Tart Words Podcast

Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write.

Tart Words Podcast is for readers who want to hear their favorite authors talk about writing, their latest book, and where they get their ideas; for writers who want to hear Linda Hengerer and Suzanne Fox talk about the nuts and bolts of writing - and their favorite authors; and for bakers who want quick and easy recipes.

Recent Episodes

Oct. 26, 2024

Barbara Barrett

To avoid a midlife crisis, Barbara Barrett wrote fiction at night while still employed in human resources for Iowa State Government. After releasing eleven full-length romance novels and two novellas, she turned to the cozy …
Oct. 26, 2024

5-Minute Drill: Set Pieces

What is a set piece and where can I get one?
Oct. 26, 2024

Hank Phillippi Ryan

How can television reporter Lily Atwood keep a secret private when she's in the public's eye? Find out in Her Perfect Life. Hank Phillippi Ryan speaks from personal experience as an investigative reporter about always bei…
Oct. 26, 2024

5-Minute Drill: Setting

What do writers need to consider about Setting for their story?
Oct. 26, 2024

Tart Bites: Affogato

Two ingredients that make magic together.
Oct. 26, 2024

Tart Bites: Cherry Clafoutis

Easy French dessert for cherry season or any time.

About the Host

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Linda Gordon Hengerer

Host

Linda Hengerer is the author of the Beach Tea Shop mystery series and several non-fiction books; with Joanna Campbell Slan, Linda co-edited seven editions of the Happy Homicides cozy mystery anthology series. A New Jersey native transplanted to Florida, she is currently the President of the Sisters in Crime-Florida Treasure Coast Chapter. A long-time baker, she enjoys creating new recipes that don’t take forever to make.