The Written Scene

As a full-time editor (and memoirist herself) Jennifer Silva Redmond knows a thing or two about memory retention. So far. Please enjoy this brief teaser ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene . If you do enjoy it, please be sure to subscribe, rate, review, and share this and all episodes of the podcast. Music: Addis Ababa

Author and publisher Cornelia Feye has spent a lifetime studying storytelling through art and telling her own stories in print.  In this episode of The Written Scene , Cornelia talks about having access to a good library as a kid, writing books with real world settings readers may not know about, being left handed, using her art history background to tell stories, how stories shape our understandi...

Author and publisher Cornelia Feye has an extensive art history background which gives her further insight into not just others but her characters, too. Please enjoy this brief teaser with Cornelia ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene . Music: Addis Ababa

Lexicographer and linguist Grant Barrett grew up with an insatiable need to read and the bigger the books, the better.  In this episode of The Written Scene , Grant talks about how a focus on language stems from complaints about language, learning the difference between what is important and what seems important, allowing for the evolution of change in language, just what the hell paralinguistic r...

Linguist and lexicographer Grant Barrett sets the record straight when it comes to what the written language really is compared to spoken language. Please enjoy this brief teaser ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene . Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

According to Anne Randerson , an author, coach, and multi-linguist (to name just a few titles), writing requires more than a desire to just have a job; it's a lifetime dedication to a financial risk, and it's completely worth it. In this Christmas Eve episode of The Written Scene , Anne discusses choosing to write with a pen name, having books with multiple languages in them, wanting readers to sh...

For author, coach, and teacher Anne Randerson , the passion behind her books is one the world over could really benefit from. Please enjoy this teaser ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene . Music: Addis Ababa

What do you get when you cross sea turtles and early retirement? For author James Foley , it was the inspiration and chance to finally be the author he always wanted to be. In this episode of The Written Scene , James discusses writing books you also would want to read, getting started as a reader with biographies, having a successful career in business while dreaming of writing, the needed tenaci...

The biggest lesson author James Foley has learned along the way happens to be one of the more important lessons an author can learn. Please enjoy this teaser ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene . Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

Author and poet Joseph Milosch is not one to short thrift the process of writing, whether it's his poetry or short stories. This was a lesson he learned very early on. In this episode of The Written Scene , Joseph talks about sharing short poems, his father's lessons on writing, using downtime in the military to write, the difficulty of getting a book of flash fiction published, why poetry is grea...

Bob Dylan inspired a lot of people, including poet and author Joseph Milosch , just not in a way you might expect. At least initially. Enjoy this brief teaser ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene . Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

Author and journalist Alex Kecskes has always known he wanted to be a writer. After various writing ventures, he discovered the freedom of writing novels. In this episode of The Written Scene , Alex talks about using history as writing inspiration, writing about the plane ride when he moved from Hungary to the US as a kid, the life changing teachers in our lives, how an advertising career taught h...

Most of us had at least one teacher that had a positive impact on our lives. Author Alex Kecskes encountered his in the 9th grade and has never forgotten it. Enjoy this brief teaser ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene .  Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era  

For author, community organizer, and gardener Mario DeMatteo , sharing and giving are his biggest motivators along his own personal hero's journey. In this episode of The Written Scene , Mario talks about his lifelong love of telling stories, the difference Glassless Minds has made in his life, what higher education can and can't do for a writer, the joy of discovering he can still write after his...

For author and gardener Mario DeMatteo , the hero's journey isn't just found in books he's read. It's in his real life past, too. Please enjoy this teaser ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene . If you enjoy this teaser, please be sure to subscribe, rate, review, and share this and all episodes of The Written Scene. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

For poet, author, teacher, and gardener Karla Cordero , each challenge, whether writing related or not, is an opportunity to be creative. In this episode of The Written Scene , Karla talks about knowing when to be patient with yourself when you're not writing, the role of artists in society, her experience and personal journey in a MFA program, why visually seeing a physical layout of a manuscript...

For Karla Cordero, an author, poet, artivist, teacher, and much more, there are multiple ways to write, and that includes times when no words are even written. Enjoy this brief teaser with Karla ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene.  Please be sure to subscribe, rate, review, and share this and all episodes of The Written Scene. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

Poet and professor Bear Wolf has from the very beginning been an artist. And even if he wanted to stop and be something or someone else (which has never crossed his mind), he wouldn't be able to.   In this episode of The Written Scene , Bear discusses the constant struggle to remember to show and not tell, gaining a deeper understanding of something through teaching others, finding time to write a...

For poet and professor Bear Wolf, creativity is essential in not just gaining new perspectives and paths in his art, but also in how he teaches and grades his students. Enjoy this brief teaser ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene . Please be sure to subscribe, rate, review, and share this and all episodes of the podcast. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

If there's one thing you should know about journalist and author Caitlin Rother it's that she won't quit, nor does she have regrets, both good qualities for a writer. In this episode of The Written Scene , Caitlin discusses how the writing scene has grown due to hybrid and self-publishing, using validation from others as feedback, why the true crime book market is shrinking, growing up with books...

Author and journalist Caitlin Rother's writing path has not quite been straightforward. But then again, what writer's path has been? Enjoy this brief teaser ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene . Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

Journalism has been evolving rapidly in recent years. For journalist Jackie Bryant , it's an opportunity to adjust and find joy in new ways to write. In this episode of The Written Scene , Jackie talks about the odd mix of journalism and marketing, writing scripts for audio and how it's a different yet fun type of writing, how working can be fun but also being good about taking time off, growing u...

For journalist Jackie Bryant , having an open mind to learning new things on the job has allowed her to learn new things she didn't know she liked. Enjoy this teaser with Jackie ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene . Please be sure to subscribe, rate, review, and share this and all episodes of this podcast. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

Some books you never forget. Most, though, you do. Fortunately, for author and poet Jimmy Jazz , he journaled extensively since his teenage years about what he read. In this episode of The Written Scene , Jimmy talks being fully DIY, how he's physically unable to sit at a desk for long periods of time like in younger years, the popularity problem of poetry, where there's a tendency for poets to be...

The problem with poetry in the early '90s, according to author and poet Jimmy Jazz . Please enjoy this brief teaser ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene with Jimmy. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era