Writers on Writing

Marrie Stone interviews John McNally, author of The Creative Writer's Survival Guide: Advice from an Unrepentant Novelist and literary agent Ted Weinstein. Download audio. (Broadcast date: September 1, 2010)

Author and activist Robert "Snorkel Bob" Wintner, talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about his books, and about endangered tropical fish in Hawaii. Download audio.  (Broadcast date: Dec. 5, 2012)

Novelist, short story writer, essayist, poet and environmental activist Margaret Atwood talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about an assortment of writing related things including her new Positron serial on Byliner.com. Download audio. (Broadcast date: Jan. 9, 2013)

Arthur Plotnik, author of The Elements of Expression, talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about his new book and words. It's the Halloween show, so there's a Halloween story at the end. Download audio. (Broadcast date: October 31, 2012)

Authors Sonia Marsh, Mary Castillo, Nancy Klann-Moren, and Charles Leister talk about their books, and the process of self publishing. (Recording starts a few minutes into the broadcast.) Download audio. (Broadcast date: Jan. 2, 2013

Hector Tobar, author of The Barbarian Nurseries, talks about novel writing with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett on her weekly radio show, Writers on Writing.  Download audio. (Broadcast date: November 7, 2012)

Novelist Diana Wagman, author of The Care and Feeding of Exotic Pets, spent the entire hour with me talking about her new novel, publishing, writing, and more.  Download audio. (Broadcast date: December 12, 2012)

Hector Tobar, author of The Barbarian Nurseries, recently spent the hour with me discussing his book and writing. Download audio. (Broadcast date: November 7, 2012)

Guest host Marrie Stone talks with Janna Malamud Smith, author of An Absorbing Errand: How Artists and Craftsmen Make Their Way to Mastery, about the obstacles, risks, and rewards of the creative endeavor.  Lisa Genova joins in the second half to discuss her latest novel, Love Anthony, about autism and unconditional love. Download audio. (Broadcast date: November 28, 2012)

Regina Brooks, founder of Serendipity Literary in NYC talks about publishing and about her books. An engaging and generous guest. Download audio.  (Broadcast date: November 14, 2012)

Poet and former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins was my guest on the show for the second half of the hour. This show is from a few years back, but wonderful nonetheless. Download audio.   (Broadcast date: 10.22.08)

Melissa Bank, author of the reissued Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing and Leah Hager Cohen, author of The Grief of Others. Download audio. Broadcast date: October 12, 2011

Constance Hale, author of Vex, Hex, Smash, Smoosh and Tatjana Soli, author of The Forgetting Tree. Download audio. (Broadcast date: Oct. 17, 2012

Jo-Ann Mapson, author of Finding Casey talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about her new novel and the writing process. Download audio. (Broadcast date: October 24, 2012)

Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, talks to Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about memoir, craft, and the writer's life. Download audio. (Broadcast date: October 10, 2012)