Sep 30, 2025
Author, researcher, and professor Robbie Maakestad is not lacking in confidence when it comes to submitting. At least not right away.
In this episode of The Written Scene, Robbie discusses what he's learned about writing through teaching, using a highlighter to organize notes, the formulaic nature of early reader books,...
Sep 23, 2025
For author and professor Robbie Maakestad, the best part about being homeschooled was all the reading his teacher (aka his mother) implemented into the curriculum.
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Sep 16, 2025
Author Jill G. Hall knew early on she wanted to be a teacher. Little did she know how big a role being an author would come into play in her lifetime.
In this episode of The Written Scene, Jill talks about the research process of her new book "On a Sundown Sea," getting out of research rabbit holes, what the process of...
Sep 9, 2025
For author Jill G. Hall, the nudge to write a new novel—even after vowing to never write a second one—came from a question that surfaced the memory of a strange story she heard as a child.
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Sep 2, 2025
Author and librarian Kristen Arnett knows what it's like to do research for a book, including the pitfalls and results of doing too much research. Fortunately, she also knows how to correct course.
In this episode of The Written Scene, Kristen discusses how being a child of the '80s helped with her novel about clowns,...