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In Conversation with Charlie Fleishman

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on July 9, 2020 by Sheila BenderJuly 9, 2020

Sheila is speaking with Charlie Fleishman, the sound engineer she worked with creating recordings for the program that aired for over six years on KPTZ.org 91.9. They discuss what went into creating the programs and most importantly what it mean … Continue reading →

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In Conversation With Richard Weeks

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on June 23, 2020 by Sheila BenderJune 23, 2020

Sheila is talking with Oregon writer Richard Weeks about the memoirs he writes about times past, decade by decade. A retired high school teacher, Weeks has honed the ability to tell stories that engage and delight.

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In Conversation with Peg Edera

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on June 9, 2020 by Sheila BenderJune 9, 2020

Sheila is speaking with Portland, Oregon poet and spiritual director Peg Edera about her work with others and her poetry collection Love Is Deeper Than Distance: Poems of Love, Death, a Little Sex, Als, Dementia and the Widow’s Life Thereafter … Continue reading →

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In Conversation with Gerry McFarland

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on May 27, 2020 by Sheila BenderAugust 13, 2020

Port Townsend poet Gerry McFarland reads from his poetry collection The Making, as he and Sheila talk about the collection and about the source of his poems.

To access this post, you must purchase Online Personal Essay Writing Workshop + Membership, Development and Line Editing, Yesim Cimcoz Where Story Begins + Membership, Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor – How Editing Helps You Find Your Way + Membership 11:00AM, Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor – How Editing Helps You Find Your Way + Membership 2:00PM, Poetry Writing Workshop + Membership, In-Class Writing and Responses – Your Writing Will Surprise You! + Membership 2:00PM, In-Class Writing and Responses – Your Writing Will Surprise You! + Membership 11:00 AM, Summer Reading Summer Writing Plus Membership, Write More Healthy Starts Plus Membership, You: Writing in the 2nd Person Online Workshop Plus Membership, Keep Goin’ On Your Writing over the Holidays Plus Membership, Writing for Young Readers Plus Membership, Introduction to Scrivener — Plus Membership, Writing Healthy Starts + Membership, Eight Half-Hour Consults + Membership, Befriending the Giant + Membership or Write! Write! Write! Writing Exercises for Writing Prose from Personal Experience + Membership.

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In Conversation with Philip Kenney

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on May 13, 2020 by Sheila BenderMay 13, 2020

Sheila is talking with Philip Kenney, therapist and author, about how he came to writing, his new writing, and about his book The Writer’s Crucible: Meditations on Emotion, Being and Creativity.

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In Conversation with Brenda Miller

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on April 28, 2020 by Sheila BenderApril 28, 2020

Sheila is talking with Washington State Book Award winner in memoir, Brenda Miller, about her updated third edition of the co-authored classic Tell It Slant: Creating, Refining and Publishing Creative Nonfiction.

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In Conversation with Bill Kenower

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on April 14, 2020 by Sheila BenderApril 14, 2020

William Kenower is the author of Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write With Confidence, and Write Within Yourself: An Author’s Companion, and the Editor-in-Chief of Author Magazine. In addition to his books he’s been published in The New … Continue reading →

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In Conversation with Robin Page

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on April 2, 2020 by Sheila BenderApril 2, 2020

Sheila is talking with Los Angeles novelist Robin Page about Small Silent Things, her novel in three voices.

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In Conversation with Sue Pace

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on March 23, 2020 by Sheila BenderMarch 23, 2020

Sheila is talking with Everett, WA fiction writer Sue Pace about her short story collection and how those stories came about. 

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In Conversation with Mindy Pollack

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on March 5, 2020 by Sheila BenderMarch 5, 2020

Sheila is talking with Mindy Pollack, Boston newspaper feature writer and first-time novelist, about her novel and her transition to writing fiction.

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In Conversation with Joanne Clarkson

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on February 19, 2020 by Sheila BenderFebruary 19, 2020

Sheila is talking with Port Townsend poet Joanne Clarkson about her poetry and how family and a nursing career have influenced her work.

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In Conversation with Susan Solley

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on February 7, 2020 by Sheila BenderFebruary 7, 2020

Sheila is talking to KPTZ radio soap opera playwright Susan Solley about her show the Port Ludlow Project, a zany episodic comedy.

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In Conversation With Tess Gallagher

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on January 23, 2020 by Sheila BenderJanuary 23, 2020

Sheila is talking with poet Tess Gallagher, a 2020 WA State Booksellers’ Award winner, about who and what have and continue to inspire her poems and creative life.

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In Conversation with Virginia Thompson

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on January 7, 2020 by Sheila BenderJanuary 7, 2020

Sheila is talking with mathematician Virginia Thompson about her book series Family Math, the continuing project she created with others decades ago. We learn how activities in one’s passion area become books that help many more than one can meet … Continue reading →

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In Conversation with Christina Baldwin

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on January 4, 2020 by Sheila BenderJanuary 4, 2020

Christina Baldwin is a writer and teacher whose work is embedded in community-making and story-catching. She is co-founder, with Ann Linnea, of PeerSpirit,Inc. and The Circle Way Process, bringing modern structure and application to the human heritage of circle. Christina … Continue reading →

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Sheila’s Presentation About What She’s Learned from Writing, Istanbul, December 2019

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on January 2, 2020 by Sheila BenderJanuary 2, 2020

I visited Istanbul for almost a month recently, and while I was there, I spent a morning with members of Writing It Real member Yesim Cimcoz’s Yazi Evi (Writing House–you can read Yesim’s essay on the project’s beginning and growth here.) She videotaped my presentation, done in the form of questions and answers. In the … Continue reading →

To access this post, you must purchase Online Personal Essay Writing Workshop + Membership, Development and Line Editing, Yesim Cimcoz Where Story Begins + Membership, Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor – How Editing Helps You Find Your Way + Membership 11:00AM, Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor – How Editing Helps You Find Your Way + Membership 2:00PM, Poetry Writing Workshop + Membership, In-Class Writing and Responses – Your Writing Will Surprise You! + Membership 2:00PM, In-Class Writing and Responses – Your Writing Will Surprise You! + Membership 11:00 AM, Summer Reading Summer Writing Plus Membership, Write More Healthy Starts Plus Membership, You: Writing in the 2nd Person Online Workshop Plus Membership, Keep Goin’ On Your Writing over the Holidays Plus Membership, Writing for Young Readers Plus Membership, Introduction to Scrivener — Plus Membership, Writing Healthy Starts + Membership, Eight Half-Hour Consults + Membership, Befriending the Giant + Membership or Write! Write! Write! Writing Exercises for Writing Prose from Personal Experience + Membership.

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In Conversation with Dianne Avey

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on December 14, 2019 by Sheila BenderDecember 14, 2019

Sheila is talking with poet Dianne Avey about her poetry, the value it has for those in grief, and her experience directing a small writer’s conference on the Pacific Northwest island she calls home.

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In Conversation with Toni Kennedy

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on November 16, 2019 by Sheila BenderNovember 16, 2019

Sheila is talking with Toni Kennedy about her memoir, Far from Home, in which she explores the family life and personal attributes that led her to become a nun as well as leave the order 25 years later for secular … Continue reading →

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In Conversation with Lynda Monk

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on November 1, 2019 by Sheila BenderNovember 1, 2019

Sheila is speaking with the Director of the International Association for Journal Writing (IAJW.org) about her goals for the organization and how journaling helps people heal and transform their lives.

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In Conversation with Molly Tinsley

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 16, 2019 by Sheila BenderOctober 16, 2019

Sheila is talking with novelist Molly Tinsley about her new novel, Things Too Big to Name, a literary mystery with a touch of the paranormal, all in the service of the protagonist’s deep self-reflection about a purposeful life.

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In Conversation with Marilyn Stablein

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 3, 2019 by Sheila BenderOctober 3, 2019

Sheila is talking with poet and book artist Marilyn Stablein about how her travels as a young woman and interest in the visual arts have influenced her career in writing and creating.

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In Conversation with Kirk Boxleitner

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on September 20, 2019 by Sheila BenderSeptember 20, 2019

Sheila talks with award-winning journalist and film reviewer Kirk Boxleitner about his career in community journalism.

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In Conversation with Edward Harkness

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on September 3, 2019 by Sheila BenderSeptember 26, 2019

Words: Sheila speaks with Seattle area poet Edward Harkness about his poetry career and teaching from its beginnings to his newest volume of poetry, The Law of the Unforeseen, and his most recent poems.

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In Conversation With John Delaney

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on August 21, 2019 by Sheila BenderAugust 21, 2019

Shella is talking with poet John Delaney about his writing, both in the 1970s when he was earning his MFA, and his return to poetry now that he has retired from a career curating old maps for Princeton University’s library.

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In Conversation With Gary Lilley

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on August 21, 2019 by Sheila BenderAugust 21, 2019

Sheila is talking with poet Gary Lilley about his new books, his start in poetry and what writing and teaching poetry means to him.

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In Conversation with Charlie Fleishman

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on August 3, 2019 by Sheila BenderAugust 3, 2019

Sheila is talking with KPTZ sound engineer Fleishman about his own writing, his work with authors and his accomplished editing for “In Conversation: Discussions on Writing and the Writing Life.” Learn more about Charlie here.

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In Conversation with Ariadne Shaffer

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on August 1, 2019 by Sheila BenderAugust 3, 2019

Sheila is talking with L.A. screenwriter Ariadne Shaffer, about her work, how she transitioned from acting to screenwriting, and the best ways for others to enter the field. Learn more about Ariadne here.

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In Conversation With Lauren Davis

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on June 27, 2019 by Sheila BenderJune 27, 2019

Sheila is talking with poet Lauren Davis about her poetry and participation in Port Townsend’s literary community.

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In Conversation With Amy Hewes

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on May 28, 2019 by Sheila BenderMay 28, 2019

Sheila is talking with writer Amy Hewes about her work with New Times in San Luis Obispo. Hear her thoughts on what makes a good opinion piece and read her columns in the paper’s archives at New Times under Opinion, … Continue reading →

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In Conversation with Stewart Pugh

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on May 6, 2019 by Sheila BenderAugust 1, 2019

Sheila is talking with Stewart Pugh about the work and connections he made in dismantling the late poet Gwen Head’s famous Dragon Gate Press in Port Townsend, WA. Visit Stewert’s blog to learn more about his varied interests and skills.

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In Conversation With Marcia Myers

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on April 21, 2019 by Sheila BenderApril 21, 2019

Sheila is talking with new Port Townsend resident and writer Marcia Myers, whose coffee table books include Special Delivery, an interesting, illustrated history of the US Postal Service. Visit Marcia Myers Publishing on Facebook.

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In Conversation With Holly Hughes

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on April 7, 2019 by Sheila BenderOctober 19, 2022

Sheila talks with poet Holly J. Hughes about her poetry and her teaching career as a writer. (Originally recorded on November of 2014)

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In Conversation with Rashida Scholz

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on March 24, 2019 by Sheila BenderOctober 19, 2022

Sheila talks with urban fantasy romance writer Rashida Scholz (pen name Jasmine Silvera) about today’s romance genre as well as her own Grace Blood series which feature an alternate present-day Prague, where a mortal woman draws on the power of … Continue reading →

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In Conversation With Constantine Singer

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on March 10, 2019 by Sheila BenderMarch 24, 2019

Sheila talks with Young Adult writer Constantine Singer about his first novel, Strange Days, what writing for the Y/A audience lis ike, and his path to publication. You can visit him on facebook.

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In Conversation with Laura Weaver

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on February 25, 2019 by Sheila BenderFebruary 25, 2019

Sheila is talking with CO poet Laura Weaver about her work in Luminous: Poems and Inquiry for the Soul’s Journey. Learn more about Laura at lauraweaver.org. 

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In Conversation with Kevin Clark

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on February 10, 2019 by Sheila BenderFebruary 10, 2019

Sheila is talking with CA poet and professor Kevin Clark about his poetry, career in poetry and teaching. Visit kevinclarkpoetry.com to learn more about him.

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In Conversation with William Powers

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on January 23, 2019 by Sheila BenderJanuary 23, 2019

Sheila is talking with William Powers about his memoir Dispatches from the Sweet Life: One Family, Five Acres, and a Community’s Quest to Reinvent the World.  You can learn more about his book, his life in building sustainable communities on his website williampowersbooks.com.

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In Conversation with Peter Donahue

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on January 9, 2019 by Sheila BenderApril 6, 2021

Sheila is talking with WA novelist Peter Donahue about his approach to historical fiction and writing about place as he authored There Sides Water: Three Short Novels, each set in a different decade and location on the Olympic Peninsula.

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In Conversation with David Cunningham

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on January 1, 2019 by Sheila BenderJanuary 1, 2019

Sheila is talking with Port Townsend writer David Cunningham about his career from sports writing to screen writing to his present new novel (What Love Feels Like: The Dawn of Human 2.0) and spiritual writing (Travel Within: The 7 Steps … Continue reading →

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In Conversation with Mary Mackey

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on December 15, 2018 by Sheila BenderDecember 15, 2018

Sheila is talking with CA poet, novelist and Emeritus Professor about her writing and her career efforts to advance environmental awareness and women’s opportunities to publish their writing.  

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In Conversation with Nahid Rachlin

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on December 4, 2018 by Sheila BenderDecember 4, 2018

Sheila is speaking with Nahid Rachlin about her new novella published online and her long career writing memoir and fiction.

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In Conversation With Margie Butcher

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on November 18, 2018 by Sheila BenderNovember 18, 2018

Sheila is speaking with Vashon Island elementary school teacher Margie Butcher about the way she facilitates her young students in writing grant proposals for environmental awareness projects in their school and community.

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In Conversation With Susan Landgraf

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 30, 2018 by Sheila BenderOctober 30, 2018

Sheila is speaking with poet Susan Landgraf about how she came to poetry, how her career as a poet began, and how it culminated in numerous published poetry collections.

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In Conversation With Tess Taft

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 17, 2018 by Sheila BenderOctober 17, 2018

Sheila is talking with Port Townsend oncology therapist Tess Taft about how counseling her clients living with cancer diagnoses led her to become a writer. Google her name and learn about her talks and books.

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In Conversation With Rachel Fordham

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 2, 2018 by Sheila BenderOctober 2, 2018

Sheila is speaking with Marrowstone Island, WA’s new romance writer Rachel Fordham about how she started writing and publishing while mothering her own children and fostering other children.

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In Conversation With John O’Connor

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on September 21, 2018 by Sheila BenderSeptember 21, 2018

Sheila is speaking with former Seattle resident, poet and songwriter, John O’Connor about how he came to writing poems and winning a distinguished contest for publication of his first volume.

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In Conversation with Ellen Forney

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on September 10, 2018 by Sheila BenderSeptember 10, 2018

Sheila is speaking with Ellen Forney, Seattle cartoonist and graphic nonfiction book writer, about her career, her teaching, and her recent work about bi-polar disorder.

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In Conversation with Michael Buschmohle

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on August 29, 2018 by Sheila BenderAugust 29, 2018

Sheila Bender talks with Marrowstone Island, WA’s Michael Buschmohle about writing tips and his career in helping writers create and edit effective email, speeches, blogs and more.

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In Conversation with Bob McEliece

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on August 9, 2018 by Sheila BenderAugust 9, 2018

Sheila is speaking with author Robert Devereux McEliece about his reasons for writing a memoir about his boyhood and time in the armed forces.

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In Conversation with Daniel Zobrist

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on July 29, 2018 by Sheila BenderJuly 29, 2018

Sheila is talking with retired Alaska Glacier National Park ranger Daniel Zobrist about the picture book he’s published to help children (and adults) understand glaciers, how they form and how they move. Author Dan Zobrist Shows off New Children’s Book … Continue reading →

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In Conversation with Jonathan Stratman

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real

Sheila is talking with Jonathan Stratman about his five novels, three for middle grades and two adult mysteries, each set in the Alaska of his growing up. Learn more on the author’s Amazon page.

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In Conversation with Curtis White & Cheston Knapp

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Sheila is speaking with Tin House editor and essayist Cheston Knapp and experimental novelist and culture critic Curtis White during their 2018 joint book tour.

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In Conversation With Barbara Sjoholm

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real

Sheila Bender is talking with Port Townsend author Barbara Sjoholm about her newest book Black Fox, the story of Danish artist and ethnographer Emilie Demant who lived with Sami families in their tents and on migrations.

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Cris talks with our own poet and writer Sheila Bender, host of IN CONVERSATION about her poetry, teaching and most especially her book A New Theology: Turning to Poetry in Time of Grief. (First airdate: June 6, 2018) ► Listen … Continue reading →

In Conversation with Three Very Different Writers

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on February 5, 2016 by Sheila BenderJuly 5, 2018

Every few months, I sit with sound engineer Charlie Fleishman at the studio of Port Townsend, WA’s all volunteer FM station KPTZ.org and record conversations with four writers. Each of these Sundays includes telephone conversations with writers from anywhere in the country and in studio conversations local writers. ?Each program plays two to three times … Continue reading →

To access this post, you must purchase Online Personal Essay Writing Workshop + Membership, Development and Line Editing, Yesim Cimcoz Where Story Begins + Membership, Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor – How Editing Helps You Find Your Way + Membership 11:00AM, Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor – How Editing Helps You Find Your Way + Membership 2:00PM, Poetry Writing Workshop + Membership, In-Class Writing and Responses – Your Writing Will Surprise You! + Membership 2:00PM, In-Class Writing and Responses – Your Writing Will Surprise You! + Membership 11:00 AM, Summer Reading Summer Writing Plus Membership, Write More Healthy Starts Plus Membership, You: Writing in the 2nd Person Online Workshop Plus Membership, Keep Goin’ On Your Writing over the Holidays Plus Membership, Writing for Young Readers Plus Membership, Introduction to Scrivener — Plus Membership, Writing Healthy Starts + Membership, Eight Half-Hour Consults + Membership, Befriending the Giant + Membership or Write! Write! Write! Writing Exercises for Writing Prose from Personal Experience + Membership.

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In Conversation with Beverly West

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on May 13, 2015 by Beverly WestJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with poet, journalist, and memoirist Beverly West about the writing of her memoir Finding My Way Back to 1950s Paris.

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In Conversation with Rita Kepner

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on April 25, 2015 by Rita KepnerJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with author Rita Kepner about her memoir Through Fire and Water: True Stories of Rita Marie Matthiesen as told to Laura Callender, which she wrote using a pen name.

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Mark Matousek Interviews Sheila

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on November 2, 2014 by Mark MatousekJuly 5, 2018

Mark Matousek interviews Sheila about her teaching and the writing of her memoir.

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In Conversation with Adrianne Harun

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on November 1, 2014 by Adrianne HarunOctober 19, 2022

Sheila talks with Adrienne Harun about her award winning novel, A Man Came Out of a Door in the Mountain, and her career as a fiction writer and instructor in the Rainier Writer’s Workshop.

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In Conversation with Patty Cogen

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on November 1, 2014 by Patty CogenJuly 5, 2018

In Conversation with Patty Cogen Sheila talks with Patty Cogen, author of nonfiction for parents of internationally adopted children, as well as poet and essayist.

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In Conversation with Dennis Must

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on November 1, 2014 by Dennis MustJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with Massachusetts author and playwright Dennis Must about his recent novel, Hush Now, Don’t Explain, from Coffee House Press, Seattle.

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In Conversation with Andrea Hurst

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on November 1, 2014 by Andrea HurstJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with agent and novelist Andrea Hurst about the new aspects of agenting, publishing and writing.

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In Conversation with John Pierce

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on November 1, 2014 by John PierceJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with John Pierce, technical editor for companies such as Microsoft as well as editor of poetry for Copper Canyon and Floating Bridge Press.

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In Conversation with Susan Bono

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on November 1, 2014 by Susan BonoJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with Susan Bono about her career as a writer, editor, publisher and teacher.

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In Conversation with Holly Hughes

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on November 1, 2014 by Holly J. HughesJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with poet Holly J. Hughes about her poetry and her teaching career as a writer.

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In Conversation with Mara Lathrop

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on November 1, 2014 by Mara LathropOctober 19, 2022

Sheila talks with playwright Mara Lathrop about her writing and her career.

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In Conversation with Sue William Silverman

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 31, 2014 by Sue William SilvermanJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with award-winning memoirist Sue William Silverman about her career in writing and teaching and her newest memoir, The Pat Boone Fan Club.

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In Conversation with Gayle Kaune

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 31, 2014 by Gayle KuaneJuly 5, 2018

Sheila speaks with poet Gayle Kaune.

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In Conversation with Barbara Stahura

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 31, 2014 by Barbara StahuraJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with Barbara Stahura about her work as a novelist, translator, and creative nonfiction writer.

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In Conversation with Barbara Sjoholm

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 31, 2014 by Barbara SjoholmOctober 19, 2022

Sheila talks with Barbara Sjoholm about her work as a novelist, translator, and creative nonfiction writer.

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In Conversation with Susan Wingate

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 31, 2014 by Susan WingateJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with fiction writer Susan Wingate about writing and promoting one’s work.

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In Conversation with David Reich

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 31, 2014 by David ReichJuly 5, 2018

Sheila speaks with writer David Reich about his memoir in progress.

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In Conversation with Glenn Fleishman

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 31, 2014 by Glenn FleishmanJuly 5, 2018

Sheila speaks with journalist and online publisher Glenn Fleishman.

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In Conversation with Judith Kitchen & Stan Rubin

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 31, 2014 by Judith KitchenJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with the heads of The Rainier Writers’ Workshop about low-residency MFA programs.

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In Conversation with Tina Tessina

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 31, 2014 by Tina TessinaJuly 5, 2018

Sheila speaks with Tina Tessina, who as a psychotherapist and author of 13 books, works and writes about couples and romance.

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In Conversation with Ruth Folit

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 31, 2014 by Ruth FolitJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with Ruth Folit, creator of LifeJournal software (which includes an add on for writers) and founder of the International Association for Journal Writing.

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In Conversation with Julie VanPelt

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 31, 2014 by Julie VanPeltOctober 19, 2022

Sheila talks with writer and editor Julie VanPelt.

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In Conversation with Carolyn Kortge

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 31, 2014 by Carolyn Scott KortgeJuly 5, 2018

Sheila speaks with journalist Carolyn Kortge about her nonfiction work, The Spirited Walker: Fitness Walking for Clarity, Balance, and Spiritual Connection.

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In Conversation with Susan Rich

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 31, 2014 by Susan RichJuly 5, 2018

Sheila speaks with poet Susan Rich about her collection Cloud Pharmacy and teaching poetry.  

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In Conversation with Terry Persun

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 31, 2014 by Terry PersunOctober 19, 2022

Sheila talks about writing and publishing with Terry Persun, author of over a dozen books of fiction and poetry.

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In Conversation with Judith Skillman

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 31, 2014 by Judith SkillmanJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with poet Judith Skillman about her new books of both poetry and lessons for poets.

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Interview with Pam Houston

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 29, 2014 by Pam HoustonJuly 5, 2018

Sheila speaks with fiction writer Pam Houston about her book Contents May Have Shifted, the Port Townsend, WA 2013 Community Read.

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In Conversation with Jordan Hartt

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 29, 2014 by Jordan HarttJuly 5, 2018

Sheila speaks with Centrum Foundation’s Port Townsend Writers’ Conference program manager Jordan Hartt about his writing and project of the heart Writing Across Borders.

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In Conversation with Cheryl Merrill

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 29, 2014 by Cheryl MerrillJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with Cheryl Merrill about the writings in her memoir-in-progress about several trips to Africa to walk with elephants.

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In Conversation with Ellie Matthews & Carl Youngman

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 29, 2014 by Ellie MathewsJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with author and poet Ellie Matthews and her husband Carl Youngman about their work with the Madrona Writers and how prompts facilitate writing.

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In Conversation with Jeannine Hall Gailey

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 29, 2014 by Jeannine Hall GaileyJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with Jeannine Hall Gailey about her life in poetry.

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In Conversation with Michael D’Allesandro

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 29, 2014 by Michael D'AlessandroJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with Michael D’Alessandro about his poetry and his small poetry press project, bedouin books.

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In Conversation With Brenda Miller

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 29, 2014 by Brenda MillerJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with creative nonfiction writer Brenda Miller about her work and teaching.

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In Conversation with Elizabeth Austen

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 28, 2014 by Elizabeth AustenJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with poet Elizabeth Austen about her work as a poet and her tenure as WA State Poet Laureate. Visit Elizabeth’s website here or find out more about her books.

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In Conversation with Christi Killien Glover

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 27, 2014 by Christi Killien GloverJuly 5, 2018

Sheila speaks with writer Christi Killien Glover about her blog and novella.

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In Conversation with Martha Silano and Kelli Russell Agodon

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 27, 2014 by Martha SilanoJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with poets Kelli Russell Agodon and Martha Silano about their work encouraging each other’s writing as well as creating their book, The Daily Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts for Your Writing Practice.

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In Conversation with Midge Raymond

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 27, 2014 by Midge RaymondJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with author and publisher Midge Raymond about her fiction, non-fiction and Ashland Creek Press.

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In Conversation with Stephanie Tivona Reith

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 27, 2014 by Stephanie Tivona ReithJuly 5, 2018

Sheila talks with chaplain Stephanie Tivona Reith about writing contemporary psalms.

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In Conversation with David Speck

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 27, 2014 by David SpeckOctober 19, 2022

Sheila talks with the late David Speck, co-founder of the JewelBox Theater in Poulsbo, WA and two poet guests about presenting poems to audiences.

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Bio for Maria Moustakas

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on June 22, 2006 by Maria MoustakasJuly 5, 2018

Maria Moustakas began writing poetry and stories while in the third grade. She did not reach college until her late 30s, earning a scholarship to Vassar College, where she graduated with an English degree in 1979. While at Vassar, participated in an invitational class and had the opportunity to learn from well-known poets and writers, … Continue reading →

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