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| 02 Dec 2024 | S2 Ep 01: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie with James Klise | 00:41:41 | |
YA author James Klise joins the first episode of season two to discuss the first chapter of THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE. | |||
| 06 Nov 2023 | Ep 46: Rebecca Makkai Returns! | 00:37:52 | |
Signups are open for the Novelist's Toolkit online class with Rebecca Makkai! Check it out at https://www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/classes/the-novelists-toolkit-six-lessons-on-craft-structure-and-tenacity-with-rebecca-makkai/ Rebecca Makkai https://rebeccamakkai.com/ Stories Matter Foundation https://www.storystudiochicago.org/ | |||
| 27 Sep 2020 | Ep 09: Suzy Takacs, Founder of the Book Cellar, on Indie Bookstores, What Stays on Shelves, and How to Have a Great Launch Event | 00:23:27 | |
In this episode, we talk with Suzy Takacs, founder of the Book Cellar, about indie bookstores, choosing what to sell, how authors can work with their local shops, deciding what stays on the shelf, and how to have a great launch event. You can find the Book Cellar and information about their online events at https://www.bookcellarinc.com/ Follow the Chicago Writers Podcast on Twitter @ChiWriPodcast | |||
| 31 May 2021 | Ep 17: Sahar Mustafah, Author, on 4am Writing, Leading Workshops, and Taking Risks like a Teenager | 00:32:50 | |
In this episode, Sahar Mustafah discusses her journey to becoming an author, being a pandemic debut, the querying process, writing at 4am, novel vs short story revisions, advice for authors leading workshops for the first time, working on mutliple projects, and taking risks like a teenager. Story Studio Summer Youth Programs at https://www.storystudiochicago.org/youth-creative-writing-summer-camps/ Twitter @ChiWriPodcast | |||
| 28 Mar 2022 | Ep 27: Christie Tate, Author, on Slush Pile Querying, Shame, Boundaries, and Going Deeper with Memoir | 00:37:28 | |
In this episode, author Christie Tate discusses discovering non-fiction, writing groups, saying thank you in a query, going deeper with memoir, inoculation against shame, making boundaries after publishing, and sharing a risqué scene you wrote with your therapy group. Christie Tate Stories Matter Foundation Chicago Writers Podcast | |||
| 26 Oct 2021 | Ep 22: Joseph Scapellato, Author, on Chicago, Intentions, Emotional Grounding, and Having Your Mom Fill in the Blanks | 00:31:01 | |
Joseph Scapellato, author, on placing a novel in Chicago, following a work's intentions, making a sentence do more than one thing, emotional grounding and escalation, finding humor outside dialogue, and having your mom fill in the blanks. You can find Joe online at https://www.josephscapellato.com/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Joe_Scapellato Stories Matter Foundation https://www.storystudiochicago.org/ Chicago Writers Podcast can be found at https://chicagowriterspodcast.libsyn.com/ and at https://twitter.com/ChiWriPodcast | |||
| 28 Nov 2022 | Ep 35: Jeremy Owens, Writer and Performer, on Live Lit, Putting on a Show, and Whatever Is Going On With Twitter | 00:31:50 | |
Jeremy Owens, writer and performer, on live lit, putting together a show, newsletters, and the chaos that is trying to hold onto an online writing community in this day and age. Find Jeremy online at https://linktr.ee/JeremyAshleyOwens Stories Matter Foundation https://www.storystudiochicago.org/ | |||
| 25 Apr 2023 | Ep 40: Michael Leali, Author, on Writing Middle Grade, Developmental Edits, and Valuing Your Story | 00:35:33 | |
In this episode, author Michael Leali discusses middle grade novels, low-residency MFAs, resonating with young readers, using notecards for developmental edits, tackling big topics in books for kids, staying true to the voice of young people, the importance of humor, what young readers are interested in, how to battle book bans and protect communities, and valuing your own story. Michael Leali Stories Matter Foundation | |||
| 25 Apr 2022 | Ep 28: The Sisters in Crime Chicago Mystery Roundtable | 00:35:43 | |
In this episode, we're talking all things mystery with Sisters in Crime Chicago! Michelle Falkoff, Mia P. Manansala, and Jen Collins Moore all join us to discuss what makes a great whodunit. Michelle Falkoff http://michellefalkoff.com/ Mia P. Manansala www.miapmanansala.com Jen Collins Moore https://www.jennifercollinsmoore.com/ Stories Matter Foundation https://www.storystudiochicago.org/ Chicago Writers Podcast https://chicagowriterspodcast.libsyn.com/ https://twitter.com/ChiWriPodcast | |||
| 27 Mar 2023 | Ep 39: Julia Fine, Author, on Getting Started, Taking Breaks, and Writing as the Reward | 00:40:18 | |
In this episode, Julia Fine, author, discusses getting started, research, following the call of your work, preparing your concept, revisions, developmental edits, working on projects over the course of multiple years, taking breaks, writing as the reward, and making choices through a goal. Julia Fine Stories Matter Foundation | |||
| 30 May 2022 | Ep 29: Vincent Francone, Author and Editor, on Anthologies, Chicago, Live Lit, and the Deep Dish Myth | 00:32:21 | |
Vincent Francone, author and editor, discusses different Chicagos, organizing a collection, Windy City cliches, the deep dish myth, live lit, submitting work to anthologies, and parking in Wrigleyville. Find Vincent online at: Stories Matter Foundation Chicago Writers Podcast | |||
| 03 Dec 2023 | Ep 47: Favs of 2023 with the Chicago Review of Books | 00:29:59 | |
Rachel I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times by Taylor Byas (and here's the interview I mentioned: https://chireviewofbooks.com/2023/08/24/navigating-form-and-structure-in-i-done-clicked-my-heels-three-times/) Brother & Sister Enter the Forest by Richard Mirabella (and here's the essay I mentioned: https://chireviewofbooks.com/2023/03/29/writing-my-novel-wasnt-therapy/) Solito by Javier Zamora A Country You Can Leave by Asale Angel-Ajani The In-Betweens by Davon Loeb Company by Shannon Sanders I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai (and here's the interview I mentioned: https://chireviewofbooks.com/2023/03/02/getting-into-the-gray-area-in-i-have-some-questions-for-you/) Michael Who is the City For? By Blair Kamin I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times by Taylor Byas Open Throat by Henry Hoke The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty Enough to Lose by R.S. Deeren The Quail Who Wears the Shirt by Jeremy T. Wilson Veniss Underground by Jeff VanderMeer I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai And then a few I didn't get to talk about but want to throw out there: Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward Dr. No By Percival Everett The New Naturals by Gabriel Bump Greg Wellness, by Nathan Hill I Could Live Here Forever, by Hannah Halperin Bliss Montage, by Ling Ma Sun House, by David James Duncan From Dust To Stardust, by Kathleen Rooney Here are two more Chicago novels I loved this year: Good Night, Irene, by Luis Alberto Urrea Hot Springs Drive, by Lindsay Hunter | |||
| 30 Aug 2020 | Ep 08: Ian Belknap, Performer and Essayist, on Founding Write Club, Time, Humor, and Being Kind to Yourself | 00:36:20 | |
In this episode, we talk with Ian Belknap, performer and essayist, on compelling yourself to write, founding Write Club, why you should speak your work aloud, respecting time, finding humor in the darkness, and being kind to yourself You can find Ian Belknap online at ianbelknap.com and on Twitter @writeclubrules Follow the Chicago Writers Podcast on Twitter @ChiWriPodcast | |||
| 05 Aug 2024 | Ep 55: Best of 2024 (So Far!) | 00:29:10 | |
It's a mid-year check in with the Chicago Review of Books! Rachel: Shayla Lawson’s How To Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir Lindsay Hunter’s Hot Springs Drive Nora Decter’s What’s Not Mine Ananda Lima’s Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! Gianni Washington’s Flowers From the Void Greg: Martyr!, by Kaveh Akbar Hello, Beautiful, by Ann Napolitano Perris, California, by Rachel Stark Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil, by Ananda Lima There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, by Hanif Abdurraqib The Rich People Have Gone Away, by Regina Porter The City and Its Uncertain Walls, by Haruki Murakami The Forty-Year Kiss, by Nickolas Butler Mike: You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue Termush by Sven Holm Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward Blood and Lightning: Becoming a Tattooer by Dustin Kiskaddon Street Fight: The Chicago Taxi Wars of the 1920s by Anne Morrissy Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima The Divorcees by Rowan Beaird The Material by Camille Bordas Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer
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| 30 Jan 2023 | Ep 37: Rebecca George of Volumes Bookscafe, on Backlists, Sales, and Why Authors Shouldn't Call a Bookstore on a Weekend | 00:33:15 | |
In this episode, we talk with Rebecca George, co-owner of Volumes Bookcafe, about running a bookstore, the staying power of physical books, crunching the numbers, backlist sales, Tik Tok's influence on a book's success, how to be a better sales ally as a writer, why short books rock, and why authors shouldn't call a bookstore on a weekend. Volumes Stories Matter Foundation | |||
| 31 Jan 2022 | Ep 25: The Romance Roundtable with Chandra Blumberg, Sonali Dev, Melonie Johnson, and Kate Meader | 00:58:38 | |
Grab hold of your heat levels and check how open those doors are, because it's time for the Romance Roundtable with authors Chandra Blumberg, Sonali Dev, Melonie Johnson, and Kate Meader, hosted by Jennifer Coffeen. We talk everything the publishing process to how many sex scenes a story might need. Chandra Blumberg Sonali Dev Melonie Johnson Kate Meader Jennifer Coffeen | |||
| 02 Jun 2024 | Ep 53: Ian Endsley, Video Game Developer, on Writing for Games, Structure, and Storytelling Through Player Choice | 00:26:07 | |
In this episode, Ian Endsley talks writing for video games, player choice, dialogue, constraints, examples of great writing in games, and the feeling of space. Turnfollow's Games Stories Matter Foundation | |||
| 31 Jul 2023 | Ep 43: Maxine Rae, Author, on Embracing YA, After the Agent, and What Teens Are Saying | 00:33:32 | |
In this episode, Maxine Rae discusses embracing YA, what comes after the agent, publication timelines, spacing errors, and what the teens are saying these days. Maxine Rae Stories Matter Foundation | |||
| 21 Oct 2023 | Ep 45: Idra Novey, Author, on Inspiration, Translation, And Asking What You Don't Know | 00:30:11 | |
In this episode, author Idra Novey discusses inspiration through imagery, asking what you don't know, translation, deciding what becomes a novel, subtext, taking risks, and allowing for monstrosity. Idra Novey Stories Matter Foundation | |||
| 27 Dec 2020 | Ep 12: Adam Morgan, Founder of the Chicago Review of Books, and Todd Van Luling, Incoming Editor-in-Chief, on Writing Great Book Reviews, Bylines, and Getting Started with Culture Criticism | 00:31:06 | |
Adam Morgan, Founder of the Chicago Review of Books, and Todd Van Luling, Incoming Editor-in-Chief, on writing great book reviews, bylines, getting started with cultural criticism, and how good can be better than perfect. Chicago Review of Books https://chireviewofbooks.com/ Adam Morgan on Twitter https://twitter.com/adamm0rgan Todd Van Luling on Twitter https://twitter.com/toddvanluling ChicagoWritersPodcast.com | |||
| 17 Apr 2020 | Ep 01: Abby Geni on Setting, Process, and Killer Seagulls | 00:31:20 | |
In this episode, I talk with Chicago author Abby Geni about developing rich settings, her unique process, teaching, and the creatures that inhabit her novels and stories. Abby Geni's novels are the Wildlands and the Lightkeepers. Her short story collection is The Last Animal. Information about her classes can be found at StoryStudio Chicago. You can check out her website for more details. | |||
| 29 Mar 2021 | Ep 15: Julie Halpern, Author, and Matthew Cordell, Author and Illustrator, on Meeting Via Zines, Great Picture Books, and Writing Through Letters | 00:40:02 | |
In this episode of the Chicago Writers Podcast, Julie Halpern, author, and Matthew Cordell, author and illustrator, discuss meeting via zines, creating great picture books, writing a novel through letters, seeking inspiration from childhood, and winning a Caldecott. Find Julie Halpern and Matthew Cordell online at: Find the Chicago Writers Podcast on Twitter at @chiwripodcast and online at chicagowriterspodcast.com | |||
| 28 Aug 2023 | Ep 44: Grant Faulkner, Author and Executive Director of NaNoWriMo, on 100 Word Stories, Prioritizing Creativity, and Time Confetti | 00:36:25 | |
In this episode, Grant Faulkner, author and Executive Director of NaNoWriMo, discusses 100 word stories, what is National Novel Writing Month, writing as running, making creativity a priority, writing on your phone, and time confetti. Stories Matter Foundation | |||
| 26 Sep 2022 | Ep 33: Lindsay Hunter, Author, on Flash Fiction, Setting Goals, and Community as Motivation | 00:31:15 | |
In this episode, Lindsay Hunter, author, discusses flash fiction, accepting your voice, making the most of your time, making reasonable writing goals, spreadsheets for editing, community as motivation, if you should go to grad school, and what makes Chicago special. Lindsay Hunter I'm a Writer But Podcast Stories Matter Foundation | |||
| 26 Feb 2024 | Ep 50: Rowan Beaird, Author, on Copyedits, Character Count, and Community | 00:30:56 | |
In this episode, Rowan Beaird discusses having two agents at once, the debut novel, revision, reducing character count, copyedits, timelines, a scene's purpose, elements of great short stories, and the importance of community. | |||
| 24 Apr 2020 | Ep 03: Michelle Falkoff on Writing YA, Persistence, and Building a Support Network | 00:30:40 | |
In this episode, Michelle Falkoff, author of Playlist for the Dead, Pushing Perfect, and Questions I Want to Ask You discusses writing YA, the need for persistence in building a career, and how to find a quality support network. Michelle’s website is http://michellefalkoff.com/ and her books can be ordered at the links below: Questions I Want to Ask You https://bookshop.org/books/questions-i-want-to-ask-you/9780062680235 Playlist for the Dead https://bookshop.org/books/playlist-for-the-dead/9780062310514 Pushing Perfect https://bookshop.org/books/pushing-perfect/9780062310545 The Chicago Writers Podcast can be found at chicagowriterspodcast.com and on Twitter at @ChiWriPodcast. | |||
| 29 Aug 2022 | Ep 32: James Klise, Author, on YA, Opening Pages, Leaving Behind a Manuscript, and Building Plot | 00:39:03 | |
In this episode, James Klise, author, discusses opening pages, writing for teens, leaving behind a manuscript, reading strategies, revealing character through action, and using cause and effect to build a plot. James Klise Stories Matter Foundation | |||
| 07 Jun 2020 | Ep 05: Amelia Brunskill, YA Author, on Querying, Building Mysteries, and Selecting Advice | 00:32:28 | |
This episode features a conversation with Chicago author Amelia Brunskill about the road to publication, pacing, building mysteries, selecting advice, and how to make sure this time it's (actually) personal. Find Amelia Brunskill online and order her book THE WINDOW at https://ameliabrunskill.com/ | |||
| 29 Jan 2024 | Ep 49: Kat Falls, Author, on Worldbuilding, POV, Genre, and Awe | 00:35:06 | |
In this episode, YA and middle grade author Kat Falls discusses worldbuilding, reading aloud, what first person POV can do for your story, how screenplay writing connects to middle grade, loving your genre, and the power of awe. https://www.katfalls.net/ | |||
| 26 Jun 2023 | Ep 42: Juan Martinez, Author, on Horror, Vegas Inspiration, and Cutting Your Story In Half | 00:34:43 | |
In this episode, Juan Martinez discusses growing up with horror, Vegas inspiration, revision through cutting, sensations versus story, writing by hand, and cutting your story in half. Juan Martinez http://www.fulmerford.com/about Stories Matter Foundation https://www.storystudiochicago.org/ | |||
| 22 Feb 2021 | Ep 14: Dipika Mukherjee, Author, on Research, Universal Stories, Southeast Asian literature, and Writing on a Dare | 00:31:07 | |
In this episode of the Chicago Writers Podcast, author Dipika Mukherjee discusses research, dealing with controversial topics, universal stories, avoiding preachiness, starting with character, Southeast Asian literature, and writing on a dare. Website: https://www.dipikamukherjee.com/ Find us at chicagowriterspodcast.com and on Twitter at @chiwripodcast | |||
| 01 Jul 2024 | Ep 54: Claire Lombardo, Author, on Visualizing Stories, Pacing, and Your Second Book | 00:30:41 | |
In this episode, author Claire Lombardo discusses throughlines, visualizing a story, outlining after drafting, pacing, working on multiple projects, and how the second book is the hardest you'll write. | |||
| 25 Jan 2021 | Ep 13: Jac Jemc, Author, on Short Stories, Distributors, Finding a Schedule, and Taking Risks | 00:33:19 | |
In this episode, author Jac Jemc discusses her path to publication, writing short stories, working in bookstores, picking a small press, taking risks with short form pieces, finding a schedule, and the importance of reading. Jac Jemc Website http://www.jacjemc.com/ Twitter @jacjemc False Bingo https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780374538354 Check out the Chicago Writers Podcast on Twitter at @chiwripodcast | |||
| 25 Dec 2023 | Ep 48: Dionna Griffin-Irons on Improv, Truth, and How We're All Characters | 00:30:02 | |
In this episode, Dionna Griffin-Irons discusses improv, curiosity, how we're all characters, being comfortable with the unknown, and finding truth. Dionna Griffin-Irons Stories Matter Foundation | |||
| 25 Oct 2020 | Ep 10 - Adam Shafer, Author, and Emily Victorson, Publisher, on Small Presses, Historical Fiction, Finding a Home for Your Manuscript | 00:30:03 | |
In this episode we talk with Adam Shafer, author, and Emily Victorson, editor and publisher, about small presses, historical fiction, finding a home for your manuscript, and Allium Press rescuing Chicago from Capone. Adam Shafer can be found at https://www.adamjshafer.com/ and Alium Press can be found at https://alliumpress.com/ as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter as alliumpress. Follow the Chicago Writers Podcast on Twitter @ChiWriPodcast | |||
| 28 Sep 2021 | Ep 21: Melissa Febos, Author, on Creative Non-Fiction, Following Curiosity, Trusting Your Psyche, and Giving Your Art Time | 00:31:19 | |
In this episode, Melissa Febos talks about creative non-fiction, learning to love memoir, following curiosity, the most common fear among non-fiction writers, listening to your own standards as a reader, protecting yourself when publishing, letting your art take its own time, and to learning trust your psyche. Check out Melissa Febos at https://www.melissafebos.com/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/melissafebos Find us at https://chicagowriterspodcast.libsyn.com/ and Stories Matter Foundation at https://www.storystudiochicago.org/ | |||
| 29 Nov 2020 | Ep 11: Michael Zapata, Author, on Exiles, Books Within Books, and Throwing a Manuscript Into a Volcano | 00:40:15 | |
In this special live episode, StoryStudio's Jen Coffeen and I talk with author Michael Zapata about exiles, finding inspiration in oral and Latin American traditions, writing books within books, publishing unconventional work, and throwing a manuscript into a volcano. Purchase THE LOST BOOK OF ADANA MOREAU at https://bookshop.org/books/the-lost-book-of-adana-moreau/9781335010124 and find Michael Zapata at http://www.michaelzapata.com/ and on Twitter @mikezapata01 You can find Jen Coffeen on Twitter at @jencoffeen and the Chicago Writers Podcast on Twitter at @chiwripodcast | |||
| 26 Apr 2021 | Ep 16: Jill Pollack, Founder of Stories Matter Foundation, on Community, Teaching, Creativity, and Keeping Your Own Counsel | 00:36:34 | |
In this episode, Jill Pollack, founder of the Stories Matter Foundation, talks about the creation of StoryStudio Chicago, how to build your own writing community, balancing business and creativity, teaching writing, and keeping your own counsel. Jill Pollack can be found online at and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jill_pollack Find the Chicago Writers Podcast online at chicagowriterspodcast.com and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/chiwripodcast | |||
| 26 Jul 2021 | Ep 19: Sheree L. Greer, Author, on Personal Essays, Building Community, Chicago Winters, and Writing Mom an Apology Poem | 00:28:37 | |
Sheree L. Greer, author, discusses writing mom an apology poem, MFA programs, becoming a writer, Chicago winters, building a community, the personal essay, journaling, going outside your comfort zone, writing for art instead of function, and starting out with submissions. You can find Sheree online at https://www.shereelgreer.com/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/shereelgreer Follow us at ChicagoWritersPodcast.com and at | |||
| 18 Apr 2020 | Ep 02: Isabella Rotman on Comics, Working as an Independent Artist, and Making Merch | 00:30:11 | |
In this episode of the Chicago Writers Podcast Isabella Rotman discusses working as an independent artist, making comics, what zines are, and how to come up with ideas for merchandise. Check out Isabella Rotman’s work and purchase her books and Tarot deck at https://www.isabellarotman.com/ The Chicago Writers Podcast can be found on Twitter at @chiwripodcast and online at chicagowriterspodcast.com. | |||
| 27 Jun 2022 | Ep 30: Steve Almond, Author, on Plot, the Social Novel, Keeping the Reader Informed, and Scorpions | 00:32:39 | |
In this episode, Steve Almond, author, on building plot, writing the social novel, placing a story in time, giving the reader the information they need, finding the right amount of research, and scorpions. Steve Almond Chicago Writers Podcast Stories Matter Foundation and StoryStudio Chicago | |||
| 30 Oct 2022 | Ep 34: Jen and Fraser Coffeen Spooky Story Spectacular | 00:42:10 | |
In this episode, Jen and Fraser Coffeen, hosts of the Creepy History Podcast, stop by to talk about all things scary stories - telling them, lessons writers can take from them, and what keeps us up at night. Creepy History Podcast https://creepyhistory.buzzsprout.com/ Stories Matter Foundation https://www.storystudiochicago.org/ | |||
| 10 May 2020 | Ep 04: Scott Whitehair on Storytelling, Vulnerability, and What Writers Can Learn from the Stage | 00:34:31 | |
This episode features a conversation with Scott Whitehair about storytelling in Chicago, vulnerability, daydreaming, and what writers can learn from performing on the stage. Scott’s Website http://www.scottwhitehair.com/ This Much is True http://www.thismuchistruechicago.com/ Story Lab http://www.storylabchicago.com/ Do Not Submit http://www.donotsubmitchicago.com/ The Chicago Writers Podcast can be found at chicagowriterspodcast.com and on Twitter at @ChiWriPodcast. | |||
| 29 Nov 2021 | Ep 23: Kenyatta Rogers, Poet, on Constraints, Poetry vs Narrative, Starting with Couplets, and Writing at the Supermarket | 00:43:54 | |
In this episode, Kenyatta Rogers discusses the puzzle of poetry, doing the work, finding inspiration, seeking out places to send work, the difference between poetry and narrative, playing with constraints, reading work out loud, patience, starting with couplets, and writing at the supermarket. Find us on Twitter at @chiwripodcast Stories Matter Foundation | |||
| 28 Feb 2022 | Ep 26: Kathleen Rooney, Author, on Research, Animal Perspectives, Outlining, Revisions, and Big News in the Cher Ami Community | 00:34:33 | |
In this episode, author Kathleen Rooney discusses writing in multiple genres, the start of Poems While You Wait, contemporary sources for historical fiction, finding the perspective of an animal character, outlining before writing, giving a manuscript time, breaking revision into manageable tasks, and big new developments in the Cher Ami community. Kathleen Rooney Stories Matter Foundation Chicago Writers Podcast | |||
| 25 Jul 2022 | Ep 31: Emily Maloney, Author, on the Personal Essay, Writing by Hand, and Going to Therapy to Be a Better Writer | 00:32:04 | |
We talk with Emily Maloney, author, about making beautiful sentences, the personal essay, building a better essay collection pitch, swamp driver vs polishing diamonds, how writing needs time, maintaining 2 notebooks - one for the draft, one for feelings about the draft, working by hand, and going to therapy to be a better writer. Emily Maloney http://www.emilymaloney.net/ Stories Matter Foundation/StoryStudio Chicago https://www.storystudiochicago.org/ Find us at https://chicagowriterspodcast.libsyn.com/ | |||
| 29 May 2023 | Ep 41: Gayle Brandeis, Author, on Breathing, Listening to Your Body, and Drafting For Yourself While Revising for Others | 00:32:01 | |
In this episode, author Gayle Brandeis discusses knowing what we're doing, writing when you can, listening to your body, breathing, engaging with emotionally difficult material, and drafting for yourself, revising for others. Gayle Brandeis Stories Matter Foundation | |||
| 27 Dec 2021 | Ep 24: Adam Morgan and Sara Cutaia Talk Chicago Lit | 00:56:24 | |
For the last episode of 2021, Adam Morgan and Sara Cutaia talk about all things Chicago literature, past and present, plus, for some reason, You Got Mail. Partial list of books and authors mentioned: The Wrong Way to Save Your Life by Megan Steilstra The Upstairs House by Julia Fine Mitchell S. Jackson Electric Arches by Eve L Ewing The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai The Coast of Chicago by Stuart Dybek Selected Poems by Gwendolyn Brooks The Jungle by Upton Sinclair The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Native Son by Richard Wright The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser Building Stories by Chris Ware Chicago: City on the Make by Nelson Algren Carl Sandberg's Chicago Poems The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger The South Side by Natalie Y. Moore 1919 by Eve L. Ewing Chicago Renaissance by Lisa Olson Adam Morgan Twitter @AdamM0rgan Sara Cutaia Twitter @sncutaia StoryStudio and Stories Matter StoryStudioChicago.org | |||
| 28 Jun 2021 | Ep 18: Megan Stielstra, Author, on Finding Your Theme, Exercises for the Personal Essay, and Asking Books Questions | 00:39:34 | |
Megan Stielstra, Author, discusses finding courage with oral storytelling, discovering a theme, inviting people to your practice, exercises for generating personal essay material, asking books specific questions, and disregarding MLA style. You can find Megan Stielstra online at https://www.meganstielstra.com/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/meganstielstra Follow us at ChicagoWritersPodcast.com and at | |||
| 25 Mar 2024 | Ep 51: Cyn Vargas, Author, on the Novella, Residencies, and Finding What's Not Said | 00:34:04 | |
In this episode, author Cyn Vargas discusses emotion, the novella, discovering the length of a story, trusting the process, family dynamics in fiction, young perspective, providing for the reader, residencies, finishing your story, and finding what is not being said between characters. | |||
| 30 Aug 2021 | Ep 20: Networking 101 with Ines Bellina | 00:32:05 | |
In this episode, Ines Bellina, author and storyteller, discusses all things networking, including how to be a human being, where to start, being a good literary citizen, conferences, and not being weird on social media. Check out Ines' newsletter at https://crankyguide.substack.com/ and find her on Twitter @ibwrites Find us at | |||
| 01 Jul 2020 | Ep 06: Dr. Amina Gautier, Short Story Author, on Defying Tropes, Choosing Scene Over Summary, and Keeping Promises | 00:28:58 | |
In this episode, we chat with Dr. Amina Gautier, author of three short story collections as well as over one hundred published stories. We discuss defying tropes in character descriptions, using images for inspiration, form following function, choosing scene over summary, and keeping your promises to the reader. The Loss of All Lost Things https://bookshop.org/books/the-loss-of-all-lost-things-stories/9781932418569 You can find Dr. Gautier and all her other books and stories at Twitter @DrAminaGautier Follow the Chicago Writers Podcast on Twitter @ChiWriPodcast | |||
| 27 Feb 2023 | Ep 38: Sarah Terez Rosenblum, Author, on Developmental Editors, Sharing Work, and Why You Should Wear Black When Teaching | 00:31:19 | |
In this episode, Sarah Terez Rosenblum, author, discusses using teaching to learn craft, developmental editors, figuring out when to share work, listening, giving yourself permission to say 'I don't know,' the right reasons to take a class, and why you should always wear black when teaching. Sarah Terez Rosenblum Stories Matter Foundation | |||
| 26 Dec 2022 | Ep 36: Favorite Books of 2022 with Chicago Review of Books | 00:31:51 | |
Recommendations for your TBR pile: Greg's Picks Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe Mount Chicago by Adam Levin Groundskeeping by Lee Cole I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai Michael's Picks Book of Extraordinary Tragedies by Joe Meno Beyond Measure by James Vincent How to Build a Home for the End of the World by Keely Shinners Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel From Dusk to Stardust by Kathleen Rooney Rachel's Picks All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews Bliss Montage by Ling Ma Consolation by Deborah Shapiro Nobody's Magic by Destiny O. Birdsong Exalted by Anna Dorn Jerks by Sara Lippmann StoryStudioChicago.org | |||
| 26 Jul 2020 | Ep 07: Rebecca Makkai, Author, on Networking, Building a Career, Plot in Literary Fiction, and Why Everyone Should Read to Ten-Year-Olds | 00:33:06 | |
In this episode, we talk with local legend Rebecca Makkai about networking, building a career as an author, the role of plot in literary fiction, and why everyone should read out loud to a room full of unruly ten-year-olds. Rebecca Makkai can be found online at http://rebeccamakkai.com/ and on Twitter at @rebeccamakkai Follow the Chicago Writers Podcast on Twitter @ChiWriPodcast | |||
| 29 Apr 2024 | Ep 52: Ananda Lima, Author, on Framing Short Stories, Projects That Fit, and Having Fun | 00:29:45 | |
In this episode Ananda Lima joins us to discuss poetry, framing short stories, what is horror, great editors, the texture of magical elements, finding a project that fits, and having fun. | |||
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