York Times and then turn that into a book-length memoir.
Ep. 10: Corvette Hunt—Essayist
July 26, 2019 05:30 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBWriter Corvette Hunt recounts how to control your personal details when writing memoir, how to get an essay published in The New York Times and then turn that into a book-length memoir.
Ep. 9: James Barron: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
July 19, 2019 05:30 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBMarion and David ask a lifetime New York Times reporter about writing on deadline and how to identify when you know enough to publish.
Ep. 9: James Barron—Journalist
July 19, 2019 05:30 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBMarion and David ask a lifetime New York Times reporter about writing on deadline and how to identify when you know enough to publish.
Ep. 8: Annotations I: Literary Forensics
June 28, 2019 05:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBIn this first Annotations segment, Marion and David discuss the difficult process of reporting on one's own life when writing memoir.
Ep. 8: Literary Forensics: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
June 28, 2019 05:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBIn this first Annotations segment, Marion and David discuss the difficult process of reporting on one's own life when writing memoir.
Ep. 7: Marcia Butler—Memoirist
June 21, 2019 05:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBAuthor Marcia Butler's first book, The Skin Above My Knee, chronicled surviving abuse through art, which brought her national acclaim. In this moving episode, she speaks about this gorgeous, notable memoir.