Season 3

Aug. 29, 2021

Tart Bites: Rolled Cherry Sandwiches

What goes into a versatile cherry cream cheese filling or spread?
Aug. 26, 2021

5-Minute Drill: Set Pieces

What is a set piece, and how do I use it in a story?
Aug. 25, 2021

Barbara Barrett

What was the inspiration for Barbara Barrett's cozy mystery series?
Aug. 22, 2021

Tart Bites: Affogato

How is it that only two ingredients are so delicious?
Aug. 21, 2021

5-Minute Drill: Setting

What elements of setting do writers need to consider for their story?
Aug. 16, 2021

Hannah Dennison

Where does Hannah Dennison find creative respite?
Aug. 15, 2021

Tart Bites: Cherry Clafoutis

A not-too-sweet dish using seasonal fruit that's perfect for brunch or dessert.
Aug. 15, 2021

Tart Bites: Puff Pancake

What makes the eggy custard climb the sides of the baking dish? Can it be...magic?
Aug. 8, 2021

Amy Vansant

How did circus and cruise settings end up with ties to Pineapple Port?
Guest: Amy Vansant
Aug. 7, 2021

Russia Week - Tart Bites: Pryaniki (Russian Spice Cookies)

How does coffee make a delicious tea cookie?
Aug. 7, 2021

Russia Week - Dick Francis's Trial Run

What can writers learn from a Grand Master of the genre about secrets, societal expectations, setting, and building characters for story?
Aug. 2, 2021

Russia Week - Encore: Emilya Naymark

The first of a theme week for the Tart Words podcast is an encore presentation of Emilya Naymark's podcast episode.
July 29, 2021

Tart Bites: Honey for Cheese (and Crackers)

What happens when you drizzle honey over cheese and crackers? Magic.
July 29, 2021

Mary Stewart's The Ivy Tree

What can writers learn about secrets, family dynamics, writing fiction from real life, and creating characters who serve the story from Mary Stewart's The Ivy Tree?
Guest: Suzanne Fox
July 25, 2021

Neil Plakcy

Linda Hengerer and Neil Plakcy talk about writing, Neil's many writing projects, and his writing process.
July 25, 2021

Tart Bites: S'mores Coffee Break

How do you make S'mores without a grill? S'mores are the iconic campfire or grilling dessert. Toasted marshmallows are sandwiched with chocolate bars between graham crackers. Does summer get any better than that?
July 25, 2021

Mary Stewart's Thunder on the Right

Linda Hengerer and Suzanne Fox discuss Mary Stewart's Thunder on the Right, point of view, an unworldly protagonist, and why they don't enjoy this book as much as other novels she wrote.
Guest: Suzanne Fox
July 18, 2021

Alan Orloff

Linda Hengerer and Alan Orloff talk about how real-life informed the writing of his latest novel, I Play One on TV; writing; SleuthFest and Bouchercon; Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America; and what networking wit…
Guest: Alan Orloff
July 12, 2021

Raquel V. Reyes

Linda Gordon Hengerer and Raquel V. Reyes talk about Raquel's first novel in her Caribbean Kitchen Mystery series, Mango, Mambo, and Murder; discuss writing process; SleuthFest; and how Raquel's miniatures help her writing.