Thrilled to be joined by Dave Bidini, the only person to have been nominated for Gemini, Genie, and Juno Awards AND have a book featured for CBC’s Canada Reads. A founding member of both Rheostatics and Bidiniband, he has written at least thirteen books, is a threetime National Magazine Award-winner, and the publisher of the West End […]
Here and Now
Greetings from Winnipeg, where snow is melting and self-isolation rules the day. I’ve decided to create a sticky post I can upkeep periodically that lets you know what I’m doing now since there always seem to be so many projects on the go. I lose track of themselves myself sometimes, so I’m sure that even […]
Writing through Trauma and Collage Poetry with Ian Kinney
Ian Kinney fell seven stories and survived. In AIR SALT (University of Calgary Press, 2019), Kinney writes through trauma using a process of found text and collage poetry, combining material gleaned from his medical records, police reports, and other sources to present a memoir about an event he cannot remember. Subscribe to the podcast: iTunes | Stitcher | GooglePlay | SoundCloud
Writing and Publishing with M. C. Joudrey of At Bay Press, part 2
M. C. Joudrey aka Matt aka At Bay Press aka “Matt Bay Press” joined me to discuss his recent novel FANONYMOUS and his publishing company At Bay Press. Matt recently had FANONYMOUS published in braille, and wrote about it here. This is a two-part interview, with part 1 available here. Subscribe to the podcast: iTunes | Stitcher | GooglePlay | SoundCloud
Writing and Publishing with M. C. Joudrey of At Bay Press, part 1
M. C. Joudrey aka Matt aka At Bay Press aka “Matt Bay Press” joined me to discuss his recent novel FANONYMOUS and his publishing company At Bay Press. Matt recently had FANONYMOUS published in braille, and wrote about it here. This is a two-part interview, with part 2 publishing next week. Subscribe to the podcast: iTunes | Stitcher | GooglePlay | SoundCloud
Reading #95books in 2019 with Ryan Fitzpatrick
My guest on the podcast today is regular Ryan Fitzpatrick, co-creator of the #95books reading challenge, and we talk about our reading in 2019, reading in general, and plans for 2020. Ryan’s website contains his reading list for 2019, and all of the other years we’ve been doing the #95books challenge. My list of books […]
Tracking Your Writing Progress with Jamie Raintree
Jamie Raintree (jamieraintree.com) joins host Jonathan Ballto talk about tracking progress, why spreadsheets free you to be more creative, and how to have a sustainable career as a writer. We discuss a tool Jamie created, the Writing & Revision Tracker. Below, you will find the podcast, and below that an article I wrote some time ago […]
Visual Storytelling with Justin Currie aka Chasing Artwork
Justin Currie aka Chasing Artwork joins host Jonathan Ball to talk visual storytelling, career paths for art, business models for creators, and cool robots. Visit Justin’s website at www.chasingartwork.com Follow Justin on social media: https://www.chasingartwork.com/follow Buy Justin’s books: https://chasingartwork.bigcartel.com Subscribe to the podcast: iTunes | Stitcher | GooglePlay | SoundCloud
Parenting and Productive Writing with Nathan Dueck — part 2
Nathan Dueck, author of A Very Special Episode, talks to me about the challenges of being a parent and a writer. This is part 2 of a two-part episode. nathan dueck’s middle name is russel, which means his initials spell nrd. His folks tell him that nobody used that word when he was born, but […]
Parenting and Productive Writing with Nathan Dueck — part 1
Nathan Dueck, author of A Very Special Episode, talks to me about the challenges of being a parent and a writer. This is part 1 of a two-part episode. nathan dueck’s middle name is russel, which means his initials spell nrd. His folks tell him that nobody used that word when he was born, but […]