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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Aug 3, 2019 • 32min
Ep. 11: Elissa Altman: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
Best-selling memoirist Elissa Altman discusses with Marion and David the hard work of writing about family, getting to the truth, and the importance of what to include and what to leave out in her latest book, Motherland.
Jul 26, 2019 • 26min
Ep. 10: Corvette Hunt: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
Writer Corvette Hunt recounts how to control your personal details when writing memoir, how to get an essay published in The New York Times and then turn that into a book-length memoir.
Jul 19, 2019 • 28min
Ep. 9: James Barron: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
Marion and David ask a lifetime New York Times reporter about writing on deadline and how to identify when you know enough to publish.
Jun 28, 2019 • 28min
Ep. 8: Literary Forensics: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
In this first Annotations segment, Marion and David discuss the difficult process of reporting on one's own life when writing memoir.
Jun 21, 2019 • 30min
Ep. 7: Marcia Butler: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
Author Marcia Butler's first book, The Skin Above My Knee, chronicled surviving abuse through art, which brought her national acclaim. In this moving episode, she speaks about this gorgeous, notable memoir.
Jun 14, 2019 • 31min
Ep. 6: Gary Taubes: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
Gary Taubes has turned investigative journalism into a science. With three cover stories for the New York Times Magazine and a string of books, he has brought his skeptical scrutiny to topics as diverse as high-energy physics, salt, and dietary fat.
Jun 7, 2019 • 29min
Ep. 5: Asha Dornfest: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
Author Asha Dornfest has built a successful writing life one platform at a time. In this episode, she explains exactly how she did it and how her decisions led to several successful books.
May 31, 2019 • 37min
Ep. 4: Sloane Tanen: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
Bestselling author Sloane Tanen talks about her writing process and the tough choice of whether to tell your story as fiction or memoir.
May 21, 2019 • 33min
Ep. 3: Zoë François: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
Bestselling cookbook author Zoë François, who has more than 800,000 copies of her work in print, talks with Marion and David about the process of revising and updating your work.
May 21, 2019 • 39min
Ep. 2: Lisa Cron: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
Lisa Cron is the brain behind the brain science of writing. Marion and David speak with her about why we are all wired for story.
