JRW Podcasts

The Writing Show || Writers Conference 2008

The Writing Show

Scene and Subtext: Three playwrights discuss how to use action, suspense and dialogue to create scenes that jump off the page

June 24, 2010 -- With Marta Rainer, Bo Wilson, Douglas Jones and host Irene Ziegler

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Can I Get a Witness: Writing for Social Change

May 27, 2010 -- With Michael Paul Williams, Linda Beatrice Brown, Emily Troutman, and host Maya Payne Smart

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From Random Thought to Random House

April 29, 2010 -- An author, an agent, and an editor discuss the making of a book. With Michele Young-Stone, Michelle Brower, Sarah Knight, and host Virginia Pye.

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Stranger Than Fiction

March 25, 2010 -- Hear non-fiction writers David Henry Sterry, Phyllis Theroux, Candace Walsh, along with host Slash Coleman, discuss the art of the first-person narrative through essay, anthology, memoir and journalism.

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What's Hot and What's Not

Jan. 29, 2010 -- Hear local bookstore owners Patrick Godfrey, Kelly Justice, Kelly Kyle and Ward Tefft, along with host Jason Tesauro, discuss publishing, readership, and new trends in the world of books.

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James River Writers Conference 2008

Telling the Story

Oct. 10, 2008 -- Hear Taylor Antrim, Kirk Ellis and Adriana Trigiani, along with moderator Jason Tesauro, discuss Telling the Story: Plot and Narrative.

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