The Open Mic: Writers in Their Own Words

Former Writers Digest publisher Jane Friedman is one of the most respected voices in modern publishing. A writer herself, she is also a teacher, consultant and editor whose book Publishing 101 is considered to be the gold standard for anyone looking to learn the ins and outs of the publishing industry. The same can be said for her two newsletters, the Hot Sheet and Electric Speed. I sat down with...

Open Mic host Rich Ehisen talks with medical mystery author and ER doctor Melissa Yuan-Innes, who write under the name Melissa Yi, about her successful Hope Sze series.  

Open Mic host Rich Ehisen talks with mystery author R.F. James, whose Fallen Angels Book Club series is being turned into a Lifetime movie series starring and produced by Grammy-winning singer Toni Braxton.

Open Mic host Rich Ehisen talks writing with one of the most successful authors in the world today, Lincoln Child. Along with his writing partner Douglas Preston, Child has co-authored more than two dozen NYT bestsellers, including five number ones, and sold over 30 million copies. Several of his solo novels have also made the NYT list, including the renowned Jeremy Logan series.  On today's...

Host Rich Ehisen talks with rising thriller author Peter Hogenkamp, the man behind the Father Marco Venetti thriller series. 

Host Rich Ehisen talks with literary triple threat agent, editor and author Liz Kracht of the Kimberly Cameron Agency about what she looks for as an agent, how to choose a good editor and especially her new book, The Author’s Checklist: An Agent’s Guide to Developing and Editing Your Manuscript. 

Host Rich Ehisen talks with mystery author Jim L'Etoile about his new book Black Label, which introduces Jillian Cooper, a pharmaceutical executive who finds herself suspected of the murder of her company’s CEO.  

Host Rich Ehisen talks to writer and journalist Craig Lancaster, author of books like The 600 Hours of Edward and The Fallow Season of Hugo Hunter. 

Every writer in the world starts out the same – a head full of ideas and a blank page. So how do successful writers overcome their fears and insecurities to get that story out of their head? And once that story is done, how do they navigate the treacherous waters of today’s publishing industry?  How about we let them tell you themselves. In each episode of The Open Mic: Writers in Their Own Words...

Host Rich Ehisen talks with bestselling mystery author Craig Johnson, the man behind the classic Walt Longmire series of books and TV series.