Write-minded: Weekly Inspiration for Writers
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Building tension in stories is part of writing good fiction writing, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to do—and it also requires writers to be conscious of the tensions they’re trying to mine. In this week’s show, tension is at the forefront, as Brooke and Grant explore with storytelling master Gish Jen how she thinks about tension, what life experiences she brings to her fiction as a member of the Chinese diaspora and daughter of immigrants, and so much more. We’re talking about short stories and celebrating Jen’s latest collection, Thank You, Mr. Nixon, and thinking more broadly about the way tension raises the stakes when it comes to good story.
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The Business of Publishing, featuring Rachael Herron and Joe Biel
High-Stakes Fiction, featuring Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Ana Reyes
Parent-Adult Child Dynamics for Writers, featuring Gail Warner (Brooke’s mom)
The Art of Writing Unlikeable Characters, featuring Ben Purkert
Community as Muse, featuring Kellye Garrett
Coming-of-Age Stories, featuring Yasmin Azad
Graphic Novels, Literary Collage, and Poetry Comics, featuring Kelcey Ervick
Leveraging Your Why, featuring N.D. Jones
Taking the Dare, featuring Krystal Marquis
Stories That Must Be Told, featuring Nicole Chung
Writing a Violent Story with Love, featuring Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Investigating Toward Deeper Truths, featuring Gretchen Cherington
The Mystery Is the Clarity, featuring Charif Shanahan
Pushing Boundaries in Book Publishing, featuring Joe Biel
Writing with Raw Honesty about Family, featuring Rebecca Carroll
Dollars and Cents—the Money Episode, featuring Rachael Herron
On Pioneering and Why It Matters, featuring Donna Hill
Executing an Ambitious Book Project, featuring Jinwoo Chong
The Themed Poetry Collection, featuring Heather Bourbeau
The Literature of Longing, featuring Madelaine Lucas
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