Wine, Women and Words

Michele makes a point of reminding all of us that we are discussing fictional murder in this episode.

Jennifer talks about the surprising history of the fortune cookie; where we can learn more about plotting our fictional murder and what makes a cozy mystery.

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We sit down with Sophie Wan to talk about her new book The Women of Good Fortune, the challenge of writing a good heist and the importance of having a good team behind you.

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Diana gets to sit down and chat with author Gareth Brown about The Book of Doors. We discuss the importance of first lines, writing during the pandemic and how to write the best book you can.

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We chat with Paulette Kennedy about her latest book, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport. Diana and Paulette talk about their shared fundamentalist past, agency, and we get a stark reminder that the 90s was more that 10 years ago.

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We chat with Chanel about her upcoming book House on Biscayne Bay, along with some of the history of that time-period. Diana and Chanel fangirl over the Scrivener drafting program and our current favorite book series.

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Diana and Lisa talk about the famous setting for The Wedding Party, the importance of reliability over likeability in a character, and why Lisa started writing under a pen name.

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We are chatting with Rita Woods about her most recent book, The Last Dreamwalker. In addition to having a mini writer's workshop, we discuss the Gula culture and it's influence on the book.

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We chat with Kristina Forest about her new novel The Partner Plot and our own take on what comes first the character or the plot.

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While chatting with Seressia Glass about her novel Game On, we touch on the racism and sexism in the gaming industry. We talk about tropes in romance and why only writers understand the phrase, "My characters talk to me."

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We sit down with Alex Martin to talk about the horrors of HOAs and why it is the perfect place to set a rom-com. We also discuss some of the finer points that go into the making of a rom-com novel.

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