{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 146 \u2013 Barbara Stark-Nemon - Tracing the Path of Historical Fiction","description":"Barbara Stark-Nemon takes her time writing historical fiction, tracing the paths her characters walked and lived. The author of award-winning novels, Barbara turned to writing after retiring from a successful career. In this episode of the Make Meaning Podcast, host Lynne Golodner chats with Barbara about her passion for writing and her experiences speaking at conferences, literary events, libraries and book clubs. A University of Michigan alumnus, Barbara has two published novels -  Even in Darkness and Hard Cider - and is at work on a coming-of-age refugee story set in the aftermath of the Inquisition.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; In this episode,&amp;nbsp;Lynne and Barbara discuss:&amp;nbsp;   How to build ideas into books   Hybrid publishing&amp;nbsp;   How many books you need to sell to be \u201csuccessful\u201d   Whether to invest in publicity   Finding writer friends and critique groups   &amp;nbsp; Links and Resources:&amp;nbsp;   The Women\u2019s Fiction Writers Association   Lynne\u2019s Classes&amp;nbsp;   She Writes Press   Brooke Warner&amp;nbsp;   Scotia Road Books   &amp;nbsp; Find Barbara Stark-Nemon: Website Twitter&amp;nbsp;InstagramFacebookLinkedIn Blog &amp;nbsp; If you enjoyed this episode, you\u2019ll like these other  Make Meaning Podcast episodes: Episode 129 - Rosina Lippi - Author of the Wilderness Series Episode 102 - Patrick Hicks - How to Write Historical Fiction Episode 80- Iris Lee Underwood, Lavender Farmer, Author, Descendant of the McCoys of Appalachia  Episode 48 - Arthur, Ross, Jason, Steve, Shelli &amp; Jeffrey - the NFHS Reunion Episode, 30 Years after Graduation  Episode 44 - Kirstin Karoub, Lynne Golodner &amp; Norman Cohn - Celebrating One Year of the Make Meaning Podcast &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Make Meaning Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/makemeaning.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/26823612\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/151879878"}