Episode 25 - Gretchen Rubin
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Why I Write podcast is produced by the National Council of Teachers of English and hosted by C.C. Chapman of "Accident Hash" fame. Why I Write is a bi-weekly podcast similar to Lifehacker's...
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Episode 24 - Justin Dillon
We all have those special friends who, when they tell us that we are going to love something, we trust them without question. That is how Ju...
Episode 23 - Scott Sigler
New York Times best-selling author Scott Sigler is the creator of fifteen novels, six novellas and dozens of short stories. Scott is the co-...
Episode 22 - Bolaji O
Young Bolaji O was a shy child in Nigeria when he fell in love with Spider-Man comic books and the hopeful power of storytelling. Fast forwa...
Episode 21 - Grant Faulkner
The very first sentence of Grant Faulkner's bio reads "As a boy, I spent my allowance on all sorts of pens and paper, so there was never muc...
Episode 20 - Lynnda Pollio
We all know that books make great gifts. When I fall head over heels in love with a book, I tend to buy copies for people I think will appre...
Episode 19 – Kevin Smokler
Kevin Smokler is a dear friend who changed my world when he asked me to be part of his panel at South by Southwest (SXSW) years ago, and sin...
Episode 18 - Byron Pitts
You may recognize Byron Pitts 's name and face because he has been part of the American landscape for a number of years. He is currently the...
Episode 17 - Laurie Halse Anderson
Laurie Halse Anderson is a writer known to many of you, but she was unknown to me until I walked into a panel at the 2016 NCTE Annual Conven...
Episode 16 - Erika Napolentano
Several years ago, I was waiting to board a plane in Baltimore and passed the time reading a galley copy of Erika Napoletano's soon-to-be-re...
Episode 15 - Jeff Goins
I first met author Jeff Goins in the back of a car on the way to the airport in Dallas. We had both spoken at a large event in Texas and yet...
Episode 14 - Jacqueline Woodson
Today we are excited to welcome award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson to the Why I Write podcast. Our Annual Convention will be happening...
Episode 13 - Brad Montague
From the moment I first watched A Pep Talk from Kid President to You and heard the classic line, "Not cool, Robert Frost!," I was a fan of B...
Episode 12 - Daniel Suarez
I'm a self-admitted geek and love technology. So when the words of Daniel Suarez's writing entered my world, I was better for it. Daniel wri...
Episode 11 - Carmen Deedy
In the days following the Inauguration, I read The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet and instantly knew that I had to have Carmen Agra Deedy as...
Episode 10 - Ellen McGirt
Over the course of my life, I've crossed paths with a variety of amazing people and one of those is journalist Ellen McGirt . She is an awar...
Episode 9 - Sharon Draper
Almost from the first moment of hitting record on this podcast, one name kept coming up as a must-have guest and that was Sharon M. Draper ....
Episode 8 - David Moldawer
My path first crossed with David Moldawer's when he hired my marketing agency to help with a social media push for a book he was working on...
Episode 7 -- Deborah Wiles
I need to make a confession to all of you before you listen to this episode. Before attending the NCTE Annual Convention last fall, I had ne...
Episode #6 - Seth Godin
Welcome to 2017! I hope your holidays were full of smiles, time with loved ones and of course books! To get the new year off on the right fo...