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Why Is This Good?

The Naples Writers' Workshop presents lessons from successful writing

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  1. Episode · Sep 15, 2026

    184: “Miss Furr and Miss Skeene” by Gertrude Stein (opens the original)

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    Interested in our novel mentorship program or have any other questions? Email us at napleswritersworkshop@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter at http://www.napleswritersworkshop.com In this episode, we discuss “Miss Furr and Miss Skeene” by Gertrude Stein . What can we learn from this story written as prose poe

  2. Episode · Sep 1, 2026

    183: “The Fifty-Ninth Bear” by Sylvia Plath (opens the original)

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    Interested in our novel mentorship program or have any other questions? Email us at napleswritersworkshop@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter at http://www.napleswritersworkshop.com In this episode, we discuss “The Fifty-Ninth Bear” by Sylvia Plath . What can we learn from this story by such an accomplished poe

  3. Episode · Aug 15, 2026

    182: “Say Yes” by Tobias Wolff (opens the original)

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    Interested in our novel mentorship program or have any other questions? Email us at napleswritersworkshop@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter at http://www.napleswritersworkshop.com In this episode, we discuss “Say Yes” by Tobias Wolff. What can we learn from this quick story with great depth? How can a story c

  4. Episode · Aug 1, 2026

    181: “At the Clinic” by Sally Rooney (opens the original)

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    Interested in our novel mentorship program or have any other questions? Email us at napleswritersworkshop@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter at http://www.napleswritersworkshop.com In this episode, we discuss “At the Clinic” by Sally Rooney . What can we learn from this story about characters that are also the

  5. Episode · Jul 15, 2026

    180: “Work” by Denis Johnson (opens the original)

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    Interested in our novel mentorship program or have any other questions? Email us at napleswritersworkshop@gmail.com If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining our Patreon. Your support helps us keep the show running. Find out more at http://www.patreon.com/whyisthisgoodpodcast You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter at http://www.napleswritersworkshop.com In this episode, we discuss “Work” by Denis Johnson . What can we learn from this story with a strong voice? How does the narrator

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