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Join journalist Kirk McElhearn, author of Take Control of Scrivener, as he interviews writers of all kinds about their processes, routines, and how they use Scrivener, the app dedicated to long-form writing. Writers share their experiences, their different approaches to getting words down on the page, and how they use Scrivener. Whether you’re a Scrivener user or just interested in writing, this podcast has something for you.
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Brad Bigelow has written a biography of the neglected author Virginia Faulkner.
Show notes:
Brad Bigelow
Virginia Faulkner - A Life in Two Acts
The Neglected Books Page
The Space Age Pop Music Page
A Dance to the Music of Time - musicoftime.com
[A Dance to the Music of Time audiobook](Audible.com)
Reading Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
Paul Metcalf – Coffee House Press
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1Tessa Hulls is an artist and writer who recently won the Pulitzer Prize for her graphic memoir Feeding Ghosts.
Note that the companion article for this episode on the Literature & Latte website includes some screenshots of Tessa's project.
Show notes:
Tessa Hulls
Feeding Ghosts
Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir, by Tessa Hulls - The Pulitzer Prizes
Isabel Wilkerson: Caste
Kaliane Bradley: The Ministry of Time
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Jonas Enander is an astrophysicist whose book is entitled Facing Infinity: Black Holes and Our Place on Earth.
Show notes:
Jonas Enander
Facing Infinity
Jonas Enander on Instagram
DEVONthink
Ed Yong: An Immense World
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Alexander Rose is a historian whose latest book, Phantom Fleet, is about how the US Navy captured a German U-Boat on the day before D-Day.
Show notes:
Alexander Rose
Phantom Fleet: The Hunt for Nazi Submarine U-505 and World War II's Most Daring Heist
Washington's Spies
Spionage (Alexander's Rose's Substack)
Voltaire: history of Charles XII, King of Sweden | Project Gutenberg
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Maria Reva's novel Endling about snails, romance tours, and the war in Ukraine, is longlisted for the Booker Prize.
Show notes:
Maria Reva
Endling
Ed Yong: The Last of Its Kind
Salvador Plascencia: The People of Paper
Booker Prize Facebook post with photos of authors' workspaces
Anelise Chen: Clamdown
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Tim Queeney is an experienced sailor, and his latest book is a Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization.
Show notes:
Tim Queeney
Rope
Knot (unit) - Wikipedia
Sarah Wynn-Williams: Careless People
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Isabella Valeri's first novel, Letters from the Dead, is the story of a wealthy dynastic family and its secrets. Isabella lives under an assumed name somewhere in the Alps.
Show notes:
Isabella Valeri
Letters from the Dead
Napoleon on Board the Bellerophon, Sir William Quiller Orchardson
How To Write A Novel Using The Snowflake Method
Erin Morgenstern: The Night Circus
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Jane Friedman has been analyzing and reporting on the publishing business for more than 25 years. Her latest book is the second edition of The Business of Being a Writer.
Show notes:
Jane Friedman
The Business of Being a Writer
The School of Life: How to Reform Capitalism
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Lisa Yee is a prolific author of books for children and young adults. Her latest series is The Misfits.
Show notes:
Lisa Yee
The Misfits
Miranda July: On All Fours
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Michael Jamin has been writing for TV for decades, and just published his first book of humorous short stories, A Paper Orchestra.
Show notes:
Michael Jamin
A Paper Orchestra
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Nicolas Binge is an author of four science fiction novels; his latest is Dissolution.
Show notes:
Nicholas Binge
Dissolution
Richard Powers: Playground
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Mimi Kwa is an Australian television personality and descendant of a Chinese family with a rich history. Her book, House of Kwa, tells about four generations of this family.
Show notes:
Mimi Kwa
House of Kwa
The Dressmaker, Rosie Ham
A Radical Awakening, Dr. Shefali
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April Davila is a novelist, and she explores how mindfulness can help writers.
Show notes:
April Davila
142 Ostriches
The Field Guide for Getting Lost, Rebecca Solnit
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David Goodman's first novel, A Reluctant Spy, is a story about how a man makes a deal and gets more than he bargained for.
Show notes:
David Goodman
A Reluctant Spy
The Americans
Moscow X, David McCloskey
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Jean Kwok is the best-selling author of four novels, including her latest, The Leftover Woman.
Show notes:
Jean Kwok
The Leftover Woman
Danielle Trussoni: The Puzzle Box
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Holly Seddon has written several thrillers, and says that she "writes novels under cover of darkness."
Show notes:
Holly Seddon
The Short Straw
59 Minutes (release August 2025 in the UK, and November 2025 in the US)
Julie McDowall: Attack Warning Red!
Gillian MacAllister, Just Another Missing Person
Honest Authors Podcast
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Veronica Roth is the author of many fantasy novels, including the Divergent series.
Show notes:
Veronica Roth
When Among Crows
Veronica Roth's three favorite Scrivener features
BBC interview with Ken Follett
Why You Should Print Your Manuscript and Edit It on Paper
The Tainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennet
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William Shaw writes crime fiction and adventure thrillers.
Show notes:
William Shaw
The Wild Swimmers
Aphantasia
The Conspirators
Raymond Carver: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Writers just want to be left alone
Elly Griffiths: The Locked Room
Martin Green: Seven Types of Adventure Tale: An Etiology of a Major Genre
The Interpreter
Adam Higginbotham: Challenger
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Natasha Bell writes psychological thrillers and teaches creative writing.
Show notes:
Natasha Bell
His Perfect Wife
How author Ken Follett sold nearly 200 million books (video showing how he writes)
Faber Academy: Finish Your Draft
Catherine Lacey: Biography of X
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Show notes:
Wendy van Camp
The Planets
SFWA - Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
The Curate’s Brother: A Jane Austen Variation of Persuasion
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)
Stuart Horwitz: Blueprint Your Bestseller
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