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Fiction Writers Episodes

April 3, 2025

Ep. 941 – South of the Yangtze with Flora Qian (@FloraQian)

“It often takes years to understand our feelings and those reasons when at a time we already have a gut feeling about it.” – Flora Qian

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March 31, 2025

Ep. 939 – Empathy, Hope, and the Power of Animal Connection with Melo…

“I believe that if you have a mission and a passion in life, the universe will conspire in some way to help you with that.” – Melody Horrill

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March 16, 2025

Ep. 930 – How to Take Your Words From the Mental Stage to the Physica…

“When you're taking on a new role as an actor, you do a lot of digging into what makes your character tick and what's not on the page that you need to know to bring that character to life. So, a lot of that translates to helping fiction authors create their own characters.” – Sarah Welch

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Jan. 8, 2025

Ep. 911 – The Charcuterie Board of Short Stories with William Klem (@…

“It’s a nice gift when inspiration drops out of thin air, but if you want to take your craft seriously, you need to take responsibility for creating your own inspiration by building your own habits and doing it consistently.” – William Klem

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Dec. 16, 2024

#Bonus Ep. – Blending Executive Coaching with Fiction to Foster Conne…

“When I'm writing, characters come into the book that I hadn't planned for, and they just pop in and insist on being part of the story. Out of the mess comes the magic, and out of the mess comes the beauty.” – Kae Wagner

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Dec. 10, 2024

Ep. 907 – A Leader's Leap Into Dystopian Fiction with Dr. C.C. Robins…

"I saw people in their apocalypse, their version of the apocalypse. They not only survived it, but they did so with hope and with courage, forgiving each other and working together across the lines where they normally would have been at odds." – C.C. Robinson

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Nov. 23, 2024

Ep. 904 – From The Bronx To The Navy And Back As A Cowboy with Dilgil…

“You gotta throw a little spice into whatever it is that you're doing, regardless of whether everybody's got the same idea.” – Dilgilio Rodriguez

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Nov. 22, 2024

Ep. 903 – Somewhere in Minnesota with Jayna Locke (@jaynalocke | @jay…

“I literally have been writing all my life, and it's just really in the last five or six years that I finally knuckled down and said, ‘I really want to do something with this. I really want my stories out there.’” – Jayna Locke

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Oct. 29, 2024

Ep. 898 – From Tech to Tales with Dr. Afarin Bellisario (@afarin_afar…

“Fear is not a reason for being a coward. You can be very courageous and still have a lot of fear.” – Dr. Afarin Bellisario

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Oct. 26, 2024

Ep. 897 – Death's Pale Flag with Dr. Gary Simonds (@garyrsimonds)

“One of the goals I was hoping for the book is for people to understand just how fragile this all is and to appreciate the people we care about.” – Dr. Gary Simonds

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Oct. 14, 2024

Ep. 895 – Songs For Ivy with Carlos K. Baker

“Don’t be afraid to be yourself.” – Carlos Baker

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Oct. 10, 2024

#WintheWellnessWAR Bonus Ep. – A Soul’s Journey with Victor Acquista…

“Life's too serious to take seriously.” – Victor Acquista, M.D.

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Aug. 16, 2024

Ep. 880 – Success Insights from a Wall Street Journal Bestselling Aut…

"Technology has changed so much that the gatekeepers are no more. There's nothing stopping people from writing a book except themselves." – Christopher Greyson

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Aug. 12, 2024

Ep. 876 – Nurturing Through Narrative with Dr. Lisa Dorsey

“When I talk about wanting the characters to come alive, I'm really wanting to show people how to take care of their soul, heart, mind and decision making.” – Dr. Lisa Dorsey

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July 23, 2024

Ep. 869 – Author vs. AI with Alison McBain (@AlisonMcBain)

“Most of what writers do is out of love of it. We love creating. We love telling stories. So, to cut that out of the human experience, I think is sort of sad.” – Alison McBain

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