[Sonya Huber, inner stuff]: How your personal writing can deepen your relationships + how not to hate writingIn this episode I'm talking with Sonya Huber, author of eight books including Voice First: A Writer’s Manifesto and professor in the l

[Sonya Huber, practical matters]: Secrets to having a healthy relationship with writing

4 days ago 21m 25s

This week I am interviewing Sonia Huber, a prolific and award winning writer in many genres, but primarily in creative nonfiction. Her book of essays on chronic pain, Pain Woman Takes Your Keys and Other Essays from a Nervous System was named a

[Joanne McNeil: What’s coming up]: “I just want to make writing part of my life throughout my life”

7 days ago 17m 29s

In this final part of my interview with Joanne McNeill, author of Wrong Way (a novel set in the near future at a company that manages driverless cars) and Lurking (a non-fiction look at the history of the internet from a user’s perspective), we

[Joanne McNeil, inner stuff]: Owning your outsider status + “doing what I can do with with the tools that I have”

9 days ago 22m 11s

In this episode I'm talking with Joanne McNeil, author of Wrong Way (a novel set in the near future at a company that manages driverless cars) and Lurking (a non-fiction look at the history of the internet from a user’s perspective), about the

[Joanne McNeil, practical matters]: On finding your ambition and building your own opportunities + a Trader Joe’s shopping list for fueling your writing

11 days ago 21m 47s

This week I am talking with journalist, essayist, and novelist, Joanne McNeil. Joanne's first novel Wrong Way came out in 2023. It's a sci-fi novel set in the near future that takes a look at the intersection of the gig economy and big tech and

[Hayley Krischer: What’s coming up]: What she’s recently learned about understanding her character’s psyches + the incredible allure of hot tubs

14 days ago 18m 29s

In this final part of my interview with Hayley Krischer, journalist and author of the soon-to-be-released “Where Are You, Echo Blue?” we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions.We talked ab

[Hayley Krischer, inner stuff]: True confessions about how “horrible” writing can feel + why–and how–she wrote her next novel in longhand

16 days ago 26m 47s

In this episode I'm talking with Hayley Krischer, author of the upcoming “Where Are You, Echo Blue?”, which is poised to be the beach read of the summer, about the squishier side of creativity– including:The steps Hayley takes–and the tools sh

[Hayley Krischer, Practical Matters]: The power of just keeping going + how to capture those great ideas that come when you’re not at your desk

18 days ago 23m 44s

This week I am talking with journalist and novelist Haley Krischer. Haley's journalism has won awards and appeared in the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic, and Elle, among other places. She has profiled celebrities like

[Jennifer Fink: What’s coming up]: The lure of leaving it all behind and becoming a flight attendant + the Post-It note sayings that light the path

21 days ago 20m 17s

In part three of my conversation with author of Building Boys, Jennifer Fink, we talk about the mind trip that is beginning to envision retirement.I have to point out that this is the third interview in a row where my guest mentions that they

[Jennifer Fink, inner stuff]: Dealing with internalized trolls + aqua aerobics!

23 days ago 22m 25s

In this episode I'm talking with Jennifer about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including:Finding the inspiration to write about controversial

[Jennifer Fink, Practical Matters]: Writing what you know + the book she found at the library that launched her writing career

25 days ago 23m 13s

Today I am talking with Jennifer Fink, an award winning freelance writer who covers parenting, education, and health for magazines and websites. started her career as a registered nurse, but shortly after her oldest son, and as you'll find out,

[Antonia Angress: What’s coming up]: “I aspire to get to a place where I can be a hermit and let my work stand on its own”

28 days ago 17m 36s

In this final part of my interview with Antonia Angress, author of "Sirens & Muses," we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions.We talked about:- The novels about motherhood Antonia is rea

[Antonia Angress, inner stuff]: Throwing away the work that isn’t working + adapting to the public speaking side of being a writer

1 month ago 21m

In this episode I'm talking with Antonia about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including:- The part of the writing process that Antonia relish

[Antonia Angress, Practical Matters]: The self-doubt that never goes away, and how to keep writing despite it

Mar 25th, 2024 22m 23s

This week I am talking to writer Antonia Angress. Antonia is the author of "Sirens & Muses," which starts off as a campus novel set at a New England art school, but then blooms into an exploration of the intersection of home and belonging versu

[Daisy Alpert Florin, what’s coming up]: “I really do feel that having done the work of raising kids that now really anything is possible for me.”

Mar 22nd, 2024 14m 36s

In this final part of my interview with Daisy Alpert Florin, author of My Last Innocent Year, we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions.We talked about:The mega pop star who makes Daisy “

[Daisy Alpert Florin, inner stuff]: “Cloaking yourself” in fiction + getting over the idea that you don’t have the right pedigree

Mar 20th, 2024 21m 8s

In today’s portion of my interview with Daisy Alpert Florin, author of My Last Innocent Year, we talk about the mindset side of creating. (Honestly, these are always my favorite episodes!)We covered:How you can “cloak” your story by writing f

[Daisy Alpert Florin, practical matters]: “Writing in to the abyss,” setting “super low goals” + finding your rhythm

Mar 18th, 2024 18m 24s

Daisy Alpert Florin, author of a book I truly adored, My Last Innocent Year, about a young woman in her last year of college, which is recently out in paperbook and–hot tip–would make an excellent book group pick.My Last Innocent Year was a Ne

[Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 3]: The joy of going down a research wormhole, a preview of her second memoir ) + matcha latte mustaches

Mar 15th, 2024 20m 35s

A preview of her second memoir, which has a central theme of earthquakes, both the geological variety and the personal kind (it sounds amazing I cannot wait)The allure of folk tales and fairy talesThe joy of going down a research wormholeNad

[Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 2]: Reader feedback as creative rocketfuel, being the only Arab-American kid around + astrology talk!

Mar 13th, 2024 19m 46s

In this episode I'm talking with Netta about what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including:The process of her least favorite part of writing (sharing her

[Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 1]: Writing by feeling vs. knowing, pandemic productivity + the importance of getting out of the house

Mar 11th, 2024 20m 35s

Nada Samih-Rotondo is a multi-genre Palestinian-American writer, teacher, and mother, who recently published her first book, a memoir called All Water Has Perfect Memory.Born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents, Nada immigrated to the U.S. at the

[Chelsey Goodan, part 3: Owning your weird self as a way to find your people and your path]

Mar 8th, 2024 15m 30s

In this final installment of my talk with Chelsey Goodan, author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls, we talk a lot about the many, many perks of embracing your particular brand of weirdness, as well as:The power of frien

[Chelsey Goodan, part 2: Balancing ambition with knowing you’re already enough + a super helpful skill-assessment tool]

Mar 6th, 2024 16m 58s

In part 2 of my interview with Chelsey Goodan, author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls, we really break down the inner parts of writing, including how to be OK with the fact that people may misunderstand you.Other thing

[Chelsey Goodan], part 1: What teens really need from adults + keeping track of inspired ideas + the most delightful way to meditate

Mar 4th, 2024 19m 54s

This week I’m talking with Chelsey Goodan, author, keynote speaker, and screenwriter whose new book Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls is coming out any minute now!As the mom of a 16-year-old girl, I just didn’t even think t

[Sarah Montana, Part 3]: The art of the ask, finding the right role models, and “horn-y” music

Mar 1st, 2024 20m 6s

In this final installment of interview with memoirist, speaker, and screenwriter Sarah Montana, we dive into where’s she’s headed–who her role models are, what’s perking up her ears, and how she’s taking what she learned as an advocate on the f

[Sarah Montana, Part 2]: The good and the bad of sharing your traumatic stories + the mindbending messages in Britney Spears’s memoir

Feb 28th, 2024 19m 20s

Heads up: In this second part of my interview with screenwriter Sarah Montana, we discuss trauma and suicide, so please take care while listening.Even without those discussions, in this episode Sarah goes deep into some major truths about life