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The Star Chamber ShowThe Star Chamber Show #459, A Visit With Dr. Mary Leoson!Author and creative writing professor Dr. Mary Leoson stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! The author of the YA novel The Butterfly Circle, Dr. Leoson is an adjunct professor in SNHU’s Creative Writing Program, the Senior Editor at the Journal of Creative Writing Studies, and the Director of creative writing initiative MTSU Write! She discussed her writing, her academic work, and much more!
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Exhuming the BonesSeason 2 Episode 1 - What is "Horror"?In this episode, your hosts debate about what makes a piece of literature or film "horror." This is a large topic and we are just scratching the surface, but we are opening up the conversation for further exploration!2023-11-0156 minExhuming the BonesThe Writers Spotlight with Mary Leoson: The Butterfly CircleIn this episode, Kelly interviews Mary Leoson about her debut novel, The Butterfly Circle, from Manta Press. You can learn more about Mary at www.maryleoson.com2023-07-2949 minExhuming the BonesThe Writers Spotlight with Megan Hart & Rob BoleyMegan Hart writes books. Some of them use bad words, but most of the other words are okay. Some of them hit bestseller lists and win awards and some don’t, but that’s the way it goes. She loathes the feeling of corduroy or velvet, and modern art leaves her cold. She writes a little bit of everything from horror to romance, though she’s best known for writing steamy fiction that sometimes makes you cry. You can learn more at www.meganhart.com.Rob E. Boley likes to make b...2023-02-0452 minExhuming the BonesThe Writers Spotlight with David Williams - Ecohorror PoetryIn this special clip, co-host David Williams shares is Ecohorror poetry. pMLLLFrOYBOsKAsFzEtt2022-12-3008 minExhuming the BonesThe Writer's Spotlight: Interview with Rami UngarIn this special episode, we interview novelist and HWA Ohio Chapter Coordinator Rami Ungar.Check out his work here: https://www.amazon.com/Rami-Ungar/e/B00J8PLKDY?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1666130573&sr=8-2 Also on Audible: https://www.audible.com/author/Rami-Ungar/B00J8PLKDY2022-10-1934 minExhuming the BonesEpisode 4 - PlotThis episodes focuses on plot overall as well as the various writerly approaches (plotting, pantsing, plantsing). To locate the anthology discussed in this episode, The Lost Librarian's Grave, featuring Leoson's story "Devil's Oak", click here: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Librarians-Grave-Madness-Adventure/dp/1956917004 2022-09-2157 minExhuming the BonesEpisode 3 - CharacterEpisode 2 begins a conversation about character development.2022-07-2650 minExhuming the BonesThe Writers Spotlight with Kelly Griffiths and short story excerpt "Mrs. Castalto's Garden"The Writer's Spotlight features authors reading their work. This episode highlights and excerpt from Kelly Griffiths' short story "Mrs. Castalto's Garden", which was originally published by Owl Canyon Press. To access the text or to learn more about Owl Canyon Press, visit: https://www.owlcanyonpress.com/product-page/27-stories-the-winter-2018-owl-canyon-press-hackathon-contest-winners To learn more about Kelly Griffiths, visit her website or follow her on twitter. 2022-07-2109 minExhuming the BonesEpisode 2 Idea GenerationEpisode 2 focuses on idea generation and getting your thoughts down onto the blank page.2022-07-0143 minExhuming the BonesThe Writers Spotlight with Mary Leoson and short story "The Braided Veil"The Writer's Spotlight features authors reading their work. This episode highlights Mary Leoson's short story "The Braided Veil", which was originally published by Underwood Press in their horror journal, Black Works. To access the text or to learn more about Underwood Press, visit: https://underwoodpress.com/BlackWorks/?p=179To learn more about Mary Leoson, visit her website or fol low her on twitter 2022-06-2816 minExhuming the BonesEpisode 1 IntroductionsEpisode 1 introduces you to your hosts, Mary Leoson, Kelly Griffiths, and David Williams. The hosts discuss what brought them to the Horror Writers Association (HWA) and what drew them to write in the horror genre. 2022-06-2835 min