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The Florida Writer Podcast

Welcome to The Florida Writer Podcast: A Discussion about Writing & Other Things brought to you by the Florida Writers Association. 

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Apr 30, 2022

Inspired by the beauty and harshness of nature, Susan Speranza embraces the Vermont landscape to develop plot, characters, and conflict. In this Florida Writer Podcast episode, host Alison Nissen chats with Susan Speranza about how language is to writing as notes are to music. Susan creates lyrical text that matches the...


Apr 23, 2022

Torn between keeping your book as a memoir or fictionalizing your story? Fret no longer! Consider exploring the new Autofiction genre! In this episode of the Florida Writer Podcast, host Alison Nissen chats with Lindsey Salatka about her autofiction novel Fish Heads and Duck Skin, embracing a new lens for the...


Apr 16, 2022

Publishing a book is exciting, finding creative ways to sell it is daunting. In this edition of the Flordia Writer Podcast, Host Alison Nissen chats with Suspenseful Women's Fiction author Kathy Nichols about finding new ways to market your book, breaking up with your agent, and managing impostor syndrome. 

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Apr 9, 2022

As a casual observation, conspiracy thriller author Henry Cox realized that most book clubs members are women and that many book clubs shy away from selecting thrillers as a genre. He also noticed that women enjoy reading thrillers. To entice book clubs to read his books, he suggests a wine and beer pairing based on his...


Apr 2, 2022

Miami-Dade County Poetry Ambassador Nicole Tallman shares how poetry can prompt community through participation. Using the concept of the Heroic Sonnet, Nicole and other residents share their inspiration with the citizens of Miami for Poetry Month. Nicole and Florida Writer Podcast host Alison Nissen also chat about...