{"podcast":{"title":"On Writing","slug":"on-writing-7086240","podcast_index_feed_id":7086240,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fcd21bc4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-witzel0","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42316281/42316281-1730493514531-562a7649db1ac.jpg","author":"Rob Witzel","episode_count":41,"summary":"Rob, creator of Super Penguin, interviews other authors. On the show they'll talk about their books, the writing process, dealing with imposter syndrome, festivals, conventions, and anything else that comes up in the life of being an author. Rob will interview authors of all genres and experience levels.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-writing-7086240"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 15: Mandy McCool, Fantasy Author","slug":"episode-15-mandy-mccool-fantasy-author","published_at":"2025-05-12T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-writing-7086240/episode-15-mandy-mccool-fantasy-author","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-writing-7086240","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-witzel0/episodes/Episode-15-Mandy-McCool--Fantasy-Author-e32m2ka","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fcd21bc4/podcast/play/102484042/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-11%2F3d2c2205-8f74-31ee-8db9-f09771062fce.m4a","summary":"Welcome to On Writing! A podcast that interviews authors from all over the country to talk about their books and their journeys in becoming authors. Each episode will have a different guest. We will be interviewing authors of both fiction and non fiction, and all genres will be explored throughout the show's run. This episode's guest is Mandy McCool (pen name M.I.H. McCool). Mandy has been writing across multiple genres since she was in elementary school! In addition to writing, Mandy also teaches a class on publishing and leads a writer's group at the Danville Public Library. We discuss all of that and more on this episode! Check out MIH McCool's work HERE Check out Rob Witzel's Super Penguin HERE Music from Uppbeat "Hometown" by Northwestern License code: IRZBZOVAIWHHCUXO","meta_description":"Welcome to On Writing! A podcast that interviews authors from all over the country to talk about their books and their journeys in becoming authors. Each…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1603,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-writing-7086240/episodes/episode-15-mandy-mccool-fantasy-author/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-writing-7086240/episode-15-mandy-mccool-fantasy-author.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}