Thrillin' with the Bad Girls: An Interview with Layne Fargo, Author of Temper

Art In Fiction

Welcome to Episode 5 of the Art In Fiction Podcast!
Meet Layne Fargo, author of Temper, a contemporary psychological thriller set in Chicago. Layne talks about theater, writing thrillers, Pitch Wars, and her own podcast Unlikable Female Characters.
Layne's next novel They Never Learn will be published in October 2020.
Highlights:

• Inspiration for Temper and the Chicago theater scene
• The abuse of power by men from a feminist perspective
• The theater and the use of setting in Temper
• Writing and publishing advice
• The Unlikable Female Characters Podcast and the Pitch Wars mentorship program for new writers

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Layne Fargo's Website: www.laynefargo.com
Pitch Wars: https://pitchwars.org/

Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast: http://www.unlikeablefemalecharacters.com/

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1. Welcome to Layne Fargo (00:00:00)

2. Inspiration for Temper set in the Chicago theater world (00:01:01)

3. The abuse of power by men from a feminist perspective (00:03:12)

4. Portrayal of the theater and the use of setting in Temper (00:06:16)

5. Use of language in Temper (00:14:33)

6. NaNoWriMo (00:16:00)

7. The Unlikable Female Characters Podcast (00:18:42)

8. Pitch Wars mentorship program (00:20:14)

9. Publishing advice (00:21:51)

10. They Never Learn (00:23:35)