Write-minded: Weekly Inspiration for Writers
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This week's episode moves beyond inspiring and into the territory of important, essential, and recommended listening—and reading. Guest Dr. Brian H. Williams, author of the debut memoir, The Bodies Keep Coming, joins us to talk about his experience as a trauma surgeon, and what being on the hospital frontlines can teach us about racial inequities in America. On the writing side of things, Brooke and Grant talk about how hard it can be for memoirists to truly open up, especially if you’re not used to sharing your feelings, or if there’s a perception that you don’t want the book to be too much “about you.” Dr. Williams touches upon all this, and shares how, as a self-professed man of few words, he pushed himself to be so self-revealing in his memoir.
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Memoirs That Risk Everything, featuring Eden Boudreau
The Art of Brevity, featuring Grant Faulkner
How Psychology Drives Good Fiction, featuring Ana Reyes
Making Art from Your Life, featuring Jeannine Ouellette
The Art of Revision, featuring Peter Ho Davies
True Inclusion in Book Publishing, featuring Rebekah Borucki
Discipline and the Writing Life, featuring Adriana Trigiani
Saving Reading, featuring Andrew Limbong
Getting Reinspired, Again, with Grant Faulkner and Brooke Warner
Having Fun with Book and Amazon Marketing, featuring Dave Chesson
A New Take on Climate Fiction, featuring Aya de León
No Wasted Words, featuring Sarah Manguso
Unexpected Creative Intersections and Influences, featuring Angie Cruz
Radical Fiction Packaged as a Trojan Horse, featuring Xochitl Gonzalez
Writing Racial Dynamics in YA fiction, featuring David Yoon
The Writer’s Ego, featuring Steve Almond
Craft-minded series: Trusting the Craft You Already Know, featuring Andrea Bartz
Craft-minded series: How or Whether to Evolve Your Aesthetic or Style, featuring Lan Samantha Chang
Craft-minded series: Reflection as a Way to Make Meaning in Memoir, featuring Prince Shakur
Craft-minded series: Placing Yourself in Broader Historical Contexts, featuring Danyel Smith
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