Writing Stories
Each episode of Writing Stories features an interview with a contemporary author about how her book went from an idea in her head to an object on a shelf. Join us on Writing Stories for honesty, struggle, and triumph, for writing community, publishing insight, and inspiration to persist in whatever difficult but meaningful journey you've chosen for yourself.
Podcasting since 2023 • 67 episodes
Writing Stories
Latest Episodes
"Charge into the Messiness" —Wayne Scott tells the story of The Maps They Gave Us
Wayne Scott talks about Writing well-rounded characters that can surprise us Trying to sell a book that publishers don't t...
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Season 4
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Episode 58
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35:06
"It's really annoying to write a novel" — Mariam Rahmani tells the story of Liquid
Mariam Rahmani talks about: Preserving voice How to know when you are ready to bring editors and other readers in to your processRacialized pay gaps and racialized doub...
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Season 4
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Episode 57
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33:47
Do what you have to do to get the work done — Cally Fiedorek tells the story of Atta Boy
Cally talks about: Hardware and software in a story A need to detox from the marketplace Woeful inefficiency in the writing process
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Season 4
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Episode 56
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31:20
Questioning Assumptions — Nicole Graev Lipson tells the story of Mothers and Other Fictional Characters
Nicole Graev Lipson tells the story of Mothers and Other Fictional Characters. Along the way we talk about: Sexism in publishing The 'mother shelf'
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Season 4
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Episode 55
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27:33
Once I found the voice and the mode of the narrative, I could just PLAY — Shubha Sunder tells the story of Optional Practical Training
Shubha Sunder talks about: Constructing a narrative through the things that people say to the main characterCharacterization as a "portrait in the negative" Writing through ...
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Season 4
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Episode 54
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24:25
