A guest episode in which Kelsey chats with author Dana Fraedrich about books, writing, reading, and being so much cooler than Kelsey could ever hope to be. Dana is a super talented fantasy author with a Steampunk series out called Broken Gears. We chat about the steampunk aesthetic and genre and her hipster ways. Dana…
Dana Fraedrich’s Proustish Questionnaire
Dana is our March guest on Read.Write.Repeat! She is a kickass author of Steampunk Fantasy and all sorts of wonderful imaginings. You don’t want to miss what she has to say during the episode, which will air March 18th. Read more about Dana here or check out a teaser of her novel, Into the Fire…
Meet Dana Fraedrich
Dana is our March guest on Read.Write.Repeat! She is a kickass author of Steampunk Fantasy and all sorts of wonderful imaginings. You don’t want to miss what she has to say during the episode, which will air March 18th. In the meantime, read a teaser of her novel, Into the Fire. While you’re at it,…
How Life Changes as a Published Author
A guest post by Abigail Shepherd A friend asked me the other day if I thought people would be intimidated by the fact that I’m a published author. I had to admit that I hadn’t thought about it. But I said I hoped not. Well, I can now tell you that they’re not. I…
Coming in August
Don’t miss this week’s Podcast, The Grey Champion & Hoary Beards! In it, Kaisha and I discuss two of Hawthorne’s short stories, one of which has a bit of a brouhaha with the devil. I tell you all about space pickles, and when not to pickle things and Kaisha obsesses over a book she’s been…
Nerding Out: fungus gifts, book loaning problems, snort laughing, short story drinking-Ep.6
A 30-minute tangent episode in which we bring you discussions and bloopers that were cut from various episodes or captured when we left the mic running. What started as a discussion of Romanticism turned into a contemplation of our emotionally devoid culture, interesting death rituals, and other strange tangents on emotionality. Kaisha talks moss—surprise, surprise—and…
The Gold Bug & Contracted Intimacy: wet cows, glass castles full of books, Vulcan field trips-Ep.5
Show Notes A 60-minute episode in which we discuss commonplace journals (and Kelsey’s random note-taking), a dream bookstore that presents you with your writing needs and looks like a forest, naughty Renaissance literature, the Enlightenment as told through Spock, and Poe’s “The Gold Bug.” Welcome to Read.Write.Repeat. This month we will be giving away a…
The Grande Breteche & Coquettish Behavior: reading nirvana, writing agony, Victorian Bones-Ep. 3
Show Notes A 60-Minute episode in which we discuss in which we discuss reading nirvanas, harsh feedback (and Kelsey’s bruised ego), Star Trek’s Dr. McCoy as a Victorian, and Balzac’s “The Grande Breteche.” Inspiration and cackling laughter abounds. Welcome to Read.Write.Repeat. This month we will be giving away a copy of The Queen of Blood…
Rip Van Winkle & Termagant Women: characterization, drunken naps, Romanticism & Captain Kirk-Ep. 2
Show Notes A 60-minute episode in which we discuss getting drunk and falling asleep for twenty years, Washington Irving’s fantastic characterization, the one book Kaisha refuses to read, and Kelsey’s insistence that Captain Kirk is the ideal Romantic Era hero. This month we will be giving away an unopened leather bound Great Expectations – we…
Gateway Books: reading addiction anonymous, book loaning taboos, writing dreams & nightmares-Ep.1
Show Notes Read.Write.Repeat Episode 1: A 30-minute mini-episode in which we discuss gateway books to a reading addiction, awkward bookish moments, and our goals with this podcast. Welcome to Read.Write.Repeat! We are excited to have you. Meet your hosts: Kaisha owns a bookstore and has worked in the book industry forever. She is THE bookiest…