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475: Craft Jam: Get Your Story to “The End”
DIY MFA Radio - December 27, 2023 13:15 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsWelcome, today is DIY MFA’s monthly Craft Jam. Once a month, Christa and I jam about the craft. In these episodes, we do a deep dive into various craft topics like character development, story structure, world building and more. This month’s episode is a deep dive into how to craft the perfec...
474: Craft Jam: Nail Your Narration
DIY MFA Radio - November 15, 2023 13:15 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsWelcome, today is DIY MFA’s monthly Craft Jam. Once a month, Christa and I will be jamming about the craft. In these episodes, we’ll be doing a deep dive into various craft topics like character development, story structure, world building and more. This month’s episode is a deep dive into ho...
473: Craft Jam: Revise Your Writing Like a Pro
DIY MFA Radio - October 18, 2023 12:15 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday’s episode is our monthly Craft Jam. This is a new feature at DIY MFA, where once a month, Christa and I will be jamming about the craft. In these episodes, we’ll be doing a deep dive into various craft topics like character development, story structure, world building, and more. In t...
472: Craft Jam: Conferences
DIY MFA Radio - September 13, 2023 12:15 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday’s episode is our monthly Craft Jam. This is a new feature at DIY MFA, where once a month, Christa and I will be jamming about the craft. In these episodes, we’ll be doing a deep dive into various craft topics like character development, story structure, world building and more. This month’...
471: A Behind the Scenes Look at How to Craft a Bestselling Thriller Series— Interview
DIY MFA Radio - August 30, 2023 12:15 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, I have the pleasure of interviewing Kathy Reichs. We’ll be talking about her book The Bone Hacker and how to craft a bestselling thriller series. Kathy Reichs’ first novel Déjà Dead, published in 1997, won the Ellis Award for Best First Novel and was an international bestseller. To date...
470: Craft Jam: Draft Zero
DIY MFA Radio - August 09, 2023 12:15 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday’s episode is our monthly Craft Jam. This is a new feature at DIY MFA, where once a month, Lori and I will be jamming about the craft. In these episodes, we’ll be doing a deep dive into various craft topics like character development, story structure, world building, and more. This month’s ...
469: Craft Jam: Weave Your Story’s World
DIY MFA Radio - July 12, 2023 12:15 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsWe’re back for another episode of our monthly Craft Jam. This is a new feature at DIY MFA, where once a month, Lori and I will be jamming about the craft. In these episodes, we’ll be doing a deep dive into various craft topics like character development, story structure, world building and more....
468: Raise Your Story’s Stakes with Tension and Surprise - Interview
DIY MFA Radio - June 28, 2023 12:15 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, I have the pleasure of interviewing MT Anderson. We’ll be talking about his book, Elf Dog and Owl Head, and raising your story’s stakes. M. T. Anderson has written stories for adults, picture books for children, adventure novels for young readers, graphic novel adaptations of ancient Fr...
467: Craft Jam: Perfect Your Plot
DIY MFA Radio - June 21, 2023 12:15 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday we have another monthly Craft Jam. This is a new feature at DIY MFA, where once a month, Lori and I will be jamming about the craft. In these episodes, we’ll be doing a deep dive into various craft topics like character development, story structure, world building and more. This month’s ep...
466: An Inside Look at the Publishing Industry - Interview
DIY MFA Radio - June 14, 2023 12:15 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, I have the pleasure of interviewing Bianca Marais, CeCe Lyra, and Carly Watters. We’ll be taking an inside look at the publishing industry. Before diving in, I wanted to make a quick note. Our wonderful guests are the co-hosts of a fantastic podcast that has a particular word in its tit...
465: Complex Characters, Dark Retellings, and Urban Settings - Interview
DIY MFA Radio - June 07, 2023 12:15 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, Lori is interviewing Mary Pascual. They’ll be talking about her debut novel, The Byways, and creating multi-dimensional characters. Mary Pascual is a writer and artist who believes finding magic is only a matter of perspective. She loves stories about characters with heart and fantastic...
464: Craft Jam: Create Compelling Characters
DIY MFA Radio - May 31, 2023 12:15 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday’s episode is our monthly Craft Jam. This is a new feature at DIY MFA, where once a month, Lori and I will be jamming about the craft. In these episodes, we’ll be doing a deep dive into various craft topics like character development, story structure, world building and more. This month’...
463: Revealing a Character through Their Survivors - Interview
DIY MFA Radio - May 24, 2023 12:15 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, Lori is interviewing Daniel Weizmann. They’ll be talking about his neo-noir mystery, The Last Songbird. Daniel Weizmann got his start at 13 under the nom de plume Shredder, writing for the legendary Flipside Fanzine. He went on to write for the LA Weekly, LA Times, Billboard, the Guardi...
462: Organize a Short Story Collection as a Full Experience - Interview
DIY MFA Radio - May 17, 2023 12:15 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, Lori is interviewing Jolene Mcilwain. They’ll be talking about Sidle Creek and centering a short story collection around a place. Jolene McIlwain’s fiction has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and appears in West Branch, Florida Review, Cincinnati Review, New Orleans Review, Northe...
461: Start with a Setting: Creating a Rich World for Your Story - Interview
DIY MFA Radio - May 10, 2023 12:15 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, Lori is interviewing Ginny Kubitz Moyer. They’ll be talking about how she started writing her debut novel, The Seeing Garden, with the setting. Ginny Kubitz Moyer is a California native with a love of local history. A graduate of Pomona College and Stanford University, she’s an English ...
460: Pantsing Your Way to Dynamic Characters — Interview
DIY MFA Radio - May 03, 2023 12:15 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, Lori is interviewing Neely Tubati Alexander. They’ll be talking about Love Buzz and the importance of listening to your intuition when crafting a novel. Neely Tubati Alexander is a first-generation Indian American mother of two. Originally from the Seattle area where Love Buzz, her debu...
459: The Power of Poetry to Survive, Heal, and Connect — Interview
DIY MFA Radio - April 26, 2023 12:15 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, Lori is interviewing Anne Marie Wells. They’ll be talking about her poetry collection, Survived By: A Memoir in Verse, and using poetry as a method of dealing with heavy emotions. Anne Marie Wells (She | They) is an award-winning Queer poet, playwright, memoirist, and storyteller naviga...
458: Intuitive Writing: Capture Your Character's Energy and Paint with Your Words — Interview
DIY MFA Radio - April 19, 2023 12:15 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, Lori is interviewing Donnaldson Brown. They’ll be talking about Because I Loved You, and about how her background in screenwriting has influenced her prose. Donnaldson 's debut novel, Because I Loved You, is due out in April 2023 with She Writes Press. An attorney and former screenwrite...
457: Take the Leap: Chase Your Passion, Quit Your Job, and Write a Memoir — Interview
DIY MFA Radio - April 12, 2023 12:15 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, Lori is interviewing Leslie Karst. They’ll be talking about weaving past experiences into your writing and her new book Justice is Served. The daughter of a law professor and a potter, Leslie Karst waited tables and sang in a new wave rock band before deciding she was ready for a “real...
456: Therapy for Poets: On Reading and Writing Poetry — Interview
DIY MFA Radio - April 05, 2023 12:15 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, Lori is interviewing Danielle Mitchell. They’ll be talking about the methodology of writing and reading poetry. Danielle Mitchell (she/her) is an intersectional feminist, poet, and teaching artist. She is the Founding Director of The Poetry Lab, an online learning platform that rallies ...
455: The Magic and Science of Writing — Interview
DIY MFA Radio - March 29, 2023 12:15 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, Lori is interviewing Patricia Leavy. They’ll be talking about her book, Hollyland, and the science behind the art of writing. Patricia Leavy, PhD, is an award-winning, best-selling author. She was formerly Associate Professor of Sociology, Chairperson of Sociology & Criminology, and Fou...
454: Exploring Themes of Grief and Loneliness in a Neo-Noir Speculative Novel — Interview
DIY MFA Radio - March 22, 2023 12:15 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, Lori is interviewing Jinwoo Chong. They’ll be talking about themes of loss and disconnection and how they relate to his book Flux. Jinwoo Chong is the author of the novel Flux, coming March 21, 2023 from Melville House. His work has appeared in The Southern Review, Chicago Quarterly R...
453: Turning One Book into Eight: Planning and Writing a Thriller Series — Interview
DIY MFA Radio - March 15, 2023 12:15 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, Lori is interviewing Laurie Buchanan. They’ll be talking about Impervious and the mechanics of writing a series. Laurie writes the Sean McPherson novels—fast-paced thrillers set in the Pacific Northwest featuring a trifecta of malice and the pursuit and cost of justice. As a photographe...
452: Pivot, Payoff, and the Geometry of Story — Interview
DIY MFA Radio - March 08, 2023 13:15 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, I have the pleasure of interviewing Steven James. We’ll be talking about his multifaceted storytelling framework, and his book The Art of the Tale. Steven James is the bestselling, critically acclaimed author of eighteen novels that have won or been shortlisted for more than a dozen nat...
451: Collaborating on a Fairy Tale-Inspired YA Series — Interview
DIY MFA Radio - March 01, 2023 13:15 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, Lori is interviewing Sorboni Banerjee and Dominique Richardson. They’ll be talking about collaborating on their book, Red as Blood, and the sisterhood they found. Dominique Richardson and Sorboni Banerjee are the coauthors of THE EVERBEACH SERIES—a young adult, romantic suspense series ...
450: Double Entendres, Meet Cutes, and Smart Sex: Writing Contemporary Romance — Interview
DIY MFA Radio - February 22, 2023 13:15 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, Lori is interviewing Thien-Kim Lam. They’ll be talking about writing romance with depth and spice. Thien-Kim Lam writes stories about Vietnamese characters who smash stereotypes and find their happy endings. A recovering Type-Asian, she guzzles cà phê sữa đá, makes art, and bakes her fe...
449: Genre Hopping, Process, and Time Management: The Life of a Working Writer — Interview
DIY MFA Radio - February 15, 2023 13:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, Lori is interviewing Courtney Maum. They’ll be talking about honesty in memoir and her book The Year of the Horses. Author of five books, including the game changing publishing guide Before and After the Book Deal and the memoir, The Year of the Horses, (chosen by The Today Show as the ...
448: From Drafting to Marketing: A Debut Author’s Journey — Interview
DIY MFA Radio - February 08, 2023 13:15 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, Lori is interviewing Jenna Miller. They’ll be talking about her publishing experience as a debut writer with her book Out of Character. Jenna Miller writes Young Adult books about fat, queer, nerdy girls who deserve to be seen and have their voices heard. When she’s not obsessing over w...
447: Flying by the Seat of Your Pants: Writing without an Outline — Interview
DIY MFA Radio - February 01, 2023 13:15 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, I have the pleasure of interviewing Monte Schultz. We’ll be talking about his book Metropolis, and the intricacies of writing alternative history. Monte Schulz received his M.A. in American Studies from University of California, Santa Barbara. He published his first novel, Down by the R...
446: Exploring Social Justice Topics in a YA Thriller – Interview
DIY MFA Radio - January 25, 2023 13:15 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsToday, Lori is interviewing Jumata Emill. They’ll be talking about exploring social justice through multi-cultural experiences and his book The Black Queen. Jumata is a journalist who has covered crime and local politics in Mississippi and parts of Louisiana. He earned his B.A. in mass communi...
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