Novelist Spotlight

• Episode 189: Novelist Spotlight #189: A conversation with Pulitzer Prize finalist Vauhini Vara

  In the spotlight is Vauhini Vara — writer, journalist, editor, fiction writer, essayist and playwright. Her debut novel, The Immortal King Rao, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her story collection, This is Salvaged, was longlisted for The Story Prize and the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award. A nonfiction book, Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age, was published earlier this year.She began her journalism career as a technology reporter at the Wall Street Journal and later launched, edited and wrote for the business section of the New Yorker’s website. Since then, her writing has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Wired, and elsewhere. She is a Businessweek contributing writer and can sometimes be found working as a story editor at the New York Times Magazine.   Learn more about Vauhini Vara here: https://www.vauhinivara.com/ Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol. Check out his novels here: https://snip.ly/yz18no       Write to Mike Consol at [email protected] 

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• Episode 188: Novelist Spotlight #188: Book publicists Gretchen Koss and Meg Walker of Tandem Literary

  In the spotlight are book publicists and Tandem Literary business partners Gretchen Koss and Meg Walker, who have more than 40 years of combined experienced in the business. They have represented authors ranging from Elmore Leonard and Terry McMillan to Suze Orman, Mary Karr and Lance Armstrong.  We discuss:   >> What book publicists do >> How to choose the right publicist >> What they are expected to deliver to their clients >> When a publicist should be hired >> What book publicists expect of their clients >> The costs involved >> Which genres are hottest >> Etc.  Learn more about Tandem Literary here: https://tandemliterary.com/  Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol. Check out his novels here: https://snip.ly/yz18no       Write to Mike Consol at [email protected] 

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• Episode 187: Novelist Spotlight #187: The branding/advertising professional who turned fiction writer

  In the spotlight is Jim Gregory, who publishes under the byline Dr. James R. Gregory and has 40 years of experience in advertising and branding, and he is an expert on corporate brand management. After successfully exiting the business, he embarked on a new direction — writing fiction. He soon discovered his favorite strategy was writing short reads in the form of novellas, stories that can be enjoyed in just one sitting — such as an evening at home or a cross-country flight.Jim Gregory has written four works of fiction. They are titled "Small Fortunes," "Stones in a Glass House," "Fortune Teller," and "Zephyr’s War."   We discuss:  >> Branding and marketing >> The top brands among novelists >> Short versus long writing >> Padding novels >> Organic writing >> Etc.  Learn more about Jim Gregory here: https://jamesrgregory-books.com  Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol. Check out his novels here: https://snip.ly/yz18no     Write to Mike Consol at [email protected] 

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• Episode 186: Novelist Spotlight #186: Novelist and short story writer Janice Deal

  In the spotlight is Janice Deal, the author of two novels titled THE BLUE DOOR and THE SOUND OF RABBITS, and two short story collections titled THE DECLINE OF PIGEONS, and a linked collection titled STRANGE ATTRACTORS. THE DECLINE OF PIGEONS was a was a Flannery O’Connor Award finalist, and THE SOUND OF RABBITS was a finalist for both the Many Voices Project annual competition, and the Black Lawrence Press Big Moose Prize.  We discuss:  >> Short stories versus novels>> Open versus closed story endings>> George Saunders >> Stephen King>> Movies >> Gesture drawings >> Honing copy >> Etc.  Learn more about Janice Deal here: https://www.janicedeal.com Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol. Check out his novels here: https://snip.ly/yz18no   Write to Mike Consol at [email protected] 

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• Episode 185: Novelist Spotlight #185: Detective writer Tracy Clark’s five tips for creating characters readers will cherish

  In the spotlight is Tracy Clark, a Chicago native and the author of the award-winning Cass Raines Chicago Mystery series, featuring ex-cop turned private investigator Cassandra Raines, and the detective Harriet Foster series, featuring Harriet Foster, a homicide detective with the Chicago Police Department. Two tough, smart, African American female characters working the mean streets of the Windy City.  We discuss:  >> Creating characters >> Cassandra Raines >> Harriet Foster >> Chicago >> Deep-dish pizza >> Organic versus outlined writing >> Key writing advice >> Literary influences >> Etc.  Learn more about Tracy Clark here: https://tracyclarkbooks.com  Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol. Check out his novels here: https://snip.ly/yz18no   Write to Mike Consol at [email protected] 

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