Posted in storytelling, writing, tagged , hillary frank, radio writing, writers webcast, writing on October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The interview with Hillary Frank has been posted at Wauktown Radio.
Breaking into radio, as a writer or a producer, is easy. All you have to do is be able to dance backwards beautifully…..and in high heels…
It’s an old joke. But put some sound to the idea, and you have a good example [...]
Posted in Chick lit, Publishing, writing on August 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The interview with Gayle Brandeis has been posted at Wauktown Radio.
Gayle Brandies’ new novel Self Storage begins with the words, “I celebrate myself,” the opening line from Walt Whitman’s poem Song of Myself.
“I just can’t do it,” the narrator and main character Flan (short for Flannery) says. But Flan is not a victim. [...]
Posted in Mystery, writing on July 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Listen to the full interview on Wauktown Radio and hear Chris Bohjalian tell how the idea began for his newest book.
Chris Bohjalian’s most recent book, The Double Bind, is the result of extensive research and combining reality with fantasy.
The book began with a newspaper article Chris wrote in a Sunday [...]
Posted in non-fiction, writing on July 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The audio interview has been posted at Wauktown Radio.
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Posted in non-fiction, storytelling, writing on April 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In his motivational speeches and new book, John Powers combines stories from his own life with the wisdom he’s learned from others. “We are all teachers,” John says. We are all students, too, if we take the time to learn from those around us.
Posted in Children's, Publicity, Publishing, Uncategorized on December 16, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
A writer’s conference provides the opportunity to meet with other writers and get up close and personal with editors, agents and publishers. It’s making a connection and leaving a favorable impression.
Our guests are Editor Julie Romeis , agent Stephen Fraser, and SCBWI member Kim Winters.
Posted in Uncategorized on November 9, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Everyone has a story. What’s the story you have to tell?
Is it fact, funny, fiction or a personal essay? We’d like to have you read your story on our Internet radio show.
Type your story up and mail it out to us at Writer’s Webcast and you may have the opportunity to [...]
Posted in Copywriting, Uncategorized on September 13, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Unsolicited mail? Brent Brotine knows there is an upside to all the print and Internet mailings being sent out. The pieces are being sent more frequently, are longer in length, and are more plentiful. That means more words.
Posted in Uncategorized on September 4, 2006 | 1 Comment »
After the recording stops, and the show officially ends, there’s always more to say. Sometimes our guests stay in the studio and we talk of cabbages, kings, and all manner of things. Othertimes, there’s a mention of something in the interview and we need someplace to collect the additional information.
Posted in Uncategorized on August 31, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Saturday is a new show and I’m looking forward to talking with the guests. We record in the Waukegan studios of TOWN and then the show is uploaded over the Internet, thanks to the magic of Tony and Frank.
