Nathan Hill, Author of The Nix, on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM in Irvine, Calif.

Novelist Nathan Hill, author of The Nix, joins Marrie for the hour. They talk politics, betrayal, what we owe each other and what we don't, how history repeats itself, writing over the course of a decade, weird Amazon reviews, and much, much more.

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(Broadcast date: September 6, 2017)

Mystery author Wendy Corsi Staub on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM in Irvine, CA

Wendy Corsi Staub, mystery author with more than 75 books to her credit, talks with B. DeMarco-Barrett about writing mystery and suspense fiction, and her path to becoming a NYT bestselling author. Staub will be a keynote presenter at Ladies of Intrigue, sponsored by the Orange County chapter of Sisters in Crime, on Oct. 1, 2017. More info here.

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(Broadcast date: Sept. 13, 2017)

Novelists Don Winslow and Janelle Brown, on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM

Don Winslow, author of The Force, and Janelle Brown, author of Watch Me Disappear join Barbara DeMarco-Barrett to talk about their latest novels. Don talks about a writer's job and his pathway to publication, and Janelle talks about how Watch Me Disappear began as a story about a dysfunctional family and turned into a suspense novel about a mother who disappears.

Janelle will be a guest at the Pen on Fire Speaker Series & Salon's final 2017 gathering on Tues. Sept 12. Click here for more information and to register.

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 (Broadcast date: August 30, 2017)

Meghan Kenny and Michael Knight on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM in Irvine, CA

Short story writers Meghan Kenny, Love Is No Small Thing, and Michael Knight, Eveningland, join Marrie to talk about their collections.

Both writers discuss the importance of place in their fiction. They dissect a few of their most challenging stories, beginning from the original kernel of an idea through the revision process and how the final product came to be. They discuss titles, endings and beginnings. And they each share the wisdom and advice that sustains them as writers.

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(Broadcast date: August 23, 2017)

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