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Olivia Gatwood and Melissa Lozada-Oliva are two internationally-renowned writers and performers who have a lot of questions about things that don't matter. But mostly, they are just two girls who are unfortunately not talking less.

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    • Comedy

Olivia Gatwood and Melissa Lozada-Oliva are two internationally-renowned writers and performers who have a lot of questions about things that don't matter. But mostly, they are just two girls who are unfortunately not talking less.

    EP. 80 - *bonus episode* - FROM POETRY TO FICTION

    EP. 80 - *bonus episode* - FROM POETRY TO FICTION

    Melissa & Olivia keep getting asked: what is it like to go from poetry to fiction. They talk about it! Also, listeners share a story about their end-of-times pastor grandpa and also ask: is it possible to escape writing commercial and institutional poetry? Only on patreon :) 

    • 10 min
    EP. 79 - WRITING ABOUT FOOD

    EP. 79 - WRITING ABOUT FOOD

    We talk through a few listener emails about surviving your mid-twenties, surviving with a UTI on Survivor, and surviving a boss who keeps showing up to work with hickeys. After that, we talk about being hungry. Writing about food, eating while writing, forgetting to eat because we are writing, soylent (????), and why food is such an important detail when it comes to storytelling.

    • 1 hr 12 min
    EP. 78 - *bonus episode* - A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF SLAM POETRY

    EP. 78 - *bonus episode* - A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF SLAM POETRY

    head over to patreon.com/saymorepodcast to listen to the full episode! we got to sit down in real life with one of our closest friends & favorite writers, hieu minh nguyen. together, we got nostalgic about our wild (we were so corny) days of competing in poetry slam and how the artform influenced our professional lives as writers today (we are just really good at self-promotion).

    • 10 min
    EP. 77 - LOVE IS BLIND & POV

    EP. 77 - LOVE IS BLIND & POV

    back with another HOME RUN. this week, the gal pals chat about their favorite high-brow television show, love is blind, as well as the infinite ways Point of View can change a story. if this were a dissertation, they would make clearer how these two themes are related, but you get it. right?

    • 1 hr 11 min
    EP. 75: ROMANCE - A PROBE

    EP. 75: ROMANCE - A PROBE

    In honor of Melissa's favorite holiday, we are talking about love. We spoke with Puloma Ghosh, author of Mouth, about tropes in the romance genre, fan-fiction, and why women turn to romance in times of need. Order Puloma's short story collection wherever books are sold!

    • 1 hr 4 min
    EP. 73 - AUTOFICTION & THE SELFHOOD PLOT

    EP. 73 - AUTOFICTION & THE SELFHOOD PLOT

    it's the new season of SAY MORE! thank you for waiting literally two years. this week, we are discussing the genre of autofiction — where it started, who's doing it, and our personal journey to adulthood aka choosing not to share every single thing about our private life in a nonfictional space. for next week's bonus episode, subscribe to our patreon at patreon.com/saymorepodcast, where you can also gain access our montly newsletter. we're so glad to be back xx

    • 1 hr 13 min

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