I’m excited to announce that Behind the Prose will do a live podcast recording at the annual writing conference hosted by Hippocampus Magazine. At Hippocamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers this August in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, I’ll be interviewing debut author Krystal Sital about her
“Oh where, oh where, has Behind the Prose gone? Oh where, oh where can it be?” If that’s the tune you’ve been singing the past few months, here’s the answer: There comes a time in every podcaster’s life when she must sit down and figure out why
Happy 2016 Prosers! We’ve been rocking for almost a year now! Check out the very first Behind the Prose with essayist Tavonne Carson. I’m kicking off 2016 with two great episodes. Today’s show features reporter Jessica Contrera who works at The Washington Post. She talks
I’m going to urge you to get in where you fit in. And that means wedging yourself into the gaggle of folks who’ve listened to episode 29 of Behind the Prose featuring essayist Sharisse Tracey. The show hit #1 the week that I released it, and
In May, nearly 200 folks descended on the historic city of Pittsburgh to rub writing elbows with authors, essayists, journalists, and editors at the 2015 Creative Nonfiction Writers’ Conference. Maybe you were there. Maybe you weren’t. If you find yourself in the latter, shame on
Thanks to all your efforts, memoirist Kate Walter is now #1 in writing podcasts on Blogtalkradio. I hope you enjoyed the episode and continue to share it with your friends! If you liked it, please leave a review on iTunes!
Yes, you read it right. The legendary Lee Gutkind graces the Behind the Prose virtual studio for a chat with yours truly. In this interview, we discuss everything from what time he goes to bed to how he crafted an overall narrative in a collection of
There are two words I’d never have thought about using in a sentence together: erotic and acoustic. But thanks to this week’s Behind the Prose guest, singer/songwriter Gandhi and writer/photograph Abigail Ekue, I can, and so can you. I’m pleased to offer some lucky person a pair
In this week’s episode, I talk to author and journalist Kenny Porpora about his debut memoir The Autumn Balloon. The show also features: An interview with Emily Griffin, Kenny’s editor at Grand Central Publishing Writers on Writing Radio Show My New School MFA classmate Erin
Since I’ve started podcasting, I’m listening to more podcasts. Earlier this week, I recommended my new fav show produced by writers Sherman Alexie and Jess Walter. Yesterday morning, I downloaded a few other shows, in search of more audio literary gems, and I found one that
This episode of Behind the Prose features an interview with author Cameron Conaway. His book Malaria, Poems was named to the NPR Best Books of 2014 list. I spoke with Cameron at Penn State Berks after his poetry reading. We talked about his Newsweek article
In this week’s journey Behind the Prose, I interview teacher and writer Joan Dempsey. Before discussing the way she crafts character actions (she’s got a technique that will certainly show you how committed she is to authenticity in her work), we talk about how she’s
BlogTalkRadio, the largest talk radio network, has named Behind the Prose a most “Popular in Writing” show for the episode, “No Excuse Zone: Physician and writer Andrew Bomback discusses craft and commitment.” Bomback discussed his two essays which appeared in Full Grown People and in
So in case you’ve been living under a literary rock, Sarah Gerard’s debut novel Binary Star is a cosmic force in its own right. According to Wolf Literary Services, Gerard’s made EIGHT best lists for 2015. Count ’em: ONE: GQ‘s Six Best Books of January TWO: Buzzfeed’s
Besides having one of the best writer’s websites I’ve ever seen, Joan Dempsey has successfully merged the craft she loves with a business model that helps others reach their writing goals. On March 8 at 6 PM EST, she joins me on the Behind the Prose