29 episodes
Writing Stories Brianna Avenia-Tapper
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5.0 • 11 Ratings
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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.
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"A Place I Had Never Thought Possible" — Shze-Hui Tjoa talks about The Story Game
In this episode, Shze-Hui talks about The Story Game. Along the way, she covers: Evaluating agent responses to your manuscriptWomen and anger How to know when a book is done Recognizing the limits of our knowledge The generative power of getting stuck and the creation of new forms Book tour Writing about family Tin House **The Story Game was actually finished in Oct '22, not in Oct '23 as stated in the episode.**Find out more about Shze-Hui Tjoa h...
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Welcoming to Evolution or Change or Rupture — Lucas Mann tells the story of Attachments
Lucas Mann tells the story of Attachments: Essays on fatherhood and other performances. Along the way he covers: Writing when you have a newbornTrying for a balance between personal essay and cultural criticismFalse dichotomy of smart writing and embodied writing The perception that books about fatherhood don't sellWhen your publisher doesn't respond to the manuscript you submittedWhat he thinks about when he compiles an essay collection The 'golden age' of mothering literature Rivka Galchen ...
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The Fight to Retain the Weird and the Feral — Michelle Tea tells the story of SLUTS
In this episode, Michelle Tea tells the story of SLUTS, from Dopamine Press. Along the way, she covers: Starting Dopamine PressAnthologies as fundraisersStarting and ending anthologiesPerceptions of 'sluttery' and our culture's relationship to pleasure An iconic '90s San Francisco sexual experienceAssimilationist and anti-assimilationist queernessBeth PickensClement Goldberg and New Mistakes Semiotext(e) Vera Blossom and How To Fuck Like A Girl Cheryl Klein (who will also be joining Wri...
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"It's Never Gonna Happen For Me" — Hannah Sward tells the story of Strip
Hannah Sward tells the story of Strip. Along the way, she covers: - A publishing journey full of false summits- Publishing without an agent- Querying agents- Why not to be a writer - That you should not be afraid to write the shittiest shit - Natalie Goldberg and Writing Down the Bones- Jill Schary Robinson - Family responses to memoir - Publishing with a small indie Tortoise Press- Small press distributionFind out more about Hannah hereBuy Strip here Find out more about Writi...
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What Will and Will Not Be Translated — Crystal Hana Kim tells the story of The Stone Home
Crystal Hana Kim tells the story of The Stone Home. Along the way she covers: - Focus when drafting - When she shares her work with her agent- What questions she is interested in exploring in her work - The best book publication/baby making timeline ever - Strategies for creating a propulsive narrative- Reasons for not translating or transliterating particular words in a text - Learning the power of story early - Writing a second book Find out more about Crystal here Buy The Stone Home h...
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Nothing is Whole Until It's In Words — Stephanie Clare Smith tells the story of Everywhere the Undrowned
In this episode, Stephanie Clare Smith tells the story of Everywhere the Undrowned. Along the way, she covers: Bellevue's Nonfiction ContestGreat Circle Books (whose series editor Marie Mutsuki Mockett is the author of The Tree Doctor and an upcoming guest on this podcast!) University PressesDismantling the fantasy parent in our heads and going back to care for our child selves Choosing an agent Graywolf Table Rock Writing Workshop Georgann Eubanks, Abigail ...
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it’s so refreshing to come across a podcast that delves into the nuts & bolts of the writing process—from initial inspiration to the realities of publishing. brianna provokes frank, introspective responses from authors in a casual, conversational format. it’s like you’re eavesdropping on two writers spilling the tea over at the next table!
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