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This episode of Write Along Radio features audio from Scottish crime writer Ian Rankin's appearance at the 2015 Ottawa International Writers Festival, accompanied by discussion from the Foment literary magazine editorial board. Ian Rankin is the internationally bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus and Detective Malcolm Fox novels, as well as a string of standalone thrillers. His books have been translated into 36 languages and are bestsellers on several continents. Plus, Kevin and Catherine talk fireball whiskey and eating pudding in bed. Listen now!

It's here! Our storytelling episode funded through the World Wildlife Fund Canada, Hub Ottawa and the Ottawa Wave Makers is finally finished and ready for your happy ears. (Hopefully they remain happy by the end!) This has been a fantastic collaborative project. Thanks so much to Kevin who went to receive the Wave Maker award in the rain last spring and helped with the episode, thanks to all the writers who submitted to our call for stories, thank you to those selected for your voices in sharing about an ocean we all care about, thanks to Sylvie Hill for her reading, and thank you to the many different platforms - Rabble.ca, Apt613, Ottawa Independent Writers, Hub Ottawa and more who have helped us in spreading the word. We hope you enjoy the show and the stories. And if you do, please help raise awareness for an ocean in crisis by clicking through to learn more, and also by sharing the episode!   Show notes The Living Blue Planet Report from the World Wildlife Fund Canada World Wild Life Fund Oceans WriteAlongRadio.com  

Dialogue is one of the most enjoyable parts of writing prose; authors love creating dialogue and readers like reading it! But creating effective dialogue isn't nearly as easy as it might seem. In this episode, Catherine and Kevin share 7 essential tips for improving the dialogue sequences in your fiction writing. For full show notes visit www.writealongradio.com

For show notes visit http://www.writealongradio.com