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Andrew Ridker: Does Changing Genre Require a Change in Voice? (opens the original)
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Today, I’m talking to Andrew Ridker, author of his upcoming third novel, Everything Must Go, which will be released next year. We’ll be discussing voice and how a writer might retain one’s voice while crossing into a new genre. This seems a particularly tricky issue, because different genres often demand different kinds of voices, but of course as a writer still wants their work to sound like themselves.Watch a recording here.
Alexis M. Wright: In Praise of Literary Citzenship (& How to Do It Right) (opens the original)
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Today, I’m talking to Alexis M. Wright about how she’s built a writing career through literary citizenship. She’ll share concrete examples of how one act of service or connection tends to cascade into the next. For Alexis and others, being a good literary citizen is as career-defining as the writing itself.Watch a recording here. This audio/video version is available for one month. Missed it? Check out the podcast version above or on your favorite podcast platfo
Rachel Kousser: From Academic to Narrative Nonfiction. How to Make the Switch? (opens the original)
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Today, I’m talking to Rachel Kousser, author of Alexander at the End of the World: The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great. As a Classics professor, she had to make a big adjustment from argument-focused academic writing to story-focused narrative nonfiction. Her writing partner, Ilyon Woo, was critical to her success.Watch a recording here. This audio/video version is available for one month. Missed it? Check out the podcast version above or
Peter Ho Davies: Writing About Loved Ones (opens the original)
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Today, I’m talking to Peter Ho Davies about the difficult task of writing about your loved ones. He struggled with this both in his recent novel and in the memoiristic frame he created for his book The Art of Revision. And he’s still struggling with it with his new work-in-progress. What advice does he have for us to get through it?Watch a recording here. This audio/video version is available for one month. Missed it? Check out the podcast version above or on your favorit
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