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
"Oh, you want a plot? I'll GIVE you A PLOT" — Emily J. Smith tells the story of Nothing Serious
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Brianna Avenia-Tapper
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Season 4
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Episode 51
Emily J. Smith talks about:
Graphing plot points and clues
That whole job/money/housing/social class/art tangle
Validation, connection, tech, and writing
Bouncing back from failure
Bringing an engineer mindset to writing and bringing a tech mindset to publishing
"Prestige thrillers"
Writing friends
Interesting theory about relative challenges of agents and editors