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Welcome to Words to Write by - a podcast where we discuss, chapter by chapter, those wonderful writing craft books purchased with the best of intentions but now gathering dust on the bookshelf. No judgement! We’ve got our own bookshelves. Let’s tackle these books together and become the better writers we know we can be.
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Better the Bookshelf Podcast

Ryan Kuether & Richard Daly

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UPCOMING BOOKS: Ep. 65 - Let's Catch Up... Ep. 66 - The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks Ep. 67 - The Trees by Percival Everett Better the Bookshelf is a bookclub-esque podcast hosted by Richard Daly and Ryan Kuether. We read to decide what to keep on our personal bookshelves and we podcast because we like the sound of our own voices. Twitter: @betterbookshelf
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We’re all living through a very weird period of time. I know personally, I can’t seem to escape the endless boredom of quarantine, so I decided to create a podcast in which I review various novels. This podcast is meant to inspire my fellow teenagers to read more while we have the time! At this point in our lives, we have so much going on from day to day that it can be hard to find a spare moment to dive into a good book. Take advantage of quarantine, and read some books from my Quaran-teen ...
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As business owners and entrepreneurs, we are bombarded with content online and in books. What information is actually relevant to growing a successful and thriving business? How can you save time and focus on the true messages these amazing authors want to share with you? On Business Boosters: Quick Hits for Business Success, Cathy Thompson breaks down quotes from authors from her bookshelf to distill the key messages for you. In less than 10 minutes, Cathy will share the core concept and wh ...
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Everybody Hates Self-Publishing explores the good, the bad and the ugly of creating and producing your own work. Self-published authors will find advice on writing, book marketing and getting your book in bookstores. Aspiring writers will learn about being an indie publisher: Being an entrepreneur, creating your own DIY publishing house and thriving as an indie publisher means connecting with readers, booksellers and librarians and competing in a market that favors traditional publishing. Ho ...
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The Momologist™

The Reel Media Group

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The Momologist is a Mom’s best resource, where we take “Mama knows best” to a whole new level! We are a mom-led podcast that inspires, empowers and educates parents in their search for child-rearing wisdom. We uncover information and advice straight from the experts. From innovative theories to controversial claims and even the familiar hot topics, we’re here to put a magnifying glass on it all by interviewing industry leaders and specialists in their field. Motivated by a desire to “know it ...
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Dickens thought it was “in a hundred points, immeasurably the best” of his stories. Yet it was also one of his greatest flops. Compared to his other novels, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit was a dismal failure in terms of sales and the main reason for Dickens falling out with his long term publisher Chapman & Hall. They invoked a penalty clause and demanded that he pay back a portion of the advance which he refused. Martin Chuzzlewit was also dimly received in Dickens friendly A ...
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Okay, maybe that's a bit of hyperbole, but not by much. In this stand alone episode we talk with Erik Klass, the entrepreneurial editor behind the submission service Submitit about what literary journals are looking for in short stories and creative non-fiction. He also discusses how his company evaluates and chooses particular journals for their c…
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Last week we covered time in memoir, specifically how the writer can jump back and forth in time and the reader can follow along easily. In this episode, we identify signposts and time jumps in two short memoir pieces. One by one of Kim' s favorite science writers, Rebecca Skloot. Remember, we have a Writers Process/Writing Sprint meetup every Wedn…
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Memoirs are rarely straight chronological narratives, what with the musing we talked about last episode, and they almost always jump forwards and backwards in time. We discuss Judith Barrington take the mental Time Machine from her book Writing the Memoir, specifically the idea of the “Now” and how with a little signposting, readers can follow alon…
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We’ve gotten to the part of Judith Barrington’s Writing the Memoir where she covers the actual writing of in a memoir, the words on the page. In addition to scenes, which we’ve covered in our fiction writing podcasts, Barrington says memoirs contain summaries and musings. In this episode, we discuss all three (with examples!) and talk about how the…
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Readers seek out memoirs because they want true stories. But the truth, according to Judith Barrington in her book Writing the Memoir, is more than using Google to fact check. There are also emotional truths, which are harder than factual truths due of our imperfect memories, because they might offend our friends, families and communities, and beca…
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Chronological, essays, skipping through time, interspersed non-fiction — there are so many forms that memoir can take. Judith Barrington covers several in her book, Writing the Memoir, and in this episode we discuss the options, and why you might choose one for your memoir. As a bonus, Renee shares an exercise she’s come up with for finding your me…
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Baring one's soul in a memoir is hard work. Convincing others to care, to engage in your life story may be even harder. In her book, Writing the Memoir, Judith Barrington says the first step is getting ourselves to care about our memoir. In this podcast we discuss both her philosophical reasoning and practical advice. In this week's writing exercis…
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We’re starting a NEW BOOK - Judith Barrington’s Writing the Memoir. And what better place to start than by discussing what a memoir is, and what memoir isn’t, and just how truthful do you need to be, important questions that are addressed in the book’s first chapter. But that’s only half the episode. We once again have a book with writing prompts a…
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