The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience How Bestselling Author & Award-Winning Podcaster Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Writes
Nov 14, 2025
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, a bestselling author and award-winning podcaster, shares insights from her extensive career and her new short story collection, Pool Fishing. She discusses her journey into noir fiction, revealing its moral complexities and character depth. Barbara also reflects on maintaining a vibrant teaching career, emphasizing the importance of community and self-promotion for authors. Plus, she shares the story behind her vintage typewriter collection and imagines a dinner with literary giants Edward Abbey and Raymond Chandler.
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Build A Platform To Be Known
- Create your own platform to build a national presence if publishers ask 'Who is she?'.
- Barbara launched a radio show (Writers on Writing) so she could legitimately contact and showcase authors she admired.
Share Hosting To Sustain A Show
- Consider co-hosting or sharing show duties to sustain a long-running podcast.
- Barbara alternated weeks with Marie Stone to keep Writers on Writing active for decades.
Teaching Keeps Her Writing Life Vital
- Barbara described building a teaching career that kept her connected to writers and provided income.
- She said she would likely never retire from teaching because it keeps her engaged and fulfilled.
