The Written Scene

Adam Greenfield
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San Diego writers, creators, and anyone involved in the San Diego literary scene discuss path, process, and craft.

  1. Episode 110 Teaser: Debbie Wastling

    2D AGO ·  BONUS

    Episode 110 Teaser: Debbie Wastling

    For historical fiction author Debbie Wastling, her childhood experiences with libraries and powerful teachers makes giving back to libraries and schools very easy. Please enjoy this teaser with Debbie ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

    1 min

  2. APR 28

    Episode 109: Gene Desrochers

    Whether you're running a tennis club or a practicing lawyer, all of it matters if you want to write. For author Gene Desrochers, this is especially true. In this (long) episode of The Written Scene, Gene discusses growing up in a historical building and landmark, losing your virginity in weird and creepy places, writing about where we used to live instead of where we currently live, using story location as a character, the ways where you grow up factors into the writer inside, switching back and forth between writing novels and short stories, having low daily word count writing goals, when you get in your own way of writing a story, the ways legal trials are all about telling a better story, why it's fun to be on a jury, what different jobs in life can do for a writer's skillset, lessons tennis can teach you about yourself and your writing, how restrictions in a story can make for a better story, and so much more. Please be sure to subscribe, rate, review, and share this and all episodes of The Written Scene. You can also subscribe to our once-a-month newsletter by clicking or tapping here. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

    1h 39m
  3. Episode 109 Teaser: Gene Desrochers

    APR 21 ·  BONUS

    Episode 109 Teaser: Gene Desrochers

    They say to write what you know. For author Gene Desrochers, it was the loss of a childhood friend—an event he didn't know about until he was much older—that eventually became the kernel of his books. Please enjoy this teaser with Gene ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

    1 min

  4. APR 14

    Episode 108: LaDaryn Lockett

    For author and environmentalist LaDaryn Lockett, the world of writing has unlocked a joy of storytelling he didn't know existed at first. In this episode of The Written Scene, LaDaryn talks about finding the joy of Dungeons & Dragons in a college dorm basement, using ChatGPT but also making sure to give back in a more human manner, finding early influences in stories involving animals, writing to preserve positive growth as a person, not knowing where story concepts come from but still writing them anyway, the reward of challenging storytelling, how reading and writing should be habits for authors, telling stories that aren't about identity and encountering expectations that come with being a Black author, his love of reading and writing Germanic folklore, marrying his love of the environment and writing adventure stories, writing about animals in a way that doesn't further any harmful human behaviors toward them, getting out of your comfort zone to be less fearful about other things in life, and much more. Please be sure to subscribe, rate, review, and share this and all episodes of The Written Scene. You can also subscribe to our once-a-month newsletter but clicking or tapping here. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

    1h 33m
  5. Episode 108 Teaser: LaDaryn Lockett

    APR 7 ·  BONUS

    Episode 108 Teaser: LaDaryn Lockett

    Saying yes to an invitation into someone's basement can come with some risk. Fortunately, for author and environmentalist LaDaryn Lockett, it worked out well. Please enjoy this teaser ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

    1 min

  6. MAR 31

    Episode 107: Daniela Sow

    Poet and professor Daniela Sow has always written poetry. It was in her 20's when she discovered the power of performance poetry. In this episode of The Written Scene, Daniela discusses the value of having another person help organize poems in a book, the high and lows (and delusions) of submitting for publication, knowing her poetry collection needed the right home, how Dean Koontz got her in trouble as a kid, writing fiction before poetry, the role of place in her recent collection of poetry, her MFA experience at San Diego State University, having a mentorship in writing, what a dedicated weekly writing session does for a writer, writing performance poetry long after first writing poetry for the page, the ways spoken word poetry helped her build community, slam poetry pros and cons, not censoring herself or shying away from tough subjects, the powerful impact poet Jim Moreno had in San Diego on not only individuals but also the community as a whole, and much more. Please be sure to subscribe, rate, review, and share this and all episodes of The Written Scene. You can also sign up to receive our once-a-month newsletter by clicking or tapping here. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

    1h 4m
  7. Episode 107 Teaser: Daniela P. Sow

    MAR 24 ·  BONUS

    Episode 107 Teaser: Daniela P. Sow

    Sometimes all it takes is one acceptance to to generate a little hope and drive. For author and professor Daniela P. Sow, this was certainly the case. Please enjoy this teaser ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

    1 min

  8. MAR 17

    Episode 106: Taylor Hollingsworth

    Everyone has their own level of what they'd call success. Musician Taylor Hollingsworth makes a living playing guitar on stage, a level of success he's both proud of and humbled by. In this episode of The Written Scene, Taylor talks about how he creates his sound on stage, the difference in possibilities between electric and acoustic guitars, choosing to perform solo after playing decades with a band, what the genre term psychobilly means, playing both big and small stages, making sure you expand your knowledge of other art being made, his love of pre-1960s music, getting into kid lit thanks to his mother who wrote kid lit, being surprised at how much he enjoys Harry Potter, the role of musicians in depicting history and human behavior, discovering the heart of the song during the writing process, when people you admire turn out to have faults that are hard to ignore, how perhaps we've overcorrected, writing while out on the road, the ways modern technology has changed the music industry, and surprisingly more. Please be sure to subscribe, rate, review, and share this and all episodes of The Written Scene. You can also join our once-a-month newsletter by clicking or tapping here. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

    1h 28m
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San Diego writers, creators, and anyone involved in the San Diego literary scene discuss path, process, and craft.

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  • Creator
    Adam Greenfield
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    219
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2022
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    The Written Scene