Lit Local Podcast
Writing is solitary. Being a writer shouldn’t have to be. The Indie Writer Podcast is currently in the process of being reconceptualized into the Lit Local Podcast(by Lit Local Books). New episodes coming fall 2024. Stay tuned.
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Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Welcome to the Indie Writer Podcast where we talk about all things writing and indie publishing. Today, hosts Jacqui Castle and Becca Spence Dobias are excited to talk about HORROR RETELLINGS with Adam McOmber.
Adam McOmber is the author of three novels, The White Forest (Simon and Schuster), Jesus and John (Lethe), and The Ghost Finders (JournalStone), as well as three collections of short stories: My House Gathers Desires, This New & Poisonous Air (BOA) and Fantasy Kit (Black Lawrence). He is a core faculty member in the Writing Program at Vermont College of Fine Arts as well as editor-in-chief of the literary magazine Hunger Mountain.
Keep Up with Our Guest:
Hound of the Baskervilles by Adam McOmber
Chapter One Audio Version of Hound of the Baskervilles
Twitter: @adam_mcomber
Website: https://adammcomberdotcom.wordpress.com
Resources Mentioned:
Kindle Vella
Project Gutenberg
WNUF Halloween Special
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
The Need by Helen Phillips
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
The Book of X by Sarah Rose Etter
Gutshot by Amelia Gray
Writing Fiction by Janet Burroway
The Weird and the Eerie by Mark Fisher
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Deadly Declarations by Landis Wade
Mission 51 by Fernando Crôtte
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Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Welcome to the Indie Writer Podcast where we talk about all things writing and indie publishing. Today we are excited to talk about author mentorship programs with Gwynne Jackson and Naina Kumar!
Gwynne Jackson writes across multiple genres. A 2018 Golden Heart® finalist in contemporary romance, her books explore the nature of love, human interactions, and found family (often featuring ghosts). She’s the one who dreams up the Twitter #FridayKiss prompts, runs the FridayKiss community, and created the Kiss Pitch mentoring program. She lives on an island in Puget Sound with her family, pets, and a band of local sea otters whose hijinks are endlessly amusing. She is represented by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
Naina Kumar is a lawyer by day and a reader and writer of romance at night. She is currently querying her debut rom-com, which was selected as the RevPit 2022 Winner.
Keep Up with Our Guests:
Gwynne Jackson:
Twitter: @Gwynnejackson
Instagram: @gj.writes
Facebook: Gwynnejacksonbooks
Naina Kumar:
Twitter: @nkumarwrites
Instagram: @nkumarwrites
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Deadly Declarations by Landis Wade
Mission 51 by Fernando Crôtte
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Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Welcome to the Indie Writer Podcast where we talk about all things writing and indie publishing. Today we are excited to talk about Jamieson Ridenhour and David Allen Voyles.
Jamieson Ridenhour is the writer and producer of the popular audio drama Palimpsest, the author of the werewolf murder-mystery Barking Mad, and writer and director of the award-winning short horror films Cornerboys and The House of the Yaga. His ghost play Grave Lullaby was a finalist for the Kennedy Center’s David Cohen Playwriting award in 2012. Jamie’s short fiction and poetry has appeared in Strange Horizons, Andromeda Spaceways Magazine, TheNewerYork, Across the Margins, Mirror Dance, and Architrave, among others, and has been podcast on Pseudopod, Cast of Wonders, and Radio Unbound. His newest play, Bloodbath: Victoria’s Secret, premiered in October of 2021. Jamie has a Ph.D. in Victorian Gothic fiction. In addition to publishing scholarly articles on Dickens, LeFanu, and contemporary vampire film, he edited the Valancourt edition of Sheridan LeFanu’s Carmilla (2009) and wrote a book-length study of urban gothic fiction, In Darkest London (Scarecrow, 2014). He has taught writing and literature for over twenty years, currently at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, NC.
Some of the tales in David Allen Voyles' collections of original horror stories, The Thirteenth Day of Christmas and Tales from the Hearse were those he told while conducting tours for his ghost tour company, Dark Ride Tours in Asheville, NC. Having taught literature for thirty years, Voyles is no stranger to weird tales and horror fiction in general. His lifelong obsession with Halloween ensured that it was just a matter of time before he published his own tales of terror. In addition to publishing his stories in various anthologies, he is also the creator of the horror podcast, Dark Corners with David Allen Voyles.
KEEP UP WITH OUR GUESTS!
Jamieson Ridenhour:
Twitter - @jmridenhour
Instagram - @jamiesonridenhour
Facebook - JamiesonRidenhourWriter
http://www.jamiesonridenhourwriter.com/
David Allen Voyles:
Twitter - @DavidAVoyles
Instagram - @DavidAllenVoyles
Facebook - DavidAVoyles13
https://davidallenvoyles.com/
RESOURCES/BOOKS MENTIONED:
Podbean
Audacity (free)
Adobe Audition
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Deadly Declarations by Landis Wade
Mission 51 by Fernando Crôtte
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Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Welcome to the Indie Writer Podcast where we talk about all things writing and indie publishing. Today we are excited to talk about Beach Reads with Annie McQuaid.
Annie McQuaid is a Boston native, but grew up in North Carolina where the winters are much easier to handle! She’s been writing since she can remember and holds a B.A. in Communications and Creative Writing from Elon University. In April, 2022, she was selected as a Kiss Pitch mentee for a two-month-long writing mentorship program. In her day job, she works as a Marketing Director for Cengage publishing where she gets to be a storyteller every day.
KEEP UP WITH OUR GUEST!
Twitter - @AnnieWithAnE
RESOURCES/BOOKS MENTIONED:
Beach Read by Emily Henry
The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert
Jagged Little Pill by Eric Smith
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
When Life Gives You Vampires by Gloria Duke
Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody
On Writing by Stephen King
The Emotion Thesaurus
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Check out the following books by our Patrons!
Deadly Declarations by Landis Wade
Mission 51 by Fernando Crôtte
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Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Welcome to the Indie Writer Podcast where we talk about all things writing and indie publishing. Today, host Cari Dubiel talks about Organizing Your Writing Life with guest authors Gigi Pandian and Kaytalin Platt.
Gigi Pandian is a USA Today bestselling and award-winning mystery author, breast cancer survivor, and accidental almost-vegan. The child of cultural anthropologists from New Mexico and the southern tip of India, she spent her childhood being dragged around the world on their research trips and now lives outside San Francisco. She's the author of more than a dozen mystery novels. The latest is Under Lock & Skeleton Key, which the New York Times called "wildly entertaining." She’s been awarded Agatha, Anthony, Lefty, and Derringer awards, was a finalist for the Edgar Award, and is a co-founder of Crime Writers of Color.
Kaytalin Platt is an author and graphic designer living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Platt was raised on a farm in rural Deer Park, Alabama—a place which offered inspiration for her short stories Eleanor and Only God Can Tell. Platt’s debut novel, The Living God, was published in 2019, with the follow-up arriving in 2021. She has several short stories appearing in Writing Bloc anthologies, and the third installment to her Equitas series arrives late 2022.
KEEP UP WITH OUR GUESTS!
GIGI PANDIAN
Twitter - @GigiPandian
Instagram - @GigiPandian
Author Website - https://www.gigipandian.com/
The Alchemist of Fire & Fortune by Gigi Pandian
KAYTALIN PLATT
Twitter - @KaytalinPlatt
Instagram - @KaytalinPlatt
Author Website - https://kaytalinplatt.com/
The Ever War by Kaytalin Platt
RESOURCES/BOOKS MENTIONED:
Dropbox
Scrivener
Google Docs
Sisters in Crime
Prowriting Aid
Be Focused
Campfire Write
Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maas
Screenwriting Tricks for Authors by Alexandra Sokoloff
The Secrets of Story by Matt Bird
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Check out the following books by our Patrons!
Deadly Declarations by Landis Wade
Mission 51 by Fernando Crôtte
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Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Welcome to the Indie Writer Podcast where we talk about all things writing and indie publishing. Today, host Cari Dubiel talks about writing True Crime with guest authors April Moore and Jane Turzillo.
April Moore is former director of Northern Colorado Writers, an association for writers offering classes, workshops, and an annual conference. She is also the author of Folsom's 93: The Lives and Crimes of Folsom Prison's Executed Men (Linden Publishing 2013). She is also the author of several articles, essays, a women's fiction, and a young adult manuscript that is impatiently awaiting edits. April is currently working with a new publisher on a revised edition of Folsom's 93, set for publication in Fall 2023, and will graduate summa cum laude (if all goes well) in June 2022 with her bachelors in Criminal Justice.
Jane Ann Turzillo combines her love of history with her fascination of true crime on her blog and in her books. Wicked Women of Ohio and Unsolved Murders & Disappearances in Northeast Ohio were both nominated for an Agatha and both won the Ohio Professional Writers award for adult non-fiction/history. Wicked Women of Ohio and Unsolved Murders & Disappearances in Northeast Ohio have both won honors from the National Federation of Press Women.
When she isn’t writing books or giving presentations on historical crimes, she writes a blog at darkheartedwomen.wordpress.com. She holds degrees in Criminal Justice Technology and Mass-Media Communication from The University of Akron. Her memberships include Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime and National Federation of Press Women.
KEEP UP WITH OUR GUESTS!
APRIL MOORE
Twitter - @AprilJMoore
Instagram - @AprilJMoore
Author Website - http://www.apriljmoore.com/
https://folsoms93.com/
JANE TURZILLO
Wicked Cleveland by Jane Turzillo
Author Website - https://janeannturzillo.com/
RESOURCES/BOOKS MENTIONED:
Journalist's Toolbox
FBI Website
Police Files and Reports
Federal Court Records
Google Books
History Museums
Public Records Departmemnts
Courthouse Archives
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Deadly Declarations by Landis Wade
Mission 51 by Fernando Crôtte
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Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Welcome to the Indie Writer Podcast where we talk about all things writing and indie publishing. Today, host Jacqui Castle talks about Capturing the Middle Grade Voice with guest author Rod Martinez.
Attracted to words at an early age, Rod’s first book was created in grade school, his teacher used it to encourage creativity in her students. His high school English teacher told him to try short story writing, he listened, and the rest – as they say, is history.
KEEP UP WITH OUR GUEST!
Facebook - @authorrodmartinez
Website - http://rodmartinez.us/
Birthright: Sierra's Legacy by Rod Martinez
Powerfully Perplexing Presidential Profiles by Rod Martinez
RESOURCES/BOOKS MENTIONED:
Edit Out Loud App
Read Aloud Software for Microsoft Word
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Deadly Declarations by Landis Wade
Mission 51 by Fernando Crôtte
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Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Welcome to the Indie Writer Podcast where we talk about all things writing and indie publishing. Today host Jacqui Castle talks Humor Writing with David Sharpe.
David E. Sharp is a noisy librarian. Having grown up on the windy plains of the Texas panhandle, David learned early on how to make his own fun. He also discovered a love for storytelling, a rich and vibrant artform with cultural roots all over the world.
Among his early writings was a ransom note to his high school algebra teacher in poison pen, delivered with an enclosed photograph of a text book tied to a chair. While this was wildly entertaining, it lacked the plot and structure of his later writings.
Sharp has authored a number of short stories and launched a series of novels. His first book, Lost on a Page, chronicles the plight of fictional characters from various genres who seek to murder their authors. Had this been an autobiographical work, David E. Sharp might not be with us today.
KEEP UP WITH OUR GUEST!
Facebook - davidsharp.writer
Website - davidesharp.com
Lost on a Page by David Sharpe
RESOURCES/BOOKS MENTIONED:
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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Check out the following books by our Patrons!
Deadly Declarations by Landis Wade
Mission 51 by Fernando Crôtte
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Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Welcome to the Indie Writer Podcast where we talk about all things writing and indie publishing. Hosts Jacqui Castle and Becca Spence Dobias are joined by returning guest Matt Harry to talk about writing the Interactive Novel!
Matt Harry is an author, editor, screenwriter, and playwright. He graduated from the University of Southern California with an MFA in Film Production, and has worked for ABC, CBS, Sony, and HGTV. He has edited over 20 novels, several of which have gone on to win awards or be optioned for television and film. In 2019, he wrote and directed an interactive romantic comedy called Somebody to Love. He has also written the novels Sorcery for Beginners, Cryptozoology for Beginners, and Superkid. His latest novel, You Are a Filmmaker, is an interactive novel based on his 25 years in the film industry.
KEEP UP WITH OUR GUEST!
Matt Harry
Twitter - @mattharrymh
Instagram - @matt_harry_mh
Website - http://www.mattharrywork.com/
You Are a Filmmaker by Matt Harry
Resources Mentioned:
Adventure Time Comics by Ryan North
Twine Interactive Story Software
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Deadly Declarations by Landis Wade
Mission 51 by Fernando Crôtte
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Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Welcome to the Indie Writer Podcast where we talk about all things writing and indie publishing. Today we are excited to talk about Memoir Backlash Yasmin Azad, Esther Amini, & Megan Culhane Galbraith.
Yasmin Azad who was born and raised in Ceylon, (now called Sri Lanka), was among the first group of girls in her Muslim community to go away from home to pursue a university degree. In her twenties, after a brief stint as a lecturer, she married and moved to the United States. Living mostly in the Boston area, she raised her children and worked for over two decades as a mental health counselor. Her memoir Stay, Daughter, draws on her experiences growing up in a warm and close-knit but conservative society which at first resisted the education and independence of women but had, eventually, to embrace modernity. It is also informed by an understanding derived from her work as a counselor in the West, that the breakdown of traditional family values and structures comes with its own challenges, especially for women. She is currently working on a novel which explores the issues of family and belonging.
Esther Amini is a writer, painter, and psychoanalytic psychotherapist in private practice. Her debut memoir is entitled Concealed: Memoir of a Jewish-Iranian Daughter Caught Between the Chador and America. Her short stories have appeared in Elle, Lilith, Tablet, The Jewish Week, Barnard Magazine, TK University’s Inscape Literary, Proximity, Paper Brigade, and Medium.com. Her essays can also be found in Zibby Owens’ Anthologies Moms Don’t Have Time To and Moms Don’t Have Time To Have Kids.
Esther Amini was named one of Aspen Words’ best emerging memoirists and awarded its Emerging Writer Fellowship in 2016. Seven of her pieces have been performed by Jewish Women’s Theatre, (a.k.a. The Braid), in Los Angeles and in Manhattan, and she was chosen by Jewish Women’s Theatre as their Artist-in-Residence in 2019. ChaiFlicks, (Jewish Netflix), is presently streaming an excerpt from Concealed called AM-REE-KAH.
Megan Culhane Galbraith is a writer and visual artist. Her work was a Notable Mention in Best American Essays 2017, has been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes, and has been published in Tupelo Quarterly, Redivider, Catapult, Hobart, Longreads, and Hotel Amerika, among others. She is Associate Director of the Bennington Writing Seminars and the founding director of the Governor's Institutes of Vermont Young Writers Institute. Her debut hybrid memoir-in-essays, The Guild of the Infant Saviour was published by Mad Creek Books/Ohio State University Press in May 2021.
KEEP UP WITH OUR GUESTS!
Yasmin Azad:
Website: https://staydaughter.com/
Stay Daughter by Yasmin Azad
Esther Amini
Facebook: Esther Amini
Instagram: @estheraminiauthor
Website: https://www.estheramini.com/
Concealed by Esther Amini
Megan Culhane Galbraith
Twitter - @megangalbraith
Instagram - @m.galbraith
Facebook - @megan.culhane.galbraith
Website - www.megangalbraith.com
The Guild of the Infant Saviour: An Adopted Child’s Memory Book by Megan Culhane Galbraith
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Check out the following books by our Patrons!
Deadly Declarations by Landis Wade
Mission 51 by Fernando Crôtte
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