Florida Writer Podcast

Alec Shane majored in English at Brown University, a degree he put to immediate use by moving to Los Angeles after graduation to become a professional stunt man. Realizing that he prefers books to breakaway glass, he moved to New York City in 2008 to pursue a career in publishing. Alec quickly found a home at Writers House Literary Agency, where he continues to aggressively build his list.

visit Alec @ Writers House Literary Agency

Alison Nissen Interviews Alec Shane, Agent at Writer's House

"If you haven't found the book you want to read that you should write it, however not everyone should be writing." Top five favorite movies: Rocky, Dumb and Dumber, Caddyshack, Braveheart, Jaws 4:08 Hunger Games 4:43 Publishing 6:17 Conferences 7:02 Advice for publishing 8:27 Next step after the pitch 10:25 Self Publishing The next time stamps will be variable depending on editing. 12:27 Running into writers in New York 13:47 Rapid Fire Www.writershouse.com Floridawriters.net #DadReads #EssexConnecticut #DogPerson #Twilight #HungerGames

Meet literary agent Alec Shane from Writers House, a literary agency.

Alison Nissen interviews John Capouya.

John Capouya teaches journalism and nonfiction narrative at The University of Tampa, including UT's Creative Writing MFA program. During his journalism career, he was an editor at Newsweek and SmartMoney magazines, New York Newsday, and the New York Times. Florida Soul – From Ray Charles to KC and the Sunshine Band is his third book; his previous one, the biography Gorgeous George, is being adapted into a feature film.

0:23 About Capouya

1:00 New York Times

1:50 Soul Music

4:07 Florida Soul Music

5:49 Stories

7:39 Other Biographies

11:02 Yoga

12:46 Rapid Fire

I feel like there's a message to be said about how practicing yoga is like trying out new writing styles. "I'm not flexible enough!" "That's the point"

For more information, visit: www.JohnCapouya.com

Alison Nissen interviews biographer John Capouya for the Florida Writer Podcast.

Science Fiction author Arthur Doweyko has published three books (Algorithm, As Wings Unfurl and My Shorts), two of which have garnered Royal Palm Literary Awards, and numerous short stories in both print and electronic anthologies. Much of his literary work has been inspired by his career as a scientist in the area of drug design. He has published over 100 scientific articles as well as presenting his work at domestic and international venues. He shares the 2008 Thomas A. Edison Patent Award for the discovery of Sprycel, a new anticancer drug.

Visit Arthur on the web at www.ArthurMDoweyko.com

For more information about the Florida Writers Association, visit FloridaWriters.net.

"I've always enjoyed science and art at the same time."

#immunology

0:30 About Arthur

0:49 Drug Design

3:19 Realistic Science Fiction

4:14 The Common Thread of Wonder

6:12 Incorporating Art

8:36 Fan Interaction

9:43 Blunders

11:10 Rapid Fire

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The Florida Writer Podcast interviews science fiction author Arthur Doweyko.