How Writers Write by HappyWriter

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Episode 124 - How Matthew Quick Writes Nov 03, 2022

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Welcome to the Episode 124 How Matthew Quick Writes

Matthew Quick is the New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook—which was made into an Oscar-winning film—and eight other novels. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages, received a PEN/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention, was an LA Times Book Prize finalist, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, and many more awards & accolades.

Matthew lives with his wife, the novelist Alicia Bessette, on North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

Matthew's upcoming novel, "We are the Light," will be released in the US on November 1, 2022.

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Episode 123 - How Deanna Raybourn Writes Oct 27, 2022

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Welcome to Episode 123 - How Deanna Raybourn Writes

Deanna Raybourn is a 6th-generation native Texan.

Her novels have been nominated for numerous awards including two RT Reviewers’ Choice awards, the Agatha, and most recently the 2019 Edgar Award for Best Novel. She launched a new Victorian mystery series with the 2015 release of A CURIOUS BEGINNING, featuring intrepid butterfly-hunter and amateur sleuth, Veronica Speedwell. Veronica has returned in several more adventures, most recently AN IMPOSSIBLE IMPOSTOR, book seven, which released in early 2022.

Deanna's first contemporary novel, KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE, about four female assassins on the cusp of retirement was published on September 22nd, 2022.

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Episode 122 - How Mur Lafferty Writes Oct 13, 2022

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Welcome to Episode 122 - How Mur Lafferty Writes
Mur is a podcaster and writer from Durham, NC. She made her name with podcasting (I Should Be Writing, The Angry Robot Podcast, and Escape Pod, the premier SF podcast magazine) and has written for magazines, roleplaying games, and audio and video podcasts.

In 2018 Mur was a Hugo, Nebula, Philip K. Dick, Manly Wade Wellman Best Novel nominee for Six Wakes.

Her latest novel, Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders Book 1), was published on October 4, 2022.
Here is the episode Mur Lafferty

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Episode 121 - How Alexandra Rowland Writes Oct 06, 2022

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Welcome to Episode 121 How Alexandra Rowland Writes
Alexandra is the author of several fantasy books, including A Conspiracy Of Truths, A Choir Of Lies, and Some by Virtue Fall, as well as a cohost of the Hugo Award-nominated podcast, Be the Serpent.

Alexandra holds a degree in world literature, mythology, and folklore from Truman State University.

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Episode 120 - How Alexis Henderson Writes Sep 29, 2022

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Welcome to Episode 120 - How Alexis Henderson Writes
Alexis is a speculative fiction writer with a penchant for dark fantasy, witchcraft, and cosmic horror. She grew up in one of America’s most haunted cities, Savannah, Georgia, which instilled in her a life-long love of ghost stories.
And now here's episode 120 with Alexis Henderson

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Episode 119 - How Jamie Ford Writes Sep 08, 2022

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Welcome to Episode 119 - How Jamie Ford Writes

In this episode, Jamie and I dive into my current favorite topic - writing and reading dystopia. Jamie and I ponder what pulls us into dystopia, and whether or not our generations are more drawn to the genre. We also chop up themes, and how a writer can get to know themselves. We cover a ton of ground in this one.

I want to take a quick minute to say thank you to Jamie for the interview. I had a blast.

And now, here is episode 119 with Jamie Ford.

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Episode 118 - How Belinda Huijuan Tang Writes Sep 01, 2022

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Welcome to the How Writers Write Podcast. I am your host, Brian, and today's guest is Belinda Huijuan Tang.

Belinda is a 2021 graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was a Truman Capote Fellow and recipient of the Michener-Copernicus Fellowship. She holds a BA from Stanford University and was a 2019 work-study fellow at the Middlebury Bread Loaf Writers' Conference.

Her debut novel, "A Map for the Missing" was just published on August 9th, 2022.

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Episode 117 - How Zoe Sivak Writes Aug 25, 2022

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Welcome to Episode 117 - How Zoe Sivak Writes

Welcome my friends to a fun, power-packed episode with Zoe Sivak.
Zoe Sivak aims to restore diversity to historical narratives. In her writing, she explores famous male figures through the lens of the women beside them–women who could have existed, even if history left them behind.

Zoe's debut novel, MADEMOISELLE REVOLUTION, was just published on August 2, 2022.

When not engrossed in historical research, Zoe is pursuing both her Juris Doctorate and Master of Public Health in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. with a focus on women's health.

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Episode 116 - How Mark Tufo Writes Aug 18, 2022

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Welcome to episode 116 - How Mark Tufo Writes

Mark is an author, former Marine, and father. Mark is the author of multiple series, including the wildly popular Zombie Fallout novels. Mark's books are generally written in a first-person narrative style and crossover into several genres including horror, science fiction, and comedy.

Mark's upcoming release, "Zombie Fallout 18" will be released on August 16, 2022, in the United States.

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Episode 115 - How Karl Iglesias Writes Jul 28, 2022

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