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A 3-day weekend of writers and editors teaching about writing—incl Cheryl Strayed, the great Marlon James, me, and my editor Jake Morrissey—online and in LA may be just the benevolent kick in the butt you need to stop not writing. Plus a great distraction! awritingroom.com/retreat24/ref/…

How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Mark Oshiro Writes buff.ly/47EOfXd [Writer Mark Oshiro - JASMINE IS HAUNTED out now! spoke about what journalism taught them about book editing, capturing a transitional age w/ young adult and middle-grade fiction, and their latest novel JASMINE IS HAUNTED]

How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Jennifer Lynn Barnes Writes: Part Two buff.ly/3Z7sInE [Jennifer Lynn Barnes returned to chat about why bestsellers stick around for years, why fiction is perfectly geared for the human mind, and her latest YA thriller, THE GRANDEST GAME.]

How Critically Acclaimed Debut Author Bryan VanDyke Writes buff.ly/3N5yoHK [Writer Bryan VanDyke, spoke with me about the writer’s life in NYC, pushing the boundaries of literature and speculative fiction, and his latest novel about AI tech, IN OUR LIKENESS.]

Join us Oct. 25-27th for a weekend of immersive process, craft & publication workshops. Learn from the greatest writing teachers in the world incl. ANNE LAMOTT @CherylStrayed et al. Make lifelong friends, creative collabs & connect w/ editors and agents: buff.ly/47Oo8x6

Join us Oct. 25-27th for a weekend of immersive process, craft & publication workshops. Learn from the greatest writing teachers in the world incl. ANNE LAMOTT @CherylStrayed et al. Make lifelong friends, creative collabs & connect w/ editors and agents: buff.ly/47Oo8x6

How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Anne Lamott Writes buff.ly/3NgT6Eu [ANNE LAMOTT spoke with me about 40 years of teaching writing, how to write more bravely, on sh*tty first drafts, and sharing hacks she’s learned over her career at the Writers Rising 2024 retreat.]

How NY Times Bestselling Author L.M. Elliott Writes buff.ly/3WqiGvO [Award-winning journalist @l_m_elliott spoke w/ me about the heyday of magazine writing, new journalism, why research tells her what to write & her latest novel TRUTH, LIES, AND THE QUESTIONS IN BETWEEN.]

How #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Robert Crais Writes: Part Two buff.ly/4aMO3H9 [Award-winning author robertcrais returns to talk w/ me about the recent LA fires, writing “enlightened” crime fiction, and the 20th in his Elvis Cole & Joe Pike series THE BIG EMPTY]

How No. 1 NY Times Bestselling Author Marissa Meyer Writes buff.ly/4jV636g [@marissameyerauthor spoke with me about, cutting her teeth on fanfiction, working briefly in publishing, and THE HAPPY WRITER, a guide to writing with less stress and more JOY.] #thewriterfiles

How Bestselling Author & Literary Agent Betsy Lerner Writes buff.ly/AmNrOBY [Bestselling author and agent Betsy Lerner spoke with me about being a “late bloomer,” what 35 years in publishing has taught her, and portraying mental illness in her debut novel SHRED SISTERS]

How NY Times Bestselling Author Emma Knight Writes open.spotify.com/episode/01yVvO… [Author, journo & entrepreneur Emma Knight spoke to me about finding the courage to write fiction, the Loch Ness Monster of motherhood, and her breakout debut novel The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus.]

How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Susannah Cahalan Writes buff.ly/BMdZClk [Author, Susannah Cahalan, spoke to me about her writing process, witch candles, and stepping into the shoes of psychedelic pioneer Rosemary Woodruff Leary in her new biography THE ACID QUEEN.]

How NY Times Bestselling Author Laura Munson Writes buff.ly/lZWS6pu [Bestselling author Laura Munson spoke to me about her acclaimed writing retreats, building a bridge to readers & bringing wonder back into our lives with her latest THE WILD WHY] #thewriterfilespodcast

How NY Times Bestselling Author Hanif Abdurraqib Writes buff.ly/Ofry7rg [New York Times bestselling author Hanif Abdurraqib spoke to me about taking a leap of faith, the tentpoles of his writing practice, and his recent NBCC award-winning THERE’S ALWAYS THIS YEAR]

How #1 Sunday Times Bestselling Ghostwriter Marie Ellis Writes buff.ly/y4mPLEM [Bestselling ghostwriter Marie Ellis spoke to me about her past lives in both acting and journalism, setting her ego aside as a ghost, and hacking the hero’s journey.] #TheWriterFiles #podcast

How Bestselling Author Rachel Slade Writes buff.ly/zTsCWpk [Award-winning journalist and author Rachel Slade spoke to me about majoring in “New York,” killing her darlings, and the future of manufacturing in her latest book MAKING IT IN AMERICA] #thewriterfiles #podcast

How Founding Editor of the LA Review of Books Tom Lutz Writes: Part Two buff.ly/70YFH5U [Bestselling, award-winning author Tom Lutz returned to talk with me about life in the French countryside, his writer’s residency, and the greatest year in literary history, 1925]

How NY Times Bestselling Author Antony Johnston Writes buff.ly/24efmDq [Award-winning author Antony Johnston (@antonyjohnston elsewhere, too), spoke to me about falling backwards into video game writing, meeting Atomic Blonde’s Charlize Theron, and his new interactive whodunit Can You Solve the Murder?]