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by Marsha Casper Cook
For over 17 years, Michigan Avenue Media Podcasts have brought you shows on writing books and screenplays, self-help advice, movies, discussing relationships, publishing, health issues, marketing, fashion, and style. It's a fun, off-the-cuff live show, and then you can listen to it anywhere you listen to your podcasts. Visit our websites:https://michiganavenuemedia.com/https://marshacaspercook.com
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- 2 days ago52 min
Children's Books Matter - Ellwyn Autumn - Host Marsha Casper Cook
This week on Writers Talk, Marsha sits down with children's and YA author Ellwyn Autumn, M.Ed., to talk about writing stories for children and how difficult it is to sell books in an overcrowded market.Ellwyn Autumn, a certified teacher and author of children's picture books, middle-grade novels, and YA fiction. Ellwyn shares how her classroom experience shapes stories like the award-winning Kamyla Chung series, which tackles topics kids face every day. Marsha is also a children's author which she wrote from experiences that she learned while working in a Pediatric office as a Laboratory Technician.They also dig into their path to self-publishing, building a series readers return to, and what it means to write books that both entertain and teach.www.ellwynautumn.comwww.marshacaspercook.comFor more info about the podcast go to https://michiganavenuemedia.com
- 5 days ago56 min
Susan Shapiro Barash on Women's Secrets and the Power of Sisterhood - Host Marsha Casper Cook
Susan Shapiro Barash is the author of over a dozen nonfiction books, including Tripping the Prom Queen and Toxic Friends, and taught gender studies for more than twenty years at Marymount Manhattan College. Writing fiction as Susannah Marren, she's the author of A Palm Beach Wife, A Palm Beach Scandal, and Maribelle's Shadow, which won the 2022 Firebird Book Award.Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Elle, and she's appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, and MSNBC.In 2021, she received the New York State Assembly Member's Exceptional Leadership Award. She's served as a panelist for the New York State Council on the Arts and a judge for the International Emmys.Marsha Casper Cook is writer best selling author, screeplay optioned writer, podcast host for over 17 yrs.https://www.marshacaspercook.comhttps://susanshapirobarash.com/For more info about the podcast go to https://michiganavenuemedia.com
- 2 weeks ago1h 2m
Writers Talk Charles Salzberg Dick Belsky
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- 2 weeks ago1h 2m
Writers Talk - Award Winning Authors - Dick Belsky & Charles Salzberg - host Marsha Casper Cook
Join host Marsha Casper Cook as she welcomes guests Dick Belsky and Charles Salzberg for an engaging discussion on crime fiction, journalism, and the writing life. This event brings together accomplished voices from both the literary and journalistic worlds to share their experiences, insights, and stories.rgbelsky.comcharlessalzberg.commarshacaspercook.comFor more info about the podcast go to https://michiganavenuemedia.com
- 3 weeks ago1h 24m
A Conversation with Author Delta James — August 25, 2026
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- Aug 21, 20261h 5m
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Writers Talk with Marsha Casper CookJoin host Marsha Casper Cook on this episode of Writers Talk as she sits down with author Krysten Lindsay Hager for a candid conversation about the craft of writing. They dig into building unforgettable characters, the ins and outs of the writing process, and practical marketing strategies every author needs to know. Whether you're a reader who loves going behind the scenes of your favorite books or a writer looking for real-world advice, this episode delivers.Tune in on Spreaker, Apple Podcasts, and iHeart. 🎙️Writers Talk is produced by Michigan Avenue Media.For more info about the podcast go to https://michiganavenuemedia.com
- Jun 20, 20261h 7m
Books and Movies Woven Together
Listen in to host Marsha Casper Cook and her guest Amy Patricia Meade in an off-the-cuff discussion about writing and movies that have influenced their writing.For more about Marsha and Amyhttps://amypatriciameade.com/http://www.marshacaspercook.com/https://marshacaspercook.com/podcast/For more info about the podcast go to https://michiganavenuemedia.com
- Jun 5, 20261h 0m
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About Writers Talk
For over 17 years, Michigan Avenue Media Podcasts have brought you shows on writing books and screenplays, self-help advice, movies, discussing relationships, publishing, health issues, marketing, fashion, and style. It's a fun, off-the-cuff live show, and then you can listen to it anywhere you listen to your podcasts. Visit our websites:https://michiganavenuemedia.com/https://marshacaspercook.com
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