Ep. 95: Catherine Ann Jones
Catherine Ann Jones discusses her new book, Heal Your Self with Writing, with host Fred Klein. They also talk about Catherine’s career as an actress, screenwriter, writing teacher, and author …
Ep. 76: Alison Bailey
Alison Bailey shares with host Fred Klein about her new novel XP which brings to life the legendary Pony Express. She also speaks about creating Runaway Horse Press, her journey to …
Ep. 55: Marilyn McMahon
Marilyn McMahon regales host Fred Klein with stories of her thirty five years of writing features in Santa Barbara.
Ep. 47: Kate Sexton
Kate Sexton takes host Fred Klein on a wild ride of her life story beginning with promoting The Beatles and culminating with her creation of the Pacific Institute for Professional …
Ep. 27: Grace Rachow
Host Fred Klein chats with Grace Rachow about her extensive history in the writing community in Santa Barbara and her role as Volunteer Coordinator (a.k.a. Queen of the Universe) at …
Ep. 19: Barney Brantingham
Longtime Santa Barbara columnist Barney Brantingham shares his perspective with host Fred Klein. Literary Gumbo: Barney Brantingham from Literary Gumbo on Vimeo.
Ideas for Writing an Article
Writing for magazines can be fun and sometimes you can even get paid to write an article. First you need to brainstorm some ideas. In On Writing Well William Zinsser …
How to Write Great Beginnings for Your Stories
The beginning of a new year is a good time to think about how we begin our stories. When you pick up a novel or short story where do you …
Your Character’s Point of View
Once you’ve fleshed out your characters you have to decide how to tell the story. Whose eyes will the reader see through and how much information will they get? This …
Ep. 9: Laura Kath
Get ready for the holiday vacation with Laura Kath, author of Fun with the Family Southern California and head of Mariah Marketing, who chats with host Fred Klein about her …