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The Story Behind The Story -- Author Motivation and Story Inspiration

Book reviews, author interviews, and writing tips are central to our podcast. And stories. Every author has a story to tell. What was their motivation? What is their story behind their story? Each week I conjure up a podcast to spark your interest and satisfy that eternal question: WHY? Occasionally, I’ll examine unique books, sometimes my own, or someone else’s; possibly do an interview with a writer or an author. I may present a book review or even suggest some current writing tips. Remember, everyone has a story to tell. THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY Stay tuned.....

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  1. 168

    Voices -- David Nadolski

    Voices -David Nadolski –The three questions, 1.How did you get here?, 2. What keeps you here? and 3. What is your story? are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape Cod History to share. We continue with a special guest, David Nadolski who is a retired FBI Agent and has written a book about one of his cases. Stay tuned...

  2. 167

    Voices - Joseph Yukna

    Voices -Joseph Yunka –The three questions, 1.How did you get here?, 2. What keeps you here? and 3. What is your story? are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape Cod History to share. We continue with a special guest, Joseph Yukna who is the founder of the Cape Cod Military Museum and is fast becoming an historian in his own right.Stay tuned...

  3. 166

    Voices - Aaron Salamon

    Voices – Their Story – Their History The three questions, 1.How did you get here, 2. What keeps you here and 3. What is your story are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape Cod History to share. We  continue with one of the writers from the Cape Cod Writers’ Studio, Aaron Salamon and his story. Stay Tuned...

  4. 165

    Voices - Lori Gillen

    Voices  -  Lori GillenThe three questions, 1.How did you get here, 2. What keeps you here and 3. What is your story are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape Cod History to share. We continue with a story from a young lady who is a member of the Writers’ Studio. Here is Lori’s story.“If you enjoy real stories from real people who live eat and breathe here on Cape Cod then subscribe to this channel.”

  5. 164

    Voices - Ellen Johnson

    Voices  -  Ellen JohnsonThe three questions, 1.How did you get here, 2. What keeps you here and 3. What is your story are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape Cod History to share. We continue with a story from a young lady who has a unique job working in the background of our library system. Did I mention she is also a budding writer? “If you enjoy real stories from real people who live eat and breathe here on Cape Cod then subscribe to this channel.”

  6. 163

    Voices - Laurie Young

    Synopsis – Their Story – Their History The three questions, 1.How did you get here, 2. What keeps you here and 3. What is your story are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape Cod History to share. We continue with Laurie Young and her story of growing up in East Bay Lodge in Osterville.Stay tuned....

  7. 162

    Cape Cod Voices - Jay Finkbeiner

    Synopsis – Their Story – Their History The three questions, 1.How did you get here, 2. What keeps you here and 3. What is your story are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape Cod History to share. We continue with Jay Finkbeiner, with a very interesting story.Stay tuned....

  8. 161

    Voices - Black Bellamy

    Synopsis – Their Story – Their History The three questions, 1.How did you get here, 2. What keeps you here and 3. What is your story are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape Cod History to share. We continue with a long-time resident who still does not pay taxes. Black BellamyStay tuned....

  9. 160

    Voices -Cathy Crosby-Finn

    Synopsis – Their Story – Their History The three questions, 1.How did you get here, 2. What keeps you here and 3. What is your story are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape Cod History to share. We continue with Cathy Crosby-Finn and her story and history...Stay tuned....

  10. 159

    Rich and Andie - Their story

    Synopsis – TheirStory – Their History The three questions we ask each guest, 1.How did you get here, 2. What keeps you here and 3. What is your story are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape CodHistory to share. We continue with Rich and Andie Falzone their story.Stay tuned....

  11. 158

    CAPE COD VOICES - SHARON

    Cape Cod Voices– Their Stories  Their History Welcome to Cape Cod Voices. I’m Sharon Anderson,  author, writing coach and founder of the Cape Cod Writers’ Studio. Each week we will meet the people whose lives, work, and experiences help shape the unique character of Cape Cod from artists and authors to fishermen, historians, entrepreneurs, and lifelong residents. Every guest has a story worth telling. Join me as we discover the voices, memories, and moments that make Cape Cod more than a destination --- it's a community rich with stories

  12. 157

    Story Inspiration transition into new podcast Cape Cod Voices

    Synopsis – Story inspirationListen as I relate the birth of a new podcast.Stay with me as we transition from this podcast to the new one – Cape Cod VoicesEveryone has a story to tell. Everyone has a history. This new concept is both exciting and scary but then changes usually are.  Here is my story behind the story.....Are you ready???

  13. 156

    Story Inspiration Race Williams by Carroll J. Daly

    Synopsis – Story InspirationCarroll John Daly  was a writer of crime fiction. In the early 1929’s, he was  one of the earliest writers of hard-boiled  Private investigator fiction. He is best known for his detective character Race Williams, who appeared in a number of stories for Black Mask magazine in the 1920s. Stay tuned for some of Race’s story.

  14. 155

    Corrected episode story motivation Perry Mason

    Synopsis – Story Motivation Erle Stanley Gardner, Attorney, Author and Creator of our well-loved and still alive after 100 years, Perry Mason. In this podcast we try to understand the correlation between the Writer, the author and the character. Stay tuned.....  

  15. 154

    Who Is Ellery Queen? Story Inspiration

    Synopsis – Story InspirationWho is Ellery Queen???Ellery Queen is both a famous fictional detective and the shared pen name for American cousins Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee. For over 40 years, the duo wrote dozens of Golden Age mystery novels, famously challenging readers to solve crimes using all the clues before the author's trademark "Challenge to the Reader." Stay tuned...

  16. 153

    Story Inspiration Dashiell Hammett as Sam Spade

    Synopsis – Story InspirationDashiell Hammett as Sam SpadeThe man who hard boiled  pulp fiction...“Dashiell Hammett.”“Former Pinkerton operative.Creator of Sam Spade.The father of “hard Boiled Crime fiction”... Stay tuned... 

  17. 152

    Literature Discussion Rex Stout writing Nero Wolfe

    Synopsis – Literature Discussion Rex Todhunter Stout  was an American writer noted for his detective fiction. His best-known characters are the detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin, who were featured in 33 novels and 39 novellas or short stories between 1934 and 1975. Many of the stories have been translated into films, radio shows, stage plays and series for magazines.  

  18. 151

    Phillip Marlowe story inspiration podcast

    Synopsis – StoryInspiration Phillip Marlowe   a character created by Raymond Chandler in 1936 more than 90 years ago has a newer adaptation.MARLOWETouted as the next noir film classic this is beingpresented by Prime Video based on this same character. There have been several adaptations of this personality to date, but Liam Neeson has done a remarkable role in portraying our Marlowe. Originally in theaters in 2023, this film is being given asecond-chance. If you are a Noir Classic Film buff, stream it and you can judge for yourself.   

  19. 150

    New Season: Philo Vance Detective

    Synopsis - Storyinspiration “Welcome back. This season, we’re stepping into the shadowy streets and smoke-filled rooms of the 1920s and 30s—a golden age of mystery. Across seven episodes, we’ll meet the writers who shaped detective fiction as we know it…and the unforgettable sleuths they brought to life.”Stay Tuned...

  20. 149

    Author Inspiration with Sean Moloney

    Synopsis – Author InspirationMeet Sean Moloney with a resume that shines with accomplishments... “Moloney's dedication toeducation and inspiration is evident in his diverse career path” Listen to his views on training nurses, health care workers and doctors with his innovative training techniques.Stay tuned...

  21. 148

    Author Interview Paul Steven Stone

    Author Motivation: Paul discussed his book, Souljourner and his spiritual process to create the book. In it he discusses reincarnation and karma. Listen to this incredible story behind the story.Stay tuned....

  22. 147

    Nostalgia: Charles Ayling Trip Around the Cape in 1902

    Synopsis – Author Inspiration and Story NostalgiaInspired by an actual recorded interview with Charles Ayling in the Tales of Cape Cod archives of Oral Histories in 1958, and published with permission in the Provincetown Independent.His trip was the first car (A Stanley Steamer) to drive from Centerville to Provincetown  in 1902. He held the recordfor about a year. The Tales of Cape Cod, a nonprofitorganization founded in Barnstable in 1949 to record oral histories, provided the Independent with a transcription of a taped interview with Ayling, making the source of this story Ayling’s own recollections. Reports of Ayling’s trip sometimes place it in 1901, but Ayling referred to 1902 in his account.

  23. 146

    A touch of Cape Cod Nostalgia

    Synopsis -Narrative motivation and Story InspirationA writing tip and a nostalgic touch of early times in the late 1800’s into 1900’s, The book by Hattie Blossom Fritze published in 1966 when Hattie was 83 years old givesinsight into those times which were as she phrased them, “Horse and Buggy Days”…stay tuned.

  24. 145

    Book Review Murder at Midnight Chapter 9

    Today’s Podcastis a book review of Murder At Midnight – Chapter 9 - Eight detective fiction writers at an innocent house party are stranded in an old mansion during a snow storm. They are given the task of murdering one of their own detectives. We follow each one as they decide who to murder or not. Today thewriter is Raymond Chandler who writes Phillip Marlowe. Stay tuned...

  25. 144

    Author Interview - Dashiell Hammett

    Synopsis – AuthorInterview of Dashiell HammettOur AuthorInterview of Dashiell Hammett shows him as a true Knight of the Golden Age of Detective Writing, and his works will endure in spite of the many hardships his life brought him. Tuberculosis, alcohol addiction and some drug addiction took atoll on his physical body, yet he survived to write seven novels and numerous short stories which were published in current magazines at that time. His Sam Spade, the Continental OP, and others were used in radio shows, and films. Stay tuned…

  26. 143

    Murder At Midnight - Chapters 7&8 Book Review

    Synopsis -Narrative motivation Mr. Felix duPont has revealed to the reader his motive for the house party and the detectives involved. Now each detective writer will reveal to the reader their choice of murder victim. Stay Tuned as the writers choose a murder victim.

  27. 142

    Murder at Midnight - Chapter Six - Author Interview

    Mr. duPont has finally revealed the real motive behind the house party. Dashiell Hammet feels that something more is going on and he intends to find out. Stay tuned...

  28. 141

    Murder at Midnight - Chapter Five - Author Interview

    Join an author interview as eight famous Detective Fiction Writers gather to craft the greatest mystery of their careers. Discover story motivations and insights. Stay tuned...

  29. 140

    Murder at Midnight Chapter 4

    Our story moves on. All the guests have arrived, and during dinner they find out who the murder victim is to be.Stay tuned...

  30. 139

    Murder at Midnight - Chapter Three - Author Interview

    Literature Discussion - The year is 1938.Join the Author Interview as eight famous American Detective Fiction writers come together on New Year’s Eve as the guests of Felix duPont of Oyster Harbors who has invited them for a weekend house party. The setting is almost gothic. Old mansion, snow storm, nervous guests. The invitation said there was to be a murder, a Murder At Midnight. The question was, ‘Who was to be murdered?’ Stay tuned as these famous detective writers of the Golden Age are challenged to write the greatest story of their careers.

  31. 138

    Murder At Midnight Chapter Two - Author Insights

    Our Famous American Detective Fiction Writers come together on New Years Eve as the guests of Felix duPont of Oyster Harbors. Felix has brought them together to commit a murder. A Murder at Midnight. Stay tuned...

  32. 137

    Murder at Midnight - Chapter One - Author Interview

    Join in an author interview in 1938 as eight famous Detective Writers gather at an isolated mansion in Oyster Harbors as guests for a house party to craft the most difficult story of their career. Discover the story motivation and insights of the author as we create a Murder at Midnight.Stay tuned...

  33. 136

    A Murder Most Foul

    William Shakespeare wrote many plays with murder in them. He killed off kings and destroyed countries in his plays. We discuss two such plays, more well known.Hamlet and Macbeth... Stay tuned.

  34. 135

    The Detection Club

    A club of well known detective writers in the UK. Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers were members of this secret club. They formed a club in 1920 to 1930. It was called the Detection Club during the GoldenAge of Detective Writing.

  35. 134

    James M. Cain and his Novels

    James never developed a hard-boiled detective but instead, wrote love stories. Brutal, frank, passionate love stories. "The Postman Always Rings Twice" Lana Turner played in that one, and Joan Crawford played "Mildred Pierce" are two of his more well known novels that have been made into films...

  36. 133

    Philip Marlow Detective American Style

    Raymond Chandler created Philip Marlow and wrote him into 7 novels. Chandler's best known novel, The Big Sleep has been adapted into three films, two plays, a TV series, and BBC4 Radio shows twice. Amazing! He also wrote screen plays. Stay tuned...

  37. 132

    Queen of Crime Agatha Christie Part 4

    Agatha the Queen of Crime wrote 66 detective novels, numerous short stories and sold billions of books. Her characters have lived for 105 years and are still being read. Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple and Tommy and Tuppence are still being re-created in TV series, radio shows and films.Stay tuned...

  38. 131

    Ngaio Marsh Queen of Crime Part 3

    Ngaio Marsh created Roderick Alleyn, Detective as her protagonist. He was not related to royalty but a middle-class policeman. She wrote 13 novels with him. She was also a member of the Detection Club. Stay Tuned.....

  39. 130

    The Queens Part 2 Dorothy Sayers and Lord Peter Whimsey

    The bio of a character Protagonist from Wikipedia. It is so believable, a great character study, you have to remember he isn't real.Stay Tuned...

  40. 129

    The Queens of Crime Part one

    Meet Albert Campion created by Margery Allingham in 1929 as a minor character but became her major character in 17 more novels and numerous short stories. Stay tuned...

  41. 128

    The Ghostly Night

    The origin of Halloween and how it evolved. Banned horror books. Classic films of Halloween. Stay tuned...

  42. 127

    Something Bloody

    Dracula is the most feared vampire ever. Bram Stoker wrote that book in 1897 when he was 50 years old. Was he influenced by our Edgar Allen Poe? The book has been banned off and on but considered a classic. It still gives me the chills... how about you?Stay tuned...

  43. 126

    Special Guest Howard Thomas

    Howard gave us the story behind his books, three to date and the research and highlights as to why he wrote them. His newest book, Death on the River will be out soon so stay tuned....

  44. 125

    The Queens Created Murder, Mystery and Mayhem

    Do you know who the Queens are and what characters they created? What about the American Detective Fiction Writers? Which characters did they create?Stay tuned... find out. You no doubt have read many of them

  45. 124

    Special Guest Gloria Hanson

    Gloria is a prolific writer and during this podcast we discuss her 15 books plus what she is currently working on now.Stay tuned....

  46. 123

    The Stones and Clones Conundrum

    We discussed banned books, Fahrenheit451, and my difficulties with an almost finished Sci-Fi Novel. (to finish or delete).Stay Tuned

  47. 122

    Murder Mystery Book Club

    We discussed The Golden Age of Detective Fiction, the Detection Club, the Queens of Crime and Agath Christie. An excerpt from the Mysterious Affair at Styles...and more. Stay tuned...

  48. 121

    Edgar Allen Poe Book Review

    Introducing a new biography by Richard A. Kopley showing us the human side of Edgar Allen Poe. This bio does change the way we view Poe. Stay tuned...

  49. 120

    Bonus episode changes to the podcast

    Changes are coming to the podcast from the title to the intro to the content. Would love your opinion...Stay tuned.....

  50. 119

    Murder by Ink The story behind the Story

    Someone is killing famous authors one by one. The Barnstable Police Detectives and The Prudent P. I. are trying to find out who before the writers on the Cape are eliminated. Stay Tuned...

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Book reviews, author interviews, and writing tips are central to our podcast. And stories. Every author has a story to tell. What was their motivation? What is their story behind their story? Each week I conjure up a podcast to spark your interest and satisfy that eternal question: WHY? Occasionally, I’ll examine unique books, sometimes my own, or someone else’s; possibly do an interview with a writer or an author. I may present a book review or even suggest some current writing tips. Remember, everyone has a story to tell. THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY Stay tuned.....

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Sharon Anderson - Author Motivator and Literature Podcaster

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