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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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Saturday Jul 03, 2021
Saturday Jul 03, 2021
Just a few thoughts on the challenges in deciding how to define yourself as a writer—and whether you even should limit yourself to a specific category.
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Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Clare Pooley is the author of The Sober Diaries and The Authenticity Project—a New York Times and international bestseller, and winner of the RNA debut novel award. She joins us from Fulham, London, England where she lives with her husband, three children, two border terriers, and an African pygmy hedgehog!
After twenty years in the heady world of advertising where, according to her bio, she worked hard, played hard and drank even harder, Clare realized that she had to say farewell to alcohol, and started a blog—Mummy was a Secret Drinker—by way of therapy, which ultimately became a memoir: The Sober Diaries. Clare then used her experience of telling the truth about her own shady life to inspire her first novel: The Authenticity Project.
For more about Clare, visit her website and follow her on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
In this conversation, we talk about how writing (both fiction and nonfiction) can serve as a tool for those dealing with addictions, and what role writing plays in her life now.
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Just a few thoughts on the importance of celebrating our small successes, even if no one else knows what we have accomplished.
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Wednesday May 12, 2021
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Rea Frey is the author of four suspense novels—Until I Find You, Because You're Mine, Not Her Daughter and Secrets of Our House that will be released February 2022—as well as several nonfiction books.
She is also the CEO and founder of Writeway™, where she teaches aspiring writers how they can become published authors, too, and host of her weekly Writeway podcast that helps demystify the publishing industry.
Rea says that her passion in life is “telling stories, connecting with readers, and helping other aspiring authors tell their stories too.”
For more about Rea, visit her website, her company website and follow her on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
In this conversation, we’ll talk about how to have a business-focused approach to writing and publishing without sacrificing your commitment to the art of writing.
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Just a few thoughts on the surprising resilience of creativity.
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Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Jeffrey S. Stephens is the author of six novels: the Jordan Sandor espionage thrillers series, Crimes and Passion, the first in a planned series featuring Lieutenant Robbie Whyte, and his latest book, Fool’s Errand.
Fool’s Errand explores the relationship between a father and son, and the events that will ultimately lead that young man on an international treasure hunt that causes him to confront a collection of interesting characters as well as himself. It’s been described as poignant and entertaining, humorous and exciting, romantic and mysterious.
He has also recently completed a fifth espionage thriller—the book that follows Crimes and Passion, called Murder, Money & Marriage; and another stand-alone, titled The Next Ten Years, that deals with a famous media mogul who disappears.
Jeffrey and his wife Nancy live in Greenwich, Connecticut. For more about him, visit his website and follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
In this conversation, we’ll talk about how personal life experiences can serve as an inspiration for writing and take the writer down a different path from previous projects.
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
Just a few thoughts on what baking yeast bread and writing have in common.
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Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
A former elementary teacher, Arielle Haughee (Hoy) is a five-time RPLA-winning author and the owner of Orange Blossom Publishing.
She is the author of The Complete Revision Workbook for Writers, the children’s books Grumbler, Joyride, and Pling’s Party, the editor of the How I Met My Other anthology series, and the creator of the Focus Journal line of journals.
Arielle is an editor, speaker, and consultant as well as the Executive Vice President for the Florida Writers Association, who honored her with the President’s Award in 2020. In addition to her membership in the FWA, she belongs to the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and the Independent Book Publishers Association.
For more information about Arielle, visit her website and her Amazon Author page, and follow her on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
In today’s conversation, Arielle and I talk about channeling your inner child: how to switch from writing adult fiction and nonfiction to books geared toward a much younger crowd.
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Just a few thoughts on how one small sign of a new season can make all the difference in how we feel and what we do.
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Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Susan Wingate is a #1 Amazon bestselling, award-winning author of over fifteen novels. Her latest book, How the Deer Moon Hungers, has won five book awards, including Best Fiction Author in the 2020 SABA Book Awards Judge’s Selection, Best Fiction in the 2020 Pacific Book Award, a Silver Award in the 2020 Moonbeam Children's Book Award, and July 2020 Book Cover of the Month Awards.
Susan writes across genres often setting her stories in the Pacific Northwest where she and her husband, Bob live. Susan’s writing has been featured in the Virginia Quarterly, Suspense Magazine and many others.
For more about Susan, visit her website and her Amazon Author page, and follow her on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest.
In this conversation, Susan and I discuss the psychological balancing act of writing books about serious subjects during a time of personal tragedy and grief.