Writing Itself
32 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAward-winning broadcaster and writer Sean McElhiney talks with writers about writing!
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Episode 31 - Eric Poor
May 14, 2020 20:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBEric Poor's Working at the Word Factory: The Curious Life of a Small-Town Newspaper Journalist is taught to journalism students at Keene State Colllege in Keene, NH. Needless to say, Eric was a newspaper journalist who has led a curious life. He has recently completed a novel about a hunter who accidentally shoots another hunter and chooses not to report it. It is also the tale of the conservation officer who tracks him down.
Episode 30 - Brian McElhiney
April 27, 2020 21:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBIn this episode, Sean talks with his son, Brian about his career as a music journalist. Father and son share awkward interview stories in this sometimes awkward interview. Brian also discusses his comic series, The Wounding Tooth.
Episode 29 - Susie Taylor
April 05, 2020 17:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBSusie Taylor's children's book series based around the character Topsy-Turvy Tracy was published by Zonderkidz, a division of Harper Collins. Susie has since self-published another children's book, Abigail's Shoes. She is currently working on a longer project, which she discusses on this episode of Writing Itself, in between her and Sean's conversation about book narration.
Episode 28 - Larry Maness
March 21, 2020 19:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBLarry Maness is the author of four novels centered on the character of private investigator Jake Eaton. In addition, he is the author of two books of plays, the first of which - 3 Plays - was introduced by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright William Inge. Larry is also the author of four unpublished plays. You can learn more about him on his website, larrymaness.com.
Episode 27 - Sharon L. Dean
March 11, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBDr. Sharon L. Dean taught writing and literature at Rivier University in New Hampshire. After giving up writing scholarly books that required footnotes, she reinvented herself as a writer of mysteries. Her latest book The Barn is coming from Encircle Publications in July 2020. This is the first in a new series featuring small town librarian Deborah Strong.
Episode 26 - Emily Collette
March 02, 2020 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBEmily Collette is a writer who went to school in Washington State and currently lives in Michigan. Here she shares how her story was plagiarized. We scrape the surface of her traumatic experience, which runs deep.
Episode 25 - Tim Ewins
February 24, 2020 17:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBTim Ewins' novel We Are Animals is unique in many ways, including its route to publication. Tim's publisher, Lightning Books, is releasing We Are Animals as an e-book for 99p (so British) via Eye Books. If the book sells well it will then be released in print. Tim's road to publication included countless hours typing away on a broken iPad while commuting to and from work via train and many months of work with his editor and publisher. In this episode of Writing Itself, Sean and Tim talk abo...
Episode 24 - D. Scott Maiorca
February 17, 2020 17:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBD. Scott Mairorca has been a teacher, a wine steward, an intern, a mall Santa, and even the Easter Bunny. Now he's an author. He's always been a story teller and a dreamer. He's also a husband, a father, and mostly a stay at home dad. On this episode of Writing Itself Scott talks with Sean about his writing and his life.
Episode 23 - Sharon Phennah
February 10, 2020 18:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBSharon Phennah's novel You Can't Iron a Wrinkled Birthday suit is available through BQB Publishing. That's Boutique of Quality Books Publishing. What's most fascinating about this is that the book was first self-published. Sharon talks about that process during this episode of Writing Itself. She also talks about her current project, a family history and how it has taught her to love "The Google Machine," Ancestry.com, and the relative ease of doing research in the twenty-first century.
Episode 22 - Kathy Medvidofsky
February 03, 2020 17:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBIn this episode Kathy Medvidofsky talks about what motivated her to search for a writers group and then, failing to find one, start one of her own. It's a sweet story of persistence that ultimately led to a rich experience full of wonderful relationships. Among the Elms is an open writers group that still thrives in Keene, NH. Kathy is a writer who focuses primarily on writing for children.
Episode 21 - Books on Writing
January 27, 2020 18:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBThis week, my guest is myself! Really, it’s part of my collection of books on writing. I have put these volumes in some semblance of an order of importance in my life. I hope you enjoy this non-chat, and I hope you find some inspiration here. The humorist Steve Allen once claimed to always be reading some sort of self-help book before going to sleep. (He also claims to have been a 12-hour a night sleeper, which is remarkable for such a prolific man!) I am not so inclined, but he sparked so...
Episode 20 - Dick Turner
January 20, 2020 18:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBWriting Itself goes international this week with expatriate Dick Turner who lives in Paris. Dick is a writer, artist, musician, and filmmaker whose book New Math was published in 2019 by Apathy Press Poets.
Episode 19 - John T. Hitchner
January 13, 2020 18:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBJohn T. (Jack) Hitchner is the author of the novel The Acolyte, the short story collection How Far Away, How Near, and two collections of poetry: Seasons and Shadows and Pieces of Life Between Latitudes. Jack is currently hard at work on a second novel.
Episode 18 - Robert Daylin Brown
January 06, 2020 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBRobert Brown is a professor of English at San Bernardino Valley College in San Bernardino, California. Professor Brown is the author of the nonfiction book Joker to King: Your 52-Week Initiation into Manhood, and a poetry collection called How to Start a Revolution. A new edition of Joker to King will be released in 2020. Meanwhile, Robert is working on a collection of short stories.
Episode 17 - David Chase II
December 30, 2019 17:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBDavid Chase is back to wrap up the year that was, 2019. David and Sean talk about the creation of characters, among other things.
Episode 17 - David Chase
December 30, 2019 17:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBDavid Chase is back to wrap up the year that was, 2019. David and Sean talk about the creation of characters, among other things.
Episode 16 - Inga Hansen
December 23, 2019 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBInga Hansen is a trade magazine editor by day and a fiction writer by night. She is one of Sean McElhiney's trusted readers and is partially responsible for the creation of this podcast.
Episode 15 - Diane Auten
December 16, 2019 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBDiane Auten is the author of the book The Joys of Raising Boys: The Good, the Bad, and the Hilarious. On this episode of Writing Itself Sean talks with Diane about writing, the process of getting her work published, and the joys of being a mom.
Episode 14 - Gwendolyn DiPonio
December 09, 2019 17:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBSean talks with Crafton Hills Community College Creative Writing Professor Gwendolyn DiPonio about poetry, fiction, Hemingway, and whether or not writing can be taught.
Episode 13 - Tom DiVenti
December 02, 2019 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBA conversation with writer Tom DiVenti about his book The Baltimore Kid, his motivations and influences, his punk roots, and Hank Williams III.
Episode 12 - Terri O'Rorke
November 25, 2019 17:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBTerri O'Rorke's book A Presidential Aberration, an indictment of the Trump presidency, is available now on Amazon. A planned sequel is in the works.
Episode 11 - Bill Amatneek
November 18, 2019 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBBill Amatneek is a writer, editor, anthologist, and musician. Hi's collection Heart of a Man - Men's Stories for Women will be released by Vineyards Press on Valentine's Day, 2020.
Episode 10 - Sharon Bauske
November 11, 2019 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBWriter Sharon Bauske talks about National Novel Writing Month, her motivations, and her takeaways from culinary school.
Episode 9 - Ernest Hebert
November 04, 2019 17:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBAward-winning novelist Ernest Hebert talks with Sean about his writing process and what compelled him to write his first published novel.
Episode 8 - Cindy Rosmus
October 28, 2019 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBCindy Rosmus talks about writing, editing an e-zine, noir vs. porn, the superiority of animals, and her first break in Oui Magazine. Cindy is the publisher of the online magazine Yellow Mama and the author of Stupidiocy, a collection of short fiction available now for your Kindle at just $2.99 and in paperback - a real book you can hold in your hands - for $15.00.
Episode 7 - Matt Savarese
October 21, 2019 16:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBWriter Matt Savarese talks about his inspirations, his dreams, and his writing process.
Episode 6 - Dave Congalton
October 15, 2019 13:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBDave Congalton is my guest. Dave's screenplay Scribble eventually made its way to the big screen as Authors Anonymous. We talk about Dave's journey from page to screen.
Episode 5 - Avye Andonellis
October 11, 2019 16:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBAuthor Avye Andonellis talks about her recently-complete novel and her efforts to find representation in an under-represented Orthodox Christian fiction market.
Episode 4 - Kenneth Schalhoub
October 07, 2019 19:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBKen Schalhoub is the author of the novel Plexor and the short story collection Smothered. Ken talks with Sean from his home in Denver, CO.
Episode 3 - Jack Coey
October 04, 2019 15:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBJack Coey is the author of a novel The Death of Dr. Dean, a short story collection Exit Stage Left, and numerous other stories, including "Rubber Daisies" and "What?" which you'll find, along with an in-depth interview in the September 2019 issue of New Reader Magazine.
Episode 2 - Billy Hudson
October 02, 2019 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBBilly Hudson is a singer/songwriter, poet, and novelist. He lives in Shell Beach, California.
Episode 1 - David Chase
October 01, 2019 17:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBHere we go... a longish preamble on this, my first foray into podcasting, leading into my interview with David Chase, the author of the novel Grants Ferry.