

QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
Marion Roach Smith
Welcome to Qwerty, the podcast for writers on how to live the writing life. Host Marion Roach Smith interviews the best writers in all genres to discover their process. Qwerty is by, about and for writers and explores the real challenges of writing and the steps anyone can take to become a better storyteller. Listen in for writing tips, publishing advice and encouragement on how to live the writing life.
Episodes
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May 14, 2021 • 26min
Ep. 51 Ali Stafford: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
How to become a food writer, with cooking teacher and cookbook author Alexandra Stafford

Apr 30, 2021 • 23min
Ep. 50 Carol Edgarian: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
Advice to young writers from bestselling author Carol Edgarian

Apr 16, 2021 • 35min
Ep. 49 Milo Beckman: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
On writing for visual thinkers, with Milo Beckman, author of Math Without Numbers

Apr 2, 2021 • 31min
Ep. 48 Toni Jensen: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
Toni Jensen, the author of Carry, a new memoir in essays, speaks on indigenous people and the gun crisis in America.

Mar 19, 2021 • 25min
Ep. 47 Amy Solomon: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
On getting accepted into a humor collection, with editor and producer Amy Solomon

Mar 5, 2021 • 31min
Ep. 46 Terry Sue Harms: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
Memoirist and novelist Terry Sue Harms on how to write a family memoir.

Feb 19, 2021 • 27min
Ep. 45 Suzanne McConnell: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
Author Suzanne McConnell on how to become a writer.

Feb 5, 2021 • 29min
Ep. 44 Devi Laskar: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
Author Devi Laskar talks to us about writing from a place of darkness.

Jan 22, 2021 • 24min
Ep. 43 Donny Jackson: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
Spoken word performer Donny Jackson discusses how to train a writer's eye.

Jan 8, 2021 • 31min
Ep. 42 Edward Schwarzschild: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
Writer, author and teacher Edward Schwarzschild talks about how to develop a writer's eye for detail.