Episodes

Dec. 31, 2020

Ep 68: The Publishing Year in Review with Michael Bourret

This Creative Life is moving! The pod's new home , where you can find out more about what I've got planned for the new paid subscriber options. Meanwhile, the interview episodes as you've always known them will continue to show up in your feed,...

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Nov. 22, 2020

Ep 67: Unedited with Christian McKay Heidicker

Author of Newbery Honor Book Scary Stories for Young Foxes

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Oct. 23, 2020

Ep 66: Daniel Nayeri: Author, Editor, Publisher, Joy Rebel

If you don't stop, you're unstoppable.

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Oct. 4, 2020

Ep 65: Bestselling Author Courtney Summers

Sadie, The Project, All the Rage, chickpeas

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June 8, 2020

Ep 61: Author Liara Tamani

Calling My Name & All the Things We Never Knew

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May 31, 2020

Ep 60: Author Debbi Michiko Florence

Debbi Michiko Florence made a long term commitment to the writing life almost 20 years ago--when she didn't know just how long it would turn out to be. Her story is an inspiring one made of hard work, stubbornness, and friend...

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May 21, 2020

Ep 59: Writer/Director Scott Teems

The Quarry, Holbrook/Twain, Rectify, Narcos

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May 7, 2020

Ep 58: Author Jasmine Guillory

You may think Jasmine Guillory came out of nowhere and saw overnight success with her 2018 hit contemporary romance novel, The Wedding Date, not to mention its follow-up best sellers. But Jasmine's writing story goes back a l...

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April 13, 2020

Ep 56: Jeff Garvin Midisode & The Lightness of Hands

Joseph Campbell vs Robert McKee sort of

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April 6, 2020

Ep 55: Katie Cotugno and Sara Have New Books!

Publishing in a world where everything is canceled

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March 31, 2020

Ep 54: Writer & Teacher Daniel Bowman, Jr.

Sara talks with Dan Bowman, Jr., about writing, teaching, and about being #ActuallyAutistic. Watch for Notes from the Spectrum next year and stick around to the end of the episode to hear Dan read a poem. For the full show no...

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March 21, 2020

Author and Teacher Brandy Colbert - Ep 53

The first full episode of the 2020 Reboot!

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May 20, 2015

Author Coe Booth – This Creative Life ep 41

Coe Booth was one of the first YA writers I met when I started mingling with authors as a soon-to-be-published newbie. (I believe our first conversation was about Estelle Getty being alive or dead–she was alive, at the time.)...

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March 26, 2015

TCL Archives: Malinda Lo (Ep 38, 2015)

We’re back, and with a vengeance! In this first TCL episode of 2015 (a wee bit late, I admit), I had the great pleasure of talking to Malinda Lo, author of young adult novels and co-founder of the Diversity in YA project. We covered a lot of ground

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Sept. 13, 2014

Bestselling Author E. Lockhart – This Creative Life ep 36

E. Lockhart is the author of nine–nine!–novels for young adults, a host of other books under the name Emily Jenkins, and short and collaborative projects. Her 2008 release–The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks–was ...

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