Shawn Shiflett and Jim Fusilli

In the first half, Shawn Shiflett, author of Hey, Liberal! talks to co-host Nicole Nelson about the challenges of humanizing evil characters, writing realistic dialogue, and how being a natural mimic helps him create authentic-sounding voices.

In the second half, Barbara DeMarco-Barrett talks to Jim Fusilli, editor of, and contributor to Crime Plus Music about how being a music critic influenced him as a fiction writer, how he finds short stories more challenging to craft than novels, and why noir seems to work better in short fiction and movies as opposed to longer formats.

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(Broadcast date: November 9, 2016)

Jeri Westerson talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett on Writers on Writing

Jeri Westerson, author of the Crispin Guest medieval noir mystery series, and host Barbara DeMarco-Barrett spoke for an hour about writing mysteries, noir, YA, and so many other things having to do with writing.

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(Broadcast date: February 22, 2012)

Orange County Noir

Marrie Stone interviews Gary Phillips (editor and contributor), Patricia McFall and Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, contributors to Orange County Noir.

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(Broadcast date: April 14, 2010)

Tom Epperson

Marrie Stone interviews Tom Epperson, author of The Kind One.

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(Broadcast date: April 29, 2009)