HeyJaredThe NoNaMe StoryTeller Podcast
This podcast explores writing, storytelling, and creativity with unfiltered humor and honest conversations. Join hosts and guests from all genres as they share insights, embarrassing moments, and pop culture tangents. Perfect for writers, readers, and anyone who loves stories.
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From Teen Novelist to Publisher: Zara Hoffman on Writing, Selling, and Building Inimitable Books (opens the original)
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Host Aki , joined by co-host Seyi , welcomes author and publisher Zara Hoffman to the NoNaMe Storyteller Podcast . Zara wrote and published her first novel at just sixteen, worked behind the scenes at a literary agency, and, before turning thirty, founded Inimitable Books, an independent publisher with Simon & Schuster distribution. In this episode, Zara shares her journey from aspiring novelist, indie author, to literary agency staffer and publisher. She offers a candid look at today's publishi
The Art and Mastery of Memoir: Dawn Davies on Writing Life as Narrative (opens the original)
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Host Aki , joined by co-hosts Brian and Seyi , welcomes acclaimed memoirist Dawn Davies for an episode filled with laughter, wit, and the insight of a masterclass in narrative nonfiction. From her memoir Mothers of Sparta to her work-in-progress Birds of a Feather (working title), Dawn explores how to transform lived experience into compelling stories, drawing inspiration from literary greats including Kurt Vonnegut, Lauren Slater, and Paul Fussell. The conversation delves into the challenge of
On Set with If Two Were Dead: David Charlton & Matt Baker on Friendship, Finding the Story & Indie Filmmaking (opens the original)
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Host Aki is joined by Al , Celeste , and Claude to welcome writer/actor David Charlton and director Matt Baker , the creative team behind the upcoming mystery short film If Two Were Dead . High school friends turned filmmaking collaborators, they share the decades-long journey from early creative dreams to independent film production. Look for that Bigfoot trailer that they made in their twenties! Inspired by Benjamin Franklin's famous quote and adapted from a Hugh B. Cave story, If Two Were Dea
How to Write Intergenerational Family Trauma with Julie Hensley (Five Oaks) (opens the original)
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On this episode of NoNaMe Storytellers, Aki is joined by co-host Brian Petkash to welcome acclaimed author Julie Hensley, whose novel Five Oaks explores intergenerational family trauma through a braided narrative. Julie takes us behind the scenes of how she discovered the right structure to tell this sweeping family story, explaining why the braided storytelling technique became essential to the novel and how she told this cross-generational story in the first person. If you've ever wondered how
Living in the 80s with Cynthia Weiner: Preppy Killers, Espadrilles, and Flanagan's with A Gorgeous Excitement (opens the original)
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For this episode of the NoNaMe Storyteller Podcast, Aki is joined by returning guest co-host Nicole Caron and author Cynthia Weiner for a journey back to the Upper East Side of the 1980s * Drawing inspiration from the true-life story of Robert Chambers, the infamous "Preppy Killer," and the shocking events of 1986, Cynthia shares her unique perspective as someone who knew Chambers and many of the people in that social circle. She discusses how real-life experiences, family, friends, and memories
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