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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011The Novel Experience Podcast- Interview with Kay Stewart, Co-Chair Bloody Words 2011
Thursday, April 21st, 2011Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Hey lovers of words and stories.
Welcome to The Novel Experience®, the podcast dedicated to the craft and art of fiction writing.
Novel Experience Podcast
No fluff, no filth, just fun, fascinating and fruitful discussions with authors, editors, booksellers, publishers and agents to help you fulfill your writing career. Your comments, guest suggestions and topic ideas are welcome.
Episode 15: Bloody Words Mystery Conference, June 3-5, Victoria, BC
Today, I interview Kay Stewart, published mystery author and co-chair of Canada’s largest mystery conference, being held in Victoria, British Columbia this June. (click link above or below).
Discover Kay’s embarrassing writing secret (I’m amazed and impressed that she revealed it), add her excellent tips to your writer’s toolkit, learn how she successfully collaborated on a mystery novel with her husband, find out about Bloody Words and why she’s desperately seeking a coffin maker before June! (duration ~ 38 minutes)
The Novel Experience Podcast Ep. 15 – Kay Stewart
Also, hear our title track, Devil in the Details by Glynne Turner.
The Novel Experience Podcast – Interview with Publisher Clare Thorbes Part 3
Saturday, March 26th, 2011Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Hey lovers of words and stories.
Welcome to The Novel Experience®, the podcast dedicated to the craft and art of fiction writing. Listen, enjoy and improve your chances of getting published!
The Novel Experience Podcast
Episode 14: From Words to Print
Today, I complete my three-part chat with publisher, editor and visual artist Clare Thorbes (click link above or below).
Clare brings a diverse perspective to the writing/publishing business, being a professional editor and former co-owner of Salal Press, a boutique publishing company during the nineties.
Listen to discover what challenges Clare encountered and surmounted as a small publishing house, learn what she would do differently if she were entering publishing today and find out she thinks makes an ideal manuscript. (duration ~ 18 minutes)
The Novel Experience Podcast Ep. 14 – Clare Thorbes
This episode’s music track is the rockin’ instrumental Don’t Give Up, by Glynne Turner.
The Novel Experience Podcast – Interview with Publisher Clare Thorbes Part 2
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Hey lovers of words and stories.
Welcome to The Novel Experience®, the podcast dedicated to the craft and art of fiction writing. Listen, enjoy and improve your chances of getting published!
The Novel Experience Podcast
Episode 13: From Words to Print
Today, I continue my three-part chat with publisher, editor and visual artist Clare Thorbes (click link above or below).
Clare brings a diverse perspective to the writing/publishing business, being a professional editor and former co-owner of Salal Press, a boutique publishing company during the nineties.
Listen to discover the inside scoop on what a small publishing house looks for in a manuscript. Also, ever wondered what is meant by “finding your voice”? Don’t despair; using the visual arts as a comparison, Clare’s explanation is simple and clear and soon you and your “authorial voice” will be one. (duration ~ 15 minutes)
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This episode’s music track is a demo of a very touching song, A Better Man, by Glynne Turner.
Find out more about Clare’s editing services and her art by emailing her at thorbesedit (at) gmail (dot) com.
The Novel Experience Podcast – Interview with Publisher Clare Thorbes Part 1
Saturday, February 12th, 2011Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Hey lovers of words and stories.
Welcome to The Novel Experience®, the podcast dedicated to the craft and art of fiction writing. Listen, enjoy and improve your chances of getting published!
The Novel Experience Podcast
Episode 12: From Words to Print
Today, I begin my three-part chat with publisher, editor and visual artist Clare Thorbes (click link above or below).
Clare brings a diverse perspective to the writing/publishing business, being a professional editor and former co-owner of Salal Press, a boutique publishing company during the nineties.
In this episode, Clare simply and succinctly defines the different levels of editing (something most writers could use) and reveals what she looked for in a publishable manuscript.
Listen and discover if your work makes the grade! (duration ~12 minutes)
The Novel Experience Podcast Ep. 12 – Clare Thorbes
We celebrate Valentine’s Day with our showcase song by Glynne Turner, a pretty snippet titled Avatar. Make sure you give your Sweetie a squeeze!
Find out more about Clare’s editing services and her art by emailing her at thorbesedit (at) gmail (dot) com.
Audience Growing – Novel Experience Podcast for Writers
Monday, January 24th, 2011Recently, I realized that The Novel Experience, my podcast dedicated to fiction writing tips and techniques, is gaining ground and recently broke the 1100 downloads mark.
The Novel Experience Podcast
Yeah, I know. Probably piddly stats for many podcasts but nonetheless, I’m pleased.
Got 10 episodes ‘in the can’ and plan many more this year but could use your help.
If you’re already at TNX fan, thank you, stay tuned and please consider letting your writer friends in on the Experience!
If you haven’t heard TNX yet and you’re interested in improving your writing and chances of getting published, please give The Novel Experience a whirl.
Think you’ll be pleased. I’ve interviewed a variety of published authors. Picked up practical suggestions on thriller writing from best-seller Chevy Stevens, learned some fab insight on screen writing from award-winner Don Truckey and dug deep into character development with best-seller and funny gal Denise Dietz.
And that’s just a few helpful tidbits, plus you’re missing the helpful excerpts from my how-to write a mystery primer, Youdunit Whodunit!…so what’re you waiting for?
The Novel Experience Podcast – Interview with Screenwriter Don Truckey Part 3
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Hey lovers of words and stories.
Welcome to The Novel Experience®, the podcast dedicated to the craft and art of fiction writing. Listen, enjoy and improve your chances of getting published!
The Novel Experience Podcast
Episode 11: From Screen to Page Part 3
I’m pleased to announce the release of the last episode of my three-part conversation with award-winning Canadian screenwriter and children’s author, Don Truckey (click link above or below).
Don, whose credits include the television series, Street Legal and Urban Angel, and the movies, Net Worth and Chicks with Sticks, discusses the differences in the crafts of writing prose and penning a screenplay. He’s also the author of the children’s series, The Adventures of Caraway Kim.
Don and I worked together on some TV pitches and scripts; he’s funny, talented, quick thinking and very professional. Plus, he wrote a movie about women’s hockey!
If you’ve ever thought of writing a screenplay or adapting a novel to the screen, you’re gonna want to listen to this episode as Don offers practical tips to help you fine tune your blockbuster, provides nifty insights into the screenwriting world and gives us a taste of his new script. (duration ~20 minutes)
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This episode’s showcase song by Glynne Turner, a lovely story aptly titled Our Children, resonates our children’s theme.
Click below to discover more about The Adventures of Caraway Kim by Don Truckey:
Secret to Happiness from The Novel Experience
Thursday, December 30th, 2010The last six months, I’ve been interviewing writers for my podcast, The Novel Experience.
It’s been terrific: fabulous interviewees offering fascinating tales and wonderful writing tips. Am looking forward to more in 2011.
As the year draws to a close, I’ve been pondering what I’ve learned and heard and have come up with the following two-steps to a successful life:
Find something you LOVE.
Learn to do it WELL.
And…you’re on you way to being HAPPY!
Glynne Turner & Nicola Furlong celebrating Their Quillr Multimedia E-book
As you can see by the photo, I’m giving it my best shot.
So…what’re you waiting for?
Merry Christmas from The Novel Experience Podcast
Saturday, December 25th, 2010
Christmas Greeting
Thanks for listening to The Novel Experience Podcast.
More terrific interviews next year; however, you may always catch up on previous episodes.
Merry Christmas!
The Novel Experience Podcast – Interview with Screenwriter Don Truckey Part 2
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Hey lovers of words and stories.
Welcome to The Novel Experience®, the podcast dedicated to the craft and art of fiction writing. Listen, enjoy and improve your chances of getting published!
The Novel Experience Podcast
Episode 10: From Screen to Page Part 2
I’m pleased to announce the release of the second episode of my three-part conversation with award-winning Canadian screenwriter and children’s author, Don Truckey (click link above or below).
Don, whose credits include the television series, Street Legal and Urban Angel, and the movies, Net Worth and Chicks with Sticks, discusses the differences in the crafts of writing prose and penning a screenplay. He’s also the author of the children’s series, The Adventures of Caraway Kim.
Don and I worked together on some TV pitches and scripts; he’s funny, talented, quick thinking and very professional. Plus, he wrote a movie about women’s hockey!
If you’ve ever thought of writing a screenplay or adapting a novel to the screen, you’re gonna want to listen to this episode as Don offers practical tips to help you write that blockbuster and provides nifty insights into the screenwriting world.
He’ll also answer a couple of fascinating questions: Which creative mind would he prefer to collaborate with: a novelist or a playwright? And, what do the instructions for a light airplane have to do with penning a script? (duration ~20 minutes)
The Novel Experience Podcast Ep. 10 – Don Truckey
This episode’s showcase song by Glynne Turner is a rockin’ tune, aptly titledInspiration.
Click below to discover more about The Adventures of Caraway Kim by Don Truckey:
