Cape Cod Voices

William Shakespeare wrote many plays with murder in them. He killed off kings and destroyed countries in his plays. We discuss two such plays, more well known. Hamlet and Macbeth... Stay tuned.

A club of well known detective writers in the UK. Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers were members of this secret club. They formed a club in 1920 to 1930. It was called the Detection Club during the GoldenAge of Detective Writing.

James never developed a hard-boiled detective but instead, wrote love stories. Brutal, frank, passionate love stories. "The Postman Always Rings Twice" Lana Turner played in that one, and Joan Crawford played "Mildred Pierce" are two of his more well known novels that have been made into films...

Raymond Chandler created Philip Marlow and wrote him into 7 novels. Chandler's best known novel, The Big Sleep has been adapted into three films, two plays, a TV series, and BBC4 Radio shows twice. Amazing! He also wrote screen plays. Stay tuned...

Agatha the Queen of Crime wrote 66 detective novels, numerous short stories and sold billions of books. Her characters have lived for 105 years and are still being read. Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple and Tommy and Tuppence are still being re-created in TV series, radio shows and films. Stay tuned...

Ngaio Marsh created Roderick Alleyn, Detective as her protagonist. He was not related to royalty but a middle-class policeman. She wrote 13 novels with him. She was also a member of the Detection Club. Stay Tuned.....

The bio of a character Protagonist from Wikipedia. It is so believable, a great character study, you have to remember he isn't real. Stay Tuned...

Meet Albert Campion created by Margery Allingham in 1929 as a minor character but became her major character in 17 more novels and numerous short stories. Stay tuned...

The origin of Halloween and how it evolved. Banned horror books. Classic films of Halloween. Stay tuned...

Dracula is the most feared vampire ever. Bram Stoker wrote that book in 1897 when he was 50 years old. Was he influenced by our Edgar Allen Poe? The book has been banned off and on but considered a classic. It still gives me the chills... how about you? Stay tuned...

Howard gave us the story behind his books, three to date and the research and highlights as to why he wrote them. His newest book, Death on the River will be out soon so stay tuned....

Do you know who the Queens are and what characters they created? What about the American Detective Fiction Writers? Which characters did they create? Stay tuned... find out. You no doubt have read many of them

Gloria is a prolific writer and during this podcast we discuss her 15 books plus what she is currently working on now. Stay tuned....

We discussed banned books, Fahrenheit451, and my difficulties with an almost finished Sci-Fi Novel. (to finish or delete). Stay Tuned

We discussed The Golden Age of Detective Fiction, the Detection Club, the Queens of Crime and Agath Christie. An excerpt from the Mysterious Affair at Styles...and more. Stay tuned...

Introducing a new biography by Richard A. Kopley showing us the human side of Edgar Allen Poe. This bio does change the way we view Poe. Stay tuned...

Changes are coming to the podcast from the title to the intro to the content. Would love your opinion...Stay tuned.....

Someone is killing famous authors one by one. The Barnstable Police Detectives and The Prudent P. I. are trying to find out who before the writers on the Cape are eliminated. Stay Tuned...

Writer and published author, Charles Meads shares his views and ideas on writing. He has published two books and is currently working on another of short stories. Stay tuned.

This is a close-up-personal account of what happens in the writers studio. We use the WEEI approach, Writing to Educate, Entertain and Inspire. stay tuned...

Good manners are always in style. Today we discussed both table manners and public manners (how we treat others ) Good advice for anyone regardless of age or consequence. 2. a person's  outward  bearingor way of  behaving  towardothers. "his arrogance and pompous manner" Stay Tuned...

There is always a story behind the story or novel. This podcast gives some of the story behind my newest novel Oyster Harbors Cape Cod 1929. Many of the social issues of the times are explored throughout the novel. Some of the characters and events in the novel are based on real persons from the Airport Book. Stay tuned

Witches finally have a place to live in Heaven when Glynnis Gwittmore bequeaths a property from the Fossilized Forest. St. Peter can finally send witches, warlocks and wizards there. Stay tuned

What is a Pukwudgie? Stay tuned to find out!!!

A brief history of the Cape Cod Writers' Studio and thanks to the many writers who have graced our doors since 2016. Also, a glimpse of the new Zoom studio on Wednesdays from 1 to 2+ See you there. Stay Tuned