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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">Kristin and Meredith talk about their recent projects, and then chat with Brooklyn-based author <a href='https://cassandraneyenesch.com/'>Cassandra Neyenesch </a>about her debut novel <a href='https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Cassandra-Neyenesch/240545341'>A LITTLE BIT BAD.</a></p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin discuss nonfiction book proposals before bringing in <a href='https://www.brookemcintyre.com/'>Brooke McIntyre</a> to talk writing for young readers and more. Brooke brings a delightful curiosity and passion for the natural world to her new picture book, <a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/if-you-went-to-the-bottom-of-the-ocean-brooke-mcintyre/5d047369e30e9332?ean=9781797226514&amp;next=t'>If You Went to the Bottom of the Ocean</a>, which earned from Publisher's Weekly a starred review! Whoop-whoop!</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://www.valerieperreault.com/'>Valerie Perreault</a>, a Florida Keys resident whose visual artwork has appeared in all sorts of illustrious places, shares with Meredith and Kristin her journey of returning to her long-time creative love, poetry. Valerie's first book-length collection, Neon Pastoral has already garnered two awards and much acclaim. How she got there - lots of walking, literally! - captivates the podcast hosts and is sure to inspire listeners as well.  </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://www.valerieperreault.com/'>Valerie Perreault</a>, a Florida Keys resident whose visual artwork has appeared in all sorts of illustrious places, shares with Meredith and Kristin her journey of returning to her long-time creative love, poetry. Valerie's first book-length collection, <em>Neon Pastoral</em> has already garnered two awards and much acclaim. How she got there - lots of walking, literally! - captivates the podcast hosts and is sure to inspire listeners as well.  </p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith get together to celebrate the first novel release of Kristin Swenson's new four book historical series set in Babylon/Persia,  <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Howl-Golden-Jackal-Babylon-Persia-ebook/dp/B0FK31844C/ref=sr_1_12?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Go93cONi5v-y292Eapq5YWmSyGwrGrnxDw2Ew8yvY-_VSMyfU7hkh1RdIgT0hORjaZP5xasehB_ljbie3qIaut3orZToS9tk1gTDen0Cp_T43GpEhfW8Oqw1QmtJlJhxiDzQsyNb3IH4-m5T2F7HZXEDfdr76sdArwbdJkujzjs5iZIH64wzKt4SwNDo0TZzIVCDWF4nYVkuNLTSVXUReVzZby2-M5mJS24wY_8Ugn4.sk021xKqhnzEGL9QhWevjan-n_JT1cd7dIWeAHFHLAs&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;qid=1754218172&amp;refinements=p_27%3AKristin+Swenson&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-12'>Howl of the Golden Jackal</a>, on Amazon Kindle. Since recording the podcast, <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Falcon-Takes-Flight-Babylon-Persia-ebook/dp/B0FKC3PQG7?ref_=saga_dp_bnx_dsk_dp&amp;qid=1754218172&amp;sr=1-12'>A Falcon Takes Flight</a> and <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Beat-Kettledrum-Babylon-Persia-3-ebook/dp/B0FKPWN28V?ref_=saga_dp_bnx_dsk_dp&amp;qid=1754218172&amp;sr=1-12'>Beat the Kettledrum</a> have also been released.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin talk about mixing genres, and then chat with Charlottesville poet <a href='https://www.ninandrews.com/'>Nin Andrews</a> about her memoir in prose poems, <a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/son-of-a-bird/21678774?ean=9798988198598'>Son of a Bird</a>.</p>
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        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-64-jay-kauffman/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-64-jay-kauffman/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 08:31:21 -0600</pubDate>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about writing while traveling (or not), and then chat with author Jay Kauffmann about his book, <a href='https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-mexican-messiah-jay-kauffmann/1147184335'>The Mexican Messiah</a>, inspired by his international travels when he worked as a model and travel writer.</p>
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        <title>Episode 63: Quite Literally Books</title>
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        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-63-quite-literally-books/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-63-quite-literally-books/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:12:02 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk to two friends, Lisa and Bremond, who have started their own publishing company: <a href='https://quiteliterallybooks.com/'>Quite Literally Books</a>. Their focus is "discovering and reissuing ought-to-be-in-print books by American women authors" that they love and feel deserve to be back in people's hands--and one their shelves--today.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk to two friends, Lisa and Bremond, who have started their own publishing company: <a href='https://quiteliterallybooks.com/'>Quite Literally Books</a>. Their focus is "discovering and reissuing ought-to-be-in-print books by American women authors" that they love and feel deserve to be back in people's hands--and one their shelves--today.</p>
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        <title>Episode 62: Kristina Riggle</title>
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        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-62-kristina-riggle/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-62-kristina-riggle/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:15:33 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin talk about their new multimedia projects, and then chat with Meredith's former blogging partner from the Debutante Ball, <a href='https://kristinariggle.net/'>Kristina Riggle</a> about her writing journey and her latest book, VIVIAN IN RED.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin talk about their new multimedia projects, and then chat with Meredith's former blogging partner from the Debutante Ball, <a href='https://kristinariggle.net/'>Kristina Riggle</a> about her writing journey and her latest book, VIVIAN IN RED.</p>
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        <title>Episode 61: Charlotte Matthews</title>
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                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-61-charlotte-matthews/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 11:08:57 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin talk about pacing and shorter attention spans, and then chat with <a href='https://www.charlottematthewswriter.com/about'>Charlotte Matthews</a> about her newest book of noticings. Charlotte also talks about her writing method for essays and poems.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin talk about pacing and shorter attention spans, and then chat with <a href='https://www.charlottematthewswriter.com/about'>Charlotte Matthews</a> about her newest book of noticings. Charlotte also talks about her writing method for essays and poems.</p>
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        <title>Episode 60: Dean King</title>
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        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/writers-story-dean-king/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/writers-story-dean-king/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:55:28 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about writing during the holiday season and interview <a href='https://www.deanhking.com'>Dean King</a>, bestselling author of Skeletons on the Zahara. They discuss his most recent book Guardians of the Valley, and how he writes and researches his books.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about writing during the holiday season and interview <a href='https://www.deanhking.com'>Dean King</a>, bestselling author of <em>Skeletons on the Zahara.</em> They discuss his most recent book <em>Guardians of the Valley, </em>and how he writes and researches his books.</p>
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        <title>Episode 59: Where do you get your ideas?</title>
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        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-59-where-do-you-get-your-ideas/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-59-where-do-you-get-your-ideas/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 16:35:45 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>It's a popular question that writers get a lot when they're on tour: where do you get your ideas? Kristin and Meredith like the question, and attempt to answer it for a few of their books.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It's a popular question that writers get a lot when they're on tour: where do you get your ideas? Kristin and Meredith like the question, and attempt to answer it for a few of their books.</p>
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's a popular question that writers get a lot when they're on tour: where do you get your ideas? Kristin and Meredith like the question, and attempt to answer it for a few of their books.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>Episode 58: Social media for writers</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 58: Social media for writers</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-58-social-media-for-writers/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-58-social-media-for-writers/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2024 08:19:30 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith discuss their complicated feelings about social media, and how they've seen writers use it to help (or hurt) their sales/craft. </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith discuss their complicated feelings about social media, and how they've seen writers use it to help (or hurt) their sales/craft. </p>
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        <itunes:duration>1690</itunes:duration>
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        <title>Episode 57: Virginia Pye</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 57: Virginia Pye</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-57-virginia-pye/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-57-virginia-pye/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 14:07:10 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://www.virginiapye.com'>Virginia Pye</a> returns to talk with Kristin and Meredith about her latest historical novel, <a href='https://regal-house-publishing.mybigcommerce.com/the-literary-undoing-of-victoria-swann/'>THE LITERARY UNDOING OF VICTORIA SWANN</a>. They talk about publishing in the Gilded Era, and how many of the issues that women and women writers had then still resonate today.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://www.virginiapye.com'>Virginia Pye</a> returns to talk with Kristin and Meredith about her latest historical novel, <a href='https://regal-house-publishing.mybigcommerce.com/the-literary-undoing-of-victoria-swann/'>THE LITERARY UNDOING OF VICTORIA SWANN</a>. They talk about publishing in the Gilded Era, and how many of the issues that women and women writers had then still resonate today.</p>
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        <itunes:duration>2328</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>61</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 56: The Spirit of Story</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 56: The Spirit of Story</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-56-the-spirit-of-story/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-56-the-spirit-of-story/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 13:04:41 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about filling up their creative well and share great writing advice they've received.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about filling up their creative well and share great writing advice they've received.</p>
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        <itunes:duration>1519</itunes:duration>
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        <title>Episode 55: Tim Wendel</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 55: Tim Wendel</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-55-tim-wendel/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-55-tim-wendel/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2024 13:25:15 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about their literary adventures and travels, and then chat with author <a href='https://www.timwendel.com'>Tim Wendel</a> about <a href='https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501774881/rebel-falls/#bookTabs=1'>REBEL FALLS</a>, his historical novel set on the Canadian border during the Civil War.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about their literary adventures and travels, and then chat with author <a href='https://www.timwendel.com'>Tim Wendel</a> about <a href='https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501774881/rebel-falls/#bookTabs=1'>REBEL FALLS</a>, his historical novel set on the Canadian border during the Civil War.</p>
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        <itunes:duration>2784</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>59</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 54: Dina Honour</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 54: Dina Honour</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-54-dina-honour/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-54-dina-honour/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:53:52 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith chat with an old friend of Meredith's (from her Brooklyn days), <a href='https://dinahonour.com/'>Dina Honour</a>. Dina talks about her journey to becoming a published author, her life as an expatriate, and her essay collection, <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Theres-Some-Place-Like-Home-ebook/dp/B07L4PCPRR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=189IH8JYVAD5F&amp;keywords=Dina+Honour&amp;qid=1694368172&amp;sprefix=dina+honour%2Caps%2C246&amp;sr=8-1'>There’s Some Place Like Home: Lessons From a Decade Abroad</a>, as well as her memoir,<a href='https://dinahonour.com/theres-some-place-like-home/theres-a-lot-to-unpack-here/'> It’s a Lot to Unpack</a>.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith chat with an old friend of Meredith's (from her Brooklyn days), <a href='https://dinahonour.com/'>Dina Honour</a>. Dina talks about her journey to becoming a published author, her life as an expatriate, and her essay collection, <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Theres-Some-Place-Like-Home-ebook/dp/B07L4PCPRR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=189IH8JYVAD5F&amp;keywords=Dina+Honour&amp;qid=1694368172&amp;sprefix=dina+honour%2Caps%2C246&amp;sr=8-1'><em>There’s Some Place Like Home: Lessons From a Decade Abroad</em></a>, as well as her memoir,<a href='https://dinahonour.com/theres-some-place-like-home/theres-a-lot-to-unpack-here/'><em> It’s a Lot to Unpack</em></a>.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
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 ]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Episode 53: Katrin Schumann</title>
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        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-53-katrin-schumann-1710536021/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-53-katrin-schumann-1710536021/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:53:41 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://katrinschumann.com/'>Katrin Schumann</a> (author of the novel This Terrible Beauty and Program Director for the Key West Literary Seminar and Workshops) joins Meredith and Kristin. Katrin shares thoughts on craft such as plotting a novel (she's at work on new historical fiction) and what it's like to wear several hats (check out The Curious Kat on Substack, making connections through creative expression!).  </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://katrinschumann.com/'>Katrin Schumann</a> (author of the novel This Terrible Beauty and Program Director for the Key West Literary Seminar and Workshops) joins Meredith and Kristin. Katrin shares thoughts on craft such as plotting a novel (she's at work on new historical fiction) and what it's like to wear several hats (check out The Curious Kat on Substack, making connections through creative expression!).  </p>
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                <itunes:episode>57</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 52: Julia Ridley Smith</title>
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        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-52-julia-ridley-smith/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-52-julia-ridley-smith/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 09:56:21 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about using their life experiences in their fiction and then chat with author <a href='https://juliaridleysmith.com/'>Julia Ridley Smith</a> about her short story collection <a href='https://juliaridleysmith.com/sex-romp-gone-wrong/'>Sex Romp Gone Wrong</a>.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about using their life experiences in their fiction and then chat with author <a href='https://juliaridleysmith.com/'>Julia Ridley Smith</a> about her short story collection <a href='https://juliaridleysmith.com/sex-romp-gone-wrong/'><em>Sex Romp Gone Wrong</em></a>.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1838</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>55</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 51: Steve Weddle</title>
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                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-51-steve-weddle/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 10:19:10 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about revising books they've been working on for a long time, and interview author <a href='https://countryhardball.com'>Steve Weddle</a> about his writing journey and new book The County Line, an Amazon First Reads selection.</p>
<p> </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about revising books they've been working on for a long time, and interview author <a href='https://countryhardball.com'>Steve Weddle</a> about his writing journey and new book The County Line, an Amazon First Reads selection.</p>
<p> </p>
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 ]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:duration>2719</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>54</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog4375889/Screen_Shot_2024-01-26_at_111535_AM_3dc94u.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Episode 50: Reflecting on 2023</title>
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        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-50-reflecting-on-2023/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-50-reflecting-on-2023/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:52:38 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>For their 50th episode, Kristin and Meredith reflect on a year of writing and exciting guests in 2023.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For their 50th episode, Kristin and Meredith reflect on a year of writing and exciting guests in 2023.</p>
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[For their 50th episode, Kristin and Meredith reflect on a year of writing and exciting guests in 2023.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1373</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>53</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 49: Jody Hobbs Hesler</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 49: Jody Hobbs Hesler</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-49-jody-hobbs-hesler/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-49-jody-hobbs-hesler/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 16:39:47 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about how hard it is for them to write short stories (and why), and then interview friend and author <a href='https://www.jodyhobbshesler.com'>Jody Hobbs Hesler</a> about her short story collection <a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-makes-you-think-you-re-supposed-to-feel-better-stories-jody-hobbs-hesler/20256883?ean=9781960329073'>What Makes You Think You're Supposed to Feel Better</a>.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about how hard it is for them to write short stories (and why), and then interview friend and author <a href='https://www.jodyhobbshesler.com'>Jody Hobbs Hesler</a> about her short story collection <a href='https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-makes-you-think-you-re-supposed-to-feel-better-stories-jody-hobbs-hesler/20256883?ean=9781960329073'><em>What Makes You Think You're Supposed to Feel Better</em></a>.</p>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2530</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>52</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog4375889/Screen_Shot_2023-10-10_at_63655_PM_fiquif.png" />    </item>
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        <title>Episode 48: BettyJoyce Nash</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 48: BettyJoyce Nash</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-48-bettyjoyce-nash/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-48-bettyjoyce-nash/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 07:32:02 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith discuss the different publishing options for books these days, and then welcome friend and author <a href='https://www.bettyjoycenash.com'>BettyJoyce Nash</a> to the podcast. BettyJoyce's first novel, <a href='https://madvillepublishing.com/product/everybody-here-is-kin/'>Everyone Here is Kin</a>, is out this month.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith discuss the different publishing options for books these days, and then welcome friend and author <a href='https://www.bettyjoycenash.com'>BettyJoyce Nash</a> to the podcast. BettyJoyce's first novel, <a href='https://madvillepublishing.com/product/everybody-here-is-kin/'>Everyone Here is Kin</a>, is out this month.</p>
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kristin and Meredith discuss the different publishing options for books these days, and then welcome friend and author BettyJoyce Nash to the podcast. BettyJoyce's first novel, Everyone Here is Kin, is out this month.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2639</itunes:duration>
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        <title>Episode 47: Marie Lamba</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 47: Marie Lamba</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-47-marie-lamba/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-47-marie-lamba/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2023 08:00:47 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about genre, and then chat with writer and agent <a href='https://marielamba.wordpress.com'>Marie Lamba</a> about balancing writing with agenting and how conferences can help you connect to agents and other writers. Marie writes YA and children's books, and is an agent at the <a href='https://www.jdlit.com'>Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency</a>.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about genre, and then chat with writer and agent <a href='https://marielamba.wordpress.com'>Marie Lamba</a> about balancing writing with agenting and how conferences can help you connect to agents and other writers. Marie writes YA and children's books, and is an agent at the <a href='https://www.jdlit.com'>Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency</a>.</p>
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kristin and Meredith talk about genre, and then chat with writer and agent Marie Lamba about balancing writing with agenting and how conferences can help you connect to agents and other writers. Marie writes YA and children's books, and is an agent at the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2484</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>50</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 46: Kathy Erskine</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 46: Kathy Erskine</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-46-kathy-erskine/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-46-kathy-erskine/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2023 14:54:45 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://www.kathrynerskine.com/bio.html'>Kathryn Erskine</a>, our very first guest is back with new adventures to share! Celebrated author of many books for young readers (including National Book Award winning Mockingbird), Kathy, a.k.a. S. G. Lindisfarne is striking out incognito-ish with <a href='https://www.amazon.com/s?k=compounding+solutions&amp;rh=n%3A157317011&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss'>Compounding Solutions</a> , a cozy mystery for adults. Meredith and Kristin were all ears - and questions - about the pen-name, the process of independently publishing a novel, and about the story itself.  </p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://www.kathrynerskine.com/bio.html'>Kathryn Erskine</a>, our very first guest is back with new adventures to share! Celebrated author of many books for young readers (including National Book Award winning <em>Mockingbird)</em>, Kathy, a.k.a. S. G. Lindisfarne is striking out incognito-ish with <a href='https://www.amazon.com/s?k=compounding+solutions&amp;rh=n%3A157317011&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss'><em>Compounding Solutions</em></a> , a cozy mystery for adults. Meredith and Kristin were all ears - and questions - about the pen-name, the process of independently publishing a novel, and about the story itself.  </p>
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kathryn Erskine, our very first guest is back with new adventures to share! Celebrated author of many books for young readers (including National Book Award winning Mockingbird), Kathy, a.k.a. S. G. Lindisfarne is striking out incognito-ish with Compounding Solutions , a cozy mystery for adults. Meredith and Kristin were all ears - and questions - about the pen-name, the process of independently publishing a novel, and about the story itself.  ]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:duration>2168</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>49</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 45: Kevin McFadden</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 45: Kevin McFadden</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-45-kevin-mcfadden/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-45-kevin-mcfadden/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 10:02:16 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about books as objects. They are joined by Kevin McFadden, poet, letterpress printer, book artist, and member of the creative community at Virginia Center for the Book in Charlottesville. Kevin talks about creating a unique book of pandemic poetry and reads from his collection.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about books as objects. They are joined by Kevin McFadden, poet, letterpress printer, book artist, and member of the creative community at Virginia Center for the Book in Charlottesville. Kevin talks about creating a unique book of pandemic poetry and reads from his collection.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kristin and Meredith talk about books as objects. They are joined by Kevin McFadden, poet, letterpress printer, book artist, and member of the creative community at Virginia Center for the Book in Charlottesville. Kevin talks about creating a unique book of pandemic poetry and reads from his collection.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3139</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>48</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 44: Trudy Hale</title>
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        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-44-trudy-hale/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-44-trudy-hale/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 08:21:27 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Location, location... schmlocation? Meredith and Kristin talk setting, particularly how the site of a writer's creative work affects her writing. Or doesn't. Enter Trudy Hale, this month's guest - a writer herself, editor-in-chief of <a href='https://streetlightmag.com/'>Streetlight magazine</a>, and the woman behind the storied <a href='https://www.porcheswritingretreat.com/'>Porches Writing Retreat</a>. Trudy tells about her writing journey from L.A. to rural VA and points between, and gives a sneak peek behind the magic of the old farmhouse turned artists' haven in Nelson County, VA. </p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Location, location... schmlocation? Meredith and Kristin talk setting, particularly how the site of a writer's creative work affects her writing. Or doesn't. Enter Trudy Hale, this month's guest - a writer herself, editor-in-chief of <a href='https://streetlightmag.com/'>Streetlight magazine</a>, and the woman behind the storied <a href='https://www.porcheswritingretreat.com/'>Porches Writing Retreat</a>. Trudy tells about her writing journey from L.A. to rural VA and points between, and gives a sneak peek behind the magic of the old farmhouse turned artists' haven in Nelson County, VA. </p>
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Location, location... schmlocation? Meredith and Kristin talk setting, particularly how the site of a writer's creative work affects her writing. Or doesn't. Enter Trudy Hale, this month's guest - a writer herself, editor-in-chief of Streetlight magazine, and the woman behind the storied Porches Writing Retreat. Trudy tells about her writing journey from L.A. to rural VA and points between, and gives a sneak peek behind the magic of the old farmhouse turned artists' haven in Nelson County, VA. ]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Episode 43: Kalela Williams</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 43: Kalela Williams</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-43-kalela-williams/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-43-kalela-williams/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 15:01:02 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about the value of attending literary festivals as a writer (and as a reader) and interview special guest <a href='https://www.kalelawilliams.com'>Kalela Williams</a>. Kalela is the new director of the Virginia Center for the Book which oversees the <a href='https://www.vabook.org'>Virginia Festival of the Book</a>, as well as the author of a YA book (coming 2024) The Tangleroot Papers. They discuss upcoming events at the next festival (March 23-26, 2023) as well as her plans for future festivals.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about the value of attending literary festivals as a writer (and as a reader) and interview special guest <a href='https://www.kalelawilliams.com'>Kalela Williams</a>. Kalela is the new director of the Virginia Center for the Book which oversees the <a href='https://www.vabook.org'>Virginia Festival of the Book</a>, as well as the author of a YA book (coming 2024) <em>The Tangleroot Papers</em>. They discuss upcoming events at the next festival (March 23-26, 2023) as well as her plans for future festivals.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kristin and Meredith talk about the value of attending literary festivals as a writer (and as a reader) and interview special guest Kalela Williams. Kalela is the new director of the Virginia Center for the Book which oversees the Virginia Festival of the Book, as well as the author of a YA book (coming 2024) The Tangleroot Papers. They discuss upcoming events at the next festival (March 23-26, 2023) as well as her plans for future festivals.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>writersstory</itunes:author>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2169</itunes:duration>
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        <title>Episode 42: Katharine Herndon</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 42: Katharine Herndon</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-42-katharine-herndon/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-42-katharine-herndon/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2023 08:52:11 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith launch the new year with a new podcast angle: topic or theme. This month's is point of view (POV to you writers out there). What is it? How does it affect the story in writing and reading,...? Guest Katharine Herndon joins in the conversation and also shares her experiences with Richmond, VA-based James River Writers, from attending every (!) annual conference as a writer herself to serving in recent years as the organization's Executive Director. </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith launch the new year with a new podcast angle: topic or theme. This month's is point of view (POV to you writers out there). What is it? How does it affect the story in writing and reading,...? Guest Katharine Herndon joins in the conversation and also shares her experiences with Richmond, VA-based James River Writers, from attending every (!) annual conference as a writer herself to serving in recent years as the organization's Executive Director. </p>
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        <title>Episode 41: Mary Alice Hostetter</title>
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                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-41-mary-alice-hostetter/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:41:23 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about self-imposed deadlines and celebrating small wins with your writing community. Their guest is <a href='https://www.maryalicehostetter.com/'>Mary Alice Hostetter</a>, author of the memoir PLAIN: A MEMOIR OF A MENNONITE GIRLHOOD. She talks about her life and her path to publication.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about self-imposed deadlines and celebrating small wins with your writing community. Their guest is <a href='https://www.maryalicehostetter.com/'>Mary Alice Hostetter</a>, author of the memoir PLAIN: A MEMOIR OF A MENNONITE GIRLHOOD. She talks about her life and her path to publication.</p>
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                <itunes:episode>44</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 40: Fran Hawthorne</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 40: Fran Hawthorne</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-40-fran-hawthorne/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:28:31 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about using their iPhone to record their writing ideas when they're away from the computer. <a href='https://www.hawthornewriter.com'>Fran Hawthorne</a> is their guest this month, and she talks about her writing journey from journalist to novelist. Her latest novel, I MEANT TO TELL YOU, will be out in November.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about using their iPhone to record their writing ideas when they're away from the computer. <a href='https://www.hawthornewriter.com'>Fran Hawthorne</a> is their guest this month, and she talks about her writing journey from journalist to novelist. Her latest novel, I MEANT TO TELL YOU, will be out in November.</p>
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kristin and Meredith talk about using their iPhone to record their writing ideas when they're away from the computer. Fran Hawthorne is their guest this month, and she talks about her writing journey from journalist to novelist. Her latest novel, I MEANT TO TELL YOU, will be out in November.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>43</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 39: Sibley Johns and WriterHouse</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 39: Sibley Johns and WriterHouse</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-39-sibley-johns-and-writerhouse/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 09:12:48 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith discuss beta readers and how to select good ones for your manuscript, and then chat with Sibley Johns, a writer and the Executive Director of WriterHouse. <a href='https://writerhouse.org'>WriterHouse</a> is a space in Charlottesville, Virginia dedicated to the craft of writing, and has writing classes (online and in-person), programs, and readings. Meredith teaches occasionally at WriterHouse, and both she and Kristin have had book events in the space. </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith discuss beta readers and how to select good ones for your manuscript, and then chat with Sibley Johns, a writer and the Executive Director of WriterHouse. <a href='https://writerhouse.org'>WriterHouse</a> is a space in Charlottesville, Virginia dedicated to the craft of writing, and has writing classes (online and in-person), programs, and readings. Meredith teaches occasionally at WriterHouse, and both she and Kristin have had book events in the space. </p>
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        <itunes:duration>3289</itunes:duration>
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        <title>Episode 38: Writing Retreat</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 38: Writing Retreat</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-38-writing-retreat/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-38-writing-retreat/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:48:20 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin recount experiences and lessons learned on their recent writing retreat in the beautiful Goshen Pass. Tune in for tips on organizing and enjoying your own such creative adventure!</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin recount experiences and lessons learned on their recent writing retreat in the beautiful Goshen Pass. Tune in for tips on organizing and enjoying your own such creative adventure!</p>
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Meredith and Kristin recount experiences and lessons learned on their recent writing retreat in the beautiful Goshen Pass. Tune in for tips on organizing and enjoying your own such creative adventure!]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1669</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>41</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 37: Maya Smart</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 37: Maya Smart</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-37-maya-smart/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-37-maya-smart/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 17:06:43 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>The incalculable value of reading suffused this month's conversation with guest <a href='https://mayasmart.com/'>Maya Smart</a>, whose new book <a href='%20https%3A/mayasmart.com/book/'>Reading for Our Lives: A Literacy Action Plan from Birth to Six</a> reflects her passion for growing literacy as it gives busy parents (and grands and aunts and uncles and) practical tools to help raise happy readers. We talked deep-dive research and the challenge of putting it into the hands of non-specialists in the context of the life-changing skill and pleasure that is reading. </p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The incalculable value of reading suffused this month's conversation with guest <a href='https://mayasmart.com/'>Maya Smart</a>, whose new book <em><a href='%20https%3A/mayasmart.com/book/'>Reading for Our Lives: A Literacy Action Plan from Birth to Six</a> </em>reflects her passion for growing literacy as it gives busy parents (and grands and aunts and uncles and) practical tools to help raise happy readers. We talked deep-dive research and the challenge of putting it into the hands of non-specialists in the context of the life-changing skill and pleasure that is reading. </p>
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The incalculable value of reading suffused this month's conversation with guest Maya Smart, whose new book Reading for Our Lives: A Literacy Action Plan from Birth to Six reflects her passion for growing literacy as it gives busy parents (and grands and aunts and uncles and) practical tools to help raise happy readers. We talked deep-dive research and the challenge of putting it into the hands of non-specialists in the context of the life-changing skill and pleasure that is reading. ]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:duration>2895</itunes:duration>
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        <title>Episode 36: Stephanie Pearson</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 36: Stephanie Pearson</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-36-stephanie-pearson/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-36-stephanie-pearson/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2022 08:17:19 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin talk endings - how do you know you're done?,... enough to start over, revising and all - and other crafty bits. Then Outside mag and National Geographic writer, <a href='https://stephanieannpearson.com/'>Stephanie Pearson</a>, joins us to talk about her new <a href='https://stephanieannpearson.com/publications/100-great-american-parks/'>100 Great American Parks book</a>, which can't help but leave readers feeling oh-so-lucky to live in this wonder-ful, beautiful, care-worthy world.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin talk endings - how do you know you're done?,... enough to start over, revising and all - and other crafty bits. Then <em>Outside</em> mag and <em>National Geographic</em> writer, <a href='https://stephanieannpearson.com/'>Stephanie Pearson</a>, joins us to talk about her new <a href='https://stephanieannpearson.com/publications/100-great-american-parks/'><em>100 Great American Parks </em>book</a>, which can't help but leave readers feeling oh-so-lucky to live in this wonder-ful, beautiful, care-worthy world.</p>
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Meredith and Kristin talk endings - how do you know you're done?,... enough to start over, revising and all - and other crafty bits. Then Outside mag and National Geographic writer, Stephanie Pearson, joins us to talk about her new 100 Great American Parks book, which can't help but leave readers feeling oh-so-lucky to live in this wonder-ful, beautiful, care-worthy world.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3079</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>39</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 35: Alma Katsu</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 35: Alma Katsu</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-35-alma-katsu/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-35-alma-katsu/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 14:38:33 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about secondary characters in stories, and chat with guest <a href='https://www.almakatsubooks.com'>Alma Katsu</a> about her new book THE FERVOR, historic fiction with supernatural and horror elements. They also talk about her thriller RED WIDOW, based on her career in intelligence, and her recent television deal.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about secondary characters in stories, and chat with guest <a href='https://www.almakatsubooks.com'>Alma Katsu</a> about her new book THE FERVOR, historic fiction with supernatural and horror elements. They also talk about her thriller RED WIDOW, based on her career in intelligence, and her recent television deal.</p>
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kristin and Meredith talk about secondary characters in stories, and chat with guest Alma Katsu about her new book THE FERVOR, historic fiction with supernatural and horror elements. They also talk about her thriller RED WIDOW, based on her career in intelligence, and her recent television deal.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2816</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>38</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 34: Martien Halvorson-Taylor</title>
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        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-34-martien-halvorson-taylor/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-34-martien-halvorson-taylor/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2022 08:40:42 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://religiousstudies.as.virginia.edu/faculty/profile/maht'>Martien Halvorson-Taylor</a>, professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia joins Meredith and Kristin in conversation about writing and the Bible - writing about the Bible, writing in the Bible, and Martien's Great Courses on Audible course, <a href='https://www.martienhalvorsontaylor.com/writing-the-bible/overview'>Writing the Bible</a>. Writing as an act of discovery and angles on translation, it's a conversation that tracks along many levels.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://religiousstudies.as.virginia.edu/faculty/profile/maht'>Martien Halvorson-Taylor</a>, professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia joins Meredith and Kristin in conversation about writing and the Bible - writing about the Bible, writing in the Bible, and Martien's Great Courses on Audible course, <em><a href='https://www.martienhalvorsontaylor.com/writing-the-bible/overview'>Writing the Bible</a>. </em>Writing as an act of discovery and angles on translation, it's a conversation that tracks along many levels.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Martien Halvorson-Taylor, professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia joins Meredith and Kristin in conversation about writing and the Bible - writing about the Bible, writing in the Bible, and Martien's Great Courses on Audible course, Writing the Bible. Writing as an act of discovery and angles on translation, it's a conversation that tracks along many levels.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3172</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>37</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 33: Ellen Crosby</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 33: Ellen Crosby</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-33-ellen-crosby/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-33-ellen-crosby/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 14:36:33 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about their latest projects, and the pros and cons of using software like Scrivener to write your novel. They're joined by author <a href='https://ellencrosby.com'>Ellen Crosby</a>, the author of the Virginia wine country mystery series; who Meredith has known for years. Ellen's newest book <a href='https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780727891020'>BITTER ROOTS</a> is out April 5, 2022.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about their latest projects, and the pros and cons of using software like Scrivener to write your novel. They're joined by author <a href='https://ellencrosby.com'>Ellen Crosby</a>, the author of the Virginia wine country mystery series; who Meredith has known for years. Ellen's newest book <a href='https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780727891020'>BITTER ROOTS</a> is out April 5, 2022.</p>
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kristin and Meredith talk about their latest projects, and the pros and cons of using software like Scrivener to write your novel. They're joined by author Ellen Crosby, the author of the Virginia wine country mystery series; who Meredith has known for years. Ellen's newest book BITTER ROOTS is out April 5, 2022.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3086</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>36</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 32: Virginia Pye</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 32: Virginia Pye</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-32-virginia-pye/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-32-virginia-pye/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2022 15:50:20 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Virginia Pye, author of two novels and  a collection of short stories The Shelf Life of Happiness, joins Meredith and Kristin in conversation about the hows and whys of community in writing (and surviving snow). She shares encouragement and advice with her inspiring story of "overnight success" following decades of honing her craft and building relationships. </p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Virginia Pye, author of two novels and <em> </em>a collection of short stories <em>The Shelf Life of Happiness</em>, joins Meredith and Kristin in conversation about the hows and whys of community in writing (and surviving snow). She shares encouragement and advice with her inspiring story of "overnight success" following decades of honing her craft and building relationships. </p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Virginia Pye, author of two novels and  a collection of short stories The Shelf Life of Happiness, joins Meredith and Kristin in conversation about the hows and whys of community in writing (and surviving snow). She shares encouragement and advice with her inspiring story of "overnight success" following decades of honing her craft and building relationships. ]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2497</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>35</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog4375889/Virginia_Pye_ediyis.jpg" />    </item>
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        <title>Episode 31: A Reading Year in Review</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 31: A Reading Year in Review</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-31-a-reading-year-in-review/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-31-a-reading-year-in-review/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2021 10:21:47 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith look back on the books they've read this year that have influenced their writing and thinking about creativity. They also catch listeners up to date on new books for past guests.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>34</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 30: Irene Ziegler</title>
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        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-30-irene-ziegler/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-30-irene-ziegler/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:04:01 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith discuss revising and writing conferences, and interview <a href='https://irene-ziegler.com/writer/'>Irene Ziegler</a>--writer, actor, and voice-over artist. They talk about her varied body of work and how her acting influences her writing.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith discuss revising and writing conferences, and interview <a href='https://irene-ziegler.com/writer/'>Irene Ziegler</a>--writer, actor, and voice-over artist. They talk about her varied body of work and how her acting influences her writing.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3111</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>33</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 29: Michael Cordell</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 29: Michael Cordell</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-29-michael-cordell/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-29-michael-cordell/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 06:35:49 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about revision and deepening the emotion (and upping the stakes) for their characters. They interview <a href='https://michaeljcordell.com'>Michael Cordell</a>, screenwriter, playwright and novelist, whose legal thriller CONTEMPT came out last year. He has a new paranormal thriller out, OUR TRESPASSES.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about revision and deepening the emotion (and upping the stakes) for their characters. They interview <a href='https://michaeljcordell.com'>Michael Cordell</a>, screenwriter, playwright and novelist, whose legal thriller CONTEMPT came out last year. He has a new paranormal thriller out, OUR TRESPASSES.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2365</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>32</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog4375889/Screen_Shot_2021-10-20_at_7_32_05_PM_5stfws.png" />    </item>
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        <title>Episode 28: Jocelyn Nicole Johnson</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 28: Jocelyn Nicole Johnson</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-28-jocelyn-nicole-johnson/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-28-jocelyn-nicole-johnson/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2021 14:40:53 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about their writing projects, puppies and broken arms, and then interview writer and friend <a href='https://www.jocelynjohnson.com'>Jocelyn Nicole Johnson</a> on her stunning debut <a href='https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250807151'>"My Monticello."</a> The book is making a splash before its October pub date: It's been covered in the New York Times, is being made into a Netflix movie and has already garnered an award nomination.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about their writing projects, puppies and broken arms, and then interview writer and friend <a href='https://www.jocelynjohnson.com'>Jocelyn Nicole Johnson</a> on her stunning debut <a href='https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250807151'>"My Monticello."</a> The book is making a splash before its October pub date: It's been covered in the New York Times, is being made into a Netflix movie and has already garnered an award nomination.</p>
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kristin and Meredith talk about their writing projects, puppies and broken arms, and then interview writer and friend Jocelyn Nicole Johnson on her stunning debut "My Monticello." The book is making a splash before its October pub date: It's been covered in the New York Times, is being made into a Netflix movie and has already garnered an award nomination.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2830</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>31</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog4375889/Jocelyn_image_hxvfvd.jpg" />    </item>
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        <title>Episode 27: Earl Swift</title>
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                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-27-earl-swift/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 14:21:53 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[

<p>Meredith and Kristin talk writing one-handed, and <a href='https://www.earlswift.com/'>Earl Swift </a>shares his journey from journalism in its heyday to writing page-turning nonfiction on a wide range of topics. His new book, ACROSS THE AIRLESS WILDS: THE LUNAR ROVER AND THE TRIUMPH OF THE FINAL MOON LANDINGS is just out with HarperCollins. </p>

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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[

<p>Meredith and Kristin talk writing one-handed, and <a href='https://www.earlswift.com/'>Earl Swift </a>shares his journey from journalism in its heyday to writing page-turning nonfiction on a wide range of topics. His new book, ACROSS THE AIRLESS WILDS: THE LUNAR ROVER AND THE TRIUMPH OF THE FINAL MOON LANDINGS is just out with HarperCollins. </p>

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Meredith and Kristin talk writing one-handed, and Earl Swift shares his journey from journalism in its heyday to writing page-turning nonfiction on a wide range of topics. His new book, ACROSS THE AIRLESS WILDS: THE LUNAR ROVER AND THE TRIUMPH OF THE FINAL MOON LANDINGS is just out with HarperCollins. 

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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3392</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>30</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 26: Mollie Cox Bryan</title>
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                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-26-mollie-cox-bryan/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2021 10:42:21 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith discuss the pros and cons of writing while you're on vacation, and chat with <a href='http://molliecoxbryan.com'>Mollie Cox Bryan</a> about her cookbooks, mysteries and other writing. They also discuss indie publishing for cozy mysteries, and her latest book <a href='http://molliecoxbryan.com/buttermilk-creek-mysteries/'>Goodnight Moo</a>.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith discuss the pros and cons of writing while you're on vacation, and chat with <a href='http://molliecoxbryan.com'>Mollie Cox Bryan</a> about her cookbooks, mysteries and other writing. They also discuss indie publishing for cozy mysteries, and her latest book <a href='http://molliecoxbryan.com/buttermilk-creek-mysteries/'>Goodnight Moo</a>.</p>
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        <itunes:duration>3001</itunes:duration>
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        <title>Episode 25: Rebecca Morgan Frank</title>
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                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-25-rebecca-morgan-frank/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2021 14:55:38 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk gardens, productivity and inspiration this month. They also chat with poet <a href='https://rebeccamorganfrank.com'>Rebecca Morgan Frank</a> about high school, writing a poem for a collection, her recent book <a href='https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/?searchtype=keyword&qs=oh+you+robot+saints&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword'>Oh You Robot Saints!</a> and her recent collaborations with composers.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk gardens, productivity and inspiration this month. They also chat with poet <a href='https://rebeccamorganfrank.com'>Rebecca Morgan Frank</a> about high school, writing a poem for a collection, her recent book <a href='https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/?searchtype=keyword&qs=oh+you+robot+saints&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword'>Oh You Robot Saints!</a> and her recent collaborations with composers.</p>
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        <itunes:duration>3682</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>28</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 24: Alex Segura</title>
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        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-24-alex-segura/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-24-alex-segura/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:25:51 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>This month Kristin and Meredith talk spring, vaccines, and revising. They chat with <a href='http://www.alexsegura.com'>Alex Segura</a>, author of novels, comic books, short stories and podcasts, about how he juggles different genres and small children. He also talks about the pros and cons of collaboration, working for hire and keeping a series going forever.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This month Kristin and Meredith talk spring, vaccines, and revising. They chat with <a href='http://www.alexsegura.com'>Alex Segura</a>, author of novels, comic books, short stories and podcasts, about how he juggles different genres and small children. He also talks about the pros and cons of collaboration, working for hire and keeping a series going forever.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3438</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>27</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 23: John Yunker</title>
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        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-23-john-yunker/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-23-john-yunker/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:11:44 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin talk about reviving projects, when, and how to decide which to tackle, before talking issues, environment, animals and more with writer and publisher, <a href='https://www.johnyunker.com/about.html'>John Yunker</a> co-founder with writer <a href='https://midgeraymond.com/'>Midge Raymond</a> of Ashland Creek Press and EcoLit Books blog. He's the author of plays, essays, and the novels The Tourist Trail and Where Oceans Hide Their Dead.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin talk about reviving projects, when, and how to decide which to tackle, before talking issues, environment, animals and more with writer and publisher, <a href='https://www.johnyunker.com/about.html'>John Yunker</a> co-founder with writer <a href='https://midgeraymond.com/'>Midge Raymond</a> of Ashland Creek Press and EcoLit Books blog. He's the author of plays, essays, and the novels <em>The Tourist Trail</em> and <em>Where Oceans Hide Their Dead</em>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Meredith and Kristin talk about reviving projects, when, and how to decide which to tackle, before talking issues, environment, animals and more with writer and publisher, John Yunker co-founder with writer Midge Raymond of Ashland Creek Press and EcoLit Books blog. He's the author of plays, essays, and the novels The Tourist Trail and Where Oceans Hide Their Dead.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3623</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>26</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 22: Kristin Swenson</title>
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        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-22-kristin-swenson/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-22-kristin-swenson/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:08:00 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[

<p style="text-align:left;">Co-host <a href='http://www.kristinswenson.com/'>Kristin Swenson</a>'s got a new book out! And Meredith's on the spot with questions and thoughts of her own in this lively discussion between the two of them. They catch up on novels-in-progress and talk about how it's been releasing <a href='https://global.oup.com/academic/product/a-most-peculiar-book-9780190651732?cc=us&lang=en&'>A Most Peculiar Book: The Inherent Strangeness of the Bible (Oxford UP)</a>.</p>

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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[

<p style="text-align:left;">Co-host <a href='http://www.kristinswenson.com/'>Kristin Swenson</a>'s got a new book out! And Meredith's on the spot with questions and thoughts of her own in this lively discussion between the two of them. They catch up on novels-in-progress and talk about how it's been releasing <a href='https://global.oup.com/academic/product/a-most-peculiar-book-9780190651732?cc=us&lang=en&'><em>A Most Peculiar Book: The Inherent Strangeness of the Bible </em>(Oxford UP)</a>.</p>

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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[

Co-host Kristin Swenson's got a new book out! And Meredith's on the spot with questions and thoughts of her own in this lively discussion between the two of them. They catch up on novels-in-progress and talk about how it's been releasing A Most Peculiar Book: The Inherent Strangeness of the Bible (Oxford UP).

]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3448</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>25</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 21: Kristen-Paige Madonia</title>
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                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-21-kristen-paige-madonia/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2021 08:43:56 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith start off the new year talking about writing residencies, Kristin's new book and interview YA and literary fiction author <a href='http://www.kristenpaigemadonia.com'>Kristen-Paige Madonia</a>. Kristen-Paige is the author of Invisible Fault Lines and Fingerprints of You.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith start off the new year talking about writing residencies, Kristin's new book and interview YA and literary fiction author <a href='http://www.kristenpaigemadonia.com'>Kristen-Paige Madonia</a>. Kristen-Paige is the author of Invisible Fault Lines and Fingerprints of You.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kristin and Meredith start off the new year talking about writing residencies, Kristin's new book and interview YA and literary fiction author Kristen-Paige Madonia. Kristen-Paige is the author of Invisible Fault Lines and Fingerprints of You.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3656</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>24</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Ep. 20 Robin Farmer</title>
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        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/ep-20-robin-farmer/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/ep-20-robin-farmer/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2020 17:24:58 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin talk manuscript evolution, first draft and beyond. <a href='https://www.robinfarmerwrites.com'>Robin Farmer</a> relates her writer's journey through journalism, screenwriting, and writing residencies, and discusses her (whoohoo!) debut novel MALCOLM AND ME, staring down the "woke police," and telling it true.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin talk manuscript evolution, first draft and beyond. <a href='https://www.robinfarmerwrites.com'>Robin Farmer</a> relates her writer's journey through journalism, screenwriting, and writing residencies, and discusses her (whoohoo!) debut novel MALCOLM AND ME, staring down the "woke police," and telling it true.</p>
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        <title>Episode 19: E.A. Aymar</title>
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                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-19-ea-aymar/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 17:48:43 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin shares exciting writing news, and we talk to <a href='https://eaymarwrites.com'>E.A. Aymar</a> about his new thriller, <a href='https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781643855554'>They're Gone</a>, coming out in November under the name E.A. Barres. Meredith met E.A. at the first DC Noir at the Bar (which he organizes). They discuss thrillers, writing from a multicultural perspective, pseudonyms, and the benefits of writing short fiction and articles in between publishing books.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin shares exciting writing news, and we talk to <a href='https://eaymarwrites.com'>E.A. Aymar</a> about his new thriller, <a href='https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781643855554'>They're Gone</a>, coming out in November under the name E.A. Barres. Meredith met E.A. at the first DC Noir at the Bar (which he organizes). They discuss thrillers, writing from a multicultural perspective, pseudonyms, and the benefits of writing short fiction and articles in between publishing books.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <title>Episode 18: Meg Medina</title>
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        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/meg-medina/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/meg-medina/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:03:02 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin visit with Newbery Medal winner <a href='https://megmedina.com'>Meg Medina</a> about the racy tales of Meg's abuela, "the queen" of her family's unofficial historistas (storytellers), Meg's personal road to becoming an award-winning author, and the incalculable resource of a good librarian. A couple lucky listener/subscribers will receive free copies of the fresh-off-the-press anthology <a href='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/why-talk-about-race-isn-t-limited-black-families-n1236910'>The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth</a> , to which Meg contributed a chapter. </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin visit with Newbery Medal winner <a href='https://megmedina.com'>Meg Medina</a> about the racy tales of Meg's abuela, "the <em>queen</em>" of her family's unofficial <em>historistas </em>(storytellers), Meg's personal road to becoming an award-winning author, and the incalculable resource of a good librarian. A couple lucky listener/subscribers will receive free copies of the fresh-off-the-press anthology <a href='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/why-talk-about-race-isn-t-limited-black-families-n1236910'><em>The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth</em></a> , to which Meg contributed a chapter. </p>
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                <itunes:episode>21</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 17: Kellye Garrett</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 17: Kellye Garrett</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-17-kellye-garrett/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-17-kellye-garrett/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:32:22 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about how torturing your characters is a must if you want to write a compelling novel. They also chat with <a href='https://kellyegarrett.com'>Kellye Garrett</a>, who shares her early love of cozies (and why representation matters), gives the origin story for <a href='https://www.crimewritersofcolor.com'>Crime Writers of Color</a>, and talks about how <a href='https://pitchwars.org'>#pitchwars</a> helped launch her career (and the careers of many other writers). Plus, she talks about her newest book and how she got her idea for it.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about how torturing your characters is a must if you want to write a compelling novel. They also chat with <a href='https://kellyegarrett.com'>Kellye Garrett</a>, who shares her early love of cozies (and why representation matters), gives the origin story for <a href='https://www.crimewritersofcolor.com'>Crime Writers of Color</a>, and talks about how <a href='https://pitchwars.org'>#pitchwars</a> helped launch her career (and the careers of many other writers). Plus, she talks about her newest book and how she got her idea for it.</p>
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kristin and Meredith talk about how torturing your characters is a must if you want to write a compelling novel. They also chat with Kellye Garrett, who shares her early love of cozies (and why representation matters), gives the origin story for Crime Writers of Color, and talks about how #pitchwars helped launch her career (and the careers of many other writers). Plus, she talks about her newest book and how she got her idea for it.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3814</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>20</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 16: Sharon Harrigan</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 16: Sharon Harrigan</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-16-sharon-harrigan/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-16-sharon-harrigan/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2020 13:01:36 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about writing in the middle of political unrest and tragedy, and talk to <a href='http://www.sharonharrigan.net'>Sharon Harrigan</a>. Sharon's debut novel <a href='http://www.sharonharrigan.net/half/'>HALF</a> comes out June 9. She talks about writing poetry, memoir and now fiction, her path to becoming a writer, and what it was like write from the point of view of a first-person plural narrator.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about writing in the middle of political unrest and tragedy, and talk to <a href='http://www.sharonharrigan.net'>Sharon Harrigan</a>. Sharon's debut novel <a href='http://www.sharonharrigan.net/half/'>HALF</a> comes out June 9. She talks about writing poetry, memoir and now fiction, her path to becoming a writer, and what it was like write from the point of view of a first-person plural narrator.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>19</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 15: Lulu Miller</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 15: Lulu Miller</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-15-lulu-miller/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-15-lulu-miller/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2020 09:07:32 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk with <a href='http://lutimestwo.com'>Lulu Miller</a> about her new non-fiction book WHY FISH DON'T EXIST, about the power (and limits) of words, and how her work in radio (Radiolab and Invisibilia) influenced her project.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk with <a href='http://lutimestwo.com'>Lulu Miller</a> about her new non-fiction book WHY FISH DON'T EXIST, about the power (and limits) of words, and how her work in radio (Radiolab and Invisibilia) influenced her project.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <title>Episode 14: Writing During a Pandemic</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 14: Writing During a Pandemic</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-14-writing-during-a-pandemic/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-14-writing-during-a-pandemic/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:31:12 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about writing during a pandemic on this episode, and whether anyone is able to concentrate on their creative endeavors these dark days. They discuss tricks they use to jumpstart their rewrites, whether or not anyone will want to read a COVID-19 novel someday, and how important art is for all those quarantined inside their homes.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about writing during a pandemic on this episode, and whether anyone is able to concentrate on their creative endeavors these dark days. They discuss tricks they use to jumpstart their rewrites, whether or not anyone will want to read a COVID-19 novel someday, and how important art is for all those quarantined inside their homes.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kristin and Meredith talk about writing during a pandemic on this episode, and whether anyone is able to concentrate on their creative endeavors these dark days. They discuss tricks they use to jumpstart their rewrites, whether or not anyone will want to read a COVID-19 novel someday, and how important art is for all those quarantined inside their homes.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Stories of Displacement: Virginia Festival of the Book Panel</title>
        <itunes:title>Stories of Displacement: Virginia Festival of the Book Panel</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/stories-of-displacement-virginia-festival-of-the-book-panel/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/stories-of-displacement-virginia-festival-of-the-book-panel/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2020 13:23:37 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meredith Cole interviews <a href='https://cliffordgarstang.com'>Clifford Garstang</a> and <a href='http://www.michaelzapata.com'>Michael Zapata</a> for a virtual version of their scheduled book panel at the <a href='https://www.vabook.org'>Virginia Festival of the Book</a> (canceled for coronavirus): Stories of Displacement: Fiction, Far from Home. They discuss their newest books and how their stories are about displacement, immigration and loss.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meredith Cole interviews <a href='https://cliffordgarstang.com'>Clifford Garstang</a> and <a href='http://www.michaelzapata.com'>Michael Zapata</a> for a virtual version of their scheduled book panel at the <a href='https://www.vabook.org'>Virginia Festival of the Book</a> (canceled for coronavirus): Stories of Displacement: Fiction, Far from Home. They discuss their newest books and how their stories are about displacement, immigration and loss.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Meredith Cole interviews Clifford Garstang and Michael Zapata for a virtual version of their scheduled book panel at the Virginia Festival of the Book (canceled for coronavirus): Stories of Displacement: Fiction, Far from Home. They discuss their newest books and how their stories are about displacement, immigration and loss.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2419</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>16</itunes:episode>
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        <title>The Write Start: Virginia Festival of the Book panel</title>
        <itunes:title>The Write Start: Virginia Festival of the Book panel</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/the-write-stuff-virginia-festival-of-the-book-panel/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/the-write-stuff-virginia-festival-of-the-book-panel/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2020 13:40:40 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>The <a href='https://www.vabook.org'>Virginia Festival of the Book</a> was canceled this year due to the coronavirus, so the Moseley critique group decided to make their publishing day panel "The Write Start" virtual! In this podcast, Deborah M. Prum, Jody Hobbs Hesler, BettyJoyce Nash and Meredith Cole critique the first 100 words of the 14 anonymous entries they received for the festival. They give the authors feedback on tone, genre, voice, word choice and more.</p>
<p>Find out how to <a href='https://www.vabook.org/donate/'>support the Virginia Festival of the Book here</a>.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The <a href='https://www.vabook.org'>Virginia Festival of the Book</a> was canceled this year due to the coronavirus, so the Moseley critique group decided to make their publishing day panel "The Write Start" virtual! In this podcast, Deborah M. Prum, Jody Hobbs Hesler, BettyJoyce Nash and Meredith Cole critique the first 100 words of the 14 anonymous entries they received for the festival. They give the authors feedback on tone, genre, voice, word choice and more.</p>
<p>Find out how to <a href='https://www.vabook.org/donate/'>support the Virginia Festival of the Book here</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Virginia Festival of the Book was canceled this year due to the coronavirus, so the Moseley critique group decided to make their publishing day panel "The Write Start" virtual! In this podcast, Deborah M. Prum, Jody Hobbs Hesler, BettyJoyce Nash and Meredith Cole critique the first 100 words of the 14 anonymous entries they received for the festival. They give the authors feedback on tone, genre, voice, word choice and more.
Find out how to support the Virginia Festival of the Book here.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:duration>4608</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>15</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 13: Katrin Schumann</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 13: Katrin Schumann</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-13-katrin-schumann/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-13-katrin-schumann/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2020 08:25:10 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin talk good writerly boosts from both accountability (feet to the fire) and vacation (feet in the ocean). <a href='https://katrinschumann.com'>Katrin Schumann</a> joins them to discuss her novel, This Terrible Beauty, love in the midst of war, and how decent people can unintentionally wind up building an authoritarian state. </p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin talk good writerly boosts from both accountability (feet to the fire) and vacation (feet in the ocean). <a href='https://katrinschumann.com'>Katrin Schumann</a> joins them to discuss her novel, <em>This Terrible Beauty</em>, love in the midst of war, and how decent people can unintentionally wind up building an authoritarian state. </p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Meredith and Kristin talk good writerly boosts from both accountability (feet to the fire) and vacation (feet in the ocean). Katrin Schumann joins them to discuss her novel, This Terrible Beauty, love in the midst of war, and how decent people can unintentionally wind up building an authoritarian state. ]]></itunes:summary>
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                <itunes:episode>14</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 12: Irène Mathieu</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 12: Irène Mathieu</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-12-irene-mathieu/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-12-irene-mathieu/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2020 17:34:31 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about New Year’s resolutions (pro and con) and rituals to start the writing year off right. <a href='https://irenemathieu.com/'>Irène Mathieu</a>, author and pediatrician, joins them to talk about poetry versus prose, having two demanding careers, and using sensitivity readers when writing about cultures and experiences not your own.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about New Year’s resolutions (pro and con) and rituals to start the writing year off right. <a href='https://irenemathieu.com/'>Irène Mathieu</a>, author and pediatrician, joins them to talk about poetry versus prose, having two demanding careers, and using sensitivity readers when writing about cultures and experiences not your own.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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                <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kristin and Meredith talk about New Year’s resolutions (pro and con) and rituals to start the writing year off right. Irène Mathieu, author and pediatrician, joins them to talk about poetry versus prose, having two demanding careers, and using sensitivity readers when writing about cultures and experiences not your own.]]></itunes:summary>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about revising and first drafts, as well as the challenges of integrating political issues into their fiction. Their guest is <a href='https://padmavenkatraman.com/'>Padma Venkatraman</a>, award-winning author of <em>The Bridge Home</em>, a 2019 Global Read Aloud book, <em>A Time to Dance</em>, and <em>Climbing the Stairs.</em></p>
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                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-10-phillipa-pip-ballantine-and-tee-morris/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 10:18:42 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about collaboration, and word count and rules for various genres. They interview the writing and podcasting duo <a href='http://www.ministryofpeculiaroccurrences.com/'>Phillipa "Pip" Ballantine</a> and <a href='http://teemorris.com/'>Tee Morris</a> about their writing journeys, steam punk, non-traditional publishing, and their writing partnership on various projects, including <a href='http://www.ministryofpeculiaroccurrences.com/'>The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences</a>.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith talk about collaboration, and word count and rules for various genres. They interview the writing and podcasting duo <a href='http://www.ministryofpeculiaroccurrences.com/'>Phillipa "Pip" Ballantine</a> and <a href='http://teemorris.com/'>Tee Morris</a> about their writing journeys, steam punk, non-traditional publishing, and their writing partnership on various projects, including <a href='http://www.ministryofpeculiaroccurrences.com/'>The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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<p class="site-title">Kristin and Meredith talk about how fall has inspired them to be productive on their writing projects, and chat with <a href='http://taralaskowski.com/'>Tara Laskowski</a>, award-winning author of short stories and the novel One Night Gone.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[
 
<p class="site-title">Kristin and Meredith talk about how fall has inspired them to be productive on their writing projects, and chat with <a href='http://taralaskowski.com/'>Tara Laskowski</a>, award-winning author of short stories and the novel <em>One Night Gone</em>.</p>
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                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-8-j-dana-trent/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 18:44:43 -0600</pubDate>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="site-title">Kristin and Meredith talk about writing and keeping a journal, and chat with <a href='https://jdanatrent.com/'>J. Dana Trent</a>, author of <em>Dessert First</em> and other non-fiction books on Christian meditation, Sabbath practice, and interfaith marriage.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith discuss writing groups and finding a writing community with guest Deborah Prum, author of humorous short fiction, award-winning short stories and historical non-fiction. With years of experience in writing groups, Deb gives tips on how to start and facilitate an effective writing group for all genres.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith discuss writing groups and finding a writing community with guest Deborah Prum, author of humorous short fiction, award-winning short stories and historical non-fiction. With years of experience in writing groups, Deb gives tips on how to start and facilitate an effective writing group for all genres.</p>
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        <title>Episode 6: Guest Clifford Garstang</title>
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                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-6-guest-clifford-garstang/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2019 17:51:44 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith discuss writing "the shadow" and going places in their writing that's uncomfortable. Guest Clifford Garstang joins to discuss his new book "The Shaman of Turtle Valley" and shares his writing journey.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin and Meredith discuss writing "the shadow" and going places in their writing that's uncomfortable. Guest Clifford Garstang joins to discuss his new book "The Shaman of Turtle Valley" and shares his writing journey.</p>
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        <title>Episode 5: Guest Rachel Howzell Hall</title>
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                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-5-guest-rachel-howzell-hall/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2019 16:57:34 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin discuss unlikable protagonists (pros and cons), and talk with author Rachel Howzell Hall about her book They All Fall Down and her mystery series set in Los Angeles.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin discuss unlikable protagonists (pros and cons), and talk with author Rachel Howzell Hall about her book They All Fall Down and her mystery series set in Los Angeles.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3037</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 4: Guest Belle Boggs</title>
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                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-4-guest-belle-boggs/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2019 09:15:29 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin talk about creating the perfect writing schedule, and talk with author Belle Boggs about her novel The Gulf, her non-fiction essays and about teaching writing.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin talk about creating the perfect writing schedule, and talk with author Belle Boggs about her novel The Gulf, her non-fiction essays and about teaching writing.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3331</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 3: Guest Patricia A. Smith</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 3: Guest Patricia A. Smith</itunes:title>
        <link>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-3-guest-patricia-a-smith/</link>
                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-3-guest-patricia-a-smith/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 17:16:54 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin talk about life colliding with writing schedules, and welcome guest Patricia A. Smith, author of The Year of Needy Girls, to discuss literature for and out of the LGBTQ experience.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meredith and Kristin talk about life colliding with writing schedules, and welcome guest Patricia A. Smith, author of The Year of Needy Girls, to discuss literature for and out of the LGBTQ experience.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3241</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Episode 2: Guest Kathryn Erskine</title>
        <itunes:title>Episode 2: Guest Kathryn Erskine</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-2-guest-kathryn-erskine/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2019 18:05:29 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Author hosts Meredith Cole and Kristin Swenson discuss feedback (giving and receiving) and how it's particularly important to them both at this stage of their writing. They're joined by novelist and children's book author Kathryn Erskine, who won the 2010 National Book Award for Young People's Literature for her novel, Mockingbird.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Author hosts Meredith Cole and Kristin Swenson discuss feedback (giving and receiving) and how it's particularly important to them both at this stage of their writing. They're joined by novelist and children's book author Kathryn Erskine, who won the 2010 National Book Award for Young People's Literature for her novel, Mockingbird.</p>
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        <title>Episode 1: Introduction</title>
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                    <comments>https://writersstory.podbean.com/e/episode-1-introduction-1549334553/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2019 20:42:33 -0600</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Author hosts Meredith Cole and Kristin Swenson share their stories, and tell how they each came to become writers. They discuss craft and the three-act structure, outlining (yay or nay), the quest, and more.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Author hosts Meredith Cole and Kristin Swenson share their stories, and tell how they each came to become writers. They discuss craft and the three-act structure, outlining (yay or nay), the quest, and more.</p>
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