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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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Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Just a few thoughts on why it’s important to pay attention when Opportunity knocks and then decide how to handle the summons.
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Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Over her fifty-year career, New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard has published hundreds of essays as well as twenty books, both fiction and non-fiction, including the memoir At Home in the World and the novels To Die For and Labor Day, both adapted for film.
Maynard’s newest novel, The Bird Hotel, was published May 2023. How the Light Gets In, the sequel to her novel, Count the Ways-- named an Amazon Best Book in 2021—will be published in spring, 2024.
Maynard is a fellow of Macdowell and Yaddo. Every winter for over two decades, she has led the Lake Atitlan Memoir workshop, Write by the Lake, in Guatemala.
For more about Joyce, visit her website and follow her on Instagram @therealjoycemaynard.
In today’s conversation, we discussed the impact on us, as women and as writers, when the landscape of our lives shifts and our home—both literally and metaphorically—is no longer familiar to us, and how that affects our ability to write.
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Just a few thoughts on why it’s important to learn to “enjoy the ride” when writing.
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Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Cecelia Tichi is the author of the “Val and Roddy DeVere Gilded Series,” mystery crime novels that pulse with turn-of-the-century American life…and death.
An award-winning author and Professor of English and American Studies Emerita at Vanderbilt University, her nonfiction and fiction books have focused on the decades of America's industrial titans, the "Queens" of Society and the U.S. Gilded Age. She enjoys membership and posting in Facebook’s The Gilded Age Society.
For more about Cecelia, visit her website and her Wikipedia page and follow her on Facebook.
In today’s conversation, we’ll be talking about why she set her novels in the Gilded Age time period and what inspired her to create the Val DeVere character.
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Just a few thoughts on why writers need a personal manifesto to keep them on track.
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Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Deborah Kalb is the author of the forthcoming adult novel Off to Join the Circus (available on Bookshop, Barnes & Noble and Amazon) as well as three novels for kids: Thomas Jefferson and the Return of the Magic Hat, John Adams and the Magic Bobblehead, and George Washington and the Magic Hat.
Together with her father, Marvin Kalb, she co-authored Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama and she also has published other books on politics and government as well as working as a journalist for more than two decades covering Congress and politics.
Deborah’s book blog, Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb, which she started in 2012, features hundreds of interviews she has conducted with a wide variety of authors.
For more about Deborah, visit her website and follow her on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Goodreads and Instagram.
In today’s conversation, we’ll be talking about stepping out of the safe zone: the challenges and benefits of exploring a new genre.
Sunday May 07, 2023
Sunday May 07, 2023
Just a few thoughts on why writers must be willing to explore new genres with their writing.
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Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Carissa Turpin is the author of the novel, Doomsday Dani. Carissa grew up in a small Eastern Kentucky town where she fell in love with storytelling in all its forms.
She began teaching high school English in 2008 near her hometown, where she remained for ten years, before relocating to Phoenix, Arizona where she made the switch to teaching middle school.
In 2021, Carissa left Arizona and returned to Kentucky to continue teaching middle schoolers. She lives in Louisville with her miniature schnauzer puppy named after Leonardo DiCaprio and one too many books.
For more about Carissa, visit her website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram.
In today’s conversation, we’ll be talking about how she explored the challenges of the pre-teen and adolescent years through fiction.
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Just a few thoughts on why we must stop believing that our age defines our possibilities.
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Sunday Mar 05, 2023
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
Just a few thoughts on why we need to take the time to acknowledge our achievements and savor our successes.
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