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My guest today is Tea Gudek Šnajdar, author of Following Van Gogh listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction. Here's a summary of the podcast:

• Inspiration for the novel that combines travel writing with a thriller.
• Fascination with the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh and how his color palette changed as he moved from the Netherlands to Paris to Arles.
• The "what if" that inspired Tea to make a forged painting central to her novel.
• What is it about the paintings of Van Gogh that Tea and millions more find so compelling.
• The role that Van Gogh's letters to his brother Theo has played in cementing his legacy.
• Tea's experience as a guide at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
• Reading from Following Van Gogh.
• One thing that Tea learned from writing this novel that she didn't realize before.
• What's next?

Read more about Tea Gudek Šnajdar on her website: https://culturetourist.com/

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My guest today is Louis Bayard, author of The Wildes listed in the Literature category on Art In Fiction.

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• Why write about Oscar Wilde through the lens of his family life?
• Inspiration for the novel from the memoir of Vivian Wilde, the youngest of the two sons of Oscar and Constance.
• Challenges of writing about one of the great wits in the English language.
• Structure of The Wildes as a play in five acts in a high comedy register.
• Constance Wilde as the protagonist of the novel, and how she was very progressive for her time, and very much Oscar's equal.
• Lady Wilde (Oscar's mother), the fiery Irish revolutionary poet named Speranza.
• Oscar Wilde and his relationship to women, seeing them as equals.
• What can contemporary audiences learn from The Wildes, particularly the "fifth act" of the novel?
• Reading from The Wildes.
• One thing that Louis learned from writing this novel that he didn't realize before.

Read more about Louis Bayard on his website: https://www.louisbayard.com/

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My guest today is Alka Joshi, author of four novels listed on Art In Fiction including Six Days in Bombay listed in the Visual Arts category.

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• Inspiration for Six Days of Bombay and its relationship to the real life story of artist Amrita Sher-Gil.
• Background on Amrita Sher-Gil and how her personality and sometimes shocking activities influenced the creation of Mira Novak in Six Days of Bombay.
• Why Alka chose to write a novel about a fictional version of Amrita, rather than about the real artist.
• How Alka chose to frame Mira's story by telling it through the eyes of Sona Falstaff, the nurse who cared for Mira during the last six days of her life in a private hospital in Bombay.
• Background on Anglo Indians as inspiration for the character of Sona who must navigate two worlds after her British father abandoned her and her mother.
• Mira as archetype for the independent woman of the 1930s, that there were more of them then we think.
• How Sona is most like Alka herself compared to the other characters she has written.
• The role of grief for a mother played in the novel.
• Europe in the 1930s and its parallels to India during the same period.
• Researching the novel in Paris, London, Prague, Florence, and Istanbul.
• Reading from Six Days in Bombay.
• One thing that Alka learned from writing this novel that she didn't realize before.
• Alka's next novel, due out in late 2026/early 2027 about a girl wanting to learned classical dance in India when its practice was forbidden.

Read more about Alka Joshi on her website: https://www.alkajoshi.com/

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My guest today is Christine Ma-Kellams, author of The Band listed in the Music category on Art In Fiction.

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• Inspiration for The Band and its relationship to pop music, K-Pop, and popular culture.
• Motivation for writing The Band as a commentary on what may be happening behind the scenes of a successful K-Pop boy band.
• The novel as a scatching indictment of fandom and how the industry often turns a blind eye to the mental health of its stars.
• How our brains are not wired for interacting via screens with people we will never meet--what this is doing to our mental health.
• Discussion of the novel's narrator and the concept of situationships.
• The role of cancel culture in the novel and in contemporary culture.
• The Band as fan fiction meets literary fiction.
• Is all fiction essentially fan fiction since we write about what we love?
• Use of first and second person in the novel--breaking the fourth wall and inspiration from the TV series Fleabag.
• Is The Band a thriller?
• Outlining vs. starting to write and hoping for the best.
• The theme of The Band.
• Reading fromThe Band.
• Things that Christine learned from writing her novel - the wisdom of authors rewarding readers.
• What's next for Christine.

Read more about Christine Ma-Kellams on her website: https://www.christinema-kellams.com/

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I'm speaking today with M. A. McLaughlin, author of The Lost Dresses of Italy listed in the Textile Arts category on Art In Fiction.

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• Overview of the story of The Lost Dresses of Italy as a dual time novel taking place in 1947 and 1864 and inspired by a three-week trip to Italy taken by Victorian poet Christina Rossetti
• Poetry of Christina Rossetti and why it has endured
• Christina's sonnet sequence Monna Innominata as inspiration for the plot
• Combining a costume history and design with the story of Christina's time in Italy
• Reasons for setting the modern story in post-war Verona
• Researching costume design and preservation
• The role of pre-Raphaelite Dante Gabriel Rossetti in the novel
• Some of the challenges of fictionalizing real people
• What is it about the Romantics and Victorians that Marty is attracted to?
• Reading from The Lost Dresses of Italy
• Things that Marty learned from writing her novel - the complicated nature of Italy's participation in World War II and its aftermath.

Read more about M. A. McLaughlin on her website: https://martyambrose.com/

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Join me as I chat with Ana Veciana-Suarez, author of Dulcinea listed in the Literature category on Art In Fiction.

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• Overview of the story of Dulcinea as being about a wealthy Barcelona woman called Dolça who is cast as the fictional muse of Miguel Cervantes
• Use of the dual-timeline narrative in the novel
• Ana's family background in Barcelona and its influence on her novel
• Why Cervantes? How the idea for the novel percolated for fifty years
• Research for Dulcinea and the benefits of visiting the areas where the novel takes place
• Spain in the 16th century: the constraints on women, the role of the church, and the tremendous civic power of the Inquisition
• Use of primary sources while researching Dulcinea
• Why Dolça is an artist, and the existence of female artists during the period
• How Dolça's relationship to her painting evolves in the novel as a result of her relationship with Cervantes
• The theme of Dulcinea
• Reading from Dulcinea
• Things that Ana learned from writing her novel
• What Ana is working on now

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Mark Baker, author of The Needle of Avocation listed in the Textile Arts category on Art In Fiction.

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• The genesis of The Needle of Avocation as the third book in the Cuthbert series
• Creation of the "It" girl of the 8th century, the heroine of the first two novels in the series, led to the creation of her sister Hilda in The Needle of Avocation
• Why embroidery as a basis for the novel and how it became both Hilda's shield and her refuge
• The development of HIlda's character and the choices she must make to find balance
• Why Mark chooses to write about the Anglo-Saxon period in England
• The status of women in the Anglo-Saxon period and how it changed for the worse under the Normans
• What we know (and don't know) about textile arts in the 8th and 9th centuries, and its purpose (and the purpose of art in general, historically)
• Reading from The Needle of Avocation
• One thing Mark learned from writing his novels
• How Mark researches his novels
• What Mark is working on now

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Crystal King, author of In the Garden of Monsters listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WElAb9vxuAI

• The genesis of In the Garden of Monsters and the decision to write a novel that incorporated elements of fantasy and the Gothic
• Inspired by the sacro bosco (sacred wood) at Bomarzo in Italy and its relationship to Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí in the 1950s and to the Hades and Persephone myth
• Video of Salvador Dalí in Bomarzo made in 1954 - view it on Crystal's website at https://www.crystalking.com/
• Deep dive into the life and work of Salvador Dalí and his problematical opinions - he'd be cancelled in two seconds today! But he was a brilliant artist.
• Role of pomegranates in the novel and their relationship to the retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth
• Summary of the original myth - Demeter, Hades, Persephone
• The role of food in the novel; a downloadable cookbook is available from Crystal's website
• Reading from In the Garden of Monsters
• Role played by memory (or lack of) in the novel
• Women artists and Dalí's opinions of them and his problematical relationship to women in general
• One thing Crystal learned from writing this novel
• What Crystal is working on now

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Join me as I chat with novelist Alex Connor, author of several art thrillers listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction, including Rembrandt's Secret, The Caravaggio Conspiracy, and The Incubus Tapes.

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• Why Alexandra has chosen to center her novels, mostly art thrillers, around art.
• Seeing Caravaggio's Supper at Emmaus in the National Gallery when she was six.
• What led Alexandra to "follow her bright light" and focus on her dual careers as a writer and a painter.
• How Alexandra decides which artists to base a novel aroundl she's written novels related to Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Klimt, Fuseli, Bosch, and many more.
• Story behind the story of Rembrandt's Secret and how Alexandra likes to go behind the scenes to find interesting and often little known stories connected with an artist.
• Inspiration for The Incubus Tapes.
• The story behind Fuseli's famous painting The Nightmare and how it forms the basis of the dual-time narrative in The Incubus Tapes.
• Pacing when writing a thriler.
• Reading from The Incubus Tapes.
• Some of the challenges related to writing an art-based thriller.
• Why a writer should keep writing and not let other people dampen their passion.
• What Alexandra is working on now.

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Alex Connor's website: https://www.alexandra-connor.co.uk/

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Judith Lindbergh, author of Akmaral listed in the Other category on Art In Fiction.

View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gGdvLEpGrZw

• The genesis of Akmaral from two points of reference in Judith's personal life: her obsession with archeology and her young son's obsession with pretending to be a knight in shining armor
• How Akmaral explores one woman's journey as a warrior, spiritual leader and priestess and her drive to protect her people and her family
• Setting of Akamaral in 500 BC on the Russian steppes
• History of the Amazons from Herodotus and their relationship to the characters and culture in Akmaral
• Fascinating exploration of a culture where, seemingly, a woman was permitted to both warrior and mother
• Use of weaponry and craftsmanship in Akmaral
• The study of artifacts as a way into the lives of ancient peoples
• Animals and their importance to the nomadic culture portrayed in Akmaral
• How Judith is a little famous in Kazakhstan!
• Shamanism in Akmaral and parallels to the practices of nomadic cultures today
• How long it took to write and then publish Akmaral
• Judith's lush, poetic writing in Akmaral
• Reading from Akmaral
• How Judith's background in the arts led to her becoming a novelist
• The founding of the Writers Circle in New Jersey with courses now available worldwide online
• One thing Judith learned from writing this novel that she didn't know before
• What Judith is working on now

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Join me as I chat with Alyson Richman, author of 9 novels listed on Art In Fiction, including The Time Keepers listed in the Other category and The Thread Collectors listed in the Textile Arts category.

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• Why Alyson likes to write novels inspired by the arts and the role the arts have played in her life
• How her novels answer questions such as "Can the creative spirit be extinguished in very difficult and dark times?" and "Can creativity be a form of resistance?"
• Genesis of The Time Keepers
• The use of watchmaking in The Time Keepers as a metaphor for how we process time, particularly after suffering trauma
• Research into watchmaking
• Why she decided to set her novel during the Vietnam war
• Parallels between events in the novel and current events
• Researching The Time Keepers, particularly talking with people who experienced the Vietnam war
• Prediction that more novels will be written around the Vietnam war now that it's 50 years in the past
• The theme of friendship in The Time Keepers
• Reading from The Time Keepers
• Collaborating with Shaunna J. Edwards to write The Thread Collectors
• The role Alyson's and Shaunna's ancestors played in creating characters for The Thread Collectors
• Parallels between the Civil War setting for The Thread Collectors and civil unrest and racism in our time
• Repurposing cloth and thread in the Black community as inspiration for The Thread Collectors
• One thing Alyson learned from writing this novel that she didn't know before
• Alyson's next novel, coming in October 2025.

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Join me as I chat with Ferdia Lennon, author of Glorious Exploits, a wonderful debut novel listed in the Theater category on Art In Fiction.

View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3ZFFQ4rg4DU

• Genesis for Glorious Exploits
• Based on true events that occurred in Syracuse, Sicily during the Peloponnesian war.
• The theme of friendship in Glorious Exploits
• Theater and research of ancient Greek theater in the writing of Glorious Exploits
• Traveling to Greece and Syracuse as part of the research process
• Why Euripedes? Discussion of Medea and The Trojan Women, the two Euripedes plays put on by the Athenian soldiers in the quarry
• The voice of Lampo and why he sounds Irish
• The similarities between Ireland as an island nation separate from and yet related to England, and Sicily, also an island separate from and yet related to the culture of Greece
• The size and breadth of the ancient world and its many influences
• Discussion of Ferdia's compelling writing style
• How Lampo's character changes and grows in the novel
• The making of the audiobook that Ferdia narrated
• Parallels between Glorious Exploits and our own time
• Reading from Glorious Exploits
• Publication journey of Glorious Exploits
• One thing Ferdia learned from writing his novel that he didn't know before

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Join me as chat with Laura Morelli, author of six novels listed on Art In FIction: The Gondola Maker in the Other category, and five novels in the Visual Arts category, including The Painter's Apprentice, The Giant, The Night Portrait, The Stolen Lady, and The Last Masterpiece, that we will be chatting about in this episode.

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• Genesis for The Last Masterpiece
• A tale of two heroines--one American and one Austrian on opposite sides of the war
• Fascination with how different stories were constructed around a series of historical events related to works of art
• Why Florence? Its role as a mecca for art historians and the WWII experience
• How the blowing up of Florence's bridges in WWII forms the lynchpin in the novel
• The remains of medieval houses in Florence--what we can still see today
• How Laura discovered a real person very much like her fictional Ava, a German photographer named Hilda Lotz Bauer
• The experiences of a WAC in Italy in WWII and the role they played in the war effort
• Shades of grey in how art was handled both by the Allied and the Axis sides in WWII
• Media and misinformation in WWII
• What is the appeal of Art In Fiction? Laura answers!
• Reading from The Last Masterpiece
• One thing Laura learned from writing her novels that she didn't know before

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Join me as chat with Laurie Lico Albanese, author of three novels listed on Art In FIction, including Hester listed in the Textile Arts category and Stolen Beauty and The Miracles of Prato (co-written with Laura Morowitz) listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction.

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• Inspiration for Hester
• Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and its relationship to Hester: who was the real Hester Prynne?
• Why the novel is not about a love affair between Nathaniel Hawthorne and Margaret Fuller
• How Isobel Gamble's story is similar to Hester Prynne's, and how it is different
• Synthesthesia in Hester and how it informs the gorgeous descriptive writing
• Why the category for Hester changed from Literature to Textile Arts
• Embroidery as a feminist act
• How women and men view the future
• The hero's journey vs. the heroine's journey
• Nathaniel Hawthorne had his issues
• Reading from Hester
• Witchcraft and slavery in Hester
• The theme of Hester
• One thing Laurie learned from writing her novels that she didn't know before

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Join me asI chat with Margaret Philbrick, author of two novels listed on Art In FIction, including House of Honor listed in the Visual Arts category and A Minor listed in the Music category on Art In Fiction.

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• Genesis of House of Honor.
• Obession with the life and work of Caravaggio.
• Heist of Caravaggio's Nativity (still unsolved) as inspiration for the novel
• Use of color plates of Caravaggio's work in the print and ebook editions of the novel
• What is it about Caravaggio's work that makes it so compelling?
• Writing in Caravaggio's voice in House of Honor
• Researching the mafia and the Catholic church for House of Honor
• The character of Orazio Bordoni - redemption and the prodigal son
• Reading from House of Honor.
• Travels in Italy and Orazio's neighborhood in Rome in the 1960s.
• Music and Alzheimer's in A Minor.
• Why Margaret doesn't have a SmartPhone!
• One thing Margaret Philbrick learned from writing her novels that she didn't know before.

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Join me as I chat with Margaret Porter, author of four novels listed on Art In FIction, including A Change of Location, The Limits of Limelight, and Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy Lamarr listed in the Film category and The Myrtle Wand listed in the Dance category on Art In Fiction.

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• Why switch to a new genre: "romcom" from historical fiction?
• Writing fiction as a "palette cleanser".
• Inspiration for A Change of Location.
• Summary of A Change of Location.
• Why set the novel in Somerset?
• The concept of a "smart" love story and how A Change of Location fits the bill.
• Challenges of writing contemporary fiction as opposed to historical fiction.
• Reading from A Change of Location.
• Discussion of Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy Lamarr, and why write a novel about Heddy Lamarr?
• Hedy Lamarr's eventful life - myth-busting and research.
• What was Hedy Lamarr like as a person? What motivated her?
• Hedy's inventions.
• Inspiration forThe Limits of Limelight.
• Women reinventing themselves.
• The Myrtle Wand and the re-telling of the Giselle ballet.
• One thing Margaret Porter learned from writing her novels that she didn't know before.
• Write what you're passionate about!

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Join me as I chat with Zoe Disigny, author of The Art of Traveling Strangers, listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction.

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• Inspiration for The Art of Traveling Strangers, based on an experience Zoe had while hosting art tours of Europe in the 1980s.
• How her background as an art history professor helped her write her novel
• Making art accessible in The Art of Traveling Strangers
• The four Davids in The Art of Traveling Strangers: Donatello, Michelangelo, Verrocchio, and Bernini.
• A favorite David?
• Intertwining the art travelogue with the story of Claire's journey to self-realization.
• The long process of turning the novel from a 22,000-word travelogue into a novel.
• Reading from The Art of Traveling Strangers.
• The work of Niki de Sant Phalle, who is mentioned at the beginning of the novel.
• The work of James Tyrell at Count Panza's Villa in Italy.
• The theme of The Art of Traveling Strangers.
• One thing Zoe Disigny learned from writing her novel that she didn't know before.
• Advice for authors starting their writing career later in life.
• What Zoe is working on now.

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Places mentioned in the podcast:
Tarot Garden (Il Giardino dei Tarocchi) in Tuscany: https://ilgiardinodeitarocchi.it/en/
Queen Califia's Magic Garden in Escondido: https://visitescondido.com/queen-califias-magical-circle-escondido/
Villa Panza in Varese: https://fondoambiente.it/villa-e-collezione-panza-inglese

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Join me as I chat with Barbara Quick, author of Vivaldi's Virgins and What Disappears, both listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction.

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• Inspiration for What Disappears going back several decades to when Barbara was just 22 years old.
• Revisiting old work after it's "ripened."
• The role of idential twins in What Disappears.
• Writing a great villain in fashion designer Paul Poiret.
• Researching the fashion components in What Disappears.
• What it was like to be a dancer in Belle Epoque Paris.
• Barbara's love of dance.
• Debut of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring in Paris and the Riot at the Rite.
• The role played by anti-semitism in both Tsarist Russia and Paris in the novel.
• The theme of healing in What Disappears.
• Reading from What Disappears.
• Writing poetry and prose: two sides of the same coin?
• One thing Barbara Quick learned from writing novels that she didn't know before.
• What Barbara is working on now.

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Join me as I chat with Linda Moore, author of Attribution and Five Days in Bogotà, both listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction.

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• How Linda's background as the owner of an art gallery and her experience at an art fair in Colombia in the 1990s helped inspire her to write Five Days in Bogotà .
• The political situation in Colombia and how it's changed over the decades.
• Colombia as a significant economic force in South America.
• The role Nobel laureate and author of 100 Years of Solitude Gabriel García Márquez plays in the novel.
• A short reading from Five Days in Bogotà featuring a scene with Gabriel García Márquez that actually happened.
• The role auctions and inflating art prices plays in the art world and the novel.
• Why Linda starting writing novels later in life.
• Five Days in Bogotà - a thriller or a thriller light?
• Genesis of Attribution, which is set in Spain and revolves around Baroque art.
• Fascinating world of authenticating old paintings.
• One thing Linda Moore learned from writing novels that she didn't know before.

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Listen in as I chat with Denny S. Bryce and Eliza Knight, co-authors of Can't We Be Friends: A Novel of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe listed in the Music category on Art In Fiction.

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• How Denny & Eliza decided to write their novel about Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe
• Research tidbits that led them into the story
• How both Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe changed the face of entertainment--Ella in jazz and Marilyn in film
• Marilyn Monroe as one of the first female producers
• Ella Fitzgerald's influence on jazz and how she made sure she was in the mix for each change in music trends within jazz
• What the friendship meant from each woman's point of view
• The power of female friendship; quote from Michele Obama
• Ella and Marilyn, and their relationships with the men in their lives
• How Can't We Be Friends is a novel about striving to be the best, about excellence even more than fame
• How Ella Fitzgerald was "dangerous"
• Challenges that Eliza & Denny faced writing a novel about two real people
• Reading by Denny Bryce from Can't We Be Friends
• Reading by Eliza Knight from Can't We Be Friends
• The collaboration process--how Denny & Eliza wrote the novel together
• What both Eliza & Denny learned from writing Can't We Be Friends
• Use of first and third person in Can't We Be Friends
• The power of spreadsheets!
• What Denny is working on now
• What Eliza is working on now

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Join me as I chat with Daisy Goodwin, author of Diva listed in the Music category on Art In Fiction.

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Highlights include:

• Why Daisy chose to write a novel about Maria Callas, the great opera singer
• The nature of the female genius
• What's a Diva?
• Writing about a real person -- getting into their head
• Maria Callas's difficult relationship with her mother
• Maria and her relationship with Onassis
• Daisy Goodwin's favorite opera
• The theme of Diva
• Reading from Diva
• Challenges of writing a novel that are different from writing screenplays and other forms of writing
• Why historical fiction?
• What Daisy has learned from writing historical fiction
• Research advice when writing historical fiction
• Daisy's new novel about the later years of Queen Victoria

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Join me as I chat with Nancy Bilyeau, author of several arts-inspired novels on Art In Fiction, including The Orchid Hour about a speakeasy in 1923 Jazz Age New York and listed in the Theater category on Art In Fiction.

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Highlights include:

• Why Nancy set her latest novel in Prohibition-era New York
• The role played by the Italian American immigrant community in the novel
• Researching organized crime in Jazz Age New York City
• Real speakeasies and the fictional Orchid Hour speakeasy
• Liberation of women in the 1920s
• Greenwich Village as the setting for The Orchid Hour speakeasy
• Prohibition in Jazz Age New York City - did the cops really care?
• Why orchids?
• Themes in The Orchid Hour
• Reading from The Orchid Hour
• Discussion of The Fugitive Colours, the follow-up novel to The Blue
• Journey of a female artist/spy in 18th century London
• Opportunities for female painters in the 18th century
• What Nancy has learned from writing historical fiction
• Nancy's new novel: The Versailles Formula

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Listen in as I chat with ReShonda Tate, the best-selling author of dozens of novels including The Queen of Sugar Hill, ReShonda's first historical novel. It's listed in the Film category on Art In Fiction.

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Highlights include:

• Why write a novel about Hattie McDaniel, famous for playing Mammy in Gone with the Wind and being the first Black person to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1939.
• Hattie's famous line about how she'd rather play a maid than be a maid.
• The novel as a story about a career woman before her time.
• Hattie's troubled love life.
• Hattie's relationship with Clark Gable.
• Researching The Queen of Sugar Hill
• Fact vs. fiction - an example of a fictionalized event in The Queen of Sugar Hill
• Hattie's activism during and after the war and her successful challenge of the restrictive covenant that kept the Sugar Hill neighborhood for "whites only" that led to a landmark Supreme Court case.
• Theme of The Queen of Sugar Hill
• Reading from The Queen of Sugar Hill
• ReShonda's focus on writing historical fiction
• What ReShonda is working on now

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Natasha Lester, the New York Times best-selling author of nine novels. joins me on the Art In Fiction Podcast to chat about her latest novel, The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard, listed in the Textile Arts category.

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Highlights include:

• Summary of The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard - role played by the Battle of Verseilles in November 1973
• Challenges of writing three points of view in three timeframes
• Fashion in the 1970s as inspiration for the novel
• Mizza Bricard, known to history as "Christian Dior's Muse", as the catalyst for the novel, and debunking the focus on "woman as muse"
• Combining fictional and real characters in the novel: Mizza Bricard with her two fictional descendants
• Women in fashion over the decades: has anything changed?
• Role of the Bayeux Tapestry in the novel as a metaphor for gender imbalance
• Natasha's use of language and imagery
• Reading from The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard
• Advice about research methods
• What Natasha is working on now

Check out The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard and other novels by Natasha Lester on Art In Fiction: https://www.artinfiction.com/novels?q=natasha+lester

Natasha Lester's Website: https://natashalester.com.au/
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Listen in as I chat with Susanne Dunlap, author of more than a dozen historical novels for adults and teens. Susanne joins me on the Art In Fiction Podcast to discuss one of her newest novels, The Courtesan's Daughter, listed in the Film category on Art In Fiction.

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Highlights include:

• Inspiration for The Courtesan's Daughter - Alice Guy-Blaché, a pioneering French filmmaker who appears in the novel
• Focus on developing the story of a mother and daughter in early-20th-century New York and exploring generational conflict.
• What silent films were like in 1910 when the novel is set.
• Research into the period--Vitagraph, the innovations of early filmmaker J. Stuart Blackburn, and why the film industry eventually moved from New York to LA.
• Role of "pornographic" postcards in the novel
• Writing the "messy middle" of a novel
• Themes in The Courtesan's Daughter
• Reading from The Courtesan's Daughter
• How story is the most important element in historical fiction
• Advice about research methods
• What Susanne is working on now

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Listen in as I chat with Madeline Martin, the New York Times bestselling author of novels set in World War II along with dozens of romance novels. Madeline joins me on the Art In Fiction Podcast to discuss her three novels listed in the Literature category on Art In Fiction: The Last Bookshop in London, The Librarian Spy and her newest novel, The Keeper of Hidden Books.

Highlights include:

• Why Madeline chose books as her way into stories about World War II.
• Why The Keeper of Hidden Books is set in Warsaw.
• The role Poland and the Polish Resistance played in WWII.
• The theme of The Keeper of Hidden Books.
• Two short readings from The Keeper of Hidden Books.
• Book banning in WWII Poland and contemporary United States--parallels?
• The Librarian Spy and its setting in Lisbon and Lyon.
• Fado in Lisbon.
• The Blitz and The Last Bookshop in London.
• Research about London during the Blitz from memoirs contained in the Mass Observation published in the 1930s and 1940s in England.
• Differences between historical fiction and historical romance.
• Advice about research methods.
• Madeline's next novel.
• What Madeline is currently reading

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Pip Williams, author of two novels featured in the Literature category on Art In Fiction: The Dictionary of Lost Words andThe Bookbinder.

Highlights include:

• The Oxford English Dictionary and Oxford University Press as inspiration for both novels.
• Finding treasure in the archives of Oxford University Press.
• Inspiration for The Bookbinder and an examination of women's work before and during World War I.
• The role class plays in both novels.
• Women and the vote in 1918 - working-class women were not included.
• Finding information about the lives of working women in archives written primarily by men.
• The characters of the identical twins Peggy and Maude in The Bookbinder.
• Reading from The Bookbinder featuring Calliope, Peggy and Maude's canal boat home in Oxford.
• Reasons for the breakout success of The Dictionary of Lost Words.
• Description of research methods.
• Two excellent pieces of advice for new authors.
• What Pip is currently reading

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Nicola Harrision, author of two novels featured on Art In Fiction: Laguna Beach in the Visual Arts category and The Show Girl in the Theater category.

Highlights include:

• Origins of Laguna Beach as the story of a woman who had been a Rosie the Riveter in WWII only to be thanked and sent on her way at the end of the War.
• The Pageant of the Masters--a unique art event that's been going almost continuously since 1932.
• The role visual arts has played in Nicola's life as the daughter of two artists.
• Writing a flawed character.
• Reading from Laguna Beach featuring the Pageant of the Masters.
• California Impressionists and the art of the 1940s in Laguna Beach.
• Origins of The Show Girl about a young woman from the Midwest who lands a coveted role with the Ziegfeld Follies.
• Role of the Adirondack Great Camps in the novel and in the 1920s.
• Advice about research methods.
• Description of Nicola's writing routines--writing is a job!
• What Nicola is working on now.

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I'm chatting with Liza Nash Taylor, author of Etiquette for Runaways and In All Good Faith.

Highlights include Origins of Etiquette for Runaways (Hint: don't text and talk!); Moll Flanders as inspiration for the main character May Marshall; Finding Easter Eggs to inspire plot; What happens when a fully formed character pops into your head and just won't go away; Prohibition-era moonshine in Etiquette for Runaways; Black performers in Jazz Age Paris and being inspired by Josephine Baker; Reading from Etiquette for Runaways; Inspiration for In All Good Faith; Role of the Veterans Bonus March on Depression-era Washington; Challenges of writing strong women within an historical context; Advice for new authors

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Join me as I chat with Samantha Silva, author of Love and Fury and Mr. Dickens and His Carol.

Highlights:

• Origins of Love and Fury
• Why Mary Wollstonecraft--her life, her writing, and her ongoing contribution as the "first feminist"
• Structuring Love and Fury - the use of ten plot points
• Sense and sensibility in Love and Fury
• Mary Wollstonecraft's long road back into public consciousness a hundred years after her death
• Reading from Love and Fury
• Finding moments as metaphors when writing historical fiction
• Writing history and writing historical fiction -- what are the differences?
• Origins of Mr. Dickens and His Carol
• Charles Dickens--rock star of his age
• Screenwriting vs novel writing
• Advice for new authors

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Join me as I chat with Finola Austin, author of the award-winning debut novel Brontë's Mistress.

Highlights:

• Origins of Brontë's Mistress
• Investigating Lydia Robinson, rumored to have had an affair with Branwell Brontë, the n'er-do-well brother of the famous Brontë sisters
• Inspiration from Mrs. Gaskell's biography of Charlotte Brontë
• Contrast between Lydia Robinson and the typical Brontë heroine
• Using Reddit for inspiration
• Shades of gray in Lydia Robinson, the main character of Brontë's Mistress
• Bad sex scenes--why we need more of them
• Reading from Brontë's Mistress
• Turning real characters into fictional ones--challenges & issues
• Lydia Robinson & Charlotte Brontë - not a good mix
• One thing learning from writing Brontë's Mistress
• Advice for new authors

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Join me as I chat with Lauren Belfer, author of several riveting historical novels including And After the Fire and A Fierce Radiance.

Highlights:

• Genesis of And After the Fire
• Learning about the music of Johann Sebastian Bach
• Salons of 19th-century Berlin and Fanny Mendelsohn
• Role of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, son of Johann Sebastian Bach in the novel
• Fanny Mendelsohn's fraught relationship with her brother Felix Mendelsohn
• What is so appealing about Bach's music?
• Reading from And After the Fire
• Using details in historical fiction
• Process of writing
• Genesis of A Fierce Radiance
• Parallels of the 1918 flu epidemic and COVID in 2021
• The role of Life Magazine and photography in A Fierce Radiance
• Advice for authors: write what you don't know

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Join me as I chat with Lynn Cullen, author of several novels including Mrs. Poe and Twain's End.

Highlights:

• Genesis of Twain's End
• Shocking truths about Mark Twain
• Hal Holbrook, Mark Twain, and Isabelle Lyon
• How would we label Mark Twain in this age of psychological profiling?
• Francis Osgood and her relationship with Edgar Allen Poe in Mrs. Poe
• Poe and the popularity of The Raven
• Depicting the complexity of romance
• Life and constant craving
• The creative process in Cullen's novels
• Reading from Mrs. Poe
• Advice for authors

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Join me as I chat with B. A. Shapiro, the New York Times bestselling author of three fabulous novels featuring visual art: The Art Forger, The Muralist, and The Collector's Apprentice.

Highlights:

• The attraction of art, particularly late-19th and early-20th-century art, as a subject for novels
• Genesis of The Collector's Apprentice
• Writing the "bad guy " in The Collector's Apprentice
• Cézanne and Matisse in The Collector's Apprentice
• Reading from The Collector's Apprentice
• The inspiration for The Muralist
• The role Eleanor Roosevelt plays in The Muralist
• Modern artists Pollock, de Kooning, Krasner, and Rothko in The Muralist
• What is a cowardly writer?
• Art forgery and seeing what we want to see in The Art Forger

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Join me as I chat with bestselling novelist Alka Joshi, author of two novels listed on Art In Fiction: The Henna Artist and The Secret Keeper of Jaipur, both set in India in the 1950s and 1960s.

Highlights:

• Overview of The Henna Artist (Decorative Arts)
• Inspiration for The Henna Artist
• Women and independence
• India in the 1950s and India today
• Resourcefulness of the characters in The Henna Artist and The Secret Keeper of Jaipur
• Novels as a metaphor for India
• Success of The Henna Artist
• The role played by henna in The Henna Artist
• Reading from The Henna Artist
• The genesis of The Secret Keeper of Jaipur, sequel to The Henna Artist
• Advice for authors

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Join me as I chat with Erika Gaffney, the creator of the ArtHerstory website at www.artherstory.net.

Highlights:

• The genesis of the Art Herstory website
• Developments in celebrating women artists from the Renaissance and Baroque eras
• Why has the work of female artists not been in the public eye until quite recently?
• Erika's background as an Acquisitions Editor in scholarly publishing
• Women artists in the medieval era
• Work by female artists that has been attributed to male artists
• Discussion of some of the artists featured on the Art Herstory website, including Clara Peeters, Giovanna Garzoni, and Ann Vallayer-Coster
• The beautiful art note cards available on the Art Herstory website
• Art In Fiction novels about artists featured on the Art Herstory website
• Expanding into focusing on women botanical artists
• What's next for Art Herstory?

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ArtHerstory Notecards featuring the paintings of female artists are available in museum gift shops in the United States, notably at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and the Joslyn Art Museum in Nebraska.

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Join me as I chat with Deborah Swift, author of four novels listed on Art In Fiction, including The Lady's Slipper and the Women of Pepys' Diaries Series, all set in England in the 17th century.

Highlights:

• Genesis of The Lady's Slipper (Visual Arts)
• Why the novel is set following the English Civil War
• Orchids in The Lady's Slipper
• Reading from The Lady's Slipper
• The Women of Samuel Pepys' Diaries series and the trilogy of novels inspired by them
• Women in 17th-century theater
• Researching the 17th century
• How to make a novel "compulsively readable"

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Join me as I chat with Lilianne Milgrom, author of L’Origine, an intriguing novel about the creation and history of L’Origine du Monde by Gustave Courbet, one of the world’s most provocative paintings.

Highlights:

• Find out why Courbet's L'Origine du Monde is still raising eyebrows after 150 years
• The effect of the painting on Lilianne
• Gustave Courbet and realism
• How reactions to L'Origine du Monde are like those to a Rorschach test
• Is the painting odious or empowering?
• The Paris Commune of 1870 and its role in L'Origine
• A reading from the novel
• Advice for authors

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View L'Origine du Monde at the Musée d'Orsay.

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Meet Alex George, author of The Paris Hours, a tour de force of a novel told over the course of one day in 1927 about four ordinary people whose stories are as extraordinary as the glorious city they inhabit.

Highlights:

• The genesis of The Paris Hours --Marcel Proust and his maid
• How is a writer like a magpie?
• Paris in the 1920s--incorporating the tapestry of history into a novel
• The roles played in the novel by a panoply of stars, including Josephine Baker, Maurice Ravel, Ernest Hemingway and many more.
• Reading from The Paris Hours
• The Unbound Book Festival
• What's the one thing that all authors must do?

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Meet Donna DiGiuseppe, author of Lady in Ermine, a stunning biographical novel about Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola.

Highlights:

• Lady in Ermineis "a vivid portrait of a talented woman who defied the conventions of her times." Find out why!
• Who is Sofonisba Anguissola and why is she in the news lately?
• Discover why Giorgio Vasari, who wrote Lives of the Artists, considered Sofonisba's work worthy of the descriptor "invenzione".
• The Prado exhibition in 2019 that expanded Sofonisba's popularity
• Is it true there were "no women artists" back in the day?
• Why Donna DiGiuseppe chose Sofonisba Anguissola as the subject of her debut novel
• Was Sofonisba the Forrest Gump of her time?
• Why was Sofonisba considered one of the premier portraitists of the 16th century?
• A reading from Lady in Ermine
• What was something Donna DiGiuseppe learned from writing Lady in Ermine ?
• What's the next novel about?

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Donna DiGiuseppe's website and more information about Sofonisba Anguissola: www.sofonisba.net

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In Episode 2, meet C. C. Humphreys, bestselling author of several novels listed on Art In Fiction, including Shakespeare's Rebel, Chasing the Wind, and Vlad: The Last Confession.

Highlights:

• What is an adventure writer of historical fiction?
• The genesis of Shakespeare's Rebel: "Hamlet and swords"
• Challenges of depicting real people such as Shakespeare, Elizabeth I, Lord Essex, and Sir Robert Cecil
• A reading from Shakespeare's Rebel
• How research can be a "springboard for the imagination"
• Art, aviation, and adventure in Chasing the Wind
• Who was Vlad the Impaler (Vlad: The Last Confession) and was he misunderstood?
• Find out about new adventures through the unicorn tapestries in theTapestry Trilogy.
• What is the one thing aspiring authors should do?
• What's next for C. C. Humphreys

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C. C. Humphreys's website: http://www.authorchrishumphreys.com/

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Welcome to the 1st episode of SEASON 2 of The Art In Fiction Podcast!

Meet Charlie Lovett, bestselling author of 5 novels listed on Art In Fiction, including his most recent, Escaping Dreamland.

Highlights:

• What is a bibliophile and why do they interest Charlie so much?
• How Charlie chooses what to write about
• Genesis of Escaping Dreamland - what's with those children's series novels?
• Who really wrote the children's series so many readers grew up with (Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, et al)?
• Elements in Escaping Dreamland - New York, secrets, children's books, writers, and more
• Every good story starts with a question: what question launched Escaping Dreamland?
• Reading from Escaping Dreamland: Alice Gold: Girl Inventor
• Genesis of The Lost Book of the Grail - books, cathedrals, digital vs. analog, and history
• Why Barchester?
• The intriguing character of Arthur Prescott and his dislike of academic committee meetings (among other things)
• Use of the physical structure of the cathedral to hang the novel's plot on
• Why Jane Austen in First Impressions?
• Writing the avuncular relationship between a man and a woman
• Does Charlie have a favorite Jane Austen novel?
• The process of structuring a novel
• The benefits of reading novels aloud
• Inside the Writer's Studio - Charlie's podcast
• What's next for Charlie Lovett?

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Charlie Lovett's website: https://charlielovett.com/
Inside the Writer's Studio Podcast: https://www.charlielovett.com/podcast/

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Join novelist and host Carol M. Cram for Season 2 of The Art In Fiction Podcast, launching March 25 and featuring conversations with a fascinating array of authors who have written novels inspired by the arts—from Film to Photography to Literature to Visual Arts to Theater and more.

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Kicking off Season 2 will be Carol's conversation with Charlie Lovett, bestselling author of Escaping Dreamland, First Impressions, The Lost Book of the Grail, and The Bookman’s Tale. 
You’ll also meet other top authors, including Alka Joshi, author of The Henna Artist, Alex George, author of The Paris Hours, and B. A. Shapiro, author of The Collector's Apprentice.

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Welcome to the Art In Fiction Podcast!

In this Bonus episode, I've compiled advice from nine of the authors interviewed in Season 1 of the podcast. You'll learn five smart tips from Syrie James, Barbara Linn Probst, Maggie Humm, Stephanie Storey, Jeanne Mackin, Stephanie Cowell, Helaine Mario, Barbara Quick, and Patricia Morrisroe.

Highlights:

Tip #1: Write what you love to read

• Syrie James and Barbara Linn Probst talk about writing and reading what excites you.

Tip #2: Find a mentor

• Maggie Humm shares her experience with writing courses and working with a mentor.

Tip #3: Trust your gut

• Stephanie Storey talks about trusting your gut.
• Jeanne Mackin discusses what to do about that editor in your head.
• Stephanie Cowell reminds authors to stay true to their vision.

Tip #4: Develop a thick skin and a sense of humor

• Helaine Mario recommends staying true to the story you want to tell.

Tip #5: Write for the love of it

• Barbara Quick and Patricia Morrisroe talk about making a living as a novelist.

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Syrie James: https://www.syriejames.com Barbara Linn Probst: https://www.barbaralinnprobst.com/ Maggie Humm: http://www.maggiehumm.net/
Stephanie Storey: https://stephaniestorey.com/
Jeanne Mackin: https://www.jeannemackin.com/
Stephanie Cowell: http://www.stephaniecowell.com/ Helaine Mario: https://helainemario.com/ Barbara Quick: https://www.barbaraquick.com/ Patricia Morrisroe: https://patriciamorrisroe.com/

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Welcome to EPISODE 20 of the Art In Fiction Podcast.

Paris between the wars is the exciting setting for Jeanne Mackin's novels The Last Collection and The Beautiful American.

In this episode, find out about wacky surrealist lobsters, why pencils and paper were not allowed at fashion shows, and a lot more!

Highlights:

• The Beautiful American and the art and life of photographer Lee Miller, famed surrealist Man Ray, and the indomitable Picasso
• Fact and fiction in The Beautiful American
• How Mackin structured The Beautiful American
• Surrealism, violence, lobsters, and more
• The surprising role played by Picasso in The Beautiful American
• The Last Collection and the world of haute couture in 1930s Paris
• The rivalry between Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli--yes, they hated each other in real life and in the novel!
• Fact and fiction in The Last Collection
• Common themes in Jeanne Mackin's novels
• Can the creative spirit save the world?
• Advice for authors

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Jeanne Mackin's website: https://www.jeannemackin.com/

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Welcome to EPISODE 19 of the Art In Fiction Podcast.

The three novelists you'll meet in this episode are each inspired by a different classical composer. They discuss their inspiration and research processes, and touch on a topic rarely discussed in author circles--money!

Barbara Quick is the author of Vivaldi’s Virgins, Stephanie Cowell is the author of Marrying Mozart, and Patricia Morrisroe is the author of The Woman in the Moonlight about Beethoven's inspiration for his Moonlight Sonata.

Highlights:

• Barbara Quick: inspiration to write Vivaldi's Virgins after discovering that the 18th-century composer had been the resident priest and composer in an all-girls foundling home in Venice. She also discusses the integral role that Venice plays in the novel.
• Stephanie Cowell: inspiration for Marrying Mozart, a novel about Mozart's relationship with the four Weber sisters, one of whom he married.
• Patricia Morrisroe: how she came to write The Woman in the Moonlight, her debut novel, after a career in journalism.
• Barbara: how she learned Italian to help her research Vivaldi's Virgins and the help she received from Vivaldi experts.
• A reading from Vivaldi's Virgins.
• Stephanie: the challenges of choosing which stories to include in the novel and what to leave out.
• A reading from Marrying Mozart.
• Patricia: the importance of fact-checking and extensive research.
• A reading from The Woman in the Moonlight.
• Writing and money (or its lack!).

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Barbara Quick's website: https://www.barbaraquick.com/
Stephanie Cowell's website: http://www.stephaniecowell.com/
Patricia Morrisroe's website: https://patriciamorrisroe.com/

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Welcome to EPISODE 18 of the Art In Fiction Podcast.

Barbara Linn Probst's debut novel inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe is a must-read for fans of the artist and of compelling stories.

In this lively episode, I chat with Barbara about her novel Queen of the Owls, the art of Georgia O'Keeffe, and a lot more.

Highlights:

• Queen of the Owls and its relationship to the art and life of Georgia O'Keeffe
• Feminism and Georgia O'Keeffe
• What did Georgia O'Keeffe say to feminist icon Gloria Steinem when she came to visit?
• O'Keeffe's work in Hawaii and its relationship to Queen of the Owls
• Does a work of art benefit from interpretation by others? Do artists always know or can they analyze their influences and intentions?
• Complexities of relationships as portrayed in Queen of the Owls
• What does the title Queen of the Owls mean?
• Ghost Ranch and the celebrations honoring Georgia O'Keeffe's birthday on November 15 - see www.ghostranch.org for details regarding Barbara's virtual presentation about O'Keeffe's influence on her and the protagonist in Queen of the Owls
• Reading from Queen of the Owls
• Barbara's background in social work and qualitative research and its relationship to her novel-writing
• Barbara is an amateur pianist - how has her love of music inspired her second novel?
• The obsessive nature of novel-writing
• Advice for new authors

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Barbara Linn Probst's website: https://www.barbaralinnprobst.com/
Ghost Ranch: https://www.ghostranch.org/

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Welcome to EPISODE 17 of the Art In Fiction Podcast!

Do you love reading novels set in locations you hope to visit? Then you have to explore TripFiction (www.tripfiction.com).

In this episode, I interview Tina Hartas who developed TripFiction to provide readers with an easy way to find novels set in specific locations around the world. We talk about technology and marketing and our mutual love of books. And as you'll discover in this episode, TripFiction was the inspiration for Art In Fiction.

Highlights:

• The genesis of TripFiction: how trips to Vienna and Bangkok led to a great idea
• What is TripFiction?
• TripFiction's Sense of Place Creative Writing Competition
• Using social media to promote a book-lovers website
• Developing TripFiction--from 0 books to 14,000!
• Are people reading more in the age of COVID-19?
• The most difficult aspect of launching a website
• What has contributed to the success of Trip Fiction?
• Tina's favorite places to read about
• Tina's favorite genres
• TripFiction reviews on YouTube
• Book giveaways on TripFiction
• The role of passion in creating a book website that readers love

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Welcome to EPISODE 16 of the Art In Fiction Podcast.

Courtney Maum is the bestselling author of three novels as well as a fabulous writing guidebook for authors.

In this lively episode, I chat with Courtney about her two novels listed on Art In Fiction, Costalegre and I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You, and her new book for authors: Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book.

Highlights:

• Costalegre and its relationship to Peggy Guggenheim and her daughter Pegeen
• Role of Surrealist artists and visual art in Costalegre
• Coming-of-age theme in Costalegre
• Overview of I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You
• Role of installation and contemporary art in the novel
• Use of satire in the novel
• Writing from the point of view of a different gender
• Role of Paris in I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You
• Genesis of Before and After the Book Deal : A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book
• Valuable information for published authors
• Financial matters related to publishing
• The role that marketing plays in an author's life
• "The Cabins"--an artists' retreat founded by Courtney Maum

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Courtney Maum's website: http://www.courtneymaum.com
The Cabins: https://www.thecabinsretreat.com/

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Welcome to EPISODE 15 of the Art In Fiction Podcast.

Fans of Virginia Woolf and art will love Talland House by Maggie Humm. Learn about her inspiration for the novel that is listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction, enjoy a reading from Talland House, and discover her advice for new authors.

Highlights:

• Talland House and its relationship to Virginia Woolf's To The Lighthouse
• Character of Lily Briscoe from To The Lighthouse as the main character of Talland House
• Relationship of Lily Briscoe to Mrs. Ramsay in To The Lighthouse and Talland House
• Maggie's academic background as a Woolf scholar and the writing of Talland House
• The challenges of writing about art
• Visiting St. Ives, the location for much of Talland House
• Role of Canadian artist Emily Carr in Talland House
• Challenges of switching from academic writing to fiction
• A reading from Talland House
• Advice for authors: research and the writing process
• Mentorship programs and creative writing courses
• Maggie's next novel Rodin's Mistress about the artist Gwen John and her torrid relationship with Auguste Rodin.

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Maggie Humm's website: http://www.maggiehumm.net/

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Welcome to EPISODE 14 of the Art In Fiction Podcast.

In this episode, I chat about thrillers with an arts twist with Helaine Mario, author of The Lost Concerto and Dark Rhapsody, two page-turners listed in the Music category on Art In Fiction which also incorporate Visual Arts, Theater, and more.

This quote about Dark Rhapsody says it all: "As much about art as music, Dark Rhapsody reveals the transformative power of both."

Highlights:

• Background prior to becoming a thriller writer: volunteering, working for Al and Tipper Gore, and more
• Inspiration for The Lost Concerto
• What Helaine loves--music and the arts
• Character of Maggie O'Shea, the concert pianist at the heart of the two novels
• Exploring the depth of characters within the thriller genre
• Other characters in the series, including Shiloh the dog and the characterization of Dane, the villain, as a lover of Shakespeare
• Use of character quirks to add depth
• Plotting advice--to outline or not to outline?
• Writing sequels
• A reading from Dark Rhapsody
• Wordsmithing in the editing process
• The business of writing and marketing
• Self-publishing vs. traditional publishing
• Advice for writers

Helaine Mario brings to her writing a long career working for non-profit boards and giving back to numerous charities, particularly through the Helaine and Ronald Mario Fund. All the royalties from her book sales go to programs that support reading programs and the well-being of children and families.

When it comes to writing, Helaine wants, more than anything, to tell a good story, create characters with depth, and paint pictures with words. She wants to be a storyteller forever.

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Helaine Mario's Website: https://helainemario.com/

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Welcome to Episode 13 of the Art In Fiction Podcast!

Do you love Renaissance art? Then you won't want to miss my conversation with bestselling author Stephanie Storey about her two marvelous novels: Oil and Marble and Raphael, Painter in Rome, both listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction.

Learn about Stephanie's love of the creative process and her fascination with Michelangelo, Raphael and da Vinci, listen to her read from Raphael, Painter in Rome, and get advice about publishing and marketing.

Highlights:

• Summary of Raphael, Painter in Rome
• Writing the personalities of Raphael and Michelangelo
• Raphael as the "ideal courtier" and his likeability
• Raphael's dedication to the pursuit of beauty
• What makes a genius?
• Visiting the Vatican to find inspiration
• Virtual tours and the research process
• Rivalries between Michelangelo and da Vinci, and Michelangelo and Raphael
• Links to masterpieces mentioned in Raphael, Painter in Rome: see Stephanie Storey's website at https://stephaniestorey.com/
• What fascinates Stephanie about the Renaissance
• Seeing Michelangelo's David for the first time
• A reading from Raphael, Painter in Rome
• Writing historical fiction to spark interest in specific eras and artists
• Stephanie's new novel: a change of era and country; for hints, check her social media @sgstorey
• Outlining a novel
• The challenges of success
• Stephanie's publishing story
• Writing advice for authors
• Marketing advice for authors

Stephanie Storey's debut novel Oil and Marble was hailed as "tremendously entertaining" by The New York Times, has been translated into six languages, and is currently in development as a feature film by Pioneer Pictures. Stephanie's latest novel, Raphael, Painter in Rome was released in April, 2020, in conjunction with the 500th anniversary of Raphael's death.

Stephanie Storey has a degree in Fine Arts from Vanderbilt University and attended a PhD program in Art History before leaving to earn an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College. She has also been a television producer for nearly 20 years in Los Angeles.

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Stephanie Storey's website: https://stephaniestorey.com/

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Welcome to Episode 12 of the Art In Fiction Podcast!

In this episode, bestselling author Syrie James shares her love of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, and the character of Mina Harker in Bram Stoker's Dracula, as she discusses her five novels included in the Literature category on Art In Fiction.

Learn about writing in Jane Austen's voice, the challenges faced by a female author in the 19th century, James's meticulous research methods, and her wise advice for both aspiring and published authors.

Highlights:

• Why Syrie James is Queen of 19th-century reimaginings
• What attracts Syrie to Jane Austen
• Jane Austen's timeless characters
• Depicting the personal lives of Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë
• Research methods
• Relationship between Charlotte Brontë's novels and her life
• Writing The Missing Manuscript of Jane Austen
• Discussion of The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen
• Jane Austen and her love affair with Mr. Ashford
• Marriage and writing in the 19th century
• A reading from The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen
• Discussion of Jane Austen's First Love
• Education of young women in the 19th century
• Excerpt from Jane Austen's First Love
• Will there be a novel about Jane Austen's later years?
• Syrie's favorite Jane Austen novel
• Edward Taylor, Jane's love interest in Jane Austen's First Love
• Discussion of Dracula, My Love: Dracula rehabilitated?
• Development of Mina Harker's character
• Advice to aspiring and published authors
• Recommended writing books
• What Syrie is reading

Press Play right now and be sure to check out Syrie James's novels The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen, The Missing Manuscript of Jane Austen, Jane Austen's First Love, The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë, and Dracula, My Love, all in the Literature category on Art In Fiction.

Syrie James's website: http://www.syriejames.com/

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Welcome to Episode 11 of the Art In Fiction Podcast!

If you love comedy and comics, you won't want to miss my chat with Fred Van Lente, author of Ten Dead Comedians--a smart and funny take on Agatha Christie's classic mystery And Then There Were None. Fred talks about his love of comedy, shares writing advice, and reads from Ten Dead Comedians.

Highlights:

• Overview of Ten Dead Comedians
• Types of comics chosen as characters
• Inclusion of comedy "bits" in the narrative
• Background writing comic books
• Development of the concept for Ten Dead Comedians
• Favorite comedians
• Reading from Ten Dead Comedians
• Writing process and advice
• Empathy and writing
• New novel:Never Sleep

Fred Van Lente is the #1 New York Times bestselling writer of the comics Odd Is on Our Side, Archer & Armstrong, and Action Philosophers! He also co-wrote the graphic novel Cowboys and Aliens, which was made into a film starring Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig. Ten Dead Comedians is Fred's debut novel.

Press Play right now and don't forget to check out Fred Van Lente's novel Ten Dead Comedians listed in the Film category on Art In Fiction.

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Welcome to Episode 10 of the Art In Fiction Podcast!
Ready to learn 5 tips to inspire your writing? This episode features six of the authors interviewed on the Art In Fiction Podcast. You'll hear wise advice—and plenty of encouragement— from M. J. Rose, Vaseem Khan, Layne Fargo, Andrew Cartmel, Laura Morelli, and Martin Turnbull.

Highlights:

• Tip #1: Accept that writing is work
• M. J. Rose on the writing process
• Tip #2: Establish and stick to a writing routine
• How Andrew Cartmel maintains a writing routine
• Tip #3: Don't be afraid to suck
• Layne Fargo on getting over the need to be perfect
• Martin Turnbull on perseverence
• Tip #4: Write an outline
• Laura Morelli on outlining
• Vaseem Khan on structuring a crime novel
• Tip #5: Create a writing journal
• M. J. Rose creates a journal for each novel

Press Play now and be sure to explore www.artinfiction.com to find novels by our featured authors.

M. J. Rose's website: https://www.mjrose.com/content/
Vaseem Khan's website: https://vaseemkhan.com/
Layne Fargo's website: https://www.laynefargo.com/
Andrew Cartmel's website: http://venusianfrogbroth.blogspot.com/
Martin Turnbull's website: https://martinturnbull.com/
Laura Morelli's website: https://lauramorelli.com/

Episode 2: Viva Italia: Laura Morelli, Author of The Giant
Episode 3: Hooray for Hollywood: Martin Turnbull, Author of The Garden of Allah Series
Episode 4: Baby Elephant Walk: Vaseem Khan, Author of the Baby Ganesh Detective Agency Novels
Episode 5: Thrillin' with the Bad Girls: Layne Fargo, Author of Temper
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Welcome to Episode 9 of the Art In Fiction Podcast!

In this episode, I explore how author Patricia Sands celebrates the power of renewal and finding purpose in her compelling novel Drawing Lessons set in beautiful Provence.

In my lively conversation with Patricia, we find much in common, both as authors and in our lives' journeys.

Highlights:

• Summary of Drawing Lessons
• The role of dementia in Drawing Lessons
• Themes of renewal and change
• Art and van Gogh
• Food and the French landscape
• Reading from Drawing Lessons
• How Patricia became an author
• Hybrid publishing
• It's never too late to get started as an author
• On Writing by Stephen King
• Tours to Provence led by Patricia Sands

With a focus on her love of the south of France, women’s issues, and aging, Patricia Sands's novels celebrate the feminine spirit and the power of friendship. When Patricia isn’t working on a new novel, she leads tours based on her Love in Provenceseries and on Drawing Lessons to the French Riviera and the countryside around Arles in Provence.

A fellow Canadian, Patricia Sands lives in Toronto.

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Other novels by Patricia Sands: - Love in Provence Series - The Bridge Club - Villa des Violettes Series

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

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Welcome to Episode 8 of the Art In Fiction Podcast!

In this episode, learn about Old Master art created by women artists, indie publishing, researching, and more in my entertaining conversation with Amy Maroney.

Amy is the author of the compelling Miramonde Trilogy, a dual-time series about a female artist in 16th-century Spain and France.

Highlights:

• Inspiration for The Miramonde Trilogy
• Developing the dual-time narrative
• Researching The Miramonde Trilogy
• The Cagots in Renaissance Spain
• The wool trade and Basque culture
• Connection to Fake or Fortune
• Recent European exhibitions of female Old Master painters
• Reading from The Girl from Oto (Book 1)
• Maroney's work-in-progress
• Advice on independent publishing
• The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi)
• Using Scrivener

Amy Maroney studied English literature at Boston University and public policy at Portland State University, and spent many years as a writer and editor of nonfiction. When she's not diving down research rabbit holes, she enjoys hiking, painting, dancing, and reading. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family.

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Amy Maroney's Website: https://www.amymaroney.com/

• Alliance of Independent Authors
• Save the Cat Storytelling Method

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Welcome to Episode 7 of the Art In Fiction Podcast!

Meet Andrew Cartmel, author of the hilarious Vinyl Detective series. Andrew talks about the joys and challenges of writing a series with recurring characters and shares his advice about writing.

Highlights:

• Inspiration for the Vinyl Detective series
• Developing the Vinyl Detective character
• Music genres in the Vinyl Detective series
• Recurring characters in the series: core and secondary
• A name for the Vinyl Detective (or does he have one?)
• Reading from Low Action: Chapter One
• Low Action and punk rock in the 1970s
• Basing a series on what you know
• Humor in the Vinyl Detective series
• Publishing advice

Andrew Cartmel is a novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. His work for television includes Midsomer Murders and Torchwood, and a stint as Script Editor on the legendary Doctor Who series. He has also written plays for the London Fringe, toured as a stand-up comedian, and is currently co-writing with Ben Aaronovitch a series of comics based on the bestselling Rivers of Londonbooks.

Press Play right now and be sure to check out Andrew Cartmel's Vinyl Detectiveseries on Art In Fiction.
Written in Dead WaxThe Run-Out GrooveVictory DiscFlip BackLow Action

Andrew Cartmel's website: http://venusianfrogbroth.blogspot.com/

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Welcome to Episode 6 of the Art In Fiction Podcast!

My guest is New York Times bestselling author M. J. Rose. Tune in as M. J. talks about her novels Cartier's Hopeand Tiffany Blues, her writing process, and marketing advice every author needs to hear. The Washington Post describes M. J. Rose as "an unusually skillful storyteller. Her polished prose and intricate plot will grip even the most skeptical reader."

Highlights:

• Inspiration for Cartier's Hopeand Tiffany Blues
• The role women journalists played in Gilded Age New York, the setting for Cartier's Hope
• Louis Comfort Tiffany and how his fabulous glassworks and Lauralton Hall mansion are portrayed in Tiffany Blues
• Writing and making a living
• Excellent marketing advice based on M. J. Rose's experience as the owner of AuthorBuzz, a marketing service that helps authors reach readers

Press Play right now and be sure to check out M. J. Rose's novels on Art In Fiction.
Cartier's HopeTiffany BluesThe HypnotistThe Library of Light and Shadow Novels mentioned in this episodeThe Bells by Richard Harvell

M. J. Rose's website: www.mjrose.com

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Welcome to Episode 5 of the Art In Fiction Podcast!

Meet Layne Fargo, author of Temper, a contemporary psychological thriller set in Chicago. Layne talks about theater, writing thrillers, Pitch Wars, and her own podcast Unlikable Female Characters.

Layne's next novel They Never Learnwill be published in October 2020.

Highlights:

• Inspiration for Temper and the Chicago theater scene
• The abuse of power by men from a feminist perspective
• The theater and the use of setting in Temper
• Writing and publishing advice
• The Unlikable Female Characters Podcast and the Pitch Wars mentorship program for new writers

Press Play right now and be sure to check out Layne Fargo's novels on Art In Fiction.

Layne Fargo's Website: www.laynefargo.com

Pitch Wars: https://pitchwars.org/

Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast: http://www.unlikeablefemalecharacters.com/

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Welcome to Episode 4 of the Art In Fiction Podcast!

Meet Vaseem Khan, the author of the Baby Ganesh Detective Agency series of crime novels set in Mumbai, India.

Vaseem reads from Murder at the Grand Raj Palace and talks about writing, publishing, and marketing.

Khan's next novel is the first in a new series. Called Midnight at Malabar House, the novel is set in 1950 in Bombay and introduces Inspector Persis Wadia, India's first female police detective.

Highlights:

• Inspiration for Baby Ganesh Detective Agency series
• The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star and Murder at the Grand Raj Palace
• Social issues featured in the novels
• Reading from Murder at the Grand Raj Palace
• Writing and marketing advice
• Khan's new novel Midnight at Malabar House
• The Red Hot Chilli Writers Podcast

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Baby Ganesh Agency Series:The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector ChopraThe Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the CrownThe Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood StarMurder at the Grand Raj PalaceBad Day at the Vulture Club
Latest Novel
Midnight at Malabar House

Red Hot Chilli Writers Podcast

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Welcome to Episode 3 of the Art In Fiction Podcast!

Do you love Hollywood? Meet Martin Turnbull, the author of eleven novels set during Hollywood's Golden Age.

His latest novel is The Heart of the Lion, the fascinating story of famed Hollywood mogul Irving Thalberg. Martin talks about writing, indie publishing, and more.

Martin is also the author of Chasing Salomé about legendary silent movie star Alla Nazimova and nine novels in the Garden of Allah series, set throughout the Golden Age from 1927 to 1959.

Highlights:

• Inspiration for The Garden of Allah series of novels set in Hollywood
• Chasing Salomé and The Heart of the Lion
• Reading from The Heart of the Lion
• Writing advice
• The benefits of indie publishing
• Turnbull's Work In Progress

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Standalone Novels by Martin TurnbullChasing Salomé The Heart of the Lion

Garden of Allah Series:The Garden on SunsetThe Trouble with ScarlettCitizen HollywoodSearchlights and ShadowsReds in the BedsTwisted BoulevardTinseltown ConfidentialCity of MythsClosing Credits

Martin Turnbull’s Website: www.martinturnbull.com

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Welcome to Episode 2 of the Art In Fiction Podcast!

Laura Morelli is the bestselling author of four novels set in Renaissance Italy. Her recent novel is The Giant, a compelling tale set in early 16th-c. Florence about the creation of the world's most famous sculpture--David by Michelangelo.

Highlights:

• Inspiration for The Giant
• The role of setting in Morelli's novels
• Morelli's background as an art historian
• The Gondola Maker and The Painter's Apprentice
• Reading from The Giant
• Made In Italy travel guides
• Online art history courses
• Process for writing a novel
• Publishing and marketing advice
• Morelli's latest novel, The Night Portrait

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Novels by Laura MorelliThe GiantThe Gondola MakerThe Painter's ApprenticeThe Night Portrait

Travel Books by Laura MorelliMade In ItalyMade In VeniceMade In FlorenceMade in Naples

Laura Morelli’s Website: www.lauramorelli.com

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Welcome to the very first episode of the Art In Fiction Podcast! A terrific line-up of guests is coming your way in Season 1! In the meantime, you have questions, and this episode provides the answers!

Highlights:

• What is Art In Fiction? Learn about the Art In Fiction website and the Art In Fiction Podcast
• I'm Carol Cram, the Host of the Art In Fiction Podcast - If you love the arts, I'll bet we have a lot in common!
• Why Art In Fiction? Discover how I saw an opportunity to celebrate artsy novels.
• What Will You Find on Art In Fiction?
• What are my Ten Favorite Blog Posts on Art In Fiction? Tune in to find out!

Art In Fiction
Artsy Traveler
Wayward Pineapple Creations
GreggSimpson.com

Carol Cram's Novels:
The Towers of TuscanyA Woman of Note
The Muse of FireLove Among the Recipes

Favorite Blog Posts on Art In Fiction

1: Musical Thrills & Chills: Six Music-Inspired Thrillers That Hit the Right Notes

2: Ladies of Film: Seven Spectacular Novels About Women in Hollywood

3: Five Dressy Novels Inspired by the Textile Arts

4: All the World's a Stage: Five Novels Inspired by the Theater

5: Build It and They Will Come: Eight Amazing Architecture-Inspired Novels

6: Eight Captivating Novels Inspired by Van Gogh’s Paintings

7: Ten Intriguing Novels About Remarkable Women Artists

8: Novels Inspired by Jane Austen

9: To Dance, To Dream: Novels about Ballet

10: Novels About Art in Renaissance Florence

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