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Reading with a Writer’s Eye: Clues on Craft (for Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market 2013)

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Chapter in Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market 2013 (Writer’s Digest Books) by Tania Casselle. “What’s your best tip for new writers?” That’s a question I’ve asked more than 50 authors in radio interviews, and they’re often quick to reply: “Read! Read a lot. Read with a writer’s eye.” It’s … Continue reading →

Tasty Traditions

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Tasty Traditions Book review and author profile by Tania Casselle Potica bread, latkes, and beef stewed in Coke. Perhaps not the first dishes that spring to mind when you think about New Mexican food, but author Sharon Niederman knows better. She shares the story behind her new book New Mexico’s … Continue reading →

Artisan Farmers: On the Road in Farm Country

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Artisan Farmers: On the Road in Farm Country Take one food producer and farming specialist: Lisa Fox of Southwest Chutney. Add one writer: Richard Harris, author of 41 books, most of them travel guides. Stir, blend, and send them out to tell the story of New Mexico’s farmers. The resulting … Continue reading →

Fishing the Southwest

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What’s Around the Next Bend? Fishing the Southwest with fly fisherman Taylor Streit, a Legendary Guide in the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame. “I always liked to fish, Streit says. “It’s a good way to get out of the house. The American male, at least in the generation I … Continue reading →

Contemporary Native American Artists

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Through the Photographer’s Eye: Interview with photographer Kitty Leaken by Tania Casselle You’ve probably already seen the work of photographer Kitty Leaken, in magazines and in books including Cooking with Cafe Pasqual’s and Cooking with Johnny Vee. When publisher Gibbs Smith asked her if she had any other book ideas, … Continue reading →

From Monkey Mind to Wild Mind with Natalie Goldberg

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From Monkey Mind to Wild Mind Interview with Natalie Goldberg by Tania Casselle for UK magazine Mslexia. Just as a writer sits down to face a white page, so the Zen master must sit on a meditation cushion and face a white wall – hour after hour, day after day. … Continue reading →

Writers on Radio: Award-Winning Author Interviews

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Writers on Radio Hosted by Tania Casselle Tania Casselle was the host of Writers on Radio for five years, a literary chat show broadcast in New Mexico/ Colorado on NPR-affiliate KRZA, and syndicated to stations including KTAO, KVOT, KUNM and KLDK.  Writers on Radio was sponsored by SOMOS and produced … Continue reading →

Movie Director Chris Eyre Exposes the Heart and Muscle beneath ‘Skins’

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Movie fans awaiting the follow-up to director Chris Eyre’s hit feature Smoke Signals will not be disappointed by Skins. Filmed on location at the Pine Ridge Reservation, Skins tells the story of Rudy Yellow Lodge (Eric Schweig), a reservation cop whose job includes regular encounters with his unruly but endearing … Continue reading →