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Yvonne Sapia: Writing Poetry and Fiction.
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Award winning poet and novelist Yvonne Sapia reads aloud selections of her poetry. She writes self-therapeutic poems about issues of loss, immigration and other themes of her childhood. Sapia also discuss her novel Valentino’s Hair. Episode # 1
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1994
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YvonneSapia, fscj:13606
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Susan Vreeland: Writing with Grace.
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Author Susan Vreeland, whose works often deal with the lives of artists such as Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, discusses her lymphoma diagnosis and how it affected her career as a writer and educator. She also give a detailed account of her relationships with various publishing houses. Episode #: ?
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2001
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SusanVreeland, fscj:13605
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Tim McLaurin: Southern Fiction.
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Novelist, memoirist, and North Carolina State Universtiy professor Tim McLaurin discusses how his personal history inspires his writing and his career, and speaks about writing and publishing his novels The Last Great Snake Show, The Acorn Plan and Cured by Fire. Episode #: 22
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1996
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TimMcLaurin, fscj:13604
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Stephen Birmingham: Writing Biography.
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Stephen Birmingham, the author of several biographies (including one on Jacqueline Kennedy), discusses his experiences writing books while working full time as an advertising writer for Ladies Home Journal. He elaborates on how women are wonderful sources of history and inspiration for his writing, and outlines his process of research, planning and writing. He also gives advice to aspiring writers on how to make industry contacts and how to balance writing with the demands of everyday life. Episode #: 15
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1995
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StephenBirmingham, fscj:13603
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Dr. Stuart Kaminsky: The State of the Mystery.
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Dr. Stuart Kaminsky, author of the Tobey Peters and Inspector Rostnikov series, discusses and compares the main characters of the many mystery series he writes. He asserts that imagination is essential for writers who are writing about subjects or situations outside of their own experiences and that a writer must balance imagination with research. Episode # 21
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Date Issued
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1996
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StuartKaminsky, fscj:13602
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Sophie Wadsworth: Poems in Another Voice.
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Former high school teacher and poet Sophie Wadsworth, recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities, discusses how she began writing poetry and her book Letters from Siberia, a collection of poems that brings to life the experience of her great-grandmother, who lived at a trading post in Vladivostok, Russia. Episode #: ?
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2005
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SophieWadsworth, fscj:13601
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Shelley Mickle: Writing with Humor.
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Novelist and playwright Shelley Mickle discusses how themes of grief, sorrow and loss can be addressed through humor. She also reads aloud from her book Replacing Dad. She discusses the value of female authors and how modern technology allows a broader spectrum of women to become authors. Episode #: 11
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1995
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ShelleyMickle, fscj:13600
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Dr. Sheila Tobias: Writing Nonfiction.
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Dr. Sheila Tobias explains the differences between writing fiction and nonfiction, and discusses how nonfiction writing is more about teaching whereas fiction is more about emotion. She also discusses how math and science instruction methodologies in the United States are biased against girls and women. Episode #: 16
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1995
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SheilaTobias, fscj:13599
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Sandra Martz: Getting the Edge on Editing.
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Editor and publisher Sandra Martz explains how authors and editors collaborate to publish anthologies and collections. She also gives a detailed explanation of how the submission and editing process works and what editors expect from writers. NOTE: Video and audio diverge at 10:20. Episode #: 17
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Date Issued
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1995
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SandraMartz, fscj:13598
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Scott Morris: Sense of Place in Southern Fiction.
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Novelist Scott Morris discusses his book Waiting for April and how his personal history and familial roots in Florida inform the book’s themes of place, nature, character development and southern culture. He also reads a selection from the novel.
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2003
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ScottMorris, fscj:13597
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Ruth Kempher.
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Ruth Kempher details her professional life as an author, publisher and editor and engages in a lengthy discussion about prose poetry. Episode #: ?
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1998
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RuthKempher, fscj:13596
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Robert Morgan: Using Voice.
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Poet and novelist Robert Morgan asserts that poetry is more self-expressive than the imaginative endeavor of writing novels. He discusses how he writes the “voice” of characters with a different gender and background than his own. He also reads aloud the poem “Working in the Rain” and from his novel Gap Creek, which was selected for the Oprah book club. NOTE: Video and audio diverge at 22:50 Episode #: 28
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2001
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RobertMorgan, fscj:13569
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Robert Inman: Writing Believable Characters.
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Novelist, screenwriter, and playwright Robert Inman discusses his roots as a southern writer and the similarities between his career as a journalist and being a novelist. He also elaborates on the inspiration for his book Captain Saturday and reads a selection from the novel. Episode #: ?
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Date Issued
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2002
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RobertInman, fscj:13565
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Rick Chess: Writing Poetry.
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Poet Rick Chess discusses his origins as a poet with interviewer Rick Campbell, who talks a little about his own evolution as a poet. The two also discuss how the draw inspiration from their own lives and also reading and research. NOTE: Video and audio diverge at 13:00 Episode #: 13
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Date Issued
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1995
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RickChess, fscj:13563
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Robert Bly: Finding Your Poetic Voice.
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Robert Bly is a poet, essayist, and activist, as well as winner of the 1968 National Book Award for Poetry. In this interview he discusses his collections Morning Poems and The Sibling Society, and reads original poems such as “Bad People” and “Early morning in your room” and talks about the inspirations for their content. Bly also elaborates on how he must feel “safe” when he writes a poem. Episode #: 31
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1999
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RobertBly, fscj:13562
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Ricia Mainhardt: The Role of the Literary Agent.
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Literary Agent Ricia Mainhardt explains how agents and authors work together to get books published and careers launched. She also discusses how one becomes a professional agent. Episode #: 18
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1996
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RiciaMainhardt, fscj:13561
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Randy Wayne White: Writing Florida.
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Novelist and essayist Randy Wayne White, best known for his long-running Florida-set mystery series starring marine biologist Doc Ford, discusses the parts of his personal life and history that influenced his novels and the power of a Florida setting. Episode #: ?
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2001
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RandyWayneWhite, fscj:13538
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Raymond McNiece: Performance Poetry.
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Spoken word poet Raymond McNiece discusses the genre of performance/spoken word poetry and discussed his experiencing traveling on the road in the performance poetry circuit. He expresses hi hope that performance poetry can revitalize the academic study of poetry, and performs his spoken word poem "Remembering a Dismembered Ulster." Episode #: 26
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1996
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RaymondMcNiece, fscj:13537
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David Poyer and Lenore Hart: Writing - A Family Affair.
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Novelist power couple David Poyer and Lenore Hart, who bring their small daughter to this interview, discuss the realities of raising a child while also individually pursuing careers as writers. They also discuss their recent works, the state of their careers and the travel related research they do for writing. Episode #: 7
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1994
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PoyerHart, fscj:13536
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Connie May Fowler: Writing Southern Fiction.
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Connie May Fowler, author of Sugar Cage and River of Hidden Dreams, discusses using writing to cope with her difficult early life, comments on her writing process and research obstacles. She also speaks about her Cherokee Grandmother's storytelling and honesty as inspiration for River of Hidden Dreams. Episode #: 8
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Date Issued
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1995
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ConnieMayFowler3, fscj:13535
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