Write Along Radio

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We're so lucky to bring you these author insights via the Ottawa International Writers Festival. The knowledge and generosity of the writers has really blown us away, and we think you'll love today's conversation. Foment writers Nicky and Nina sit down to chat post-event and we'll lace in some golden nuggets of advice and storytelling with bestselling author Jeffrey Deaver. (He wrote the Bone Collector and so much more.) Bonus audio is available on writealongradio.com featuring Deaver's take on writing gore, writing James Bond and much more. Listen here: http://wp.me/p5Eo9j-gsN

In today's episode of Write Along Radio, we enter the behind-the-scenes world of Foment Literary Magazine to meet their team of book reviewers. Listen in for their side of the writing experience. Continuing our fantastic series going "behind the scenes" at the Ottawa International Writers Festival, this episode features a roundtable conversation between editors, writers and reviewers. Big surprise: what a book can come to mean to them, and how it can change their lives.   Listen in for more conversations from the Ottawa International Writers Festival, with conversations and writing advice from internationally recognized authors.

In this episode, we welcome editor and award-winner author Stacey Atkinson to the show. Stacey dives into two different important points for you getting your novel seen: writing contests, and good editing. With her debut novel, she has won an Honourable Mention for the Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards, as well as a Benjamin Franklin Award for her oh-so-pretty cover. Her wirting is so smooth, and the novel's East Coast setting gorgeous. (Don't miss Stacey's Facebook page. It's a great reference of funny writing thoughts, useful articles and more)

In this episode of Write Along Radio, we served you a fresh new writing exercise. This month, we ask you to consider past writing, and finish what you started. There is no word length, there are no parameters -- all you need to do is pick a piece of writing and see it through, whatever that means to you. Plus, in this episode we'll recap how difficult we found last month's genre mashup challenge. April's genre mashup left us both feeling awkward in unknown writing territory.

Mentorship -- it's a darn good way to get yourself seen and be pushed to write better. This week, we're talking with the On The Brink writers about finding community and mentoring for your writing. What is On the Brink? It's a program that showcases writers "on the brink" of great successes, and helps their storytelling get seen, heard and read. Listen in as we discuss how you can find your community, and connect with those who will push you  further with your writing.

In today's episode of Write Along Radio, we take you up close and personal to Canadian literary star, Jane Urquhart as she is interviewed by (also hugely successful) Charlotte Gray for her new novel, The Night Stages. In this special collaboration with Foment Literary Magazine and the Ottawa International Writers Festival, we not only get you up close to fantastic authors, but we then go and chat all about it with the Foment crew. Listen and hear some fantastic storytelling insights. Catch the uncut conversation between Jane Urquhart and Charlotte Gray on our Write Along Radio post.

Write Along Radio is thrilled to announce that we're teaming up with Foment and the Ottawa International Writers Festival to bring roundtable conversations straight from the festival itself. In part one of our special series, we're talking about the value of community and having a public space as both readers and writers, to come together and exchange ideas freely. It's about moving from the page, and sparking real person-to-person conversation. We talk with Sean Wilson, co-founder and creative director of the festival itself, and Daniel Bezalel Richardsen, Editor of the literary journal Foment. Enjoy!

In this week's episode we are transforming Write Along Radio into Read Along Radio -- with our book of focus being Hugh Howey's famous series, Wool. Hugh Howey is an incredibly successful self-published author, and we read his omnibus Wool collection and talk story structure, novella, plot twists, protagonists, and emotional responses. (And as usual, Kevin and I see things differently) This is writers talking reading, and you are welcome to read along. Warning: This podcast contains spoilers. Read along and share your thoughts, or just listen in for a good laugh. Tweet: Let's talk about #Wool by @HughHowey.

In episode 22 of the Ottawa Writes podcast, we speak with Caroline Frechette, author of the Family by Choice young adult series and a key player at Renaissance Press. Plus, Kevin and Catherine discuss whether a Goodreads review is as valid as a review from a newspaper or magazine. The Renaissance Press website: http://renaissancebookpress.com/ Caroline's website: http://carolinefrechette.com/

This special episode of Ottawa Writes was recorded before a live audience at the Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature in Ottawa. We talk behind the scenes of podcasting, how we started ours, and podcast chatter in general. This episode features a more "roundtable" discussion format as oppose to our general intro, interview and close style. Enjoy!

To learn more about life as a copywriter and visit Faith's business page, check out www.pentozen.com. Also, don't miss Faith's blog full of writing tips for good copy, as well as links to her personal blog and some wonderful creative non-fiction stories.  

Graphic novel memoirs, writing conferences, and readers’ interpretations vs. a writer’s intention: In this episode of Write Along Radio, Catherine & Kevin kick off with a short recap of CANCON2014 (Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature) and dive into an interview with graphic novelist, Mari Naomi around her new book, Dragon’s Breath.

In episode 1 of Write Along Radio, we chat with Canadian young adult author, Tudor Robins, who recently released her second novel Appaloosa Summer, about the three myths of mainstream publishing: