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.
Episodes
68 episodes
"I Learned the Hard Way" — Emma Pattee tells the story of TILT
Emma Pattee talks aboutPostpartum creativity Writing by hand Navigating the distance between one's own vision and feedback and finding one's breaking point with a project&...
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Season 4
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Episode 58
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31:33
"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
"I DO belong over here on this side" — Nanda Reddy tells the story of A Girl Within A Girl Within A Girl
Nanda Reddy talks about: Deadlines and focus Manuscripts in drawersQuerytracker critiquematch.comAccepting previously rejected parts of ourselves as par...
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Season 4
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Episode 53
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36:21
Don't Revise, Explode — Elyse Durham tells the story of Maya and Natasha
Elyse Durham talks about: Remaining open and flexible in the process Following your fascinations Focusing Most adorable book deal celebration
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Season 4
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Episode 52
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31:08
"Oh, you want a plot? I'll GIVE you A PLOT" — Emily J. Smith tells the story of Nothing Serious
Emily J. Smith talks about: Graphing plot points and clues That whole job/money/housing/social class/art tangle Validation, connection, tech, and writing Bo...
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Season 4
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Episode 51
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38:16
"Take Your Time" — Olufunke Grace Bankole Tells the Story of The Edge of Water
Olufunke covers: - Tin House -The importance of the relationships in the process of publishing your work -Elizabeth Demeo (...
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Season 4
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Episode 50
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35:12
"You Don't Suck" — Lidia Yuknavitch tells the story of Reading the Waves
In this episode, Lidia talks about -story-telling space as a magical shape-shifting place of healing and growth-how to talk to yourself when your writing is lousy- pillow forts - creative coping strategies<...
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Season 4
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Episode 49
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37:29
"It Took 8 Years To Write" — Susan Barker Tells the Story of Old Soul
Why write 'bad' characters? Why write 'bad' female characters? Being patient and having faith The line between good and evil exists within every man Stephen King and kinds of fear It Follows directed by David...
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Season 4
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Episode 48
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26:59
"Please Stop Me if This Is Going Terribly" — Erika Swyler tells the story of We Lived on the Horizon
Along the way, Erika covers: Pacing Best moment of the book making processEditing that works with an author's vision Adrian Tchaikovsky and Service Model
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Season 4
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Episode 47
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32:50
"Making art is a lot like making a kid—It is just this really intense expression of being alive"
Season 4! Coming up! You'll hear from Erika SwylerEmily J SmithDeesha Philyaw
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Season 4
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10:58
RERELEASE! A Major Problem with Publication
In this episode, Yael Goldstein-Love talks about The Possibilities.We cover:Heretic barbiesPutting away ten years of work on a manuscript (possibly the best thing you've e...
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32:16
RERELEASE! The most hardcore writing hack ever
Elle Everhart talks about Hot Summer. Along the way, Elle covers: Hinge A particular kind of single parenting experienceThe most dangerous writing app
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31:37
RERELEASE! Shannon Sanders talks about her award-winning story collection Company
In this episode, I talk to Shannon Sanders about her linked short story collection, Company. We talk about:- writing your own murder mystery parties- writing through you...
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Season 3
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32:09
RERELEASE! Letting Go of What You Can't Control
In this episode, I talk to Christina Consolino about her most recent novel, The Weight We Carry.We discuss:- NaNoWriMo- Prioritizing writing- The oozing guts of dead t...
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Season 3
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28:34
"The Blank Space Became the Book" — Amy Wilson Tells the Story of Happy To Help
'Burn charts' for writing Linking essays the way one links chapters in a novelWriting and mom guiltBoundaries (and the lack thereof) as they relate to gender socialization <...
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Season 3
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Episode 46
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29:46
RERELEASE! "I Had to Do Whatever Was Necessary to Communicate"
Elizabeth Hilborn tells the story of her memoir Restoring Eden. Along the way she covers:Moving from scientific writing to memoirNotes and research for nonfictionHoney bees, pesticides...
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31:55
"Traditional Publishing Industry Bullshit" — Amanda Fields tells the story of My Caesarean
Editing an essay collection Organizing an essay collection Literary Mama C-sectionsBlurbsWorking with mothersJulie Stevenson (agent)
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Season 3
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Episode 45
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"If You're Not Getting the Dopamine Boost, Then Why Bother?" — Terese Svoboda tells the story of Roxy and Coco and The Long Swim
The key to being able to write a lot YADDO and writing 50 pages a day (????)What makes a 'real' writerWriting groups that last 40 yearsIn-person author events and signings...
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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32:57
This Very Sacrificial Thing — Jaclyn Gilbert Tells the Story of Late Air
In this episode Jaclyn tells the story of Late Air. Along the way she covers: goal orientationRunningDriftless Literary
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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