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A podcast for story lovers, Storybeast explores how we weave tales and why we love them. Co-hosts Ghabiba Weston and C. Shack chat with each other and legendary guests about different elements of various books, tv shows, plays, and other modalities to explore this fundamental aspect of humanity. Come for the story, stay for the snacks.
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Episode #65: Time isn't real; or, on personal expectations and time managment
Welcome back to another episode of Storybeast, where Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston discuss the transformative power of story. In this episode, you'll hear about:
Sarah A. Parker's trad debut, When the Moon Hatched, and it's release date of next week.
Personal explorations on finding time to write
Expectations vs. reality
Courtney mentions this episode of Becca Syme's Quitcast podcast
Snacks (duh)
Find us on our website and on Instagram (@storybeastpodcast). For more storytelling content to your inbox, subscribe here.
Feel free to reach out if you want to talk story or snacks! A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify.
As ever, thank you for listening, Beasties! Please consider leaving a review to support this podcast.
Be brave, stay beastly!
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Episode #64: Emily Rath on transitions, authenticity and showing up with kindness
Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode of Storybeast! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston have the pleasure of interviewing Emily Rath.
Emily Rath is an internationally bestselling author whose chart-topping, sex-positive, queer-inclusive fantasy and romance novels include the Second Sons Regency romances, the Tuonella Duet fantasy novels, and the why choose tiktok sensation, the Jacksonville Rays Hockey Romances. A former university professor, she holds PhDs in Political Science and Peace Studies. Emily was born in Florida, raised in Kentucky, and now lives with her husband, son, and cat in Jacksonville, Florida.
In this episode, you'll hear about:
good change and how that can also be traumatic
the grief of letting go
the fears and pressure of meeting reader expectations
transitions
learning to thank yourself
weaving in moments of gratitude
lessons in branding and context on social media
when your work finds itself in unexpected spheres
Emily's new fantasy
learning as you go
Emily's changed storybeast (and a made-up "fact" about basilisks)
authenticity, empathy, kindness
going rogue
Find us on our website and on Instagram (@storybeastpodcast). For more storytelling content to your inbox, subscribe here.
Feel free to reach out if you want to talk story or snacks!
A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify.
As ever, thank you for listening, Beasties! Please consider leaving a review to support this podcast.
Be brave, stay beastly!
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Episode #63: Biscuits dipped in blood; or, on curiosity
Welcome back to another episode of Storybeast, where Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston discuss the transformative power of story. In this episode, you'll hear about:
Courtney and Ghabiba's long discussion on the ravens at the tower of London, their special biscuits, and research still to be done
Ghabiba's analogy of story as a machine
Essential questions Ghabiba asks herself in a draft
Courtney's seasons
Ghabiba's top tip for writing-related injuries
A long chat about delicious scones and a wonderful full circle moment
Find us on our website and on Instagram (@storybeastpodcast). For more storytelling content to your inbox, subscribe here.
Feel free to reach out if you want to talk story or snacks! A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify.
As ever, thank you for listening, Beasties! Please consider leaving a review to support this podcast.
Be brave, stay beastly!
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Episode #62: Leigh Bardugo on success, gratitude, and the dangers of raw broccoli
Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode of Storybeast! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston have the pleasure of interviewing Leigh Bardugo.
Leigh Bardugo is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House and the creator of the Grishaverse (now a Netflix original series) which spans the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, the King of Scars duology—and much more. Her short fiction has appeared in multiple anthologies including The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy. She lives in Los Angeles and is an associate fellow of Pauli Murray College at Yale University.
In this episode, you'll hear about:
managing success and creativity with gratitude and heart
disaster origami
Leigh's advice for dealing with anxiety as a creative
putting perfectionism aside when drafting/exploring a new story
Leigh's take on social media
what the greatest control you have over your career is
the importance of dog content
podcasts that inspire Leigh...think foodseeking story research that brings you joy
more on Leigh's bajillion books deal
youths and ghosts
guarding yourself against seeking validation
protecting your creative energy
Leigh's rec for a great show for writers
short stories as a tool for developing your craft
SIX OF CROWS (obviously)
how Leigh writes heists
our "Kaz Brekker would never" game and the birth of The Brekkery
the dangers of raw broccoli
Find us on our website and on Instagram (@storybeastpodcast). For more storytelling content to your inbox, subscribe here. Feel free to reach out if you want to talk story or snacks!
A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify.
As ever, thank you for listening, Beasties! Please consider leaving a review to support this podcast.
Be brave, stay beastly!
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Episode #61: The storyteller's emotional napkin and why you need to ask for one
Welcome back to another episode of Storybeast, where Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston discuss the transformative power of story. In this episode, you'll hear about:
bringing story to life in your head by being magical and mystical
Courtney's request for Super Stabby Resources
the murder library and modernising evil
hooking a reader and keeping them engaged
the story opening as a dating metaphor
emotional napkins: gaining a reader's trust as a craft device
an underused tool for gaining reader investment
the boundaries of vulnerability
self trust as a writer
Find us on our website and on Instagram (@storybeastpodcast). For more storytelling content to your inbox, subscribe here.
Feel free to reach out if you want to talk story or snacks! A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify.
As ever, thank you for listening, Beasties! Please consider leaving a review to support this podcast.
Be brave, stay beastly!
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Episode #60: Julie Phillips on biography, writing while mothering, and Ursula le Guin
Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode of Storybeast! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston have the pleasure of interviewing Julie Phillips, author of THE BABY ON THE FIRE ESCAPE; JAMES TIPTREE JR, THE DOUBLE LIFE OF ALICE B SHELDON; and the to-be-titled biography of Ursula le Guin.
In this episode, you'll hear:
About Julie's thoughts on writing while mothering
What a dramatic line is in biography
Ghabiba, Courtney, and Julie compare fiction to writing biography
About fairytales that feature mothers
Julie's process for writing Ursula le Guin's biography
Ursula le Guin's REAL writing advice and if her writing routine on the internet was something she actually did
Find us on our website and on Instagram at @storybeastpodcast. For more storytelling content to your inbox, subscribe here.
Feel free to reach out if you want to talk story or snacks!
A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify.
As ever, thank you for listening, Beasties! Please consider leaving a review to support this podcast.
Be brave, stay beastly!
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storybeastpodcast/message
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