Kirun Kapur is a poet whose first book, “Visiting Indira Gandhi’s Palmist”, was awarded the 2013 Antivenom Poetry Award and was published in January 2015 by Elixir Press. In addition to writing poetry, Kirun also teaches poetry and creative writing at Brandeis University in Boston. Kirun is the Poetry Editor for The Drum Literary Magazine, which publishes short fiction, poetry,… Continue reading
Dustin McKissen and I met on LinkedIn nearly two years ago, when we were both starting to blog there. Since then, we’ve become friends – virtual friends, at least – since we’ve never actually met in person yet. In fact, this conversation is the very first time we’ve ever spoken to each other beyond email… Continue reading
Joan Dempsey is a writer and teacher who provides developmental editing advice to writers. She also offers several online courses that focus on teaching you how to revise your work. In this episode we talk about why the process of revising your writing is just as creative as the process of writing your first draft…. Continue reading
Today I’m talking once again to Chris Fox. Chris was on episode 29 of this podcast last year, when we talked about his new book at the time, 5,000 Words Per Hour, which has gone on to be a major bestseller on Amazon. This time, we talk about his latest book, Write to Market: Deliver… Continue reading
Maggie James is a novelist who writes psychological suspense thrillers that are usually set in her hometown of Bristol, England. In our conversation, Maggie shares her very inspiring story about how she finally published her first novel once she left her job as an accountant, and she offers practical advice for aspiring novelists who are… Continue reading
One theme that has fascinated me for a long time is the power of books to inspire a person to pick up a pen and start writing. Since launching my podcast on writing last Spring, I’ve interviewed over 30 authors of fiction and non-fiction. I like to ask my guests if they can name a… Continue reading
Voice is one of the most important aspects of writing well, whether you’re writing fiction or non-fiction. Yet it’s also one of the most elusive things for a writer. What does it mean exactly, when you talk about “voice”? And what can you do to cultivate a voice that will grab readers and not let… Continue reading
Joe Pulizzi is the founder of the Content Marketing Institute, the leading content marketing educational resource for large enterprises. CMI was recognized by Inc. magazine as the fastest growing business media company in 2014. CMI produces Content Marketing World, the largest content marketing event in the world, and they publish Chief Content Officer magazine. I invited… Continue reading
Today’s episode is all about video. You’re a writer, so why should you care about video? Isn’t video expensive and difficult to produce? What kind of equipment should you buy? Should you script it out in advance, or just shoot and edit? These are some of the questions I discuss with my guest today, Caleb… Continue reading
Justin Bariso is the founder of INSIGHT, a consultancy that helps organizations to think differently and communicate with impact. He’s also a columnist for Inc.com, where he writes about leadership, communications, technology, and more. Justin also writes a lot on LinkedIn, which is where I connected with him. In our conversation, Justin shares some of the… Continue reading