Enjoy this brief teaser of next week's episode with Omar Musisko, a poet, musician, and overall great human being. As always, please subscribe, rate, review, and share. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

Victoria's favorite thing about teaching and coaching other writers is watching their growth and discovery of the story they were meant to tell. Still, if she has a deadline for her own writing, there's a good chance she'll knock it out last minute, thanks to episodes of manicness and ADHD. And yet she still crushes it every time.  This episode contains strong language. But so does the news these days.  Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

Enjoy this brief teaser of next week's episode with writer and teacher Victoria Leyva. Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

Caryn has spent around half of her life in the marketing world. Because of this, she has significant insight into why we creatives struggle with the marketing end of our work. And if you didn't know, Caryn's a pretty great poet, too. Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

Enjoy this brief, shining moment with marketer and writer Caryn Josepher.  Be sure you are subscribed to The Written Scene to hear the full episode next week, as well as catch up on the all the previous episodes. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

Chris was always a creatively driven kid, from art to acting to making movies. But his mind was always on writing, as his first story, The Hungry Lion, will attest. And while it didn't start out easy, the amount of heart found in his stories these days makes you wonder if he maybe knows something about writing we don't. Visit Chris's website to learn about his books, events, and more. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

Enjoy this brief teaser of next week's episode with kid lit author and teacher Chris Baron. Please subscribe, rate, and review on all the places you listen to podcast, and share with a friend. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

Leslie's path to writing, much of which was documented in her memoir When I Was Her Daughter, was not an easy one. But it was one she didn't shy away from. Her fearless yet patient attitude towards both life and writing is proof.  Subscribe, listen to, rate, review, and share The Written Scene on all the places. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

Enjoy this teaser of next week's episode of The Written Scene with memoirist and poet Leslie Ferguson. Please rate, review, subscribe, and share. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

Ant Black's path of evolving into a poet had some twists and turns along the way, including a little luck and fate. But one thing is clear: Ant has always written with intention. And so his quest for liberty continues through poetry and sociology, and is fueled and strengthened by community and family. And vinyl records. Definitely some vinyl records involved, too. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era