Posts Tagged: ‘Gail Carson Levine’

A Special RTP Update: Guest Hosts and Writers, Accomplishments and News!

May 30, 2012 Posted by Brion Humphrey

 

Throughout the course of this podcast, Dave and I have been like a couple of escaped mental patients, stalking host after glorious host, strapping them down and forcing them to participate in an experiment that neither one of us believed would be as monumental, thrilling, or just plain fun as this ride has been.

Add to that our guest writers, who came aboard (often tentatively and for good reason) with the skeleton of a story draped across their outstretched arms, hoping, believing, and trusting us to conjure flesh to bone, blood to muscle, and breathe to life what would inevitably lead us all to that one thing we strive to achieve every week on our show: Literary Gold! 

But what happens after the microphones are unplugged and our guests, hosts and writers alike, fall into the dead air silence at the end of the episode?  Where do they go?  What do they do?  What awesomeness prevails beyond the Roundtable Podcast in the darkened writers’ studios and closet offices?

Well, now that I’ve mixed about every metaphor known to man, let’s find out.  It truly is an honor to have the time that we’ve had with the amazing people that have agreed to give up several hours of their busy lives to chew the fat with Dave and I, so here’s a quick update on some of the great people we’ve shared the mic with and a sampling of the awesomeness they’re radiating.

 

J. Daniel Sawyer  Seriously, does this guy ever sleep? (more…)

Workshop Episode 4 (Guest Host: Gail Carson Levine)

March 27, 2012 Posted by Dave Robison

The Roundtable Podcast, Workshop Episode 3, with Gail Carson Levine and Jacci TurnerGail Carson Levine, recognized by the New York Times, LA Times, Library Journal and numerous other Best-Seller lists, joins us at the table to discuss Jacci Turner’s intriguing YA tale of time-travel. Everyone weighs in and, by the end of the episode, Jacci departs with a large bag of Roundtable Podcast gold. (Also, you don’t want to miss Gail’s Showcase Episode)

PROMO: Full-Cast Podcast – http://www.fullcastpodcast.com/

Workshop Episode 4 (Guest Host: Gail Carson Levine)

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And just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, you can check out this episode on iTunes, too!

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20 Minutes with Gail Carson Levine

March 23, 2012 Posted by Dave Robison

 

Gail Carson Levine

Gail Carson Levine

Gail Carson Levine - best-selling author (on just about every literary list) of Ella Enchanted and many more delightful tales and fairytale re-visionings – takes a few minutes from her blog and website and her latest creations to join us at the Roundtable. From her unconventional background to her current successes, Gail generously shares the unique and insightful perspectives on her craft and how she approaches it.  (and don’t miss Gail’s Workshop Episode!)

PROMO: Scott Roche’s 52 Weeks of Indie

Showcase Episode: 20 Minutes with Gail Carson Levine

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Listen to this episode on iTunes

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Literary Alchemist: Gail Carson Levine

February 28, 2012 Posted by Dave Robison

Gail Carson Levine

Gail Carson Levine

Showcase Episode: 20 Minutes with Gail Carson Levine

Workshop Episode: Workshop Episode 4

Website:  http://www.gailcarsonlevine.com/

Blog:  http://gailcarsonlevine.blogspot.com/

Bio

I grew up in upper Manhattan, Washington Heights to be exact, a hilly, pretty neighborhood. My family lived across the street from P.S. 173, my elementary school, and from a park where I used to climb what my friends and I called the “danger” rocks, which were part of the palisades that overlook the Hudson River. Going up, clinging to cracks with my fingertips, terrified, I’d think, “If I live, I will never do this again.” When I reached the top I’d work my way down and start over just as frightened as before.

From third grade through high school I wrote stories and poems, and a few of my poems were published in an anthology of student writing, but I never thought of becoming a writer. The authors of most of my favorite childhood books were dead (Mark Twain, L.M. Montgomery, Louisa May Alcott, Anna Sewell). I knew a few artists because my dad owned a commercial art studio, and I saw actors in the movies and on stage, but I didn’t think of writing as work that any modern person did. (more…)

Episode Schedule: MARCH 2012

February 26, 2012 Posted by Dave Robison

We have some fabulous episodes lined up for March!

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Irrational Fears

February 11, 2012 Posted by Dave Robison

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Fear is the great un-balancer.  It distorts and narrows our awareness until we can only see what’s directly in front of us, whether it’s the blank page, or that query letter to an editor, or the send button on an email to someone who doesn’t know you.

When Brion and I made the commitment to launch this podcast, the first step was to make a list of authors to have on the show as Guest Hosts.  We set our sights high… we wanted great discussions with credible and creative individuals. We built our wish list of dream hosts and, looking at it, I remember thinking, “Oh yeah… I’d listen to that podcast.”

First on the list was J. Daniel Sawyer.  I knew his site and clicked the “Contact” link… and froze.  I had drafted a brief introduction – very formal without being stiff – hoping it conveyed that we were more than just a couple schmucks on a lark.  I pasted it into the contact page… and my pulse started pounding in my ears.  I was scared… terrified, to be honest. (more…)