Stewart O'Nan and Tara Conklin on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM

Tim O'Brien joins Marrie Stone on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM: Iconic Vietnam War novelist and short story writer Tim O'Brien (author of The Things They Carried, In the Lake of the Woods, Going After Cacciato, and more) joins Marrie Stone for the hour to talk about memory, truth, storytelling, mortality and more. O'B by Go Guru

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Pam Houston with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM: Pam Houston, author of Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country, talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about writing on airplanes, setting, balancing life with writing, finding structure, and more. Download audio (Jan. 30, 2019) by Go Guru

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Pam Jenoff & Soniah Kamal on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM: Historical fiction writer Pam Jenoff joins Marrie Stone to talk about her latest novel, The Lost Girls of Paris. In an interview full of craft advice for writers, Pam shares her tips for research, structure, voice, inspiration and more. In the second half by Go Guru

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Alex Michaelides & Amy Meyerson on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM: Alex Michaelides, author of the debut literary thriller The Silent Patient, joins Marrie Stone to talk about his journey from screenwriting to novels and how the two feed each other. He discusses taking walks in the park—like his character—as a form of me by Go Guru

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Christopher Castellani and Susan Shapiro on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM: Novelist Christopher Castellani, author of Leading Men, and Susan Shapiro, author of The Byline Bible, join Barbara DeMarco-Barrett on the show to talk about the art, craft, and business of writing.  Download audio. (Broadcast date: Feb. 13, 2019) by Go Guru

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Memoirist Meredith May, The Honey Bus, on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM: Memoirist Meredith May, author of The Honey Bus: A memoir of Loss, Courage, and a Girl Saved by Bees (Park Row Books/Harper Collins) talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about the art, craft, and business of writing. Download audio. (Broadcast date: April 3 by Go Guru

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Novelist & Screenwriter Amanda Sthers, KUCI-FM in Irvine, CA: Amanda Sthers, author of Holy Lands (Bloomsbury) talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about her new epistolary novel and why she starts with the ending. Download audio. (Broadcast date: February 27, 2019) by Go Guru

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Tom Barbash on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM: Tom Barbash, novelist and short story writer, joins Marrie Stone for the hour to discuss his latest novel, The Dakota Winters. Tom shares his research, his background in journalism, his secret to creating compelling short stories and more. We learn a litt by Go Guru

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Vanessa McGrady and Glen Erik Hamilton with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett on Writers on Writing: Memoirist Vanessa McGrady, author of Rock Needs River, and novelist Glen Erik Hamilton, author of Mercy River talk about the art, craft, and business of writing their new books.   Download audio.  (Broadcast date: March 6, 2019) by Go Guru

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Steven Rowley & Abby Geni on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM: Steven Rowley, author of The Editor, and Abby Geni, author of The Wildlands, talk with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about the art, craft, and business of writing. Download audio. (Broadcast date: March 20, 2019) If you're in Orange County, California, on May 1 by Go Guru

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Melissa Duclos and Kim Dower on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM: Debut novelist Melissa Duclos joins Marrie Stone to talk about her novel, Besotted. Melissa shares her nearly 15 year journey with her novel, her decision to break up with it, and her discovery of small, independent presses. She also talks about the novel by Go Guru

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Lisa Gornick and Julie Clark on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM: Lisa Gornick, author of The Peacock Feast, joins Marrie Stone to talk about her latest sweeping novel. She talks about the braiding together of three story-lines; researching historical figures while ensuring the research never feels didactic to the reade by Go Guru

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Lydia Fitzpatrick & Kim Magowan on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM: Novelist Lydia Fitzpatrick joins Marrie Stone to talk about her debut novel, Lights All Night Long. Lydia shares her connection to Russia, how she approached the ominous task of research, the importance of photographs and Google Maps in her work, and her by Go Guru

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Benjamin Dreyer, Dreyer's English, on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM: Benjamin Dreyer, author of Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style, talks with host Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about exclamation points, comma splices, and an assortment of matters concerning grammar and punctuation. Download audio. ( by Go Guru

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Literary agent Claire Roberts with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: New York City literary agent Claire Roberts talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about books, publishing, trends, self-published books, and more, on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM, broadcast from the University of California, Irvine campus. Download audio. (Br by Go Guru

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Sigrid Nunez and Amanda Marbais on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM: Sigrid Nunez, author of the 2018 National Book Award winning novel The Friend, joins Marrie Stone to talk about enduring themes across her work, her trepidation about writing about a writer, and her general wisdom about the writing process, learning the c by Go Guru

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Novelist Leland de la Durantaye with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: Leland de la Durantaye, author of Hannah versus the Tree talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about writing his debut novel (though not the first one he wrote), about patience, and language. Not to be missed. Download audio.  (Broadcast date: May 22, 2 by Go Guru

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Amy Hempel and Katya Apekina on KUCI-FM: Katya Apekina, author of The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish, and Amy Hempel, author of Sing to It talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about the art, craft, and business of writing. Download audio. (Broadcast date: May 1, 2019) by Go Guru

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Patty Seyburn on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM: Poet and professor Patty Seyburn joins Marrie Stone for the full hour to talk about her latest collection, Threshold Delivery. She discusses ways to make poetry more accessible and her favorite contemporary poets. She talks about the ways a poem can gathe by Go Guru

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Stewart O'Nan and Tara Conklin on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM: Stewart O'Nan joins Marrie Stone to talk about his latest novel, Henry, Himself. He gives a mini-MFA lecture on character development, the creation of conflict by creating character clusters, and taking your character out into the world with you each day by Go Guru

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Gary Shteyngart on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM: Novelist Gary Shteyngart joins Marrie Stone for the full hour to talk about his latest book, Lake Success, now available in paperback. Gary talks about creating effective satire, his pull toward the immigrant story, research, the novel's biggest challenge by Go Guru

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Deborah Eisenberg on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM, Irvine: Short story writer Deborah Eisenberg, author of Your Duck is My Duck, joins Marrie for the hour to talk about writing, aging, smoking, and life. Download audio.  (Broadcast date: June 12, 2019) by Go Guru

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Caite Dolan-Leach on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM: Caite Dolan-Leach joins Marrie Stone to talk about her latest novel, We Went to the Woods. She shares her draw to her childhood home as setting, her research methods, the myriad blind paths her narrator led her down, and her methods for unlocking characte by Go Guru

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Karen Russell and Jessica Francis Kane on Writers on Writing, KUCI-FM: Novelist and short story writer Karen Russell joins Marrie Stone to talk about her latest collection, Orange World. She discusses how she approaches stories versus novels, the Venn Diagram of character, how copying out sentences of other writers helps her by Go Guru

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Shawn Levy, The Castle on Sunset, joins Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: Shawn Levy, author of The Castle on Sunset:Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont, joins Barbara to talk about his new nonfiction book. The only guest for the entire hour, they discuss "gathering string," doing research, w by Go Guru

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