10 Minute Writer's Workshop

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Workshop 13: Alexander Chee Mar 23, 2016

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Alexander Chee is a careful craftsman of language. As we came to find out, when we talked to him from Argot Studios in NYC, he is as measured, unassuming and thoughtful in his speech. A retiring man, who prefers to write in transient spaces, he also just so happens to have penned the most hotly anticipated literary novel of 2016 - The Queen of the Night, a sophomore work fifteen years in the making*. *He assures us it only took eleven or twelve.

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Workshop 12: Tom Gjelten Mar 09, 2016

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Long-time NPR reporter and five-time author Tom Gjelten recently visited the studios here at NHPR. We, of course, couldn't resist talking to him about his latest book, A Nation of Nations, and asking him for ten minutes.

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Workshop 11: Uber YouTuber, Grace Helbig Feb 23, 2016

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We spoke to YouTube superstar and writer of books Grace Helbig after the publication of her second tongue-in-cheek guide, Grace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have It. She gave us a glimpse at her writing process backstage at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH before a Writers on a New England Stage event.

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Workshop 10: Chris Bohjalian Feb 17, 2016

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Chris Bohjalian has written some thrilling novels tackling some tough subjects - Armenian genocide, the ethics of midwifery, and, most recently, sex trafficking - but he speaks about the process of writing with humor and aplomb.

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Workshop 9: Spiritual Author, Marianne Williamson Feb 03, 2016

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Marianne Williamson has written six New York Times best sellers, including The Age Of Miracles and A Return To Love. Known in some circles as Hollywood's favorite self-help guru, we just had to find out what the process for a spiritual author entails.

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Workshop 8: Tom Perrotta Jan 29, 2016

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Tom Perrotta is the author behind, among others, Little Children, The Abstinence Teacher, and The Leftovers, now a hit HBO drama which he co-writes. Recently, he provided the foreword to a new Penguin edition of The Scarlet Letter. We made a date with him and settled into a corner of Harvard Book Store to ask him about his writing process. #authors #books #writing

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Workshop 7: Megan Abbott Jan 15, 2016

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Described as "David Lynch for teenagers," award-winning crime writer Megan Abbott. Her latest, The Fever, seemed to make every Best of 2014 list, from the Village Voice, to Amazon, to NPR. Her forthcoming novel, You Will Know Me, is out in July 2016. We spoke to Megan from Manhattan on a busy NYC New Year's Eve, 2015 #writing #authors #books

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Workshop 6: Christopher Buckley Dec 17, 2015

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Author, columnist and political satirist Christopher Buckley entertains and enlightens us as we talk about his writing process. #writing

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Workshop 5: The Beach Read Queen, Elin Hilderbrand Dec 08, 2015

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We caught up with the NYT-best selling "Summer Beach Read Queen" Nantucket writer Elin Hilderbrand. The workshop was recorded backstage at the Music Hall Loft in Portsmouth, NH, before the Writers in the Loft series, where she was signing books. #writing

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Workshop 4: Alexander McCall Smith Nov 25, 2015

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The Scottish author, Alexander McCall Smith, lets us in on his writing process before an event recorded for radio in Portsmouth. The workshop was recorded backstage. #writing

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