The Resilient Writers Radio Show

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. A character can want love and still struggle to let anyone close. Understanding that tension can help you write relationships that feel believable, give your scenes emotional weight, and create conflict that matters to your reader. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I’m talking with contemporary romance author Fran...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. A powerful secret can do more than create suspense. It can reveal what your characters value, what they fear, and how far they will go to protect the lives they have built. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I’m speaking with Susan Shapiro Barash , the author of 14 nonfiction books and five novels.  Susan writes fi...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Sometimes a whole novel begins with one sentence that refuses to leave you alone. That is exactly how Of Pies and Men , the cozy fall romance by Melissa N. Wright , began. Melissa had one line circling in her mind, so she wrote it down.  That sentence led to questions, the questions led to characters, and before long, she had created...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. An outline doesn’t have to limit your creativity. It can give you the freedom to explore your story without losing your way. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I’m joined by award-winning Canadian author Gail Anderson-Dargatz to talk about her new novel, The Atlas Keeper , and the writing process behind this comple...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Strong historical fiction does more than recreate the past. It pulls readers into another time, helps them understand what was at stake, and keeps them turning the pages. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I’m joined by lawyer, finance and fintech innovator, and historical fiction author Terry Kirk .  Terry is the...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. AI is everywhere right now, but for writers, the conversation has become a lot more complicated. Can you use ChatGPT to brainstorm your novel? What about getting feedback on your plot? Can AI help you edit? And where is the line between using AI as a tool and letting it do so much of the work that your authorship, copyright, or even...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Some stories begin with an idea. Others begin with a single question that refuses to let go. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I had the pleasure of sitting down with bestselling historical novelist Lynn Austin , whose books have touched millions of readers around the world.  We talked about her latest novel, The...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. What if the best way to write a successful series is to stop thinking about the series and focus on writing one excellent book? In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I’m joined by Canadian author and writing coach Kevin T. Johns for an honest, funny, and deeply practical conversation about finishing ambitious writing...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. What happens when the themes that shaped your earliest writing continue to follow you across an entire creative life? In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I’m joined by acclaimed poet and fiction writer Eleanor Lerman , author of King the Wonder Dog . Eleanor has spent more than five decades writing honestly about an...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I’m joined by dark fantasy author A. L. Sinclair for a fascinating conversation about historical fantasy, feminist storytelling, creative resilience, and what it takes to keep writing when the publishing journey feels especially difficult. A. L. is the author of The Witch Queen’s...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. What happens when the people most likely to care for everyone else finally decide to make space for their own creative work? In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I’m joined by Kasia Van Schaik, author of the linked story collection We Have Never Lived on Earth and the new hybrid memoir and work of cultural criticism,...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. What if the thing keeping you from finishing your novel is not a lack of talent, discipline, or ideas? What if it is fear about what happens after you finish? In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I’m joined by debut novelist Mel West, author of Now Is Not a Good Time for a Breakdown , for an honest and deeply relatab...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Some books begin with a carefully planned premise. Others begin with a conversation you suddenly realize you do not want to lose. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I’m joined by Maureen Howley, author of Small Shoes, Impossible to Fill , a memoir that began when Maureen sat down with her terminally ill mother duri...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. What does it take to finally finish the book that has been living with you for years? In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I’m joined by Debra Hunt, author of the contemporary women’s fiction and domestic suspense novel Unlikely Hero .  Debra’s story is such a wonderful reminder that it is never too late to return to...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Some conversations stay with you long after they end. This was one of them. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I'm joined by writer, poet, playwright, and activist Crystal AJ Smith to talk about her powerful debut novel, Gitwaałtk .  Crystal is Haisla and Ts’ymsen, was adopted into the Heiltsuk Nation, and bri...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I’m joined by Alexa Bigwarfe , USA Today bestselling author, publishing coach, founder of Write|Publish|Sell, and creator of the Women in Publishing Summit . Alexa has spent years helping women and underrepresented voices publish professional books, build author platforms, and gro...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I’m joined by Toronto writer and journalist Christine Fischer Guy , author of The Umbrella Mender and her new novel, The Instrument Must Not Matter . Christine’s latest novel follows Lila, a gifted young classical pianist who leaves Toronto for New York City after being chosen to...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. What if the way your brain works isn’t something to fix, but something to understand, support, and work with? In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I’m joined by Catherine Quiring , a licensed mental health counselor, podcast host, empath, mystic mom of two, and writer, for a thoughtful and deeply validating conversat...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of domestic abuse, coercive control, religious trauma, sexual assault, and emotional abuse. Please take care while listening. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I’m joined by author, artist, and survivor Boni Woodland to talk about her memoir, Turning Survival Into...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , Rhonda is joined by Annie Dike , author of Clovis , her debut literary fiction novel.  Annie’s writing life is anything but ordinary: she’s an attorney by profession, a long-time sailor, the author of several bestselling sailing books, and a travel writer whose work has grown out...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I’m joined by Aga Maksimowska , author of Becalming and Giant , for a thoughtful conversation about voice, literary fiction, and what it means to return to a character after more than a decade.  Aga’s latest novel, Becalming , is anything but calm. It’s propulsive, emotionally lay...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. There’s something fascinating about stories that sit just outside the spotlight—moments in history that don’t always get the same attention, but quietly shape the world we’re living in now. That’s exactly where this conversation with Melanie Anagnos begins. Melanie’s novel Night Swimming is set in the 1970s—a decade often overshadowe...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. If you’ve ever found yourself polishing the first chapter of your novel over and over again while the rest of the story stubbornly refuses to move forward, this episode is going to feel very familiar—and very reassuring. In this conversation, I’m joined by editor, author, and book coach Rebecca Pickens , and we talk about something t...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show , I’m talking with novelist Whitney Cubbison , who lives in Paris and writes romantic comedies inspired by her experiences as an American expat navigating dating, divorce, friendship, and life abroad.  But what makes Whitney’s story so interesting isn’t just the Paris setting or the...

Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. If you love stories that explore art, history, identity, and the lives of women artists across time, this episode will absolutely fascinate you. In this conversation on The Resilient Writers Radio Show, I’m joined by writer, translator, and literary critic Merav Fima , author of the short story collection Late Blossoms and the forthc...