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Mar 25, 2024

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.
 
https://www.cynvargas.com/
 


Feb 26, 2024

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.
 
https://www.rowanbeaird.com/
 


Jan 29, 2024

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/


Dec 25, 2023

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
http://dionnagriffinirons.com/
 
Stories Matter Foundation


Dec 3, 2023

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: