That gritty crime drama you’ve been drafting in you head for years…or the sci-fi adventure you plot before bed…What will become of them? What does it take to turn an idea into a book? 

We speak with Amy Kaplan, president of the Maryland Writers’ Association. She is the author of several books and short stories, including her most recent, a coming-of-age fantasy titled, “The Mark of the Goddess.” 

That gritty crime drama you’ve been drafting in you head for years…or the sci-fi adventure you plot before bed…What will become of them? What does it take to turn an idea into a book? 
We speak with <a href="https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/">Amy Kaplan</a>, president of the <a href="https://marylandwriters.org/">Maryland Writers’ Association</a>. She is the author of several books and short stories, including her most recent, a coming-of-age fantasy titled, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Goddess-L-Kaplan/dp/B0BBQLLDXQ">The Mark of the Goddess</a>.”

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Catch On the Record, hosted by Sheilah Kast, weekdays from 9:30 to 10:00 am, following NPR's Morning Edition. We'll discuss the issues that affect your life and bring you thoughtful and lively conversations with the people who shape those issues -- business people, public officials, scholars, artists, authors, WYPR reporters and other journalists who can take us inside the story. If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you'd like to hear, email us at ontherecord@wypr.org

Catch On the Record, hosted by Sheilah Kast, weekdays from 9:30 to 10:00 am, following NPR's Morning Edition. We'll discuss the issues that affect your life and bring you thoughtful and lively conversations with the people who shape those issues -- business people, public officials, scholars, artists, authors, WYPR reporters and other journalists who can take us inside the story. If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you'd like to hear, email us at <a href="mailto:ontherecord@wypr.org">ontherecord@wypr.org</a>

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