The Written Scene

For much of his life, author and musician Anthony Adams knew the creative world was where he always wanted to be. After decades in music, he has co-authored his debut novel, Chasing Shadows, and has plans for many more books and other creative endeavors.

In this episode of The Written Scene, Anthony discusses traveling the world to research their novel, following every bread crumb when writing a story, how their past in writing screenplays helped them write a novel, the fourth act of a novel and where it is or can be, what the right partner in collaboration does for the artistic process, learning what paths to take and what paths not to take, finding the perfect publisher to partner with, the joy of creating a visual book trailer for the novel, why we're in the golden age for novelists, the role of luck in a successful creative career, how ever character we create is a little bit of people we know, why characters in musicals break out into song, and a whole lot more.

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For author, musician, and playwright Anthony Adams, the liberation of writing a novel made writing even more enjoyable.

Please enjoy this brief teaser of next week's full episode of The Written Scene with Anthony.

If you're reading this before June 19th, don't miss Anthony and co-author and wife Christina Adams under the nom de plume A.C. Adams discussing their debut novel Chasing Shadows at the Coronado Library. More details here.

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It doesn't take a harrowing life to be able to tell a story. But for author, musician, and creative mind Christina Adams, it was a story she couldn't pass up writing.

In this episode of The Written Scene, Christina talks about the writing process with her husband and other co-writer Anthony Adams, why they chose to write a true story in the fiction genre, using music and books to escape life as a kid, how writing music helps her storytelling, the importance of working creative jobs that aren't writing when writing isn't paying yet, understanding the creative side of us can't be kept down, struggling to find or make time to also do nothing, how the skill of being highly organized carries over into writing, making sure a story is relatable and the reader feels something, the difficulty of telling a good story, and much more.

Side note: I don't know why but I called her Christine up front when her name is Christina. Apologies to Christina for the mistake.

Don't miss Christina and Anthony appearing as their nom de plume A.C. Adams at the Coronado Library on June 19th to discuss their debut book, Chasing Shadows.

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Proof that two brains working together can sometimes write better than one working on its own.

Enjoy this brief teaser with Christina Adams, one-half of the power couple A.C. Adams, ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene.

And don't miss your chance to meet Christina and Anthony (whom you'll hear from soon) at the Coronado Library on June 19th for a discussion about their newest book, Chasing Shadows.

For author and philanthropist Puja Shah, writing has a way of teaching her things about herself she didn't know before.

Listen in as Puja discusses how she found story and inspiration in Uganda, the ways Toni Morrison motivated Puja to work within social justice and writing, what witnessing an educator challenging the system did for her, why the scariest part about writing is also the most exciting part about writing, surpise: the arts aren't safe, what carving out time to write means for her, cutting characters from one story but using them in other stories, the ability to write from anywhere when in the writing zone, and so much more.

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Just more proof that if you put your writing out there, your audience will find you, even if it's not the audience you expected.

Please enjoy this teaser with author Puja Shah ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene.

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When it comes to writing, author and poet Alisha Richard has definitely found her groove in performance.

In this episode of The Written Scene, Alisha discusses why it's easy to promote yourself when you love what you do, discovering her talents as a storyteller, how fear prevented her from believing writing could be a career, the impact a powerfully performed poem can have on both a crowd and an author, using an analytical brain in a creative space, surprising co-workers with her creative side, practicing poetry while walking her dog, how memorizing some poems became therapy for her, being a rule follower while sometimes not using the rules of poetry and writing, making literary events and knowledge more accessible both in and outside of schools, and much more.

Please also listen to the end to find out about Alisha's performance at this year's International Fringe Festival. Click here to get tickets.

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For author and performer Alisha Richard, saying yes more often than not can be a big factor in learning new things about yourself.

Please enjoy this teaser ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene with Alisha. And don't miss her show at the International Fringe Festival. Click here for tickets.

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For author and editor Margaret Dilloway, some of the best stories involve healing and finding place in this big ol' universe. Hard to disagree with that.

In this episode of The Written Scene, Margaret talks about being an artist-in-residence in Zion National Park, what being alone in nature can do for a writer, why she prefers to write YA, being selectively mute as a kid but finding a voice in storytelling, having adults in childhood that support and foster a writing talent, how stubbornness can be both a benefit and a pitfall to artists, taking a risk and seeing if a story idea is good enough to be remembered later without writing it down, eavesdropping for story ideas and character study, why kid lit is the most difficult genre to write, having a job not related to writing, what the CROW method is and how to use it in writing, and much more.

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YA author Margaret Dilloway also has work as an editor but sometimes she can't, and probably shouldn't, take public credit for the work she did.

Please enjoy this teaser ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene with Margaret.

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