Is it possible for a sixteen-year-old girl to prove up on a homestead claim? Kirby Larson can tell you in her Newberry winning novel, Hattie Big Sky.

If you've worked as a clown, can you turn that experience into a novel? You can if you're Monica Drake.

What's it like to take a toddler on the road when you're in a band? Jackie Weissman inteviews Zia McCabe of The Dandy Warhols about music and carseats.

Is she a poet, a concert pianist, or both? Only Oni Buchanan knows for sure.

How do writers decide how much sex to put in those sex scenes? Author Marc Acito shares his sex scene wisdom with us and much more!

Would you like to know how to found an award-winning string quartet? Find out from musician Charlton Lee.

What does an award-winning poet do for a day job? Find out from Jon Woodward.

What's it like to work on reality TV shows such as Road Rules, The Real World, and The Simple Life? Just ask reality TV producer Kevin Lee.

What happens to animal and plant life after a nuclear disaster? Find out from Mary Mycio, author of Wormwood Forest: A Natural History of Chernobyl.

What happens when an author turns autobiography into fiction? Find out from Cheryl Strayed, author of Torch.


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