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A writing podcast for everyone! Interviews with up-and-coming and established authors, writing news, and info on contests and journals. Writing doesn't begin and end with publication, and we want to...
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A writing podcast for everyone! Interviews with up-and-coming and established authors, writing news, and info on contests and journals. Writing doesn't begin and end with publication, and we want to cover everything else that makes up your writing life.
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Write to Survive Podcast
Write to Survive Podcast
Episode 29: Snow Dogs Allowed w/ Kim Chinquee
29 APR 2021 · Dan sits down with one of the best flash fiction writers out there. Kim Chinquee, to discuss her journey as a writer, her new book Snow Dog, and how to keep writing when the world turn's upside down.
SnowDog: http://www.kimchinquee.com/
Flash Fiction: Very Short Stories: https://www.amazon.com/Flash-Fiction-Very-Short-Stories/dp/0393308839
Lydia Copeland Gwyn: https://www.pw.org/node/1078585
Kim Chinquee grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin, served in the medical field in the Air Force, and is often referred to as the "queen" of flash fiction. She's published hundreds of pieces of fiction and nonfiction in journals and magazines including The Nation, Ploughshares, NOON, Storyquarterly, Denver Quarterly, Fiction, Story, Notre Dame Review, Conjunctions, and others. She is the recipient of two Pushcart Prizes and a Henfield Prize. She is Senior Editor of New World Writing, co-director of Buffalo State's Writing Major, and serves as the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Northeast Regional Council Chair.
You can follow the Write To Survive Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WritingSurvivor
Episode 28: A Triumphant Return w/ Ross Wilcox
11 FEB 2021 · A new chapter begins for the Write To Survive Podcast. Two years since our last episode, we rejoin Dan as an MFA graduate out in the world trying to figure things out the best way he knows how: talking to other people. The first guest of the new era is Ross Wilcox, a recent PhD graduate from the University of North Texas and the author of The Golden Gate Jumper Survivors Society, out now from 7.13 Books.
Check out Ross's Book: https://www.spdbooks.org/Products/9781733367240/golden-gate-jumper-survivors-society.aspx
Follow him on Twitter: @rossofthewilcox
7.13 Books: https://713books.com/
Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/danarndtwrites
Episode 27: Halloween Spooktacular II feat. Nina Alvarez
31 OCT 2018 · This is a JAM-PACKED episode as we reach the best single day in the entire year: HALLOWEEN!
Light the pumpkins, spice the cider, and get ready for two hours of spooky, scary goodness!
First, Dan and Brigid discuss the War on Halloween and how they're celebrating the auspicious day.
Then, an interview with Nina Alvarez from Cosmographia books on her newly curated collection: "Early American Gothic: Stories and Poems." They discuss her work as an indie publisher, what Cosmographia's "By Candlelight" series is, and just what the word "gothic" even means!
Finally, a good mix publication opportunities for writers of a more horrific persuasion, including a particularly "ruff" one for LGBT writers!
And, as a bonus, the hosts have recorded some of their favorite bits of poetry and fiction for you to enjoy throughout the episode, so be sure to listen to every spine-tingling second!
Readings:
"Ghost House" by Robert Frost, read by Brigid Phillips
Music: Nocturne in C sharp minor 'Lento con gran espressione', B. 49 (Op. posth.) by Frédéric Chopin, performed by Aya Higuchi, used under Creative Commons
Poem 670 ("One need not be a Chamber—to be Haunted—")
by Emily Dickinson, Read by Dan Arndt
Background Sound: "Atmosphere Horror-4" by julius_galla via freesound.com
Excerpt from Mary Shelley's 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯; 𝘰𝘳, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘶𝘴,
read by Celia Freeman
Music: "Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber
Intro Music: "Halloween" by Keshco, used under Creative Commons
Contact us:
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Twitter: @WritingSurvivor
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WTS Drabbles: Lisa Shea
30 OCT 2018 · We have a whole mess of stuff this week as we prepare for the BEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR: Halloween! In lieu of our normal Monday episode, we're instead bringing you back-to-back interviews with horror writers leading up to an All-Hallows-Eve special! First on the Docket is Lisa Shea, who among many hats is a writer of mystery, romance, and more. She also runs the Horror Retweet Group on twitter, helping promote her fellow authors on the platform. She and Dan discuss here newest series "Monstrous Vision of the Cthulu Call" and how she worked to make sure it would piss old Howard right the hell off! We also touch on the THREE other books she has out this month, how she keeps up a manic pace, working from home, and the secret to proper balance as a writer. Happy hauntings!
Intro Music: "Fearweaver" by Three Chain Links
Outro music: "Little Hotel of Horror" by Documentarium
Contact us:
writetosurvivepodcast@gmail.com
writetosurvivecast.com
Twitter: @WritingSurvivor
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Episode 26: New Dimensions of Fear w/ Joseph Van Buren
19 OCT 2018 · Welcome back to the Spook to Survive Podcast ghosts and ghouls! This week, we delve into the depths of horror as Dan and Brigid try to figure out just what kind of horror they like and why people like it in the first place!
Then, Dan talks with poet and musician Joseph Van Buren, who has recently had his work appear in "Haunted Are These Houses" from Unnerving, and who has released his latest chapbook of dark poems "Mask: Persona.
Finally, a trip into the terrifying world of erotic horror literature, a discussion of the BS "LGBT" genre, and a round of publishing opportunities picked especially for only our spookiest listeners.
Episode 25: The Romantic Fantasy of Self Publishing w/ C.A. Worley
27 SEP 2018 · 0:00 Hi's Hello's and Many Meetings
Brigid has a new job!
7:29 Self-Publishing Discussion
28:00 Interview with CA Worley
https://caworleyauthor.wordpress.com/
1:15:00 Publishing Opportunities
For show notes and other info, visit our website: www.writetosurvivecast.com
Follow us on Twitter: @WritingSurvivor
Become A Patron: Patreon.com/WriteToSurvive
Fallow Fellow by Cullah used under Creative Commons
Episode 24: Back To School w/ Monica Carter from Lambda Literary
11 SEP 2018 · Happy September! We're all hyped up for fall and hope you crazy kids are happy to back in school, or hype to not be in school as the case may be. This week we have an interview with Monica Carter, the head of Lambda Literary's "LGBTQ Authors In Schools" program that promotes diversity through engagement between the LGBTQ community of writers and K-12 classrooms. Plus: Dan and Brigid recommend some books to get you in that autumnal mood, then some very interesting publishing opportunities coming up very soon!
For show notes and other info, visit our website: www.writetosurvivecast.com
Follow us on Twitter: @WritingSurvivor
Become A Patron: Patreon.com/WriteToSurvive
Fallow Fellow by Cullah used under Creative Commons
WTS Drabbles: "Lost Highways" with D. Alexander Ward
6 SEP 2018 · Do you get scared when you're out on the road, no cars in sight, with nothing but your headlights and a few stars between you and the crushing dark around you? Then you may just like "Lost Highways," the latest collection of dark fiction and horror from returning guest D Alexander Ward, who last appeared in our Halloween special! He and Dan discuss the genesis of the whole collection and we try to figure out what makes driving so damn scary. He also gives an insight into working with an incredibly diverse group of authors, as well as getting a forward from Brian Keene...while Brian was still in the hospital!
For notes and more: writetosurvivecast.com
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Become A Patron: Patreon.com/WriteToSurvive
"Gorgon" by Jesse Spillane is licensed under an Attribution License.
"Fearweaver" by Three Chain Links is licensed under an Attribution License.
Episode 23: Forging Your Writing Identity w/ Robin Sinclair
28 AUG 2018 · It's Dan's first episode back in Kansas! He and Brigid are back this week with a full report on the Hugo Awards as well as a discussion on the fantastic human that is N.K Jemisin. Then, Dan sits down with poet, graphic novelist, and dark fiction writer Robin Sinclair to discuss how they figured out their path in writing, one that lead them to their debut chapbook Letters to My Lover From Behind Asylum Walls. Finally, its another installment of Pretentious White Dude Writer Spotlight (now with theme music), where Dan and Brigid read from author and wannabe bad boy Will Self's recent Guardian article and learn just what a "maven" is. And, as always, some upcoming contests and open submissions for you to check out!
For show notes and other info, visit our website: www.writetosurvivecast.com
Follow us on Twitter: @WritingSurvivor
Become A Patron: Patreon.com/WriteToSurvive
WTSP: Forging Your Writing Identity w/ Robin Sinclair
28 AUG 2018 · WTSP: Forging Your Writing Identity w/ Robin Sinclair by Write to Survive
A writing podcast for everyone! Interviews with up-and-coming and established authors, writing news, and info on contests and journals. Writing doesn't begin and end with publication, and we want to...
show more
A writing podcast for everyone! Interviews with up-and-coming and established authors, writing news, and info on contests and journals. Writing doesn't begin and end with publication, and we want to cover everything else that makes up your writing life.
show less
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