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tctpod-season1-04: The podcast based on the book based on the movie (with Kate Maruyama)

October 20, 2013 by yuvi

In this podcast episode, I talk to Kate Maruyama. She is the author of the novel Harrowgate, which just came out in September and hit #3 on the Kindle horror bestseller list. Kate and I usually check-in using an ancient telephone contraption, but I tricked her into Skyping so I could record some of the cool things she says about the writing process. Two things we focus on: Kate’s background in screenwriting, and her keen editing abilities. Enjoy!

Show notes:

  • Kate Maruyama’s website
  • Kate’s debut novel, Harrowgate
  • Share your own ghost stories at Kate’s blog
  • Annotation Nation, a site Kate runs with Diane Sherlock that contains some really thought-provoking annotations on books
  • Kit Reed, Kate’s mother, a great writer whose latest book is The Story Until Now
  • American Dream Machine by Matthew Specktor, which is Specktor’s compelling book that takes place in 1960s and 1970s Hollywood
  • Rob Roberge, kick ass mentor and writer, whose latest book is The Cost of Living
  • Leonard Chang, kick ass mentor and writer, whose upcoming book, Triplines, is coming out in Spring of 2014
  • Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction by Jeff Vandermeer
  • Scrivener, a kick ass program that helps writers organize their book
  • Have I overused the word “kick ass” in these show notes?
  • I fear that I have.
  • Sorry.
  • It’s not you, it’s me.
  • I’m full of shame.
  • Really.

Video inspired by the conversation

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Link to audio

Filed Under: z podcast archive Tagged With: editing, interviews, literary, the-creative-turn, writing

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