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Five Compelling Questions with Shawn episodes
- EP105: 5CQ for Andrew Ridker, Author of HOPE
Shawn and Andrew chat about HOPE and hope, Picasso quotes, having a way forward, invisible guardrails, what to do when hope doesn't pan out, the best cover image story ever, learning comedy, the brilliance of Steve Martin, and once again, having hope.
28 min - EP104: 5CQ for Juan Gabriel Vásquez, author of RETROSPECTIVE
Shawn and Juan chat about how lives are shaped by revolution and ideology, writing novels as opposed to non-fiction when dealing with true life events, working with a map vs. a compass while writing, the novelist Javier Marías, idolizing writers and aspiring to greatness.
25 min - EP103: 5CQ for Laura Sims, Author of HOW CAN I HELP YOU
Shawn and Laura chat about "Jolly" Jane Toppan, female serial killers, inadvertat feminism, Patricia Highsmith and Shirley Jackson as influences, Japanese fiction, and poetry vs. prose for a writer who is expert in both disciplines.
23 min - EP102: 5CQ for Laura Hankin, author of THE DAYDREAMS
Shawn and Laura chat about falling off of treadmills, 1990s nostalgia, how scandal impacts men and women differently, writing strong dialogue, and the art of the twist.
15 min - EP101: 5CQ for Kerry Peresta, Author of BACK BEFORE DAWN
Shawn and Kerry chat about having an iron will, always looking for the good side of a bad situation, online dating, being a child of a military family, survival, giving up sugar, and writing standalone vs. series books.
21 min - EP100: 5CQ for Paige Toon, author of ONLY LOVE CAN HURT LIKE THIS
Shawn and Paige chat about Paige's American debut, Indiana, Paige being the daughter of an INDY 500 driver, immersing yourself in your work, method acting to develop characters, a love of dialogue, finding the sweet spot, and how everyone loves pie.
19 min - EP99: 5CQ for Mary P Karnes, Author of BRIDE DOOM AND GLOOM
Shawn and Mary chat about wedding planning, being a debut author, personal drama, being tenatious in life, real life drama, changing the murderer, taking shady revenge, the weirdest wedding experiences, being nosy and also calm.
20 min - EP98: 5CQ for Lisa Scottoline, NYT Bestselling Author of LOYALTY
Shawn chats with one of her idols, Lisa Scottoline, about her new book LOYALTY, the concept of justice, being Italian American, the mafia, historical
fiction and thrillers, what kinds of people pantsers are, how food is everything, and important advice for writers, especially women.21 min - EP97: 5QC for Elizabeth L. Silver, Author of THE MAJORITY
Shawn and Elizabeth chat about the Supreme Court, motherhood and career, the "inferior lives" of powerful women, legal studies as they relate to fiction, RBG and her legacy, hydrating your fiction, and surviving cancer.
18 min - EP96: 5CQ for Marcy Dermansky, Author of HURRICANE GIRL
Shawn and Marcy chat at about attention spans, fiction vs. memoirs, hurricanes, water as a metaphor, movies about writers, not being psychiatrists, and staying positive.
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About Five Compelling Questions with Shawn
From the publisher's feed
Award-Winning Author and Editor Shawn Reilly Simmons gets to know her guests by asking Five Compelling Questions (plus a few bonus ones) about the writing life. Topics include finding inspiration,…
staying motivated, writing as a career, staying sane during the creative process, and balancing fictional and real life.