Finding the Throughline
Writings and podcast conversations about the creative process. Every piece of work, and each of us, has a throughline--the consistent theme that runs from beginning to end. It's not something you have to create. It's something you find.
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Finding the Throughline ep. 39: Six Writers Share Their Writing Process Secrets (opens the original)
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Ever read something and thought, how did they do that? Yeah, me too. That’s why I ask every writer I interview on the Finding the Throughline podcast about their unique writing process. In this week’s episode, you get to hear six amazing writers share how they get their work done–-both the practical side of whether they write every day, what tools they … Read more
Finding the Throughline ep. 88: Six Writers Share How They Stay Inspired (opens the original)
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This week I’m continuing to share a special compilation episode as I take a little late summer break. (It’s not technically fall until September 22nd; since actual summer felt like a freight train, I’m going with it!) In today’s episode, I’m sharing answers from six different writers to the question: What about writing really lights you up and keeps you… Read more
Finding the Throughline, ep. 87: How writers make money (opens the original)
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I’m taking a little hiatus during the month of August (although I have some great interviews lined up for later in September!). But I didn’t want to leave you with nothing new to listen to. So my editor and I have pulled some highlights from some our most-loved conversations that we know you’ll enjoy. This week, we’re revisiting interviews with writers… Read more
Advocacy journalist Steve Ahlquist wants you to care about getting your facts right (opens the original)
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My guest this week (OK, last week! Sorry! This summer is like the subway train that pulls into the station and just keeps going!) is Steve Ahlquist, an independent reporter who practices what’s known as advocacy journalism. Steve has been covering politics and protest in the state of Rhode Island for well over a decade, first at the now-defunct blog RI Future, then at the news website he founded, UpriseRI, and now on his own Substack,<a href="https://steveahlquist.sub
Finding the Throughline ep. 85: Advocacy journalist Steve Ahlquist (opens the original)
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My guest this week is Steve Ahlquist, an independent reporter who practices what’s known as advocacy journalism. Steve has been covering politics and protest in the state of Rhode Island for well over a decade, first at the now-defunct blog RI Future, then at the news website he founded, UpriseRI, and now on his own Substack, Steve Ahlquist News.I first… Read more
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