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Play It Brave PodcastHow to Write Your Story with Marion Roach SmithIn this episode, I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with the incredible Marion Roach Smith—author, memoir coach, and one of the most no-nonsense, truth-telling voices in the writing world. We talked all about memoir writing—what it is, what it isn’t, and why it’s one of the most powerful tools for making sense of your life and sharing your story with the world. Marion shares how her background in journalism shaped her writing process, and how she developed what she calls the “memoir algorithm”—a simple but profound method to help you find the unive...2025-08-0733 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 147 Calliope NicholasCalliope Nicholas is the Co-Director and Manager of Residency Programs at Millay Arts, the artists residency program situated at the former home of Edna St. Vincent Millay, in Austerlitz, New York. The mission of Millay Arts is to support "the work and creative process of multidisciplinary artists through a range of residencies that enrich lives and communities locally and globally.” For those who do not know, a residency is a gift of time and space for creatives. Listen in as Calliope Nicholas and Qwerty Podcast host, Marion Roach Smith, talk about how and when to apply, why to apply an...2025-07-1126 min
The Media OdysseyTHINKING LIKE A CREATOR with BBC Studios, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Kiell Smith-BynoeWelcome to a special edition of The Media Odyssey Podcast from the buzzing beachfront of Cannes Lions! Hosts Marion Ranchet and Evan Shapiro explore the collision of traditional media, streaming giants, and the creator economy in an environment buzzing with brand activations and bold narratives. With viewership migrating to digital but ad dollars lagging behind, the episode dives into how media organizations are rethinking measurement, monetization, and storytelling.They’re joined by three influential voices leading that transformation: Jasmine Dawson, SVP Digital at BBC Studios; Kiell Smith-Bynoe, actor on Ghosts and digital-native performer; and Amelia Dimoldenberg, cr...2025-07-0344 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 144 Shannon DowneyShannon Downey, also known as Baddass Cross Stitch, is an artist, activist, craftivist, community builder, and general instigator. Her work inspires others to take action, think, discuss, engage with democracy and their community, and find some digital/analog balance. Her award-winning work can be found in galleries, museums, and private collections around the world and has been featured in outlets including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Atlas Obscura, Fast Company, and i-D, and books including Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Signs of Resistance: A Visual History of Protest in America. Her debut book is Le...2025-05-3030 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 142 Jessica GutierrezJessica Gutierrez is a former journalist who has earned several awards for her work and is the current author of A Product of Genetics and Day Drinking: A Never Coming of Age Story, just published by Tiny Reparations House, a division of Penguin Random House. Listen in as she and host Marion Roach Smith discuss writing memoir, and specifically how to identify oneself in the world in order to write from there. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey t...2025-05-0226 min
Neurodivergent SpotNeurodivergence and Getting Things Done with Brittany SmithSummary:In this episode of Neurodivergent Spot, Sam Marion talks with ADHD productivity and technology coach Brittany Smith. With a background in cognitive neuroscience, Brittany brings insight and humor to a conversation about burnout, brain breaks, body doubling, and the surprising power of the right tech tools. They discuss common myths about productivity, how to work with your brain, and the importance of joyful downtime.Quotes:"Your brain's going to have a downtime—either it's scrolling you'll feel bad about, or it's going to be a fun thing on purpose."...2025-04-2221 min
Layers of LeadershipNavigating Leadership Challenges: Faith, Identity, and Self-Care in Ministry with Rev. Dr. Efrem SmithIn this episode of the "Layers of Leadership" podcast, host Dr. Michael Marion Jr. interviews Rev. Dr. Efrem Smith, a pastor, consultant, speaker, and author. Rev. Smith shares his journey from growing up in a predominantly Black church in Indianapolis to becoming a pastor. He discusses the influence of mentors, his initial aspirations in sports and theater, and his eventual calling to ministry. The conversation highlights the importance of community support, adaptability in leadership, and self-care. Rev. Smith emphasizes lifelong learning and the transformative power of faith in shaping effective leadership.2025-04-0942 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 140 Gloria HuangGloria L. Huang is a freelance writer whose fiction has appeared in literary journals including Michigan Quarterly Review, The Threepenny Review, Chicago Quarterly Review, Witness Magazine, Massachusetts Review, Pleiades, Southern Humanities Review, Fiction Magazine, North American Review, Arts & Letters, Washington Square Review, The Chattahoochee Review, Gargoyle Magazine, Sycamore Review, and The Antigonish Review. Her debut novel, KAYA OF THE OCEAN has been selected as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection, American Booksellers Association Indies Introduce selection, and Indie Next selection. It is just out from Penguin Random House. Listen in to this episode of The Qwerty Podcast, as s...2025-03-2825 min
Simply Write w/ Polly CampbellMarion Roach Smith: Master Class in Memoir"You've got to habituate your creativity," says renowned memoirist and teacher Marion Roach Smith. "Be hospitable to your writing."That means making time for your writing and doing it when you are at your creative peak.Then, says Roach Smith, you've got to sit down and discover what your story is really about and spill it out on the page. She tells you how in this episode. Listen up. This episode is will make you better writer. At least it did that for me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...2025-01-1331 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 134 Sarah LaBrieSarah LaBrie is a TV writer, librettist and memoirist whose new memoir, No One Gets to Fall Apart, is just out from Harper Collins. Listen in as host Marion Roach Smith asks the author about the vulnerability needed to write memoir, how to find the language for defining ourselves and writing about family mental illness. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know. To learn more, join The Memoir Project free newsletter list and keep...2025-01-1025 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 133 Liz MorrowLiz Morrow is a ghost writer and collaborator for thought leaders and and industry experts. With Ariel Curry, she runs Hungry Authors, which coaches authors to publish their books. They have co-authored the new book, Hungry Authors, The Indispensable Guide to Planning, Writing and Publishing a Nonfiction Book, just out from Rowman and Littlefield. Listen in while host Marion Roach Smith interviews Liz Morrow on what authors need to know to write and publish nonfiction books. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and...2024-12-2724 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 131 Sara SherbillSarah Sherbill's memoir, There was Night and There was Morning: A Memoir of Trauma and Redemption, is just out from Union Sq. and Co., and chronicles a road to redemption after her father, a beloved rabbi in an Orthodox Chicago community is also a man who abuses his family. In Sarah's role in the family, she is the secret keeper, until a secret so grave is revealed that creates the demand to write it all down. Her work, including a remarkable full-page opinion piece in the Sunday New York Times, explores redemption and it complexities. Listen in as author...2024-11-2925 min
Country Roots ShowMarion’s Country Roots Show du 05-10-2024 (country-roots@sfr.fr)Titre & ArtisteBOTTLE TO THE BOTTOM-DIERKS BENTLEY & KRIS KRISTOFFERSON ** WHY ME LORD-KRIS KRISTOFFERSON ** GOOD LOVE (SHOULDN'T FEEL SO BAD)-KRIS KRISTOFFERSON ** SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN-JOHNNY CASH ** ENOUGH FOR YOU-GENE WATSON ** FOR THE GOOD TIMES-RAY PRICE ** HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT-SAMMI SMITH ** OLD CLETUS-ANTHONY WRIGHT ** HOW LONG-THE EAGLES ** YOU'RE ONLY LONELY-FINIS SMITH ** AIN'T LOVE GRAND-FINIS SMITH ** ABILENE-GEORGE HAMILTON IV ** CALLING FROM THE CAR-GEORGE STRAIT ** HONKY TONK HALL OF FAME-GEORGE STRAIT & CHRIS STAPLETON ** JIMMY'S DEAD AND GONE-J.P. HARRIS ** FOGGY HEADED MORNING-JASON KYLE WICKENS ** WHERE SHE AIN'T-JAY ERIC ** REALLY CAN'T COMPLAIN-BRIT KERR ** NO NEED FOR KNOCKING-BILL KIRCHEN...2024-11-202h 00
The Vital Veda Podcast: Ayurveda | Holistic Health | Cosmic and Natural LawBuilding Emotional Health in Children: Strategies for Healing and Growth with Aware Parenting | Marion Rose, PhD #139Curious about how tuning into your child's emotions can transform both their world and yours? Join us for an eye-opening conversation with Marion Rose, PhD, a pioneer in Aware Parenting. Discover how this revolutionary approach goes beyond fulfilling basic needs and delves into the emotional depths of children, fostering their healing from stress and trauma.In this episode, Marion reveals the power of emotional expression—be it crying or laughing—in nurturing a child's well-being and fostering a more compassionate society. We explore how attentive parenting can uncover deep-seated emotions and the vital role of physical closeness and...2024-09-181h 44QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 125 Rusty GearRusty Gear is an Americana recording artist whose work explores the story of the USA and for whom the Qwerty Podcast host, Marion Roach Smith, writes lyrics. In this episode, they explore working together as creatives. What is the nature of good artistic collaboration? How do two writers work together? Listen in as we explore those themes and much more. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know. To learn more, join The Memoir Project...2024-07-1228 min
Un autre chemin est possible[REDIFF ÉTÉ] Jennifer Hart-Smith : créer une activité de manière organiqueAujourd’hui, j’ai l'honneur d'accueillir au micro du podcast Jennifer Hart-Smith, naturopathe, traiteur et autrice qui nous livre un partage plein de générosité et de franchise sur la manière dont elle a crée son activité.Jennifer fait partie des personnes qui m'ont donné envie de devenir naturopathe. Je suis admirative de la manière dont elle a construit une activité tout à fait unique en confectionnant des pâtisseries magnifiques avec sa touche esthétique provenant du graphisme et en même temps l'approche plus saine et plus consciente de la naturopathique. J’ai tous ses livres...2024-07-1145 min
For Our DayLesson 21: Joseph Smith & Alma’s Church—Restoration & Persecution | Mosiah 18-24Did Mormon, when abridging the record, carefully select and highlight the formation of the Church of Christ in the days of Alma and Mosiah to correspond with the establishment of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in this dispensation? Resources mentioned in podcast:— "Socialism and the United Order" (Marion G. Romney) (Audio: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/marion-g-romney/socialism-united-order; Written transcript: https://latterdayconservative.com/articles/is-socialism-the-united-order/)— Homeschool Dropouts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5MLnSlnJQwWhat can we learn from the establishment of t...2024-05-1628 min
Momma Has GoalsSuccess in Business and Parenting with Marion WagnerThe incredible Marion Wagner is here for a deep dive into her inspiring journey from single mom to thriving entrepreneur. Marion's story is a testament to the power of resilience, determination, and pursuing one's dreams despite the odds.We delve into Marion's journey of balancing business growth with personal life and self-care, uncovering her secrets to identifying needle-moving tasks both in business and life. From blogging to business success, Marion shares invaluable insights on embracing change, making tough decisions, and attracting the right clients while setting boundaries.Throughout our chat, Marion addresses the fear of...2024-05-1449 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 118 Suzette MullenSuzette Mullen is the author of the new memoir, The Only Way Through is Out, just out from the University of Wisconsin Press. She is the founder of Your Story Finder, where she provides nonfiction book coaching. In 2021, she published a Tiny Love Story in The New York Times that was the seed that became her new book. Listen as she and host Marion Roach Smith discuss how to go from a short piece of memoir to a book, and so much more. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized...2024-04-0530 minCountry Roots ShowMarion’s country Roots Show du 23-03-2024 (country-roots@sfr.fr)Mon émission de Country Music qui passe en direct tous les samedis de 10 à 12h sur Radio Arc En Ciel (90.7 FM). Yeehaw !! Titre ArtisteHURRY UP WHISKEY-BEN MC PEAK ** FREDDY AIN'T READY-AMANDA CEVALLOS ** DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH A COWGIRL-ABE MAC ** SURE BE COOL IF YOU DID-BLAKE SHELTON ** THE LONG GOODBYE-BROOKS & DUNN ** LONG LIVE COUNTRY MUSIC-CODY JOHNSON & BROOKS & DUNN ** WE DANCED ANYWAY-DEANA CARTER ** COUNTRY GONNA BE ALRIGHT-DAVID ADAM BYRNES ** FOG-JACK NELSON ** A REAL GOOD WAY TO WIND UP LONESOME-JAMES HOUSE ** ROLY POLY-BASHED POTATOES ** LAST OLD SHOVEL-COLE QUEST & THE CITY PICKERS ** BIG WHEELS-AUTHENTIC UNLIMITED ** HOME MOTEL-WILLIE NELSON ** DE...2024-03-231h 59Country Roots ShowMarion's Country Roots Show du 09/03/2024 (country-roots@sfr.fr)Mon émission de Country Music qui passe en direct tous les samedis de 10 à 12h sur Radio Arc En Ciel (90.7 FM). Yeehaw !!LOAD IT UP-ALEX SMITH ** LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN'-ASHLEY RYAN ** HONKYTONK TRAIN-ABE MAC ** SEVEN YEAR ACHE-AARON WATSON & JENNA PAULETTE ** YESTERDAY-BILLY DROZE ** CASTILLEJA-MOLLY TUTTLE ** FINE TIME TO GET THE BLUES-TERRY BAUCOM'S DUKE OF DRIVE ** AGAIN-BILLY MATA & THE TEXAS TRADITION ** SMALL TOWN TEXAS-CAMERON JAMES SMITH ** TINY TOWN-HOWARD COUNTY ** LET LOVE DO ITS THING-HAYDEN BAKER ** WAITIN' ON LOVE-HAYDEN BAKER ** THE GRAIN BELT-ADAM WAYNE ** THE MOST WANTED MEN-ADAM WAYNE ** SMOKY MOUNTAINS-CONNER SMITH ** I JUST DESTROYED THE WORLD-CHARLIE SHEARER ** IT AIN'T EASY NEEDING GR...2024-03-092h 00QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 116 Ani GjikaAuthor, essayist, poet and activist Ani Gjika is an Albanian-born poet, literary translator, writer, and author of Bread on Running Waters (Fenway Press, 2013). A finalist for the 2011 Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize and 2011 May Sarton New Hampshire Book Prize, she moved to the US at age 18 and earned an MA in English at Simmons College and an MFA in poetry at Boston University. Her honors include awards and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, English PEN, the Robert Pinsky Global Fellowship, Framingham State University's Miriam Levine Reader Award, and the Robert Fitzgerald Translation Prize. Her poetry appears in...2024-03-0826 minCountry Roots ShowMarion's Country Roots Show du 10/02/2024 (country-roots@sfr.fr)Mon émission de Country Music qui passe en direct tous les samedis de 10 à 12h sur Radio Arc En Ciel (90.7 FM). Pour débuter, un hommage à Toby Keith qui vient de décéder ce 5 février à l'âge de 62 ans. Plus tard vous écouterez des nouveautés, du Texas mais aussi de Nashville et quelques titres plus anciens. Yeehaw !!AS GOOD AS I ONCE WAS-TOBY KEITH ** TRAILERHOOD-TOBY KEITH ** WACKY TOBACCY-TOBY KEITH ** SHE'S DRINKIN' AGAIN-TOBY KEITH ** THUNDERBIRD-TOBY KEITH ** TAKES 8-TYLER HALVERSON ** T-R-O-U-B-L-E-TRAVIS TRITT ** THEY DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE THAT NO MORE-TRAVIS TRITT ** DAUGHTER OF THE WINE-VERNON OXFORD ** ROOM 242-THE MERLES...2024-02-102h 00Un autre chemin est possible12. Jennifer Hart-Smith : créer une activité de manière organiqueAujourd’hui, j’ai l'honneur d'accueillir au micro du podcast Jennifer Hart-Smith, naturopathe, traiteur et autrice qui nous livre un partage plein de générosité et de franchise sur la manière dont elle a crée son activité.Jennifer fait partie des personnes qui m'ont donné envie de devenir naturopathe. Je suis admirative de la manière dont elle a construit une activité tout à fait unique en confectionnant des pâtisseries magnifiques avec sa touche esthétique provenant du graphisme et en même temps l'approche plus saine et plus consciente de la naturopathique. J’ai tous ses livres...2023-12-2146 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 109 Virginia Sole-SmithWriter, author and advocate Virginia Sole-Smith knows how to write into other's biases, and she writes right into them, giving us new language while she explores diet culture, anti-fat bias, feminism and health. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life.The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know. To learn more, join The Memoir Project free newsletter list and keep up to date on all our free webinars and instructive po...2023-11-2431 min
No Time to be TimidMarion Roach Smith: Follow Your Curiosity (Part 2)In this episode, we talk with author and memoir coach Marion Roach Smith about knowing your genre, being hospitable to yourself and your work, and actually doing the work instead of just talking about it. Also, the importance of required reading! Whatever your medium, Marion’s thoughts on the creative process and what it takes to sustain a creative life will no doubt help you with your own practice. Check out these resources: Marion's website, where you'll find links to her podcast, Qwerty; her blog; her fabulous book, The Mem...2023-10-0553 min
When We Had CancerSeason 3. 2: Anne Marie Smith, MDivHer breast cancer diagnosis in 2008 did not just have her thinking about death and dying, it inspired a second career: chaplaincy. Ms. Anne Marie Smith, MDiv, began volunteering with hospice care after her breast cancer journey, and eventually got her masters in divinity before doing her chaplain residency. Now a chaplain with the UVA Cancer Center, Ms. Smith provides care to cancer patients with a unique perspective given her similar position 15 years prior. Tune in to this week’s episode to learn more about the extent of chaplain services, the broad definition of grief and loss, ways to cope wi...2023-08-2143 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 102 Dave PelzerDave Pelzer, bestselling author of A Child Called It and Qwerty podcast host Marion Roach Smith talk about writing from a place of helping others. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know.2023-07-0732 min
The Creative Penn Podcast For WritersWriting Your Transcendent Change: Memoir With Marion Roach SmithMemoir can be one of the most challenging forms to write, but it can also be the most rewarding. Marion Roach Smith talks about facing your fears, as well as giving practical tips on structuring and writing your memoir. In the intro, Amazon's category changes [KDP Help; Kindlepreneur; Publisher Rocket]; Book description generation with AI; […]
The post Writing Your Transcendent Change: Memoir With Marion Roach Smith first appeared on The Creative Penn.2023-06-051h 19QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 100 Robin SchepperHow to write a braided memoir? Author Robin Schepper and host Marion Roach Smith take on the topic of the braided memoir in this episode of The Qwerty podcast. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know.2023-06-0229 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 99 Elizabeth RauJournalist and essaying Elizabeth Rau speaks with host Marion Roach Smith about the power of the personal essay, how to write from everyday life, and how to publish an essay collection in this episode of The Qwerty Podcast. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know.2023-05-1929 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 97 Rona MaynardHow to write dog memoir. Writer and author Rona Maynard talks with Qwerty podcast host Marion Roach Smith about her new book, Starter Dog. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know.2023-04-2130 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 96 Julie ZickefooseNaturalist, writer, author, illustrator and wildlife rehabilitator, Julie Zickefoose, speaks with Qwerty podcast host Marion Roach Smith about writing from nature. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know. 2023-04-0729 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 95 Rebecca FoggMemoirist Rebecca Fogg speaks with Qwerty opdcast host Marion Roach Smith about writing a first memoir and the lessons learned when writing from trauma. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know.2023-03-2429 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 94 Heinz Insu FenklAuthor, translator and professor Heinz Insu Fenkl and host Marion Roach Smith talk about writing from one's own life story and the writing tools available from being an outsider. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know.2023-03-1031 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 93 Iris SmylesAuthor, essayist and humorist Iris Smyles and host Marion Roach Smith discuss how to write funny in this latest episode of the Qwerty podcast. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know.2023-02-2427 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 92 Scott Keyser: A Podcast for Writers on How to Life the Writing LifeAuthor Scott Keyser and host Marion Roach Smith discuss the great art of rhetoric on this episode of The Qwerty podcast. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know.2023-02-1029 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 91 Shirley Showalter: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeAuthor, opinion writer, essayist and speaker Shirley Showalter talks about how to write memoir with host Marion Roach Smith in this episode of the Qwerty podcast, a podcast by, for and about writers. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know.2022-12-3033 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 90 Joanne Tubbs Kelly: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeFirst time author Joanne Tubbs Kelly talks with host Marion Roach Smith on how to write the book you want to read. Listen in as they discuss Kelly's memoir, Walking Him Home: Helping my Husband Die with Dignity, just out from She Writes Press. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know.2022-12-1626 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 89 Lisa Lucca: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeIn episode 89 of The Qwerty Podcast, author Lisa Lucca and host Marion Roach Smith take on the tricky topic of writing about our past while living in the present. Many decisions go into how to characterize ourselves, our family, the times and more as we look from here back to there, especially when viewed through the lens of changing cultural norms. In 1974, when the author's father came out as gay, the family blew apart. Looking back, now with the eyes of a devoted ally, Lisa Lucca talks about how to look at ourselves and those we love when...2022-12-0231 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 86 Beth Lapides: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeFounder of UnCabaret and author of the audiobook So You Need to Decide, Beth and QWERTY podcast host Marion Roach Smith discuss the format of writing and recording an audiobook. Qwerty is the podcast by, for and about writers. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life.2022-10-2134 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 84 Zoe Sivak: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeDebut novelist Zoe Sivak is on episode 84 of The Qwerty podcast with host Marion Roach Smith to discuss restoring diversity to historical narratives. Qwerty is the podcast by, for and about writers. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life.https://marionroach.com/2022-09-2329 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 83 Carolyn Sloan: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeWriter, composer, musician and performer Carolyn Sloan is on episode 83 of the Qwerty podcast to talk about how to live the creative life with host Marion Roach Smith. Qwerty is the podcast by, for and about writers. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life.https://marionroach.com/2022-08-1934 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 82 Margaret Roach: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeNew York Times garden columnist and author Margaret Roach talks about the fine art of writing what you know on episode 82 of The Qwerty podcast with host Marion Roach Smith. Qwerty is the podcast by, for and about writers. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life.2022-08-0531 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 81 Marie Myung-Ok Lee: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeAuthor Marie Myung-Ok Lee takes on writing with transparency, confronting bias in America and how to write across genres in this gorgeous conversation on episode 81 of The Qwerty podcast with host Marion Roach Smith. Qwerty is the podcast by, for and about writers. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life.2022-07-2531 minQWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 81 Marie Myung-Ok LeeAuthor Marie Myung-Ok Lee takes on writing with transparency, confronting bias in America and how to write across genres in this gorgeous conversation on episode 81 of The Qwerty podcast with host Marion Roach Smith. Qwerty is the podcast by, for and about writers. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life.2022-07-2232 min
Become a Writer TodayYou Can Write a Memoir with Marion Roach SmithCould you write a memoir?I used to think that you couldn’t write a memoir until you were old and at the end of your life. Your memoir would be one big book that would describe everything that happened from when you were born until the present moment. But, you can write a memoir about a particular theme, topic, or a single event in your life. Marion Roach Smith is a memoir coach, and she runs a course in the art of memoir writing. In this episode, we talk about what makes a go...2021-09-0233 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 55 Travis Andrews: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeAuthor Travis Andres talks about his new book with host Marion Roach Smith in this episode of the Qwerty podcast, a podcast by, for and about writers. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know. https://marionroach.com/2021-07-0924 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 54 Allison Fallon: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeAuthor Allison Fallon talks about the power of writing it down with host Marion Roach Smith in this episode of the Qwerty podcast, a podcast by, for and about writers. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know. https://marionroach.com/2021-06-2532 min
The Community Pioneers PodcastJoan Lawrie and Marion O'Brien“The town is in flux”, the major employer is shutting down and depopulation is a real issue. It’s against this background, Joan Lawrie and Marion O’Brien stopped by to tell me about Thurso Community Development Trust. The rapid progress from community consultation through to the establishing a community benefit society has been an exciting story. Joan and Marion have their own unique contributions in the telling of this story so far. And, of course, we talk about how the community has handled the challenges of the last year.2021-05-1044 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 36 Elizabeth Rosner: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeAuthor Elizabeth Rosner on what writers carry with them and draw from as they work2020-08-1434 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 35 D. Colin: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeIn this episode of the Qwerty podcast, spoken word artist D. Colin talks with host Marion Roach Smith on living the writing life.2020-07-3135 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 34 Nancy Campbell: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeNon-fiction author Nancy Campbell gives advice on how to be a science writer.2020-07-1734 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 33 Amy Halloran: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeWriter and food justice advocate, Amy Halloran, on how to turn your politics into a writing career2020-07-0331 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 32 Ellen Bass: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeAward-winning writer Ellen Bass speaks with host Marion Roach Smith on on how poetry informs us.2020-06-1934 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 31 Sarah Enni: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeWriter Sarah Enni leads us through how to enter the Young Adult market and survive the publishing experience.2020-06-0534 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 30 Joanna Penn: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeHow broad should an author platform be? Let's ask Joanna Penn, of the Creative Penn.2020-05-2233 min
Building Bulletproof BacksBuilding Bulletproof Backs Ep 5 - Surfing & Surgery with Dr Simon SmithSend us a textWelcome to the Fifth episode of the Building a Bulletproof Back podcast.This podcast aims to empower listeners with HOPE that healing is possible when you know how. We discuss strategic tools addressing mental, physical and emotional Health.To Build your own Bulletproof Back go Here To Support this show - buy me a Coffee ! I am your host, Marion McRae, a physiotherapist & movement addict on a mission to see the existing model of treating back pai...2020-05-2032 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 29 Anne Kreamer: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeFrom observation to manuscript: Author and entrepreneur Anne Kreamer on writing books from a cultural studies angle.2020-05-0834 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 28 Andy Aledort: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeMusic journalist Andy Aledort on how to turn a passion into a writing career.2020-04-2438 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 27 Joseph Dalton: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeNon-fiction writer Joseph Dalton discusses how to write someone else's story.2020-04-1030 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 26 Richard Zacks: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeNon-fiction writer Richard Zacks discusses how to write from who you really are.2020-03-2732 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 25 Ada Calhoun: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeBestselling author Ada Calhoun talks to Qwerty podcast host Marion Roach Smith about how to go from idea to publication.2020-03-1330 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 24: Alice Lichtenstein: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeNovelist Alice Lichtenstein discusses spending time with life's tough topics and the fiction that can result.2020-02-2831 min
Grief 2 GrowthPHYSICAL MEDIUMSHIP EXPOSED: Marion Dampier-Jeans' REVOLUTIONARY Practices!Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respondMarion Dampier-Jeans is a fascinating woman living in England. She hahas Norwegian roots and has studied the "old ways" going back to shamanism in several cultures that we in America don't normally associate with shamanism. Marion is one of the few people who sat with Leslie Flint on a regular basis. Leslie Flint was, during his time, the most accomplished and tested physical medium in the world. In case you don't know what physical mediumship is, it's where the departed can m...2020-02-251h 07
ink & peatThe Memoir Project with Marion Roach SmithIn this episode, we talk with author and teacher Marion Roach Smith about her approach to writing memoir. Author of The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text For Writing & Life, Marion has developed a formula for writing memoir that opens the writer to take a deep dive into the waters of self-examination. Writing with intent is the goal she sets for herself and her students as they sift through experiences for the gems that define a life well-lived.2020-02-1829 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 23: Diane Cameron: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeTrauma recovery is writer Diane Cameron's area of expertise, and on this episode of QWERTY, she shares with us how to write through life's toughest material.2020-02-1433 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 22: Anthony D'Aries: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeOn this episode of the QWERTY podcast, writer Anthony D'Aries talks about how to interview your family when writing memoir.2020-01-3128 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 21: Jeff Goins: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeJeff Goins answers questions on how to find your writer's voice on this episode of the QWERTY podcast.2020-01-1730 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 20: Jack Hitt: A Podcast for Writers on How to live the Writing LifeJack Hitt, author, magazine writer and winner of two Peabody awards for his radio work, discusses how to craft a story.2020-01-0332 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 19: Joe Bunting: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeJoe Bunting, Creator of The Write Practice, visits the QWERTY podcast and talks about how to promote a self-published book.2019-12-2032 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 18: David Leite: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeFood writer David Leite and memoir coach and teacher, Marion Roach Smith, discuss the art and science of food writing.2019-12-1331 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 17: Jane Friedman: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeHow do you get an agent for your writing? This, and other questions on the business of publishing, are discussed when Jane Friedman visits the QWERTY podcast and talks with author, writer and teacher Marion Roach Smith.2019-11-2931 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 16: William Kennedy: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeWinner of the Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur Genius grant, William Kennedy knows about how to write from home. He has brought Albany, New York to the world through his work. Marion and David speak to one of America's greatest living writers.2019-11-1540 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 15: Annotations II: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeIn this second Annotations segment, Marion and David sit down together to discuss best writing practices and answer several listeners' questions.2019-11-0131 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 13: Jill Smolowe: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeJournalist and author Jill Smolowe discusses her memoir "Four Funerals and a Wedding" and the challenges she faced writing about the many facets of grief and healing.2019-10-1830 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeWelcome to Season 2: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeAuthor and memoir writing teacher Marion Roach Smith and memorist and cookbook author David Leite kick off Season Two of QWERTY with a previerw of upcoming guests.2019-10-1103 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 12: Julia Siler: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeTwo-time best-selling nonfiction author Julia Flynn Siler gives excellent advice to writers about writing what you believe in, testing your material and setting writing deadlines and goals to have a writing life.2019-08-0925 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 11: Elissa Altman: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeBest-selling memoirist Elissa Altman discusses with Marion and David the hard work of writing about family, getting to the truth, and the importance of what to include and what to leave out in her latest book, Motherland.2019-08-0331 min
Handstand DiaryDavid Marion - Efficiency Daddy Life and Injuries in HandbalanceDavid Marion, a great gymnastics and movement coach I met in Perth talks about his experiences in his own training and coaching. He's probably one of the most stubborn guys I've met so far, when it comes to keep working on yourself despite of unfavourable circumstances.
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QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 10: Corvette Hunt: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeWriter Corvette Hunt recounts how to control your personal details when writing memoir, how to get an essay published in The New York Times and then turn that into a book-length memoir.2019-07-2625 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 9: James Barron: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeMarion and David ask a lifetime New York Times reporter about writing on deadline and how to identify when you know enough to publish.2019-07-1927 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 8: Literary Forensics: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeIn this first Annotations segment, Marion and David discuss the difficult process of reporting on one's own life when writing memoir.2019-06-2828 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 7: Marcia Butler: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeAuthor Marcia Butler's first book, The Skin Above My Knee, chronicled surviving abuse through art, which brought her national acclaim. In this moving episode, she speaks about this gorgeous, notable memoir.2019-06-2129 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 6: Gary Taubes: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeGary Taubes has turned investigative journalism into a science. With three cover stories for the New York Times Magazine and a string of books, he has brought his skeptical scrutiny to topics as diverse as high-energy physics, salt, and dietary fat.2019-06-1430 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 5: Asha Dornfest: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeAuthor Asha Dornfest has built a successful writing life one platform at a time. In this episode, she explains exactly how she did it and how her decisions led to several successful books.2019-06-0728 min
John Marion Custom HomesRaising The Roof - Episode #16 - Attorney Jason SmithCustom home builder John Marion discusses legal issues related to building and remodeling your home with Jason Smith, Partner with Spencer Fane. Recorded 5/24/19 2019-06-0348 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 3: Zoë François: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeBestselling cookbook author Zoë François, who has more than 800,000 copies of her work in print, talks with Marion and David about the process of revising and updating your work.2019-05-2132 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 2: Lisa Cron: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeLisa Cron is the brain behind the brain science of writing. Marion and David speak with her about why we are all wired for story.2019-05-2139 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 1: Boris Fishman: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeIn the first episode, Marion Roach Smith and David Leite chat with author Boris Fishman about memoir writing, the power of food, and writing about depression.2019-05-2135 min
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeWelcome to QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeQwerty is the podcast for writers on how to live the writing life. Host Marion Roach Smith interviews well-published writers for their writing tips, their advice on how to write and their insights into how to get published.2019-05-2000 min
Ink in Your VeinsEp. 110: Marion Roach SmithMarion Roach Smith is the author of four mass-market books. A former staffer at The New York Times, she has been a commentator on NPR’s All Things Considered and a talk show host on Sirius Satellite Radio. She currently runs a writing lab and teaches memoir worldwide. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and insp...2018-11-2440 min
Murder Mile UK True Crime#43 - Marion Lees-Smith: The Rich Mum, the Deaf Son and the Paltry Sum (Marylebone, London, W2)On 30th December 1942, in 112 Bryanston Court, Marion Lees-Smith was a single mother who was struggling alone to cope with the daily demands of Derek - her deaf and brain-damaged son. And as frustrated and exasperated as Marion would often be, her death would come about, not by exhaustion, but by the hand of her own son.Date: Friday 30th December 1942Location: Flat 112, Bryanston Court, Marylebone, London, W1Victims: 1 (Marion Scott Lees-Smith)Culprit: Derek Thayer Lees-SmithNominated one of the BEST BRITISH TRUE CRIME PODCASTS of 2018, Murder Mile is a true-crime podcast and audio-guided walk...2018-09-131h 15
Johnson & Johnson Notes on Nursing Live: Audio Companion to the Johnson & Johnson Notes on Nursing E-DigestVirtual Reality CPR Training with Nurse Marion LearyTalking resuscitation research and virtual reality CPR training in this episode of Nursing Notes Live with nurse innovator Marion Leary, RN, MSN, MPH, FAHA. Marion is the director of innovation research for the Center for Resuscitation Science at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as an innovation specialist and course director at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Nursing. The post Virtual Reality CPR Training with Nurse Marion Leary appeared first on Johnson & Johnson Notes on Nursing Live.2018-08-3116 min
The AND LifeEpisode 6: An Interview with Memoirist, Marion Roach SmithIn this episode, I have an incredibly fun and enlightening conversation with Memoirist and Writing Teacher, Marion Roach Smith.Marion Roach Smith believes that everyone has a story to tell. The author of four books, all of which contain a large degree of memoir, her most recent book is The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing—and Life, an irreverent, quirky, provocative product of the countless memoir classes she has taught for more than a decade. Under the name Marion Roach, she is the author of The Roots of Desire: The Myth, Meaning and Sexual Power of Red Ha...2016-12-1648 min
The Sweet Adversity Podcast: Entrepreneurship/Adversity/LifestyleSA 053: Author and Memoir Coach Marion Roach Smith on Writing with Intent, and the Beauty of ObservationIn this episode, I interview author and memoir coach Marion Roach Smith. We talk about memoir and what people get wrong with memoir, about writing with intent , and about observation and how writers are in the observation business. Guest Bio: Marion Roach Smith is a four-time, mass-market published writer and frequent public radio commentator.…
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Grab Full Audiobook in Self Development, How-ToThe Memoir Project by Marion Roach Smith | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: The Memoir Project
Author: Marion Roach Smith
Narrator: Marion Roach Smith
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-22-11
Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC
Genres: Self Development, How-To
Summary:
Whether or not one has lived an exceptional or dramatic life, we inherently understand that writing memoirwhether its a book, blog, or just a letter to a child - is the single greatest portal to self-examination. Stop treading water in writing exercises or hiding behind writers block and learn how to write with intent. Marion Roach Smiths...2011-06-233h 36