Episode 8 - Jessica Knight

2025-05-31

Strange Little Girl: Jessica Knight on Memoir, Mormonism & Making It as a Writer In this episode of Create And Amplify, writer and performer Jessica Knight joins us for a conversation about disability, diary-reading relatives, and what it really takes to write your first book. Jessica opens up about her memoir Strange Little Girl, her Mormon upbringing, and the joy and chaos of being a disabled creative. From dialysis to diary disasters.

Strange Little Girl: Jessica Knight on Memoir, Mormonism & Making It as a Writer

In this episode of Create And Amplify, writer and performer Jessica Knight joins us for a conversation about disability, diary-reading relatives, and what it really takes to write your first book.

Jessica opens up about her memoir Strange Little Girl, her Mormon upbringing, and the joy and chaos of being a disabled creative. From dialysis to diary disasters.

We also talk music: check out just some of the bands Jess loved growing up: Operation Ivy, Mojo Nixon, NOFX, No Use for a Name, The Vandals, AFI, Dropkick Murphys, The Distillers, Sleater-Kinney, Bikini Kill, The 5.6.7.8's, Shonen Knife, L7, and The Eyeliners.

Whether you're an aspiring writer, a fan of personal storytelling, or just here for the exclusive family anecdotes this episode is for you.

Buy Strange Little Girl: ⁠ https://ultimopress.com.au/products/strange-little-girl⁠ Learn more about Jess: ⁠https://jessicaknight.com.au/⁠

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