The Writing Show 2009 Archives Paula B http://www.writingshow.com Where writing is always the story Information and Inspiration for Writers en-us Copyright The Writing Show 2008 Paula Berinstein paula@compulsivecreative.com paula@compulsivecreative.com paula@compulsivecreative.com Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:00:00 PST Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:00:00 PST writing books fiction nonfiction screenwriting publishing songwriting authors writers literature 60 The Importance of Detail Erin O'Brien With fiction/nonfiction writer Erin O'Brien, featuring guest host Alanna Klapp Want to make your writing come alive? Infuse it with detail. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/12062009.html Podcasts Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:00:00 PST paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/287.0 26:09 writing writers fiction nonfiction Alanna Klapp Erin O'Brien Writing Show podcasts Text Management Tools for Writers: Number 1 Ricardo Amigo With guest host Ricardo Amigo Guest host Ricardo Amigo begins a new series on text management tools for writers. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/11292009.html Podcasts Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:00:00 PST paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/286.0 9:11 writing writers tools Ricardo Amigo Audio Writing Show podcasts A Review of Chris Anderson's Free Paula Berinstein With Writing Show host Paula B. This is our review of Free: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson, editor in chief of Wired. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/11082009.html Podcasts Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:00:00 PST paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/285.0 39:41 writing writers prices technology piracy Chris Anderson Free Writing Show podcasts Halloween Ghast Fest 2009: "The Absinthe Club," by Ron Breznay Ron Breznay Read by Alan Chaney "Three young men are visited by ghosts of Halloween past." Rated PG for subject matter (drinking, ghosts). http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/10312009.html Podcasts Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:00:00 PDT paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/284.0 31:34 writing writers horror Halloween short stories Ron Breznay Writing Show podcasts Halloween Ghast Fest 2009: "Crosshair," by Scott Middlemist Scott Middlemist With author Scott Middlemist "A sniper mistakenly kills two boys in Iraq and their ghosts seek revenge." Rated PG for language, violence, and gore. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/10252009.html Podcasts Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:00:00 PDT paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/283.0 20:45 writing writers horror Halloween short stories Scott Middlemist Writing Show podcasts Writing History Nelson Johnson With Nelson Johnson, author of Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City Nelson Johnson spent two decades researching his history of Atlantic City. Please join us as he explains how he worked and what kept him going for so long. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/10042009.html Podcasts Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:00:00 PDT paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/281.0 01:05:12 writing writers history Atlantic City Nucky Johnson Nelson Johnson Writing Show podcasts Writing Memoir Deanna R. Adams With Deanna R. Adams, author of Confessions of a Not-so-Good Catholic Girl, featuring guest host Alanna Klapp Memoir has become hugely popular in the last few years. In this episode of The Writing Show, guest host Alanna Klapp and author Deanna R. Adams explore some of the issues involved in this most personal form of writing. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/09272009.html Podcasts Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:00:00 PDT paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/280.0 30:32 writing writers memoir Deanna R. Adams Alanna Klapp Writing Show podcasts Tax Tips for Writers Brigitte A. Thompson With Brigitte A. Thompson, author of Bookkeeping Basics for Freelance Writers Brigitte A. Thompson discusses how writers who pay taxes in the U.S. can organize their financial lives and perhaps save money in the process. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/09202009.html Podcasts Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:00:00 PDT paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/279.0 39:56 writing writers bookkeeping accounting taxes finances Brigitte A. Thompson Writing Show podcasts The Results of Our 2009 Halloween Short Story Contest Paula Berinstein With Writing Show host Paula B. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/09142009.html Podcasts Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:00:00 PDT paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/278.0 00:59 writing writers contests Halloween short stories Writing Show podcasts The Ancient Greeks Wrote Novels?! Aaron Horton With classics scholar Aaron Horton In this rather unusual episode of The Writing Show, classics scholar Aaron Horton discusses the most influential of the ancient Greek novels: Aethiopica by Heliodorus, which influenced Shakespeare and Cervantes, among others. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/09062009.html Podcasts Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:00:00 PDT paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/277.0 34:41 writing writers novels fiction Greece Heliodorus Aethiopica Aaron HortonWriting Show podcasts A Tribute to Blake Snyder Blake Snyder With some of Blake's friends, colleagues, and students Screenwriting guru Blake Snyder died on August 4th. This is our tribute to him. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/08232009.html Podcasts Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:00:00 PDT paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/276.0 49:27 writing writers screenwriting film Blake Snyder Writing Show podcasts Writing Graphic Novels Matt Maxwell With Matt Maxwell, author of Strangeways: Murder Moon Please join us as Matt talks about writing graphic novels and his cross-genre story that combines werewolves and the American west. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/08162009.html Podcasts Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:00:00 PDT paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/275.0 52:46 writing writers graphic novels comics Matt Maxwell Writing Show podcasts Ebooks: The State of the Art, with David Rothman David Rothman With David Rothman, editor/publisher of TeleRead.org David Rothman is one of the world's foremost authorities on ebooks. Please join us as he discusses issues of importance to authors, publishers, and consumers. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/07192009.html Podcasts Sun, 19 Jul 2009 09:00:00 PDT paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/274.0 01:01:26 writing writers ebooks books publishing DRM David Rothman TeleRead Writing Show podcasts Writing Fiction, with Thrity Umrigar, featuring guest host Alanna Klapp Thrity Umrigar With Thrity Umrigar, author of The Weight of Heaven and other novels Writing Show guest host Alanna Klapp discusses writing fiction with author Thrity Umrigar. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/07052009.html Podcasts Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:00:00 PDT paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/273.0 18:55 writing writers fiction novels Thrity Umrigar Writing Show podcasts Writing Historical Fiction, with David Rothman David Rothman With David Rothman, author of The Solomon Scandals David Rothman investigated corruption in the U.S. government 30 years ago, but it took that long for his fictionalized version of events and people to be published. Please join us as David explains how and why he translated fact into fiction and why it took that long to do so. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/06212009.html Podcasts Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:00:00 PDT paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/272.0 51:33 writing writers historical fiction novels David Rothman TeleRead Writing Show podcasts Roundtable #7: How Writing Changed My Life #1 Melissa Mendelson, Mike Plested, and David Silva With authors Melissa Mendelson, Mike Plested, and David Silva Join us for this inspiring show in which three writers explain how writing has changed their lives. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/06072009.html Podcasts Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:00:00 PDT paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/271.0 37:01 writing writers Writing Show podcasts Announcing The Writing Show 2009 Halloween Short Story Contest Paula Berinstein With Writing Show host Paula B. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/06022009.html Podcasts Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:00:00 PDT paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/270.0 01:02 writing writers contests Halloween short stories Writing Show podcasts All About Technical Writing Alistair Christie With guest host Alistair Christie Technical writer/podcaster Alistair Christie describes what it's like to be a technical writer: what tech writers do, who's best suited to be one, what you need to know, and how to get into the field. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/04052009.html Podcasts Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:00:00 PDT paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/269.0 47:36 writing writers technical writing documentation online help Alistair Christie Writing Show podcasts How to Write When You Don't Have Time Paula Berinstein With Writing Show host Paula B. Writing Show host Paula B. explains how to write when you don't have time. Then listener Dharma Kelleher reviews the iPhone/iTouch app WordTwiddle. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/03222009.html Podcasts Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:00:00 PDT paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/268.0 06:57 writing writers Paula Berinstein Dharma Kelleher WordTwiddle Writing Show podcasts Special Recession Show: How to Survive on a Teacher's Salary Danny Kofke With Danny Kofke, author of How To Survive (and perhaps thrive) on a Teacher's Salary This week's guest didn't mean for his book to be so timely: it just turned out that way. Even if you're not a teacher, his common-sense financial tips are well worth a look. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/03082009.html Podcasts Sun, 08 Mar 2009 09:00:00 PST paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/267.0 30:22 writing writers finance Danny Kofke Writing Show podcasts The Two Types of Heroes Blake Snyder With screenwriter/coach Blake Snyder, author of Save the Cat! and Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies In this commentary, Blake explains that there are only two types of heroes. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/03012009.html Podcasts Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:00:00 PST paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/266.0 03:54 writing writers screenwriting film Blake Snyder Writing Show podcasts Five Essential Rules for Writing Nonfiction Cynthia Clampitt With editor/author Cynthia Clampitt Highly experienced editor Cynthia Clampett discusses her five rules for writing nonfiction and offers up some amazing horror stories of writers gone wrong. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/02222009.html Podcasts Sun 22 Feb 2009 09:00:00 PST paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/265.0 57:04 writing writers nonfiction Cynthia Clampitt Writing Show podcasts A Look at Disruption in the Publishing Industry Ricardo from Amigo Audio With Ricardo from Amigo Audio Please join us as our Latin American correspondent examines some of the trends disrupting the publishing industry. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/02152009.html Podcasts Sun 15 Feb 2009 09:00:00 PST paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/264.0 24:23 writing writers ebooks publishing Ricardo Amigo Audio Writing Show podcasts Writing Fiction, with John Derhak, featuring guest host Alanna Klapp John Derhak With John Derhak, author of Tales from the moe.Republic and Chill Your Cockles Please welcome our new guest host, Alanna Klapp, as she discusses writing fiction with author John Derhak. http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/02082009.html Podcasts Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:00:00 PST paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/263.0 34:50 writing writers fiction novels John Derhak Alanna Klapp Writing Show podcasts Screenwriting is Fun! Blake Snyder With screenwriter/coach Blake Snyder, author of Save the Cat! and Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies In this commentary, Blake has fun! http://preview.writingshow.com/podcasts/2009/02012009.html Podcasts Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:00:00 PST paula@writingshow.com http://preview.writingshow.com/262.0 4:40 writing writers screenwriting film Blake Snyder Writing Show podcasts