Category: Writers Forum

Writers?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ Forum is hosted by Dr. Betty Parker Duff and is a new program at WERU designed to bring you the voices of Maine writers from all over the state but especially from the coastal region.

Writers Forum 10/14/10

Producer/Host: Joan Clemons
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Writing-fiction and non-fiction

How to find waterfalls in Maine. What are the many ways to get your work published? Are writing schedules and keeping a journal important?

Guests: Patricia Hughes, www.patriciahughes.net, phughes@myfairpoint.net; Anne Smallidge, smallidgea@yahoo.com

Writers Forum 5/13/10

Producer/Host: Joan Clemons

Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic:  Multi-tasking writing jobs– free lancing, radio writing

How to use your writing talents for work?  How to market your work?  How to use powers of observation?

Guests: Tom Seymour, www.blogspot.wildplantsandwoolybears.com;  Annie Stillwater Gray, www.spiritguides.cc ; Andy Wendell, www.welcomeradio.com

Writers Forum 4/8/10

Producer/Host: Joan Clemons

Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topics:

“Where Cool Waters Flow” by Randy Spencer;   Levi Bridge’s bike trip thru Asia and Europe

How did the writing work get started?  Where and how do these writers work?  How does one get a travelogue published?

Guest:

Levi Bridges, LOSBridges@gmail.com, www.paneurasianbiketrip.com  Randy Spencer, www.RandySpencer.com

Writers Forum 3/11/10

Producer/Host:  Joan Clemons

Studio Engineer: Joel Mann

Susan Shetterly from Surry reads from her just-published book,  Settled in the Wild. Cynthia Thayer from Gouldsboro, author of three novels–Strong for Potatoes, A Certain Slant of Light, and A Brief Lunacy, reads from her new work. Jacqueline Michaud of Stonington reads from her recent book White Clouds and other work.
Where can these recent books be bought?  How do writers deal with relatives and friends who appear in your work?  How do you go about writing an historical novel?

Writers Forum 2/11/10

Producer/Host:  J0an Clemons

Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Local writers read from, and discuss their work

What is a Sestina?  How do you write a column?  How do you weave personal experiences into your writing?

Guests:

Ellie O’Leary, 207-475-6130, ellieoleary@gmail.com, www.WritingThruIt.blogspot.com

Sarah Smiley, sarahsmiley@gmail.com, www.sarahsmiley.com

Writers Forum 1/14/10

Producer/Host:  Joan Clemons

Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Poetry

How do music and poetry collaborate?  What is the Sardine Festival?  How are family situations addressed in poetry?

Guests: Karin Spitfire, kspit@gwi.net, http://sardinesong.blogspot,com/ ;   Barbara Maria, writecenter@gmail.com .  The CD 108 Names ~ Poems to the Divine by Barbara Maria is available at iTunes and other digital music outlets.(http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/108-names-poems-to-the-divine/id346358204).