Balancing Heartbreak and Humor - Steven Rowley
Author and host, Bianca Marais, chats with bestselling author, Steven Rowley (Lily and the Octopus, The Editor and The Guncle) about writing tearjerkers that are also hilariously funny. Steven gives h...
21 Jan 202146min
My Journey to Publication - Julia Claiborne Johnson
In this hilarious episode, author and host, Bianca Marais, chats with Julia Claiborne Johnson, bestselling author of Better Luck Next Time and Be Frank with Me, about becoming a debut novelist in her...
14 Jan 202136min
Kicking Off a Wonderfully Creative Year
Author and host, Bianca Marais, discusses the main reasons why writers give up, as well as all the things that get in the way of creativity: the pursuit of perfection; allowing the inner critic too mu...
7 Jan 202137min
How to Create and Maintain Suspense in all Genres
Author and host, Bianca Marais, chats with Putnam editor and adjunct professor of publishing for NYU, Mark Tavani, about all things suspense: techniques on how to create it, how to maintain it, and ho...
31 Dec 202048min
Point of View and an Update on the Industry: Carly Watters
Author and Host, Bianca Marais, chats with literary agent, Carly Watters from P.S. Literary Agency, about elements of craft and the state of the literary industry. Carly discusses factors you need to ...
24 Dec 202048min
The Latest Literary Trend: Writing Partnerships
Author and host, Bianca Marais chats with bestselling author duos, Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke, as well as Lynne and Valerie Constantine (who write as Liv Constantine) about the pros and cons of writi...
17 Dec 202027min
What All Writers Can Learn From the Thriller Genre
Author and host, Bianca Marais, chats with bestselling author, Samantha M. Bailey, as well as Nita Pronovost, editor and vice president/editorial director at Simon & Schuster Canada, about the lessons...
10 Dec 202040min
Talking Audiobooks & Elements of Craft with Katharine Lee McEwan
Author and host, Bianca Marais, chats with award-winning British actress, writer, and producer, Katharine Lee McEwan, about all things audiobooks — including producing your own — as well as: scriptwri...
3 Dec 202036min
