United States Australia Brazil Canada Germany India Ireland Japan Mexico New Zealand Philippines South Africa United Kingdom
Hear us Roar podcast artwork
Arts

Hear us Roar

by Maggie Smith
Claiming needs an RSS feed. Contact us.
Listen on Apple Podcasts

Chart positions today · Canada

Not on the Canada charts we track today.

If you like Hear us Roar, try…

Latest episodes

  • 338: Joan Fernandez - Author of Saving Vincent - A Novel of Jo van Gogh

    October 15, 2026 · 38 min

    This week our guest is Joan Fernandez (Saving Vincent: A Novel of Jo van Gogh, She Writes Press, April 2025). We talk about what happened when a competing book about Jo from the prestigious Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam came out right when…

  • 337: Meg Hamand - Author of Diamonds in Auschwitz

    October 8, 2026 · 33 min

    This week we welcome Meg Hamand to the podcast (Diamonds in Auschwitz, Greenleaf Publishing, March 2025). We discuss the books that kept her sane while writing about a horrific period in history while living through another (COVID), how…

  • 336: Jill Amber Chafin - Author of Shaken

    October 1, 2026 · 36 min

    Our podcast guest this week is Jill Amber Chafin (Shaken, Vine Leaves Press, March 2025). Hear how the inspiration for Jill's debut occurred in a doctor's office, how writing a book about a controversial (and dark) subject matter hurt her…

  • 335: Tatiana Goded - Author of A Trip Towards the Sunset

    September 25, 2026 · 32 min

    This week our podcast guest is Tatiana Goded (A Trip Towards the Sunset, indie published, March 2025). Tatiana's debut follows 3 women facing mid-life challenges and dovetails with her own journey moving from Spain to New Zealand and from…

  • 334: Raquel Y. Levitt - Author of The Seer

    September 17, 2026 · 33 min

    Our podcast guest this week is Raquel Y. Levitt (The Seer, Acorn Publishing, March 2025). We discuss the originals of her debut which started as a single clear image she  saw of a woman in a marketplace in the 1800's and why she decided…

Show 7 more episodesShow fewer episodes

  • 333: Angelika Morini - Author of Do You See Me Now?

    September 10, 2026 · 34 min

    This week our podcast guest is Angelika Morini (Do You See Me Now?, indie published, February 2025). Angelika, who lives and writes from Germany, discusses the challenges of querying publishing professionals from overseas. We delve into…

  • 332: Jen Sinclair - Author of There's Always a Price

    September 3, 2026 · 37 min

    Our podcast guest this week is Jen Sinclair (There's Always A Price, indie-published, September 2024). We talk about her early love of writing (her first book, a police procedural with a twist, was written in 8th grade), how she handled…

  • 331- Kim Gottlieb-Walker - Author of Lenswoman in Love - a Novel of the 1960's and '70's

    August 27, 2026 · 38 min

    This week our podcast guest is Kim Gottlieb-Walker (Lenswoman in Love – a Novel of the 1960's and '70's, indie published, February 2025). Kim shares the complete re-writes she did on her debut based on critique group feedback, why she…

  • 330: Barbara Burton - Author of A Walk Down Rushville

    August 20, 2026 · 40 min

    Our podcast guest this week is Barbara Burton (A Walk Down Rushville, Manuscripts Press, April 2024). Barbara, a lover of true crime series, has a unique publishing experience to share. She signed with her press before completing her novel…

  • 329- SPECIAL EPISODE Julie Carrick Dalton - Author of The Forest Becomes Her

    August 13, 2026 · 45 min

    This Special Edition podcast features long-time WFWA member Julie Carrick Dalton (The Forest Becomes Her, St. Martin's Press, July 2026) who has just published her third book with a Big Five publisher with another one due in 2028. Rather…

  • 328: Lindsay Morris - Author of The Last Letter from Sicily

    August 6, 2026 · 36 min

    This week our guest is Lindsay Marie Morris (The Last Letter from Sicily, Storm Publishing, January 2025). We discuss how actually going to your book's location beats online research, the difference between writing as a journalist and as a…

  • 327: N. J. Mastro - Author of Solitary Walker: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft

    July 30, 2026 · 36 min

    Our podcast guest this week is N. J. Mastro (Solitary Walker: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft, Black Rose Writing, February 2025) Nancy's debut is an historical, biographical novel of the woman most people consider the first true feminist…

Full episode archive on Apple Podcasts →

About the show

If you're an aspiring author and want insights into what's involved in launching a book into the world, this is the podcast for you. Maggie Smith, author and blogger, interviews debut novelists from the Women's Fiction Writers Association discussing not only the inspiration behind their book, but also their insights into the writing process, the best advice they ever got, and the joys and sometimes pitfalls they encountered on their path to publication.