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.
Writing Stories
The Power of Lemon Cake — Marie Mutsuki Mockett tells the story of The Tree Doctor
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Brianna Avenia-Tapper
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Season 3
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Episode 32
In this episode Marie Mutsuki Mockett tells the story of The Tree Doctor. Along the way she covers:
- The ways women are and are not allowed to write about sex
- The depression that can follow publishing a book and how to overcome it (hint: lemons and sugar are involved)
- Differences in Japanese and American perspectives on the body
- Embracing one's creative range and curiosity
- Graywolf Press and editor Ethan Nosowsky
- The Tale of Genji
- The End of the Affair
- Marie's previous books: Picking Bones from Ash, American Harvest, Where the Dead Pause and the Japanese Say Goodbye