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Kristin and Meredith chat with an old friend of Meredith's (from her Brooklyn days), Dina Honour. Dina talks about her journey to becoming a published author, her life as an expatriate, and her essay collection, There’s Some Place Like Home: Lessons From a Decade Abroad, as well as her memoir, It’s a Lot to Unpack.
 
 

Katrin Schumann (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!).  

Kristin and Meredith talk about using their life experiences in their fiction and then chat with author Julia Ridley Smith about her short story collection Sex Romp Gone Wrong.

Kristin and Meredith talk about revising books they've been working on for a long time, and interview author Steve Weddle about his writing journey and new book The County Line, an Amazon First Reads selection.
 

For their 50th episode, Kristin and Meredith reflect on a year of writing and exciting guests in 2023.

Kristin and Meredith talk about how hard it is for them to write short stories (and why), and then interview friend and author Jody Hobbs Hesler about her short story collection What Makes You Think You're Supposed to Feel Better.