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A podcast for and about writers—the business side and the creative perspective—and how our life experiences intersect with our writing work. How we do it, why we do it and what keeps us going as we navigate the creative environment. Because, published or not, wildly popular or still unknown, we are all writers. ”Living the Writing Life” is a copyrighted podcast solely owned by author Nancy Christie. For more information, visit her website at www.nancychristie.com.
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Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
After all these years, I finally gained a sense of community and belonging, and I have my first novel to thank for that.
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Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
Just a few thoughts on what has been my greatest setback as a writer.
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Wednesday Sep 24, 2025
Wednesday Sep 24, 2025
After retiring from a career in telecommunications, GaGa Gabardi completed her pilot’s license and now consults, teaches and does course development in the aviation fuel industry. She lives with her husband in the Colorado mountains and has her first grandson to thank for the name GaGa.
Judilee Butler taught elementary education for nine years in upstate New York before moving to North Carolina. She then made a 180-degree change into an exciting marketing career, and after retirement moved several more times, first to the coast of Maine, then to Arkansas Valley in Colorado before settling in Wyoming, and she says she is now done moving!
Both women are passionate about bringing awareness through their writing to the trials women face in an often male-dominated world. The books in their Phoebe Korneal Mystery Series include The Last Hurrah, The Last Slide, The Last Line and the prequel, Love in the Rearview Mirror.
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In this conversation, we talk about partnering in the fiction writing process.
Sunday Sep 07, 2025
Sunday Sep 07, 2025
Just a few thoughts on ways to reignite my author fire
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Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
My answer to an oft-asked question, along with a little about my writing process and my work.
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Wednesday Aug 06, 2025
Wednesday Aug 06, 2025
Just a few thoughts on the importance of seeking writing opportunities outside our usual lane.
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Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
Scott Shepherd is a veteran writer/producer/show-runner with years of experience running network series; his production and screenwriting credits include The Equalizer, Miami Vice, The Outer Limits, Haven, and Quantum Leap. Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, he currently teaches television writing at the University of Texas in Austin.
His books include Should I Fall (2022) and The Last Commandment (2021) (part of the Austin Grant series), The Seventh Day (2013) and Descending Son (2014).
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In this conversation, we’ll be talking about bringing a long-held dream of writing novels to reality.
Sunday Jul 06, 2025
Sunday Jul 06, 2025
Just a few thoughts on the connection between freedom and writing.
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Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
A seventh generation Mississippian, Gerry Wilson grew up in the red clay hills of the north that she writes about in her debut novel, THAT PINSON GIRL, released by Regal House Publishing in February 2024.
A story, “Tell Me Anything,” appeared in Persimmon Tree in June 2024. Another story, “A Language of Their Own,” was runner-up for The Porch Fiction Prize 2024. “Life Line” was a finalist in December magazine’s Curt Johnson Prose Award for Fiction and was published in december in the spring of 2023.
Her short fiction has appeared in numerous other journals. Gerry is also a 2025 Mississippi Arts Commission Literary Artist Fellowship recipient.
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In today’s conversation, we’ll be talking about writing fiction as a second act in the creative life.
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Just a few thoughts on why we must continually redefine how we define writing success for ourselves.
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