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 Poetry, non-fiction, writing, tagged haven kimmel, Indiana, Mooreland, writing, Zippy on October 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The interview has been posted at Wauktown Radio.
Haven Kimmel and author escort Bill Young at a recent Chicago appearance at Froggy’s Restaurant in Highwood, IL.
Indiana plays an important role in Haven Kimmel’s writing. The state inspired her poetry so much so that when she moved to North Carolina, she was without her Midwest [...]
Posted in Children's, Copywriting, Publicity, Publishing, writing, tagged motivation, self publishing, wauktown radio, Wendy Willett, writers webcast, writing on October 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The interview with Wendy Willett is now online at WaukTown Radio.
Look for the special offer from Wendy at the end of this article.
Wendy Willett got her book into print by taking control of the process with self publishing her first book, Amber Shadows and the Missing Wands.
Following our recent interview on WaukTown [...]
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 Chick lit, Publicity, non-fiction, writing on July 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The mp3 audio clip is at the end of this article.
Kim Lavine, the president of Green Daisy used the same business approach in starting and running her company to snare a book contract for Mommy Millionaire, How I Turned My Kitchen Table Idea Into a Million dollars and How you Can too!
Posted in comedy writing, writing on June 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Posted in Children's, Publishing, non-fiction, writing on May 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The full Writer’s Webcast audio interview with Tina P. Schwartz is now online at www.waukegan.org.
Tina P. Schwartz does more than visualize what the book she wants to write will look like when published. She makes a mock up book cover to motivate herself and entice publishers.
Posted in Poetry, writing on May 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
An audio link to the mp3 is at the end of this story.
Whatever the question is, poetry may be the answer. Four Lake County, Il. writers say poetry provides them with comfort, a way to express themselves, and the discipline of finding the essence with few words.
Wendy Anderson teaches the Poets Attic [...]
