HeyJaredThe Artsy Raven Podcast about Writing and Publishing with host JF Garrard
Writing a book can be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life. JF Garrard (writer, editor and publisher) interviews authors, editors, agents, publishers and other art industry professionals about what inspires them to create and what led to their success.
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Ep159A Why Rainbow Boys Still Matters with Alex Sanchez (opens the original)
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Alex Sanchez discusses how his writing and the LGBTQ+landscape have evolved over the past 25 years, why he continues to take writing workshops, and the deliberate decision to keep death out of the Rainbow Boys series. Alex Sanchez spent almost fifteen years working with youth.He is the author of the teen novels Boyfriends with Girlfriends, Bait, The God Box, Getting It, Rainbow Boys, Rainbow High , and Rainbow Road, as well as the Lambda Award–winning middle-grade novel So Hard to Say .Lambda Li
Ep159 Horror Through Women’s Eyes with Beck Kubrick (opens the original)
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Beck Kubrick shares their path to becoming a graphic novelist, the power of telling horror through women’s perspectives, and why aspiring writers should trust their instincts and embrace their authentic voices. Beck Kubrick is an award-winning writer and cartoonistliving in Manchester, UK. They like stories about terrible girls and thinking about the apocalypse. They have worked with Cartoon Network, Mad Cave Studios, Oni Press, and more. Dead Girls is their debut graphic novel as author-illustr
Ep158A Bringing Racing Waters to Life with Luke Marston (opens the original)
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Luke Marston explores the origins of Indigenous war canoe racing, the differences between war canoe and outriggerracing, and the challenges of bringing powerful stories to life through a documentary series. Luke Marston is a Stz'uminus First Nation artist, contemporary Coast Salish master carver, filmmaker, and producer. He is the co-founder of Racing Waters Productions and producer ofthe documentary series Racing Waters , which explores Indigenous war canoe and outrigger racing and the communit
Ep158 Reporter Turned Thriller Novelist with Rick Mofina (opens the original)
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Rick Mofina reflects on his journey from journalist to bestselling thriller novelist, explains why reviewing a publishing contract is the quickest cure for writer's block, and shares how the publishing industry has evolved throughouthis career. RICK MOFINA is a USA TODAY , Globe and Mail , and Toronto Star bestselling author of more than thirty crime fiction thrillers that have been published in nearly thirty countries. A former journalist, he has interviewed murderers on death row, flown over L
Ep157 Guiding Readers Through Dante’s Inferno with Robert-Louis Abrahamson (opens the original)
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Robert-Louis Abrahamson reflects on his journey from American to English academic life, explores the enduring importance of Dante’s Inferno , and shares his concerns about the impact of AI on writing. Robert-Louis Abrahamson grew up in Philadelphia, studied at Amherst College and the University of Edinburgh, and received his Ph.D. from Rutgers University. In 1980, he moved to England in 1980, where he has lived ever since. He taught for thirty years at the University of Maryland’s European Divis
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