Writing & Editing

My guest is Caroline Malloy , who is a former academic, but now is a book coach as well as a resident historian onboard cruise ships.

My guest is Tammy Euliano , who is all of the things in the title of this episode. She’s published two medical thrillers, Fatal Intent and Misfire , and teaches at the University of Florida.

My guest is Sarah Chauncey, who is a writer, editor, and book coach . She also maintains a website called Living the Mess , where she writes and blogs about anxiety, depression, and rewiring your brain for inner peace. 

My guest is Kyle Evans , who is a product designer, writer, podcaster, and general thinker about creativity.

I talk about shortness and spareness in writing , film , and jokes.

My guest is Cathy Jean-François , who talks about the incorporation of details about her own depression into her novel The Box , for which she is looking for a literary agent.

My guest is Tegan Kehoe , who is a public historian specializing in healthcare and science at the Russell Museum of Medical History and Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Her book,  Exploring American Healthcare through 50 Historic Treasures , was published in February 2022.

My guest is Diane Hatz, who indie-published her book Rock Gods & Messy Monsters in September 2022.  She also has a substack called Next Draft . In the 1990s, Diane worked at major and indie record companies. She is the co-founder of The Relay , a fanzine on The Who.

My guest today is Meirav Zur . She is a theatre performer, producer, writer, and director. Her latest show is Inconceivable: The Totally True One-Woman Semi-Fertile Quasi-“Musical .” 

My guest today is Karin Freeland, who is a life coach and the author of The Ins and Outs of My Vagina: A Penetrating Memoir .

I discuss how the phrase "not necessarily" seems to be taking on a new meaning.

This episode, published on the 12th anniversary of the death of standup comedian Greg Giraldo, covers his life, his writing, and his character. Further info: – Greg Giraldo: A Comedian’s Story , by Matt Balaker and Wayne Jones (book) – Give It Up for Greg Giraldo (video documentary) – Dark Side of Comedy: Greg Giraldo (TV series episode) *** NOTE: Apologies for the sometimes poor audio of this epi...

My guest today is Maccabee Griffin . He’s a voiceover actor and podcaster. ■ Announcements: – I successfully appealed the removal of episode 60 of my podcast from YouTube because they had said it violated community standards (questioning the integrity of the 2020 US election). I'm happy to say that YouTube has now reinstated the episode. – As of this episode, the frequency of Writing & Ed...

Wayne reacts to the notice he received from YouTube that one of the podcast audio episodes he had uploaded there had been removed for violating community standards.

Wayne provides an update on the book he's writing, My Sam Johnson: A Biography for General Readers .

Wayne discusses two examples of what may be scams he came across on Instagram, one to get your short book published and making money for you (and with a double-your-money-back guarantee), and the other an offer to make money selling books on Amazon without you  actually writing any books.

My guest today is James Noll , who practices those first three arts and also has a friend who helps him with the fourth one. (One of his books is available for free BTW.) He has also been a teacher for the last 20 years.

My guest today is Natasha Mott. Natasha is many things. A neuroscientist, a writer , a host of two podcasts, Syllojism   and NeoAcademia . She describes herself as an "ex-academic, former seller of science/biotech shill … now, depending on the day I might be  a podcaster, an educator, a scientist, a meme-r, a world builder, a creator, an organizer, a friend, a mother, a writer, a musician.&qu...

My guest today is Marcy Pusey. Marcy has a wide range of ability and experience. She’s a writer of books on adult trauma as well as books for children. She says that her "jam" is "anything related to story (the ones we tell ourselves and the ones we tell the world) and how it interacts with the brain." Marcy is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and Certified Trauma & Res...

Today’s episode is a continuation of my conversation with Dr. Valerie Fridland , who is a professor of linguistics in the English department at the University of Nevada, Reno. She’s also more publically engaged than many linguists, with a regular column in Psychology Today , and an upcoming book called Like, Literally, Dude . In this second part of our chat, we concentrate on a couple of language...

My guest today is Dr. Valerie Fridland , who is a professor of linguistics in the English department at the University of Nevada, Reno. She’s also more publically engaged than many linguists, with a regular column in Psychology Today , and an upcoming book called—you heard it here first!— Like, Literally, Dude , which is about modern English, its beauties and controversies, and how it changes and...

My guest for this episode is Adam Rosen , who has been a writer and editor in both print and digital publishing since 2008. He has spent his time editing nonfiction books and articles, as well as writing articles and essays for print and online publications. He’s been freelancing since 2016. My chat with him is about an anthology he edited and contributed to called You Are Tearing Me Apart, Lisa!:...

The topic of this episode is a bit of an indulgence for me. It’s about writing , yes, but specifically about handwriting , and even more specifically about handwriting analysis . I’ve always been kind of fascinated by the whole idea of it. And any writers out there who are writing crime novels or psychological thrillers might be interested as well. My guest is an internationally renowned handwriti...

Becca Babcock teaches creative and academic writing at Dalhousie University, as well as English and Canadian Studies. She has also published two works of fiction , a collection of linked stories and a novel, and has another novel forthcoming next spring.

Wayne provides examples of minute, exquisite details that a professional proofreader is likely to notice, and makes a plea that you have a professional look at your proofs and not just yourself.