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For novelists, memoirists and screenwriters who want to write stories their readers will love. Each week literary editors, Valerie Francis and Melanie Hill, use films to explain how to craft a story that hooks the reader on page one and holds their attention all the way to the end. The goal is simple: to learn from writers who have come before us...what worked well and what didn't work so well. If you're a writer who loves to write, this podcast is for you! "The only thing that matters, and ...
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Fiction Writing Made Easy | Top Creative Writing Podcast for Fiction Writers & Writing Tips
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Fiction Writing Made Easy is your go-to podcast for practical, no-fluff tips on how to write, edit, and publish a novel—from first draft to finished book. Hosted by developmental editor and book coach Savannah Gilbo, this show breaks down the fiction writing process into clear, actionable steps so you can finally make progress on your manuscript. Whether you're a first-time author or a seasoned writer looking to sharpen your skills, each episode offers insights on novel writing, story struct ...
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Speculative Fiction Writing Made Simple: How to Write, Edit, and Publish Your Debut Fantasy, Science Fiction, or Dystopian Novel
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Welcome to the Speculative Fiction Writing Made Simple Podcast! The show that’s all about how to brainstorm, write, edit, publish, and sell a powerful speculative fiction novel… and maybe just change the world too. I'm your host, Heather Davis. I’m a seasoned book coach, developmental editor, and fellow storyteller. In my work with writers, I always see the same problems and roadblocks standing in their way and preventing them from achieving their dream of becoming a published author. So it’ ...
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Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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Rotten but still a little sweet! Rotten Mango is a true crime + all things spooky podcast. We love doing deep dives into the darkest crimes and we tend to not leave out any details - which can get a little rotten at times. If you want deep dives in the psychology of killers, no holding back storytelling of crimes, and stories of lesser known criminals from around the world this is the place for you. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Rotten Mango ad-free. Start a fr ...
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What happens when life doesn’t go according to plan? In this award-winning podcast, cognitive scientist Dr. Maya Shankar explores how we experience change and strategies we can use to better navigate moments of upheaval. Maya’s life took a dramatic turn when an injury ended her career as a violinist and inspired her to study the science of change. Named Apple Podcasts’ Best Show of the Year, A Slight Change of Plans features deeply personal stories and scientific insights about who we are an ...
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How do the best writers get to work? In every episode, we'll chat to an author about what they do through a day. Where do they work? What time do they start? How do they plan their time and maximise their creativity, in order to plot and publish a bestseller? Some are frantic night-owls, others roll out of bed into their desks, and a few lock themselves away in the woods - but none have a regular 9 to 5, and we'll find out how they've managed it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo ...
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The world's top authors and critics join host Gilbert Cruz and editors at The New York Times Book Review to talk about the week's top books, what we're reading and what's going on in the literary world. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp
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Welcome to A Little Idea, a series of discussions about books, how to put them together, where to take them, and how to create a story you are truly proud of. If you are someone who is looking to tell a story, you can’t rest until you have committed that story to the page, this is the series for you! Over this five episode series, we sit down with people across the book industry to discuss the entire process of putting your book together covering: - Completing Your Manuscript - Getting A Pub ...
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New episodes every Friday! On Page One - The Writer's Podcast, we talk to writers of all descriptions (authors, screenwriters, comic writers and more) about their writing process and how they craft their next great works. We also explore their career, including how their first big break happened, and discuss the ups and downs along the way. We learn something new every episode, and we hope you do as well. Page One is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. ...
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A place where you can come to receive tips on writing and gain inspiration to create writer’s art. Listen to become motivated to begin writing or to over come your writers block . Writers can listen to refresh their mind, gain perspective on their writing, learning valuable and inspiring information, and become motivated to make art using their skills as a writer. At Jest Write there is a little something for every writer. So don’t just, Just Write, but Jestwrite.
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Comic Geek Speak is the best podcast about comic books for fans and new readers alike. Put together by a group of life-long comic geeks, it's 4-5 hours a week of comic book history, current comic news, and a general look at the industry. In addition to all the latest in comics talk, the show also features creator interviews, listener responses, contests, and trivia, lots of trivia. So listen in and experience all the joys of a Wednesday afternoon at the comic shop, from the comfort of your o ...
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Everything you need to know about outlining, drafting, editing, publishing, launching, marketing, and selling your novel. My content is a mix of brass tacks marketing + big picture business analysis.
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Bestselling indie author Steff Green shares the highs, lows, and adventures of her self-publishing journey. Learn how to tell your story, find your audience, and build a badass author brand.
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Authors Beth McMullen and Lisa Schmid iron out the wrinkles in writing, publishing, and everything in between . . . One podcast at a time. Writers With Wrinkles is the go-to podcast for aspiring authors, and those in the trenches, who want to successfully publish a novel...or ten! Join us each week as we dive deep into writing and the publishing industry, providing expert interviews, insightful discussions, and practical tips. With our engaging and informative format, you'll get the guidance ...
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What If You Wrote is the podcast that'll get you writing even if you have a million real-life responsibilities, you can't find your pen and your tea has just gone cold. Get your weekly dose of writing inspiration and bust through writer's block sooner than you can say "once upon a time".
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Interview with Writers of Historical Fiction about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/historical-fiction
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You've re-read this book a thousand times. You've memorized every panel of this graphic novel. You know every line and lyric from this anime, TV series, or musical. Only one question remains: What would happen if it was made into a movie? Skye Thorleifson presents 'Adaptational', a discussion of every facet of the adaptation process. Each episode introduces a new story that has yet to be made into a film, and asks: What if it was given a chance on the big screen? Could it be adapted to film? ...
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Interview with Scholars of Journalism about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/journalism
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Follow Stephanie as she shares her self-publishing journey under the pen name, Jemma Frost. Full of funny stories and encouraging advice, learn how to write, edit, and publish your own romance novel! Stay in the loop by following her on social media! Instagram/Facebook: @thearrowedheart or @authorjemmafrost Website: www.thearrowedheart.com
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We're Andrew and Phil, college roommates emeritus, best friends for life, and comic fans by choice. During each biweekly episode, we dive into the wildest and wackiest that comics and graphic novels have to offer, with Andrew doing research and analysis and Phil providing comedic commentary. You can expect a healthy dose of comics history, comedy, analysis/commentary, and more, as well as special guests and retrospective looks at some of our favorite comics throughout the decades.
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A podcast where three Métis aunties figure out how to publish, edit, and write Indigenous stories. This podcast is by and for Indigenous peoples who have an interest in editing, publishing, and writing Indigenous stories. The hope is to inspire Indigenous peoples to share their stories in whatever medium that they enjoy. Yes, storytelling occurs in a variety of mediums like: podcasting (naturally), burlesque, books, comics, social media, articles, listicles, video, music, and everything in b ...
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CatholiCity Podcasts is a branch of the Mary Foundation, a Catholic charity based in Ohio. We’ve been a world-leader in delivering proven tools for evangelization to your door and superb audio content directly to you for over thirty years. Everything we offer is available free-of-charge.
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People Behind the Science Podcast Stories from Scientists about Science, Life, Research, and Science Careers
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Are you searching for great stories to ignite your curiosity, teach you to perform better in life and career, inspire your mind, and make you laugh along the way? In this science podcast, Dr. Marie McNeely introduces you to the brilliant researchers behind the latest scientific discoveries. Join us as they share their greatest failures, most staggering successes, candid career advice, and what drives them forward in life and science. Our website with show notes]] Greetings science fans! We’r ...
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Mark Dawson is a best selling self-published author on multiple platforms including Amazon and Kobo. He is the author of the John Milton thriller series and its spin-off Beatrix Rose. In addition, he’s written several ‘Soho Noir' novels. Mark’s breakthrough came when he developed a marketing strategy for promoting and selling his books. His swift success enabled him to quit his 9 to 5 job and he has generated gross revenues of more than a million dollars in less than five years. Mark has bec ...
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WordRoom explores Australian writing across all genres, including the well established, emerging writers, and also writers producing excellent work in unexpected w.ays
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Hello, and Welcome to ACX Everywhere 2023. This podcast is a series of candid conversations between meetup attendees recorded at ACX meetups around the country in the fall of 2023. If you're new here, ACX stands for Astral Codex Ten, which is a rationalist blog written by Scott Alexander. Scott is a doctor on the US West Coast, currently working on new models for mental health care at Lorien Psychiatry. Rationalism is...hard to define, so the following definition is taken from Astral Codex T ...
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2023 - News from San Diego Comic-Con 2025
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The Speakers of Geek react to news drops from this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. Topics include a new DC event entitled DC KO, John Byrne’s X-Men Elsewhen to get published, the George Pérez Artist’s Edition, Star Trek TV and podcast talk, toy news from McFarlane Toys and others and so much more! (55:02)…
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It's Still Summer. Let's Talk Road Trip Books.
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Summer is the season for road trips, and also for road trip stories. Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” may be the most famous example in American literature — but there are lots of other great road trip books, so this week the Book Review’s staff critics Dwight Garner, Alexandra Jacobs and Jennifer Szalai presented readers with a list of 18 of their fav…
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Suruchi Mazumdar, "Divided Media: Politics and Mediated Movements in India" (Routledge, 2025)
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Suruchi Mazumdar’s book addresses the complex relationship between India’s evolving, emerging media landscape, the political and economic interests of diverse media actors, and movements opposing contentious issues such as market-based economic reforms and religious nationalism. In the mid-2000s, Singur and Nandigram, nondescript semi-urban and rur…
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Ep. 238 - MK Hardy on writing as a pair for The Needfire
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Watch this episode as a full video interview on YouTube MK Hardy is the pen name for two geeky women living and writing together in Scotland. Their debut Sapphic Gothic Horror, The Needfire, comes from Solaris in the UK in July 2025. They were mentees in the Pitch Wars 2020-21 programme, and mentors for Queery Fest 2022. They are organisers and fac…
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Aatish Taseer, "A Return to Self: Excursions in Exile" (Catapult, 2025)
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In 2019, famed journalist and writer Aatish Taseer was thrown out of India. Soon after he wrote a cover article for Time calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi the country’s “divider in chief,” New Delhi decided to revoke his residency. That sent Aatish on a journey across the world–to places like Turkey, Spain, Mexico and Sri Lanka–to explore identi…
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Investigators On Karen Read Case Connected To Death of Pregnant Girl That Had Been Abused By 3 Cops
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Almost exactly a year before John O’Keefe is found in the snow outside of Boston detective Brian Albert’s home, Sandra Birchmore is found dead in her apartment in the middle of a blizzard. In her phone are thousands of messages between her and a police detective that indicate he is the father of her unborn child. But of course, it’s never that simp…
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Emma Cowell, author of 'Under the Lemon Tree' - Escapist fiction author discusses getting places right, finding joy in the tough times, and how acting affects your character
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Emma Cowell wrote her debut novel, 'One Last Letter from Greece', through the pandemic to come to terms with losing her mother. Since then, she's published more novels and been translated into 9 languages. They're inspired by Greece and its islands. We discuss how she gets the places right. Who does she speak to? How does she learn? Where does she …
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Writing An Identity Not Your Own With Alex Temblador | Episode 35
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Worried you’ll get it wrong when writing a character whose identity isn’t your own—and that you’ll hurt someone, face backlash, or be told you shouldn’t even try? But at the same time, you know that leaving out marginalized identities doesn’t feel right either—especially when you’re building entire worlds from scratch? You’re not alone. And this ep…
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Arianne Edmonds, "We Now Belong to Ourselves: J. L. Edmonds, the Black Press, and Black Citizenship in America" (Oxford UP, 2025)
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At the turn of the twentieth century, the Black press provided a blueprint to help Black Americans transition from slavery and find opportunities to advance and define African American citizenship. Among the vanguard of the Black press was Jefferson Lewis Edmonds, founder and editor of The Liberator newspaper. His Los Angeles-based newspaper champi…
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Ummm … I don’t know what to say to introduce this week’s episode. Perhaps I should start with a simple question, ‘What makes a story un-watchable/un-readable?’ Part of the answer is chickens. If you’d like to know the rest of the answer, then buckle-up and dive in. -M “Foe makes all the same mistakes that most novelists make.” - Valerie Francis Rel…
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It’s a casual comic talk episode covering a recent trip to Hershey Comic Con, digging in back issue bins and purchasing original art, listener feedback from our Discord on recent episodes, a rant on comics fandom, plans for the upcoming episode 2025 and more! (1:15:07)
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Drafting Notes - Write What You Know: What Does It Really Mean?
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It's one of the most common pieces of writing advice: Write what you know. But what does it really mean? Does it mean that if you're from a small village, you shouldn't write about people in big cities? If you're a man, you shouldn't write about women? We think it's a bit more nuanced than that, and that the phrase is often misunderstood. But what …
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#204. Student Spotlight: Why Overlearning Is Holding You Back: Neroli Lacey’s Journey to Publishing Success
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After years of collecting every writing craft book imaginable and studying with renowned editors, Neroli Lacey discovered that too much knowledge was actually keeping her stuck—until she learned to implement instead of accumulate. Today I'm chatting with Neroli Lacey, author of The Perfumer's Secret (a Pulitzer Prize Finalist, International Book Aw…
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823: Probing Protein Dynamics from Molecular Switches to Shape-Changing Viral Particles - Dr. Ganesh Anand
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Dr. Ganesh Anand is an Associate Professor of Chemistry as well as Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Pennsylvania State University. He is also an elected Board Member of the International Society for Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry (HDX-MS). Research in Ganesh’s lab examines molecular switches. He wants to know how molecules inter…
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After his failed backflip went viral, Robert Anthony Cruz joined in on the joke
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Robert Anthony Cruz's failed backflip on live television quickly went viral. The outfielder for the exhibition baseball team the Savannah Bananas poked fun at his own fall on TikTok and gave his audience permission to laugh.By Ayesha Rascoe
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An FDA panel spread misinformation about SSRI use in pregnancy. Doctors are concerned
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Obstetricians and psychiatrists are concerned about a recent FDA panel spreading misinformation about the potential harms of using SSRIs during pregnancy and postpartum.By Rhitu Chatterjee
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Reservoirs in Athens are at historic lows. Roman Empire-era aqueducts could help
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Giorgos Sachinis, director of strategy and innovation at Athens Water Supply and Sewage Company, about plans to revive an ancient aqueduct built by the Romans.By Ayesha Rascoe
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How a dollar store shopper is coping with rising prices and tariffs
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Shannon Carr, founder of non-profit Isaiah 55, Inc., about rising prices at dollar stores and what they mean for the low-income community she helps in Ohio.By Ryan Benk
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NPR staffers share their favorite romance novels for summer Books We Love
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From our summer round-up of Books We Love, NPR staffers give recommendations for books they literally loved - all about romance.By Christina Cala
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Thailand and Cambodia to hold ceasefire talks over border dispute after Trump's urging
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Thailand and Cambodia say they are open to ceasefire talks after President Trump urged them to end the deadly border conflict that started late last week.By Michael Sullivan
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Where the US-UK relationship stands ahead of Trump's meeting with Keir Starmer
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President Trump is on a five-day visit to Scotland. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to George Eaton, a senior editor of politics at The New Statesman magazine, about the state of the U.S.-U.K. relationship.By Ayesha Rascoe
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Homelessness in LA drops for the first time in years, bucking a nationwide trend
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The number of homeless people in L.A. County living on the street dropped last year, bucking trends elsewhere in the U.S. What does it say about efforts to combat homelessness, in the city as well as nationwide?By Ayesha Rascoe
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Doctors warn that children in Gaza have suffered irreversible damage from starvation
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Prolonged and severe malnutrition is permanently damaging the health of children across Gaza. Doctors warn even if Israel lets in more food now, the damage to children's bodies can be irreversible.By Anas Baba
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Denmark introduces legislation to protect its citizens from AI deepfakes
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Denmark hopes to pass new legislation that aims to protect its citizens from deepfakes. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to AI expert, Henry Ajder, about the potential impact of the bill.By Ayesha Rascoe
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Politics chat: Trump gets a chance to regain the narrative with trade talks in Europe
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We look at how President Trump is struggling to change the narrative on the Jeffrey Epstein case, and whether his current trip to Scotland will provide any political respite.By Ayesha Rascoe
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