Can You Write without Emotion? | Write Project Valentine's Special

On this very special Valentine's episode of Write Project: Artists tend to wear their hearts on their sleeves. Writers chief among them... but is that a necessity? Can you be a writer without feeling those emotions strongly? We ask these nine authors their opinions on that!Featuring from Breakwater Books Ltd.:Kerri Cull, author of Rock Paper SexDaze Jefferies - Land of Many Shores / TransVersing From Engen Books Ltd.:Lily McCarthy, author of Quick Bright ThingsJennifer Shelby, author of Plague of the DreamlessLisa Timpf, contributor to Mythology from the RockHeather Reilly, contributor to Mythology from the RockFrom House of Zolo:JE Solo, author of Phreak, the 2020 Write Project Book of the Year!From 47North: Shannon Fay, author of Innate MagicAlso featuring:Josh Connors, author of Small Town QueerKayla Krantz, author of Dead by Morningand Alisha Morrissey of Rogue Penguin Creative!Originally broadcast on February 14, 2022 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.  Check out As Loved Our Fathers, the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BABIt's a hunt for the Holy Grail taken on by an American Anthropologist and a Newfoundland History professor that unveils hidden secrets within Newfoundland history! Support the showProduced and recorded at CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, Newfoundland. Listen on CHMR online at http://www.chmr.ca/​This program is sponsored by:Engen Books: Checkout Engen titles at http://www.engenbooks.com/​Or sign up for their newsletters at: The Write Project signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8W9OTEngen Horror Society Signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8YemrFantasy Files signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8X4zLEngen's Science-Fiction Newsletter for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/ir5JmgThis recording copyright © 2026 Matthew LeDrew