Category Archives: Writing advice

Margaret Peterson Haddix and the Children of Exile

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Doug Dangler

I find dystopian novels one of the most interesting forms of science fiction. From 1984 to Fahrenheit 451, authors have created futures that we fear may come to pass (if they haven’t already). Margaret Peterson Haddix is known for her juvenile … Continue reading →

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Mary Kay Carson at 2018 Ohioana Book Festival

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Doug Dangler

She’s one of Ohioana’s authors for 30 Books in 30 Days, so catch Mary Kay Carson on our YouTube Channel!

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Heather Whaling: Spring cleaning your social media profile

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Doug Dangler

CEO and founder of Geben Communications, Heather Whaling is a fan of social media, not a surprise given her occupation. So the recent news about the Facebook privacy problems were of particular interest to her. Listen in while she describes … Continue reading →

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Jessica Knoll: working through anger

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Doug Dangler

Jessica Knoll’s Luckiest Girl Alive was the best-selling debut of 2015 and was optioned for a movie by Reese Witherspoon. Knoll recently wrote an article “What I Know” about some of the experience-based events of Luckiest Girl Alive. Join us for … Continue reading →

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Jill Bialosky: The Players in our lives

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Doug Dangler

-Andy Ross Home-runs and stadium chants do not typically fill the pages of a poetry collection, but then again, Jill Bialosky is not your typical poet. The Ohio native’s latest collection, The Players, uses the baseball diamond as a landscape … Continue reading →

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John Scalzi: how to stay employed as a writer

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Doug Dangler

-Andy Ross Writer John Scalzi is an Ohio resident and the author of several award-winning science fiction novels. He also runs a popular blog, Whatever. Scalzi was the recipient of the 2016 Governor’s Award for the Arts in Ohio. Scalzi … Continue reading →

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Dara Naraghi and Brent Bowman: creators of Persia Blues

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Doug Dangler

-Andy Ross This past December, local graphic artists Dara Naraghi and Brent Bowman released Persia Blues Volume 2: Love and War on independent publisher NBM. The story interweaves ancient Persian mythology with the story of young Minoo Shirazi coming to … Continue reading →

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Nicole Reber: Frank Lloyd Wright in his underwear and other literary writing topics

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Doug Dangler

What kind of childhood frustration leads one to be a writer? Central Ohio nonfiction writer Nichole Reber’s path to a career in writing was sparked by her mother reading to her and Nichole’s curiosity about how her mother did this … Continue reading →

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Audrey Niffenegger: The Time Traveler’s Wife author brings the ghosts

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Doug Dangler

Ray Bradbury and the apocalypse. Edgar Allen Poe and pet abuse. Nothing sentimental or lovely: Audrey Niffenegger’s latest book, Ghostly, will haunt your reading hours. Listen in for her discussion of the writing, loss, and which story she’d have most liked to … Continue reading →

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Neil Gaiman, Veronica Roth, and Vienna Teng on Creativity

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Doug Dangler

I love reactions and dialogue, so I got some immensely talented folks into a recording studio and played some snippets from past Craft interviews for them to get their take on aspects of creativity. Specifically, Columbus illustrators Dominic LaRiccia and Drew … Continue reading →

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