WMFA http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/ en Courtney Balestier LLC A podcast about why and how we write. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/70279a74-59cd-11ea-a450-6bb14144498d/image/WMFA_background-01.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress WMFA http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/ no episodic A podcast where writers talk writing. Courtney Balestier A podcast about why and how we write. A podcast about why and how we write.

]]> Courtney Balestier LLC courtneybalestier@gmail.com https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LIT7178867645 Enlarging People’s Perception of Sylvia Plath w. HEATHER CLARK https://wmfapodcast.com/episodes/heather-clark Heather Clark is the author of Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath, a 2021 Pulitzer Prize finalist now out in paperback from Knopf. She and Courtney discuss how biography is like archeology, the "hysterical woman writer" stereotype, and the "profound and bottomless optimism" needed to undertake a large writing project. In the bonus segment, Heather talks about finding joy in the writing process and how the joy she found writing Red Comet influenced the book's structure. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Oct 2021 04:00:00 -0000 Enlarging People’s Perception of Sylvia Plath w. HEATHER CLARK full 4 98 Courtney Balestier Heather Clark is the author of Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath, a 2021 Pulitzer Prize finalist now out in paperback from Knopf. She and Courtney discuss how biography is like archeology, the "hysterical woman writer" stereotype, and the "profound and bottomless optimism" needed to undertake a large writing project. Heather Clark is the author of Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath, a 2021 Pulitzer Prize finalist now out in paperback from Knopf. She and Courtney discuss how biography is like archeology, the "hysterical woman writer" stereotype, and the "profound and bottomless optimism" needed to undertake a large writing project. In the bonus segment, Heather talks about finding joy in the writing process and how the joy she found writing Red Comet influenced the book's structure. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Heather Clark is the author of Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath, a 2021 Pulitzer Prize finalist now out in paperback from Knopf. She and Courtney discuss how biography is like archeology, the "hysterical woman writer" stereotype, and the "profound and bottomless optimism" needed to undertake a large writing project.


In the bonus segment, Heather talks about finding joy in the writing process and how the joy she found writing Red Comet influenced the book's structure. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast.

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]]> 3603 WMFA ARCHIVES: Creating Reassuring Writing Frameworks w. KRISTEN ARNETT http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/kristen-arnett Kristen Arnett's latest novel, WITH TEETH, is out now from Riverhead. In this conversation from 2019, she and Courtney talk about queer writing beyond the coming-out narrative, creating supportive frameworks for getting the work done, and, of course, taxidermy. In the bonus segment, Kristen talks about writing about her home state of Florida. Listen to this and other bonus segments by visiting Patreon.com/wmfapodcast and pledging just $2 a month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:35:00 -0000 WMFA ARCHIVES: Creating Reassuring Writing Frameworks w. KRISTEN ARNETT full 4 58 Courtney Balestier Kristen Arnett's latest novel, WITH TEETH, is out now from Riverhead. Kristen Arnett's latest novel, WITH TEETH, is out now from Riverhead. In this conversation from 2019, she and Courtney talk about queer writing beyond the coming-out narrative, creating supportive frameworks for getting the work done, and, of course, taxidermy. In the bonus segment, Kristen talks about writing about her home state of Florida. Listen to this and other bonus segments by visiting Patreon.com/wmfapodcast and pledging just $2 a month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Kristen Arnett's latest novel, WITH TEETH, is out now from Riverhead. In this conversation from 2019, she and Courtney talk about queer writing beyond the coming-out narrative, creating supportive frameworks for getting the work done, and, of course, taxidermy.


In the bonus segment, Kristen talks about writing about her home state of Florida. Listen to this and other bonus segments by visiting Patreon.com/wmfapodcast and pledging just $2 a month.

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]]> 3318 Turning Your Past into Narrative w. ELISSA WASHUTA http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/elissa-washuta Elissa's new essay collection, White Magic, is out now from Tin House. She and Courtney discuss reckoning with your past selves, time loops, and giving up control over the process. We also discuss one of Courtney's and the book’s favorite subjects: Twin Peaks. In the bonus segment, Elissa—who has received fellowships and awards from numerous institutions, including Creative Capital and the National Endowment for the Arts—shares some great advice on successfully applying for grants and other funding. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:23:00 -0000 Turning Your Past into Narrative w. ELISSA WASHUTA full 4 97 Courtney Balestier Elissa's new essay collection, White Magic, is out now from Tin House. She and Courtney discuss reckoning with your past selves, time loops, and giving up control over the process. Elissa's new essay collection, White Magic, is out now from Tin House. She and Courtney discuss reckoning with your past selves, time loops, and giving up control over the process. We also discuss one of Courtney's and the book’s favorite subjects: Twin Peaks. In the bonus segment, Elissa—who has received fellowships and awards from numerous institutions, including Creative Capital and the National Endowment for the Arts—shares some great advice on successfully applying for grants and other funding. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Elissa's new essay collection, White Magic, is out now from Tin House. She and Courtney discuss reckoning with your past selves, time loops, and giving up control over the process. We also discuss one of Courtney's and the book’s favorite subjects: Twin Peaks.

In the bonus segment, Elissa—who has received fellowships and awards from numerous institutions, including Creative Capital and the National Endowment for the Arts—shares some great advice on successfully applying for grants and other funding. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. 

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]]> 2973 WMFA ARCHIVES: Fictionalizing Real Life w. LISA KO https://wmfapodcast.com/episodes/lisa-ko In this conversation from 2018, Courtney and Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers, discuss complicating the notions of motherhood, why working on your characters is working on yourself, and keeping the faith through seven years of novel drafts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0000 WMFA ARCHIVES: Fictionalizing Real Life w. LISA KO full 2 30 Courtney Balestier In this conversation from 2018, Courtney and Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers, discuss complicating the notions of motherhood, why working on your characters is working on yourself, and keeping the faith through seven years of novel drafts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this conversation from 2018, Courtney and Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers, discuss complicating the notions of motherhood, why working on your characters is working on yourself, and keeping the faith through seven years of novel drafts.

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]]> 3354 Not Coddling Your Characters w. DANTIEL W. MONIZ https://wmfapodcast.com/episodes/dantiel-moniz Dantiel W. Moniz's debut collection, Milk Blood Heat, is out now from Grove Atlantic. She and Courtney discuss not protecting your characters, the inextricableness of place and identity, and deciding to take your writing seriously.  In the bonus segment, Dantiel talks about endings and death, and what makes for a good short story ending. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0000 Not Coddling Your Characters w. DANTIEL W. MONIZ full 4 96 Courtney Balestier Dantiel W. Moniz's debut collection, Milk Blood Heat, is out now from Grove Atlantic. She and Courtney discuss not protecting your characters, the inextricableness of place and identity, and deciding to take your writing seriously. Dantiel W. Moniz's debut collection, Milk Blood Heat, is out now from Grove Atlantic. She and Courtney discuss not protecting your characters, the inextricableness of place and identity, and deciding to take your writing seriously.  In the bonus segment, Dantiel talks about endings and death, and what makes for a good short story ending. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Dantiel W. Moniz's debut collection, Milk Blood Heat, is out now from Grove Atlantic. She and Courtney discuss not protecting your characters, the inextricableness of place and identity, and deciding to take your writing seriously. 

In the bonus segment, Dantiel talks about endings and death, and what makes for a good short story ending. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast.

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]]> 3046 Examining Extremely Online Life w. LAUREN OYLER https://wmfapodcast.com/episodes/lauren-oyler Lauren Oyler's debut novel, FAKE ACCOUNTS, is out now from Catapult. She and Courtney discuss social media, autofiction, and our various efforts to be understood online and on the page. In the bonus segment, Lauren talks about how she approaches her reading habit, especially as a critic, and we talk about books we’re excited about. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0000 Examining Extremely Online Life w. LAUREN OYLER full 4 95 Courtney Balestier Lauren Oyler's debut novel, FAKE ACCOUNTS, is out now from Catapult. She and Courtney discuss social media, autofiction, and our various efforts to be understood online and on the page. Lauren Oyler's debut novel, FAKE ACCOUNTS, is out now from Catapult. She and Courtney discuss social media, autofiction, and our various efforts to be understood online and on the page. In the bonus segment, Lauren talks about how she approaches her reading habit, especially as a critic, and we talk about books we’re excited about. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Lauren Oyler's debut novel, FAKE ACCOUNTS, is out now from Catapult. She and Courtney discuss social media, autofiction, and our various efforts to be understood online and on the page.


In the bonus segment, Lauren talks about how she approaches her reading habit, especially as a critic, and we talk about books we’re excited about. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast.

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]]> 3505 WMFA ARCHIVES: Keeping Faith in the Process w. R.O. KWON https://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/ro-kwon R.O. Kwon is the co-editor, with Garth Greenwell, of KINK, a new anthology of literary short fiction exploring love and desire, BDSM, and interests across the sexual spectrum. She is also the author of THE INCENDIARIES. In this episode from 2019, we talk about keeping faith in the writing process, holding characters at a distance, and thinking not just about who is telling the story but also why it's being told. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0000 WMFA ARCHIVES: Keeping Faith in the Process w. R.O. KWON full 4 65 Courtney Balestier R.O. Kwon is the co-editor, with Garth Greenwell, of KINK, a new anthology of literary short fiction exploring love and desire, BDSM, and interests across the sexual spectrum. She is also the author of THE INCENDIARIES. In this episode from 2019, we talk about keeping faith in the writing process, holding characters at a distance, and thinking not just about who is telling the story but also why it's being told. R.O. Kwon is the co-editor, with Garth Greenwell, of KINK, a new anthology of literary short fiction exploring love and desire, BDSM, and interests across the sexual spectrum. She is also the author of THE INCENDIARIES. In this episode from 2019, we talk about keeping faith in the writing process, holding characters at a distance, and thinking not just about who is telling the story but also why it's being told. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices R.O. Kwon is the co-editor, with Garth Greenwell, of KINK, a new anthology of literary short fiction exploring love and desire, BDSM, and interests across the sexual spectrum. She is also the author of THE INCENDIARIES. In this episode from 2019, we talk about keeping faith in the writing process, holding characters at a distance, and thinking not just about who is telling the story but also why it's being told.

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]]> 3149 Rethinking Craft and Workshops w. MATTHEW SALESSES https://wmfapodcast.com/episodes/matthew-salesses Matthew's latest book is Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping. He and Courtney discuss what's wrong with the way we talk about our work, how we can do better, and the most ill-used terms in craft discussions—some of which Matthew has banned from his own workshops. In the bonus segment, Matthew talks about the workshop experience that led Matthew down a two-year dead end for his own novel in progress, and how he got himself turned back around. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0000 Rethinking Craft and Workshops w. MATTHEW SALESSES full 4 94 Courtney Balestier Matthew's latest book is Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping. He and Courtney discuss what's wrong with the way we talk about our work, how we can do better, and the most ill-used terms in craft discussions—some of which Matthew has banned from his own workshops. In the bonus segment, Matthew talks about the workshop experience that led Matthew down a two-year dead end for his own novel in progress, and how he got himself turned back around. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Matthew's latest book is Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping. He and Courtney discuss what's wrong with the way we talk about our work, how we can do better, and the most ill-used terms in craft discussions—some of which Matthew has banned from his own workshops. In the bonus segment, Matthew talks about the workshop experience that led Matthew down a two-year dead end for his own novel in progress, and how he got himself turned back around. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Matthew's latest book is Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping. He and Courtney discuss what's wrong with the way we talk about our work, how we can do better, and the most ill-used terms in craft discussions—some of which Matthew has banned from his own workshops.


In the bonus segment, Matthew talks about the workshop experience that led Matthew down a two-year dead end for his own novel in progress, and how he got himself turned back around. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast.

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]]> 3299 Keeping Writing Fun w. MATEO ASKARIPOUR https://wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mateo-askaripour Mateo Askaripour's debut novel, Black Buck, is out now. He and Courtney talk about the intimacy of first-person POV, managing plausibility, and what we learn from the novels we don’t sell. (NOTE: There are some Black Buck plot spoilers between 40:30-45:15.) In the bonus segment, Mateo discusses point of telling and addressing the reader in your work. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0000 Keeping Writing Fun w. MATEO ASKARIPOUR full 4 93 Courtney Balestier Mateo Askaripour's debut novel, Black Buck, is out now. He and Courtney talk about the intimacy of first-person POV, managing plausibility, and what we learn from the novels we don’t sell. (NOTE: There are some Black Buck plot spoilers between 40:30-45:15.) In the bonus segment, Mateo discusses point of telling and addressing the reader in your work. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Mateo Askaripour's debut novel, Black Buck, is out now. He and Courtney talk about the intimacy of first-person POV, managing plausibility, and what we learn from the novels we don’t sell. (NOTE: There are some Black Buck plot spoilers between 40:30-45:15.) In the bonus segment, Mateo discusses point of telling and addressing the reader in your work. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mateo Askaripour's debut novel, Black Buck, is out now. He and Courtney talk about the intimacy of first-person POV, managing plausibility, and what we learn from the novels we don’t sell. (NOTE: There are some Black Buck plot spoilers between 40:30-45:15.)


In the bonus segment, Mateo discusses point of telling and addressing the reader in your work. Bonus segments are available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast.

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]]> 3033 Flipping Received Narratives w. DANIELLE EVANS https://wmfapodcast.com/episodes/danielle-evans Danielle Evans' latest book is The Office of Historical Corrections, out now from Riverhead Books. She and Courtney talk about flipping received narratives, reckoning with the past, and the relationship between a work's active and emotional plots. In today's bonus segment, Danielle and Courtney talk about race and the craft of writing. Bonus segments are available to WMFA Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Dec 2020 18:00:08 -0000 Flipping Received Narratives w. DANIELLE EVANS full 4 92 Courtney Balestier Danielle Evans' latest book is The Office of Historical Corrections, out now from Riverhead Books. She and Courtney talk about flipping received narratives, reckoning with the past, and the relationship between a work's active and emotional plots. In today's bonus segment, Danielle and Courtney talk about race and the craft of writing. Bonus segments are available to WMFA Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Danielle Evans' latest book is The Office of Historical Corrections, out now from Riverhead Books. She and Courtney talk about flipping received narratives, reckoning with the past, and the relationship between a work's active and emotional plots.

In today's bonus segment, Danielle and Courtney talk about race and the craft of writing. Bonus segments are available to WMFA Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast.

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]]> 3131 Exploring the Quiet Moments w. SIMON HAN Simon Han's debut novel is Nights When Nothing Happened, out now from Riverhead Books. He and Courtney discuss the tricky label of universality, turning a short story into a novel, and how writing is like the Fast & Furious franchise. In today's bonus segment, Simon and Courtney talk about the value of writing the suburbs. Bonus segments are available to WMFA Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Exploring the Quiet Moments w. SIMON HAN full 4 91 Courtney Balestier Simon Han's debut novel is Nights When Nothing Happened, out now from Riverhead Books. He and Courtney discuss the tricky label of universality, turning a short story into a novel, and how writing is like the Fast & Furious franchise. In today's bonus segment, Simon and Courtney talk about the value of writing the suburbs. Bonus segments are available to WMFA Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Simon Han's debut novel is Nights When Nothing Happened, out now from Riverhead Books. He and Courtney discuss the tricky label of universality, turning a short story into a novel, and how writing is like the Fast & Furious franchise.

In today's bonus segment, Simon and Courtney talk about the value of writing the suburbs. Bonus segments are available to WMFA Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast.

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]]> 3567 Contextualizing Research into Prose w. ANNE HELEN PETERSEN https://wmfapodcast.com/episodes/anne-helen-petersen Anne Helen Petersen's latest book is Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation. She and Courtney talk about the difficulty behind advice about "doing what you love," what freelance writing careers look like now, and how she synthesizes research into prose. In today's bonus segment, Anne and Courtney talk about burnout and writing. Bonus segments are available to WMFA Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Contextualizing Research into Prose w. ANNE HELEN PETERSEN full 4 90 Courtney Balestier Anne Helen Petersen Anne Helen Petersen's latest book is Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation. She and Courtney talk about the difficulty behind advice about "doing what you love," what freelance writing careers look like now, and how she synthesizes research into prose. In today's bonus segment, Anne and Courtney talk about burnout and writing. Bonus segments are available to WMFA Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Anne Helen Petersen's latest book is Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation. She and Courtney talk about the difficulty behind advice about "doing what you love," what freelance writing careers look like now, and how she synthesizes research into prose.

In today's bonus segment, Anne and Courtney talk about burnout and writing. Bonus segments are available to WMFA Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast.

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]]> 3578 Writing Into Contradictions w. DEESHA PHILYAW https://wmfapodcast.com/episodes/deesha-philyaw Deesha Philyaw's fiction debut, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, is a National Book Award finalist. She and Courtney talk about creating complex characters, writing Black women, and staying true to your vision even in the face of rejection. In today's bonus segment, Deesha and Courtney talk about what makes good sex writing. Bonus segments are available to WMFA Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Oct 2020 04:00:00 -0000 Writing Into Contradictions w. DEESHA PHILYAW full 4 89 Courtney Balestier Deesha Philyaw's fiction debut, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, is a National Book Award finalist. She and Courtney talk about creating complex characters, writing Black women, and staying true to your vision even in the face of rejection. Deesha Philyaw's fiction debut, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, is a National Book Award finalist. She and Courtney talk about creating complex characters, writing Black women, and staying true to your vision even in the face of rejection. In today's bonus segment, Deesha and Courtney talk about what makes good sex writing. Bonus segments are available to WMFA Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Deesha Philyaw's fiction debut, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, is a National Book Award finalist. She and Courtney talk about creating complex characters, writing Black women, and staying true to your vision even in the face of rejection.

In today's bonus segment, Deesha and Courtney talk about what makes good sex writing. Bonus segments are available to WMFA Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/wmfapodcast.

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]]> 3702 WMFA ARCHIVES: Fighting Perfectionism w. CELESTE NG Originally airing on November 8, 2017, Courtney and Celeste Ng—author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You—do a deep dive into process: what makes a good beginning, finding the voice, reverse outlining and more. They also discuss writing about identity and the other, and the importance of multiple narratives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Aug 2020 23:41:55 -0000 WMFA ARCHIVES: Fighting Perfectionism w. CELESTE NG full Courtney Balestier Celeste Ng is the author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You. Originally airing on November 8, 2017, Courtney and Celeste Ng—author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You—do a deep dive into process: what makes a good beginning, finding the voice, reverse outlining and more. They also discuss writing about identity and the other, and the importance of multiple narratives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Originally airing on November 8, 2017, Courtney and Celeste Ng—author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You—do a deep dive into process: what makes a good beginning, finding the voice, reverse outlining and more. They also discuss writing about identity and the other, and the importance of multiple narratives.

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]]> 3785 no WMFA ARCHIVES: Being Patient and Indulgent w. GARTH GREENWELL http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-10-garth-greenwell Garth Greenwell is the author of What Belongs to You and Cleanness, and a 2020 Guggenheim fellow. In 2017, he and Courtney talked about being a poet novelist, the language of desire, and why he writes first drafts by hand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Jul 2020 14:19:40 -0000 WMFA ARCHIVES: Being Patient and Indulgent w. GARTH GREENWELL full 1 10 Courtney Balestier Garth Greenwell is the author of What Belongs to You and Cleanness, and a 2020 Guggenheim fellow. In 2017, he and Courtney talked about being a poet novelist, the language of desire, and why he writes first drafts by hand. Garth Greenwell is the author of What Belongs to You and Cleanness, and a 2020 Guggenheim fellow. In 2017, he and Courtney talked about being a poet novelist, the language of desire, and why he writes first drafts by hand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Garth Greenwell is the author of What Belongs to You and Cleanness, and a 2020 Guggenheim fellow. In 2017, he and Courtney talked about being a poet novelist, the language of desire, and why he writes first drafts by hand.

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]]> 3834 WMFA ARCHIVES: Storytelling as an Act of Love w. WAYÉTU MOORE https://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-35-wayetu-moore Courtney and Wayétu Moore, author of She Would Be King, discuss diasporic literature, the trouble with magical realism, and how to preserve your relationship with your craft. Wayétu's latest book is the memoir The Dragons, The Giant, The Women. (original air date 10/24/18) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 Jul 2020 21:18:00 -0000 WMFA ARCHIVES: Storytelling as an Act of Love w. WAYÉTU MOORE full 3 35 Courtney Balestier In conversation with Courtney Balestier Courtney and Wayétu Moore, author of She Would Be King, discuss diasporic literature, the trouble with magical realism, and how to preserve your relationship with your craft. Wayétu's latest book is the memoir The Dragons, The Giant, The Women. (original air date 10/24/18) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Courtney and Wayétu Moore, author of She Would Be King, discuss diasporic literature, the trouble with magical realism, and how to preserve your relationship with your craft. Wayétu's latest book is the memoir The Dragons, The Giant, The Women. (original air date 10/24/18)

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]]> 4260 Inventing Complex Characters w. GENEVIEVE HUDSON Genevieve Hudson's debut novel, BOYS OF ALABAMA, is out now from Liveright. They and Courtney talk about developing complicated characters, writing the supernatural, and exploring "capital-T truth" in fiction.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 Jun 2020 04:00:00 -0000 Inventing Complex Characters w. GENEVIEVE HUDSON full 4 88 Courtney Balestier Genevieve Hudson's debut novel, BOYS OF ALABAMA, is out now from Liveright. They and Courtney talk about developing complicated characters, writing the supernatural, and exploring "capital-T truth" in fiction. Genevieve Hudson's debut novel, BOYS OF ALABAMA, is out now from Liveright. They and Courtney talk about developing complicated characters, writing the supernatural, and exploring "capital-T truth" in fiction.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Genevieve Hudson's debut novel, BOYS OF ALABAMA, is out now from Liveright. They and Courtney talk about developing complicated characters, writing the supernatural, and exploring "capital-T truth" in fiction. 

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]]> 3286 Minisode: Transformation https://wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-transformation What in your creative process are you ready to say goodbye to? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 Jun 2020 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Transformation full 4 88 Courtney Balestier What in your creative process are you ready to say goodbye to? What in your creative process are you ready to say goodbye to? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What in your creative process are you ready to say goodbye to?

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]]> 275 Capturing Grief and Collective Memory w. CARTER SICKELS https://wmfapodcast.com/episodes/carter-sickels Carter Sickels latest novel, THE PRETTIEST STAR, is out now from Hub City Press. He and Courtney talk about activist art, writing poignancy without sentimentality, and documenting queer rural narratives.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Jun 2020 04:00:00 -0000 Capturing Grief and Collective Memory w. CARTER SICKELS full 4 87 Courtney Balestier Carter Sickels latest novel, THE PRETTIEST STAR, is out now from Hub City Press. He and Courtney talk about activist art, writing poignancy without sentimentality, and documenting queer rural narratives. Carter Sickels latest novel, THE PRETTIEST STAR, is out now from Hub City Press. He and Courtney talk about activist art, writing poignancy without sentimentality, and documenting queer rural narratives.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Carter Sickels latest novel, THE PRETTIEST STAR, is out now from Hub City Press. He and Courtney talk about activist art, writing poignancy without sentimentality, and documenting queer rural narratives. 

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]]> 3106 WRITERS-IN-RESIDENCE: Book Tour Edition https://wmfapodcast.com/episodes/writers-in-residence-book-tour In the second quarantine call-in episode, writers with new releases share their favorite moments from a very different kind of book tour than they’d expected. Plus they shout out the new releases they’re reading! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 May 2020 04:00:00 -0000 WRITERS-IN-RESIDENCE: Book Tour Edition full 4 86 Courtney Balestier In the second quarantine call-in episode, writers with new releases share their favorite moments from a very different kind of book tour than they’d expected. Plus they shout out the new releases they’re reading! In the second quarantine call-in episode, writers with new releases share their favorite moments from a very different kind of book tour than they’d expected. Plus they shout out the new releases they’re reading! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the second quarantine call-in episode, writers with new releases share their favorite moments from a very different kind of book tour than they’d expected. Plus they shout out the new releases they’re reading!

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]]> 722 Minisode: Paying Attention https://wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-attention On being with our surroundings—and our creative work—in a new way during quarantine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 May 2020 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Paying Attention full 4 85 Courtney Balestier On being with our surroundings—and our creative work—in a new way during quarantine. On being with our surroundings—and our creative work—in a new way during quarantine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On being with our surroundings—and our creative work—in a new way during quarantine.

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]]> 337 Mining for Character in Verse w. ELIZABETH ACEVEDO https://wmfapodcast.com/episodes/elizabeth-acevedo Elizabeth Acevedo's latest book, the novel-in-verse CLAP WHEN YOU LAND, is out now from Quill Tree Books. She and Courtney talk about creating character while working in verse, discovering the container that each story needs, and the "secret projects" she has as an author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 May 2020 04:00:00 -0000 Mining for Character in Verse w. ELIZABETH ACEVEDO full 4 84 Courtney Balestier Elizabeth Acevedo's latest book, the novel-in-verse CLAP WHEN YOU LAND, is out now from Quill Tree Books. She and Courtney talk about creating character while working in verse, discovering the container that each story needs, and the "secret projects" she has as an author. Elizabeth Acevedo's latest book, the novel-in-verse CLAP WHEN YOU LAND, is out now from Quill Tree Books. She and Courtney talk about creating character while working in verse, discovering the container that each story needs, and the "secret projects" she has as an author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Elizabeth Acevedo's latest book, the novel-in-verse CLAP WHEN YOU LAND, is out now from Quill Tree Books. She and Courtney talk about creating character while working in verse, discovering the container that each story needs, and the "secret projects" she has as an author.

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]]> 3461 Writing For Your Characters w. C PAM ZHANG C Pam Zhang's debut novel, How Much of These Hills Is Gold, is out now. She talks with Courtney about writing a book for the characters in it, capturing nuanced performances of gender, and reinventing the myth of the American West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0000 Writing For Your Characters w. C PAM ZHANG full 4 81 Courtney Balestier C Pam Zhang's debut novel, How Much of These Hills Is Gold, is out now. She talks with Courtney about writing a book for the characters in it, capturing nuanced performances of gender, and reinventing the myth of the American West. C Pam Zhang's debut novel, How Much of These Hills Is Gold, is out now. She talks with Courtney about writing a book for the characters in it, capturing nuanced performances of gender, and reinventing the myth of the American West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices C Pam Zhang's debut novel, How Much of These Hills Is Gold, is out now. She talks with Courtney about writing a book for the characters in it, capturing nuanced performances of gender, and reinventing the myth of the American West.

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]]> 2579 Minisode: Aloneness, Or How I’m Learning to Love Solitude https://wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-solitude Writers should be great at solitude, right? I’m not. Today I'm talking about how isolation is forcing me to confront that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Aloneness, Or How I’m Learning to Love Solitude full 4 81 Courtney Balestier Writers should be great at solitude, right? I’m not. Writers should be great at solitude, right? I’m not. Today I'm talking about how isolation is forcing me to confront that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Writers should be great at solitude, right? I’m not. Today I'm talking about how isolation is forcing me to confront that.

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]]> 380 Capturing Contradictory Truths w. EMMA COPLEY EISENBERG https://wmfapodcast.com/episodes/emma-eisenberg Emma Copley Eisenberg's first book, The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia, was released in January. She and Courtney discuss the complicated nature of truth and how she wrote a complex narrative that weaves first-person reportage with memoir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0000 Capturing Contradictory Truths w. EMMA COPLEY EISENBERG full 4 80 Courtney Balestier Emma Copley Eisenberg's first book, The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia, was released in January. She and Courtney discuss the complicated nature of truth and how she wrote a complex narrative that weaves first-person reportage with memoir. Emma Copley Eisenberg's first book, The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia, was released in January. She and Courtney discuss the complicated nature of truth and how she wrote a complex narrative that weaves first-person reportage with memoir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Emma Copley Eisenberg's first book, The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia, was released in January. She and Courtney discuss the complicated nature of truth and how she wrote a complex narrative that weaves first-person reportage with memoir.

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]]> 3209 Minisode: A Conversation Across Time https://wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-convo I'm reading excerpts from the diary of one of my literary idols, Virginia Woolf, that resonate with our current moment.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: A Conversation Across Time full 4 79 Courtney Balestier Taking comfort in a writer's diaries I'm reading excerpts from the diary of one of my literary idols, Virginia Woolf, that resonate with our current moment.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I'm reading excerpts from the diary of one of my literary idols, Virginia Woolf, that resonate with our current moment. 

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]]> 735 Writers-in-Residence Welcome to this experimental episode of WMFA, featuring messages from writers around the country about how they’re handling creative life in quarantine. Let me know if you liked this episode—I might do more as this surreal reality continues!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:28:44 -0000 Writers-in-Residence full Courtney Balestier How writers around the world are handling creative life in quarantine Welcome to this experimental episode of WMFA, featuring messages from writers around the country about how they’re handling creative life in quarantine. Let me know if you liked this episode—I might do more as this surreal reality continues!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to this experimental episode of WMFA, featuring messages from writers around the country about how they’re handling creative life in quarantine. Let me know if you liked this episode—I might do more as this surreal reality continues! 

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]]> 1272 no Minisode: Where We're At Now http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini=now A check-in during unstable times.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 Mar 2020 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Where We're At Now full 4 77 Courtney Balestier A check-in during unstable times. A check-in during unstable times.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A check-in during unstable times. 

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]]> 412 Surviving the Publishing Process w. COURTNEY MAUM http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/courtney-maum Courtney Maum's most recent book is the indispensable writers' guide Before and After the Book Deal. She and Courtney talk about navigating everything from contracts to marketing to what to pack on book tour. They also talk about Courtney's latest novel, Costalegre. In the Patreon bonus segment, Courtney talks about the advice she most wishes she'd received as a debut author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Mar 2020 04:00:00 -0000 Surviving the Publishing Process w. COURTNEY MAUM full 4 76 Courtney Balestier Courtney Maum's most recent book is the indispensable writers' guide Before and After the Book Deal. She and Courtney talk about navigating everything from contracts to marketing to what to pack on book tour. They also talk about Courtney's latest novel, Costalegre. Courtney Maum's most recent book is the indispensable writers' guide Before and After the Book Deal. She and Courtney talk about navigating everything from contracts to marketing to what to pack on book tour. They also talk about Courtney's latest novel, Costalegre. In the Patreon bonus segment, Courtney talks about the advice she most wishes she'd received as a debut author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Courtney Maum's most recent book is the indispensable writers' guide Before and After the Book Deal. She and Courtney talk about navigating everything from contracts to marketing to what to pack on book tour. They also talk about Courtney's latest novel, Costalegre. In the Patreon bonus segment, Courtney talks about the advice she most wishes she'd received as a debut author.

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]]> 2649 Minisode: Gratitude http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-gratitude On the last episode of the season, I'm reflecting on gratitude for our work, and how often (or rarely) we feel it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 27 Nov 2019 05:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Gratitude full 4 75 Courtney Balestier How often do you appreciate your work? On the last episode of the season, I'm reflecting on gratitude for our work, and how often (or rarely) we feel it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 312 no Returning to Your Humanity w. ALEXANDER CHEE http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/alexander-chee Alexander Chee's latest book is the essay collection How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. He and Courtney discuss the process of becoming real to yourself, staying accountable to the work, and how to keep a novel journal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Nov 2019 05:00:00 -0000 Returning to Your Humanity w. ALEXANDER CHEE full 4 74 Courtney Balestier Alexander Chee's latest book is the essay collection How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. He and Courtney discuss the process of becoming real to yourself, staying accountable to the work, and how to keep a novel journal. Alexander Chee's latest book is the essay collection How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. He and Courtney discuss the process of becoming real to yourself, staying accountable to the work, and how to keep a novel journal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2236 no Minisode: Constraint http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-constraint Building containers for creative freedom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 Nov 2019 05:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Constraint full 4 73 Courtney Balestier Building containers for creative freedom. Building containers for creative freedom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 331 no Playing to Your Strengths w. JAMI ATTENBERG http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/jami-attenberg Jami Attenberg's latest novel, All This Could Be Yours, is out now from HMH Books. She and Courtney discuss writing family narratives, identifying and playing to your strengths, and keeping the work fun for the reader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 Nov 2019 05:00:00 -0000 Playing to Your Strengths w. JAMI ATTENBERG full 4 72 Courtney Balestier Jami Attenberg's latest novel, All This Could Be Yours, is out now from HMH Books. She and Courtney discuss writing family narratives, identifying and playing to your strengths, and keeping the work fun for the reader. Jami Attenberg's latest novel, All This Could Be Yours, is out now from HMH Books. She and Courtney discuss writing family narratives, identifying and playing to your strengths, and keeping the work fun for the reader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2292 no Minisode: The Future http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-epiphany-mfdwy Are we acting for our future selves? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 30 Oct 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: The Future full 4 71 Courtney Balestier Are we acting for our future selves? Are we acting for our future selves? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 357 no Crafting a Compelling Voice w. BRIAN ALLEN CARR http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/brian-allen-carr Brian Allen Carr's novel Opioid, Indiana is out now from Soho Books. He and Courtney discuss finding a character's voice, writing fast, and why he loves writing prompts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 23 Oct 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Crafting a Compelling Voice w. BRIAN ALLEN CARR full 4 70 Courtney Balestier Brian Allen Carr's novel Opioid, Indiana is out now from Soho Books. He and Courtney discuss finding a character's voice, writing fast, and why he loves writing prompts. Brian Allen Carr's novel Opioid, Indiana is out now from Soho Books. He and Courtney discuss finding a character's voice, writing fast, and why he loves writing prompts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2731 no Minisode: A Tiny (and in Retrospect Totally Obvious) Epiphany http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-epiphany The important piece of writing advice that finally sunk in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Oct 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: A Tiny (and in Retrospect Totally Obvious) Epiphany full 4 69 Courtney Balestier The important piece of writing advice that finally sunk in. The important piece of writing advice that finally sunk in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 339 no Minisode: Rest http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-rest How good are you at letting yourself (and your work) just be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Oct 2019 15:02:19 -0000 Minisode: Rest full 4 68 Courtney Balestier How good are you at letting yourself (and your work) just be? How good are you at letting yourself (and your work) just be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 249 no Cultivating Patience w. MARY RUEFLE http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mary-ruefle Poet and essayist Mary Ruefle's new collection, Dunce, was just long-listed for the National Book Award. She and Courtney discuss boredom, uncertainty, and letting go of expectations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:00:00 -0000 Cultivating Patience w. MARY RUEFLE full 4 67 Courtney Balestier Poet and essayist Mary Ruefle's new collection, Dunce, was just long-listed for the National Book Award. She and Courtney discuss boredom, uncertainty, and letting go of expectations. Poet and essayist Mary Ruefle's new collection, Dunce, was just long-listed for the National Book Award. She and Courtney discuss boredom, uncertainty, and letting go of expectations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2146 no Minisode: Isolation http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-isolation Keeping ourselves connected in the solitary work of writing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 Sep 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Isolation full 4 66 Courtney Balestier Keeping ourselves connected in the solitary work of writing. Keeping ourselves connected in the solitary work of writing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 453 no Keeping Faith in the Process w. R.O. KWON http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/ro-kwon R.O. Kwon's novel THE INCENDIARIES was one of last year's biggest debuts, and it was 8 years in the making. We talk about keeping faith in the writing process, holding characters at a distance, and thinking not just about who is telling the story but also why it's being told. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Sep 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Keeping Faith in the Process w. R.O. KWON full 4 65 Courtney Balestier R.O. Kwon's novel THE INCENDIARIES was one of last year's biggest debuts, and it was 8 years in the making. We talk about keeping faith in the writing process, holding characters at a distance, and thinking not just about who is telling the story but also why it's being told.. R.O. Kwon's novel THE INCENDIARIES was one of last year's biggest debuts, and it was 8 years in the making. We talk about keeping faith in the writing process, holding characters at a distance, and thinking not just about who is telling the story but also why it's being told. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices R.O. Kwon's novel THE INCENDIARIES was one of last year's biggest debuts, and it was 8 years in the making. We talk about keeping faith in the writing process, holding characters at a distance, and thinking not just about who is telling the story but also why it's being told.

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]]> 3149 no FROM THE ARCHIVES | Minisode: On Fear http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/minisode-fear-repeat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Sep 2019 17:54:16 -0000 Minisode: On Fear full 3 33 Courtney Balestier Feeling it. Acknowledging it. Understanding it. Doing the work anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 955 yes Defining Your Writing Identity w. MARGINALLY PODCAST http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/marginally It's a special crossover episode with Olivia and Meghan from Marginally Podcast! We talk about defining your own identity as a writer, our works in progress, and how we make writing and podcasting sustainable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Aug 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Defining Your Writing Identity w. MARGINALLY PODCAST full 4 64 Courtney Balestier It's a special crossover episode with Olivia and Meghan from Marginally Podcast! We talk about defining your own identity as a writer, our works in progress, and how we make writing and podcasting sustainable. It's a special crossover episode with Olivia and Meghan from Marginally Podcast! We talk about defining your own identity as a writer, our works in progress, and how we make writing and podcasting sustainable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 4021 no Minisode: Writing Needs http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-needs What do you need—and how do you figure out what you need anyway? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Aug 2019 18:10:18 -0000 Minisode: Writing Needs full 4 63 Courtney Balestier What do you need—and how do you figure out what you need anyway? What do you need—and how do you figure out what you need anyway? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 462 no Growing Into Your Practice w. MICHAEL PARKER http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/michael-parker Author Michael Parker's latest novel, Prairie Fever, follows the fraught relationship of two sisters in early 1900s Oklahoma. He and Courtney talk about writing crackling dialogue, how he thinks about plot, and growing into your creative practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Aug 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Growing Into Your Practice w. MICHAEL PARKER full 4 62 Courtney Balestier Author Michael Parker's latest novel, Prairie Fever, follows the fraught relationship of two sisters in early 1900s Oklahoma. He and Courtney talk about writing crackling dialogue, how he thinks about plot, and growing into your creative practice. Author Michael Parker's latest novel, Prairie Fever, follows the fraught relationship of two sisters in early 1900s Oklahoma. He and Courtney talk about writing crackling dialogue, how he thinks about plot, and growing into your creative practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3095 no Minisode: Rewriting Our Stories http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-rewriting What aspect of your creative life needs a new narrative? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Aug 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Rewriting Our Stories full 4 61 Courtney Balestier What aspect of your creative life needs a new narrative? What aspect of your creative life needs a new narrative? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 428 no Finding Writerly Courage w. SAVANNAH SIPPLE http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/savannah-sipple Appalachian poet Savannah Sipple wrote her piercing debut collection, WWJD and Other Poems, during a period in which she was also coming out of the closet. She and Courtney talk about the long journey of claiming her voice and finding the courage to use it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 31 Jul 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Finding Writerly Courage w. SAVANNAH SIPPLE full 4 60 Courtney Balestier Appalachian poet Savannah Sipple wrote her piercing debut collection, WWJD and Other Poems, during a period in which she was also coming out of the closet. She and Courtney talk about the long journey of claiming her voice and finding the courage to use it. Appalachian poet Savannah Sipple wrote her piercing debut collection, WWJD and Other Poems, during a period in which she was also coming out of the closet. She and Courtney talk about the long journey of claiming her voice and finding the courage to use it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2297 no Minisode: Healthier Harvests, or Another Kind of Flow http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-flow What kale, checks, and writing have in common. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:44:33 -0000 Minisode: Healthier Harvests, or Another Kind of Flow full 4 59 Courtney Balestier What kale, checks, and writing have in common. What kale, checks, and writing have in common. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 401 no Creating Reassuring Writing Frameworks w. KRISTEN ARNETT http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/kristen-arnett Queer fiction writer Kristen Arnett wrote her debut novel, the eccentric and darkly hilarious Mostly Dead Things, while working full-time as a librarian. We talk about the framework she developed to keep writing, and why she wanted to write a book that looks at day-to-day queer life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 Jul 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Creating Reassuring Writing Frameworks w. KRISTEN ARNETT full 4 58 Courtney Balestier Queer fiction writer Kristen Arnett wrote her debut novel, the eccentric and darkly hilarious Mostly Dead Things, while working full-time as a librarian. We talk about the framework she developed to keep writing, and why she wanted to write a book that looks at day-to-day queer life. Queer fiction writer Kristen Arnett wrote her debut novel, the eccentric and darkly hilarious Mostly Dead Things, while working full-time as a librarian. We talk about the framework she developed to keep writing, and why she wanted to write a book that looks at day-to-day queer life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3318 no Minisode: Why Do You Write? http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-why Why it's helpful to check in with our whys—plus a special request. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:15:58 -0000 Minisode: Why Do You Write? full 4 57 Courtney Balestier Why it's helpful to check in with our whys—plus a special request. Why it's helpful to check in with our whys—plus a special request. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 341 no Knowing What You Need as a Writer w. CASEY CEP http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/casey-cep Journalist Casey Cep—author of Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee—is on the show discussing the mysteries of Harper Lee, knowing what you need as a writer, and the lines that can be drawn and erased between invention and reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 03 Jul 2019 15:09:20 -0000 Knowing What You Need as a Writer w. CASEY CEP full 4 56 Courtney Balestier Journalist Casey Cep—author of Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee—is on the show discussing the mysteries of Harper Lee, knowing what you need as a writer, and the lines that can be drawn and erased between invention and reality. Journalist Casey Cep—author of Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee—is on the show discussing the mysteries of Harper Lee, knowing what you need as a writer, and the lines that can be drawn and erased between invention and reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3609 no Minisode: Goody Two Shoes Writing http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-goody When you're showing up but not really showing up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Jun 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Goody Two Shoes Writing full 4 55 Courtney Balestier When you're showing up but not really showing up. When you're showing up but not really showing up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 380 no Writing More Diverse Narratives w. TOMMY ORANGE http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/tommy-orange Tommy Orange—author of last year's fantastic There There—visits WMFA to talk about being a messy writer, creating diverse narratives, and how parenthood made him take writing more seriously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:42:23 -0000 Writing More Diverse Narratives w. TOMMY ORANGE full 4 54 Courtney Balestier Tommy Orange—author of last year's fantastic There There—visits WMFA to talk about being a messy writer, creating diverse narratives, and how parenthood made him take writing more seriously. Tommy Orange—author of last year's fantastic There There—visits WMFA to talk about being a messy writer, creating diverse narratives, and how parenthood made him take writing more seriously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2839 no Minisode: Agent Anxiety http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-agent-anxiety Welcome to the first listener-request minisode! We’re talking about finding the right agent for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Jun 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Agent Anxiety full 4 53 Courtney Balestier Welcome to the first listener-request minisode! We’re talking about finding the right agent for you. Welcome to the first listener-request minisode! We’re talking about finding the right agent for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 387 no Developing an “Occult Sensibility” of Your Writing w. KAREN RUSSELL http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/karen-russell The fantastic Karen Russell is on the show discussing her new short story collection, Orange World, and developing an "occult sensibility" for shaping your work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Jun 2019 04:01:00 -0000 Developing an “Occult Sensibility” of Your Writing w. KAREN RUSSELL full 4 52 Courtney Balestier The fantastic Karen Russell is on the show discussing her new short story collection, Orange World, and developing an "occult sensibility" for shaping your work. The fantastic Karen Russell is on the show discussing her new short story collection, Orange World, and developing an "occult sensibility" for shaping your work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2198 no Minisode: Patience http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-patience Slowing down to speed up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 May 2019 14:55:05 -0000 Minisode: Patience full 4 51 Courtney Balestier Slowing down to speed up. Slowing down to speed up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 424 no Crafting Narratives from History w. DAVID K. RANDALL http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/david-randall Journalist David K. Randall's new book, Black Death at the Golden Gate, is a gripping work of literary nonfiction about the race to stop the bubonic plague from spreading through San Francisco and beyond in the early 20th century. He and Courtney discuss bring real (dead) people to life, organizing all that research, and why creative constraint can be a good thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 May 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Crafting Narratives from History w. DAVID K. RANDALL full 4 50 Courtney Balestier Journalist David K. Randall's new book, Black Death at the Golden Gate, is a gripping work of literary nonfiction about the race to stop the bubonic plague from spreading through San Francisco and beyond in the early 20th century. Journalist David K. Randall's new book, Black Death at the Golden Gate, is a gripping work of literary nonfiction about the race to stop the bubonic plague from spreading through San Francisco and beyond in the early 20th century. He and Courtney discuss bring real (dead) people to life, organizing all that research, and why creative constraint can be a good thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2935 no Minisode: Writing Without Writing http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-writing-without-writing A mini mini from my artist residency (👋) on expanding our ideas of process. Tell me how you write without writing by tagging @cfbalestier and using the hashtag #wmfawrites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 May 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Writing Without Writing full 4 49 Courtney Balestier A mini mini from my artist residency () on expanding our ideas of process. Tell me how you write without writing by tagging @cfbalestier and using the hashtag #wmfawrites. A mini mini from my artist residency (👋) on expanding our ideas of process. Tell me how you write without writing by tagging @cfbalestier and using the hashtag #wmfawrites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 235 no Writing Into the Darkness w. SUSAN CHOI http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/susan-choi Susan Choi's explosive and riveting new novel, Trust Exercise, is out now from Henry Holt. She and Courtney discuss the manipulative qualities of storytelling, the slipperiness of memory, and the advice Susan would give to her younger self as a debut novelist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 May 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Writing Into the Darkness w. SUSAN CHOI full 4 48 Courtney Balestier Susan Choi's explosive and riveting new novel, Trust Exercise, is out now from Henry Holt. She and Courtney discuss the manipulative qualities of storytelling, the slipperiness of memory, and the advice Susan would give to her younger self as a debut novelist. Susan Choi's explosive and riveting new novel, Trust Exercise, is out now from Henry Holt. She and Courtney discuss the manipulative qualities of storytelling, the slipperiness of memory, and the advice Susan would give to her younger self as a debut novelist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3134 no Minisode: Choosing Your Mindset http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-mindset How do you approach your practice? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 May 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Choosing Your Mindset full 4 47 Courtney Balestier How do you approach your practice? How do you approach your practice? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 390 no Reimagining Narrative Structure w. JANE ALISON http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/jane-alison Jane Alison's new book about narrative structure, Meander, Spiral, Explode, is out now from Catapult. She and Courtney discuss breaking narrative convention and how the traditional dramatic arc is and isn't like sex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Reimagining Narrative Structure w. JANE ALISON full 4 46 Courtney Balestier Jane Alison's new book about narrative structure, Meander, Spiral, Explode, is out now from Catapult. She and Courtney discuss breaking narrative convention and how the traditional dramatic arc is and isn't like sex. Jane Alison's new book about narrative structure, Meander, Spiral, Explode, is out now from Catapult. She and Courtney discuss breaking narrative convention and how the traditional dramatic arc is and isn't like sex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2767 yes Minisode: Accepting Your Process http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-process How do you feel about the way you get writing done? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Accepting Your Process full 4 45 Courtney Balestier How do you feel about the way you get writing done? How do you feel about the way you get writing done? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 535 no Building a Narrative Labyrinth w. SUMMER BRENNAN http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/summer-brennan Journalist Summer Brennan's new book, High Heel, is out now from Bloomsbury's Object Lessons series. She and Courtney discuss her fragmented meditation on feminism and the patriarchy, organizing an extensive research collection, and creating a narrative labyrinth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Building a Narrative Labyrinth w. SUMMER BRENNAN full 4 44 Courtney Balestier Journalist Summer Brennan's new book, High Heel, is out now from Bloomsbury's Object Lessons series. She and Courtney discuss her fragmented meditation on feminism and the patriarchy, organizing an extensive research collection, and creating a narrative labyrinth. Journalist Summer Brennan's new book, High Heel, is out now from Bloomsbury's Object Lessons series. She and Courtney discuss her fragmented meditation on feminism and the patriarchy, organizing an extensive research collection, and creating a narrative labyrinth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3054 yes Minisode: Taking Yourself Seriously http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-seriously It's foundational to writing—and it's not always easy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 03 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Taking Yourself Seriously full 4 43 Courtney Balestier It's foundational to writing—and it's not always easy. It's foundational to writing—and it's not always easy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 425 no Telling the Hard Truths w. MORGAN PARKER http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/morgan-parker Morgan Parker's poetry collections include There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé and Magical Negro, out now from Tin House. Morgan and Courtney talk about representation and misrepresentation, writing into the vastness of black identity, and how hard it is to tell the truth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 27 Mar 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Telling the Hard Truths w. MORGAN PARKER full 4 42 Courtney Balestier Morgan Parker's poetry collections include There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé and Magical Negro, out now from Tin House. Morgan and Courtney talk about representation and misrepresentation, writing into the vastness of black identity, and how hard it is to tell the truth. Morgan Parker's poetry collections include There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé and Magical Negro, out now from Tin House. Morgan and Courtney talk about representation and misrepresentation, writing into the vastness of black identity, and how hard it is to tell the truth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2882 no Minisode: Being a Student http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mini-student On always learning and the wisdom of beginner's mind for writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Mar 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Being a Student full 4 41 Courtney Balestier On always learning and the wisdom of beginner's mind for writers. On always learning and the wisdom of beginner's mind for writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 326 no Should You Get an MFA? w. ERICA DAWSON & LEAH HAMPTON http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/mfa-roundtable Should you get an MFA? Courtney talks with special guests Erica Dawson (poet, author, MFA program director) and Leah Hampton (writer, editor, current MFA fellow) about one of the biggest—and most mystifying—decisions a writer can make. Erica Dawson is the author of When Rap Spoke Straight to God, The Small Blades Hurt, and Big-Eyed Afraid. Her work has appeared in three editions of Best American Poetry, The Believer, Virginia Quarterly Review, and other journals and anthologies. She is an associate professor of English and Writing at University of Tampa, where she directs the low-residency MFA program. Leah Hampton is a fellow at the Michener Center for Writers and Editor in Chief of Bat City Review. Her work has appeared in Ecotone, storySouth, Appalachian Heritage, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and elsewhere. Her first book, Bodies, will be released by Henry Holt in 2020.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 Mar 2019 04:00:00 -0000 Should You Get an MFA? w. ERICA DAWSON & LEAH HAMPTON full 4 40 Courtney Balestier Should you get an MFA? Courtney talks with special guests Erica Dawson and Leah Hampton about one of the biggest, and most mystifying, decisions a writer can make. Should you get an MFA? Courtney talks with special guests Erica Dawson (poet, author, MFA program director) and Leah Hampton (writer, editor, current MFA fellow) about one of the biggest—and most mystifying—decisions a writer can make. Erica Dawson is the author of When Rap Spoke Straight to God, The Small Blades Hurt, and Big-Eyed Afraid. Her work has appeared in three editions of Best American Poetry, The Believer, Virginia Quarterly Review, and other journals and anthologies. She is an associate professor of English and Writing at University of Tampa, where she directs the low-residency MFA program. Leah Hampton is a fellow at the Michener Center for Writers and Editor in Chief of Bat City Review. Her work has appeared in Ecotone, storySouth, Appalachian Heritage, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and elsewhere. Her first book, Bodies, will be released by Henry Holt in 2020.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 5426 no Season 4 Teaser http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/season-4-teaser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 Feb 2019 05:00:00 -0000 Season 4 Teaser full Courtney Balestier Exciting announcements about the new season of WMFA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 254 no How to Not Always Be Working w. MARLEE GRACE http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-39-marlee-grace Courtney and Marlee Grace, author of How to Not Always Be Working, discuss inner critics, inspirational women, and turning our creativity into money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 19 Dec 2018 05:00:00 -0000 How to Not Always Be Working w. MARLEE GRACE full 3 39 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Marlee Grace, author of How to Not Always Be Working, discuss inner critics, inspirational women, and turning our creativity into money. Courtney and Marlee Grace, author of How to Not Always Be Working, discuss inner critics, inspirational women, and turning our creativity into money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3952 no Minisode: Jealousy http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/minisode-jealousy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Dec 2018 05:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Jealousy full 3 Courtney Balestier Get curious about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 851 no Turning Family Members into Characters w. NICOLE CHUNG http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-38-nicole-chung Courtney and Nicole Chung, author of the memoir All You Can Ever Know, discuss the missing perspective in adoption narratives, re-examining familial truths, and writing through grief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Dec 2018 05:00:00 -0000 Turning Family Members into Characters w. NICOLE CHUNG full 3 37 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Nicole Chung, author of the memoir All You Can Ever Know, discuss the missing perspective in adoption narratives, re-examining familial truths, and writing through grief. Courtney and Nicole Chung, author of the memoir All You Can Ever Know, discuss the missing perspective in adoption narratives, re-examining familial truths, and writing through grief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3988 yes Minisode: Voices http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/minisode-voice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Nov 2018 05:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Voices full 3 Courtney Balestier Hearing, heeding, and ignoring inner chatter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 689 no Holding Yourself Accountable w. HEATHER HAVRILESKY http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-37-heather-havrilesky Courtney and Heather Havrilesky, author of What If This Were Enough?, discuss cultivating “weird aunt vibes,” owning the artist identity, and finally reaching the place where you write to please yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Nov 2018 05:00:00 -0000 Holding Yourself Accountable w. HEATHER HAVRILESKY full 3 37 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Heather Havrilesky, author of What If This Were Enough?, discuss cultivating “weird aunt vibes,” owning the artist identity, and finally reaching the place where you write to please yourself. Courtney and Heather Havrilesky, author of What If This Were Enough?, discuss cultivating “weird aunt vibes,” owning the artist identity, and finally reaching the place where you write to please yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 4338 yes Minisode: Centeredness, or Surviving Creative Adolescence http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/minisode-centeredness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Nov 2018 05:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Centeredness, or Surviving Creative Adolescence full 3 Courtney Balestier Getting to the place where you know your work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 867 no Finding Creative Freedom w. LIANA FINCK http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-36-liana-finck Courtney and Liana Finck, artist and author of the graphic memoir Passing for Human, discuss the work of finding your artistic path, how comics are like poetry, and how Instagram grants her creative freedom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Nov 2018 05:00:00 -0000 Finding Creative Freedom w. LIANA FINCK full 3 36 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Liana Finck, artist and author of the graphic memoir Passing for Human, discuss the work of finding your artistic path, how comics are like poetry, and how Instagram grants her creative freedom. Courtney and Liana Finck, artist and author of the graphic memoir Passing for Human, discuss the work of finding your artistic path, how comics are like poetry, and how Instagram grants her creative freedom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3742 no Minisode: Writing as Relationship http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/minisode-relationship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 31 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Writing as Relationship full 3 Courtney Balestier What's your relationship like? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 652 yes Storytelling as an Act of Love w. WAYÉTU MOORE http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-35-wayetu-moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Storytelling as an Act of Love w. WAYÉTU MOORE full 3 35 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Wayétu Moore, author of She Would Be King, discuss diasporic literature, the trouble with magical realism, and how to preserve your relationship with your craft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 4260 no Minisode: Priorities http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/minisode-priorities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: Priorities full 3 Courtney Balestier Are you showing up for yourself? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 584 no Writing While Parenting w. KAT GARDINER http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-34-kat-gardiner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Writing While Parenting w. KAT GARDINER full 3 34 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Kat Gardiner, author of Little Wonder, discuss micro fiction, writing and motherhood, and why failure is never failure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 4452 no Minisode: On Shame http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/minisode-shame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 03 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: On Shame full 3 34 Courtney Balestier What keeps you from telling your story? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 712 no Being a Steward of Others’ Stories w. LINDA KAY KLEIN http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-33-linda-kay-klein Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Sep 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Being a Steward of Others’ Stories w. LINDA KAY KLEIN full 3 33 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Linda Kay Klein, author of Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free, talk about the power of sharing our stories of shame, being a good steward of each other's narratives, and her book's 12-year path to publication. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 4572 no Minisode: On Fear http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/minisode-fear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 19 Sep 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Minisode: On Fear full 3 33 Courtney Balestier Feeling it. Acknowledging it. Understanding it. Doing the work anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 955 yes Taking Control of Your Narrative w. ERICA DAWSON http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-32-erica-dawson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Sep 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Taking Control of Your Narrative w. ERICA DAWSON full 3 32 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Erica Dawson, author of When Rap Spoke Straight to God, talk about the freedom of poetic forms, reclaiming the black female body, and introducing the women of the Bible to Lil' Kim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3720 yes Listening to Your Inner Voice w. MARGARET WILKERSON SEXTON http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-31-margaret-wilkerson-sexton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Jul 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Listening to Your Inner Voice w. MARGARET WILKERSON SEXTON full 2 31 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, author of A Kind of Freedom, talk about writing racial inequality, spanning generations, and listening to your inner voice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3904 no Fictionalizing Real Life w. LISA KO http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-30-lisa-ko Courtney and Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers, discuss complicating the notions of motherhood, why working on your characters is working on yourself, and keeping the faith through seven years of novel drafts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Jul 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Fictionalizing Real Life w. LISA KO full 2 30 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers, discuss complicating the notions of motherhood, why working on your characters is working on yourself, and keeping the faith through seven years of novel drafts. Courtney and Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers, discuss complicating the notions of motherhood, why working on your characters is working on yourself, and keeping the faith through seven years of novel drafts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Courtney and Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers, discuss complicating the notions of motherhood, why working on your characters is working on yourself, and keeping the faith through seven years of novel drafts.

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]]> 3354 no Engaging Your Characters w. ROBIN MACARTHUR http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-29-robin-macarthur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 27 Jun 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Engaging Your Characters w. ROBIN MACARTHUR full 2 29 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Robin MacArthur, author of Heart Spring Mountain, discuss the characters that stay with you, rewriting female narratives, and writing without yet knowing what you’re writing about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3478 no Getting the Writing Done w. NATALIE GOLDBERG http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-28-natalie-goldberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 Jun 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Getting the Writing Done w. NATALIE GOLDBERG full 2 28 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Natalie Goldberg, author of Writing Down the Bones, discuss Natalie's new memoir, Let the Whole Thundering World Come Home; facing the same old writerly fears; and maintaining writing practice even in the face of cancer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2630 no Writing the Book You Want to Read w. SILAS HOUSE http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-27-silas-house Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 30 May 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Writing the Book You Want to Read w. SILAS HOUSE full 2 27 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Silas House, nationally bestselling author of Southernmost, discuss fictionalizing Appalachia, writing belief and doubt, and the question that leads him to a novel's real plot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3909 no Catching History Before It's Forgotten w. ELIZABETH CATTE http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-26-elizabeth-catte Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 May 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Catching History Before It's Forgotten w. ELIZABETH CATTE full 2 26 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Elizabeth Catte, author What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia, talk about writing into emotion—and with political urgency—and sharing vulnerability with your readers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3590 no Keeping Tabs on Your Characters w. ROBERT GIPE http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-25-robert-gipe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 May 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Keeping Tabs on Your Characters w. ROBERT GIPE full 2 25 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Robert Gipe, author of Weedeater, talk about chain-smoking notebooks, how first books are like first dates, and all the books you'll ever write. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 4317 no Solving the Puzzle of Fiction w. KARAN MAHAJAN http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-24-karan-mahajan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 Apr 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Solving the Puzzle of Fiction w. KARAN MAHAJAN full 2 24 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Karan Mahajan, author of The Association of Small Bombs, talk about avoiding your deepest material, writing each draft from scratch and how to answer the question "What's your novel about?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3236 no Presenting Women Characters w. LENI ZUMAS http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-23-leni-zumas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Apr 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Presenting Women Characters w. LENI ZUMAS full 2 23 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Leni Zumas, author of the new novel Red Clocks, talk about finding your style, fielding comparisons to Margaret Atwood and presenting yourself as a woman writer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 5072 no Writing Desire and Faith w. JAMIE QUATRO http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-22-jamie-quatro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Mar 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Writing Desire and Faith w. JAMIE QUATRO full 2 22 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Jamie Quatro, author of the new novel Fire Sermon, discuss desire and faith, how running helps her work, and what challenges women authors face when they write about sex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3112 no Making Art and Podcasts w. MIKE SAKASEGAWA & COURTNEY BALESTIER http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-21-ktco-wmfa In this special joint episode, Courtney and Mike Sakasegawa—photographer, writer, and host of the arts podcast Keep the Channel Open—talk about podcasting and what they're working on off the air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 Dec 2017 05:00:00 -0000 Making Art and Podcasts w. MIKE SAKASEGAWA & COURTNEY BALESTIER full 21 Courtney Balestier Mike Sakasegawa is a photographer, writer, and host of the arts podcast Keep the Channel Open. In this special joint episode, Courtney and Mike Sakasegawa—photographer, writer, and host of the arts podcast Keep the Channel Open—talk about podcasting and what they're working on off the air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 4419 yes Figuring Out the Book You Want to Write w. JOANNA SCUTTS http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-20-joanna-scutts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Nov 2017 05:00:00 -0000 Figuring Out the Book You Want to Write w. JOANNA SCUTTS full 20 Courtney Balestier Courtney and Joanna Scutts, author of the new cultural history The Extra Woman: How Marjorie Hillis Led a Generation of Women to Live Alone and Like It, discuss writing the book you want to read and how the way we talk about our work affects the way we approach it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3440 no Fighting Perfectionism w. CELESTE NG http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-19-celeste-ng Courtney and Celeste Ng—author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You—do a deep dive into process: what makes a good beginning, finding the voice, reverse outlining and more. They also discuss writing about identity and the other, and the importance of multiple narratives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 Nov 2017 05:00:00 -0000 Fighting Perfectionism w. CELESTE NG full Courtney Balestier Celeste Ng is the author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You. Courtney and Celeste Ng—author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You—do a deep dive into process: what makes a good beginning, finding the voice, reverse outlining and more. They also discuss writing about identity and the other, and the importance of multiple narratives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3665 no Cutting Away the Obvious w. ZINZI CLEMMONS http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-18-zinzi-clemmons What We Lose author Zinzi Clemmons on writing grief, experimental literature and the author who changed her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Oct 2017 04:00:00 -0000 Cutting Away the Obvious w. ZINZI CLEMMONS full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. What We Lose author Zinzi Clemmons on writing grief, experimental literature and the author who changed her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3697 no Coaxing Out Your Subconscious w. CARMEN MARIA MACHADO http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-17-carmen-maria-machado Carmen Maria Machado's debut short story collection, Her Body and Other Parties, is short-listed for the National Book Award. She joins Courtney to talk about how short stories are like algebra (in a good way), processing life through narrative, and why she also loves writing erotica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Oct 2017 04:00:00 -0000 Coaxing Out Your Subconscious w. CARMEN MARIA MACHADO full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. Carmen Maria Machado's debut short story collection, Her Body and Other Parties, is short-listed for the National Book Award. She joins Courtney to talk about how short stories are like algebra (in a good way), processing life through narrative, and why she also loves writing erotica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3378 no Rewriting And Rewriting More w. MATTHEW NEWTON http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-16-matthew-newton Matthew Newton—author of Shopping Mall, part of Bloomsbury's Object Lessons series—talks with Courtney about the mall's place in our culture and his life, balancing memoir and reportage, and the question to ask before starting your next project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 27 Sep 2017 04:00:00 -0000 Rewriting And Rewriting More w. MATTHEW NEWTON full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. Matthew Newton—author of Shopping Mall, part of Bloomsbury's Object Lessons series—talks with Courtney about the mall's place in our culture and his life, balancing memoir and reportage, and the question to ask before starting your next project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3535 no Writing Your Way to a Theory w. NICK RIGGLE http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-15-nick-riggle Season two is here! Nick Riggle—skater, philosopher and author of the new book On Being Awesome—talks about his theory of awesomeness, how hard it is to write clearly, and how some of his favorite projects have been reactions to creative dissatisfaction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 Sep 2017 04:00:00 -0000 Writing Your Way to a Theory w. NICK RIGGLE full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. Season two is here! Nick Riggle—skater, philosopher and author of the new book On Being Awesome—talks about his theory of awesomeness, how hard it is to write clearly, and how some of his favorite projects have been reactions to creative dissatisfaction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2862 no Special Episode: Readings by Glenn Taylor, Jeremy B. Jones & Rebecca Gayle Howell http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/aww-readings I had an incredible experience at my first Appalachian Writers' Workshop this summer, and I'm excited to bring you three readings recorded live at AWW: novelist Glenn Taylor, nonfiction writer Jeremy B. Jones and poet Rebecca Gayle Howell. WMFA is back with season two in September! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 30 Aug 2017 04:00:00 -0000 full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. I had an incredible experience at my first Appalachian Writers' Workshop this summer, and I'm excited to bring you three readings recorded live at AWW: novelist Glenn Taylor, nonfiction writer Jeremy B. Jones and poet Rebecca Gayle Howell. WMFA is back with season two in September! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3998 no Season Two Announcement http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/season-two-announcement Here's what's coming up for WMFA—and how you can help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Aug 2017 04:00:00 -0000 full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. Here's what's coming up for WMFA—and how you can help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 159 no Writing as Empathizing w. JENNIFER HAIGH http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-14-jennifer-haigh Jennifer Haigh's novel Heat and Light won a 2017 Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She and Courtney discuss writing about Appalachia, how writing a novel is an exercise in empathy, and why no one knows where her writing studio is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Aug 2017 04:00:00 -0000 Writing as Empathizing w. JENNIFER HAIGH full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. Jennifer Haigh's novel Heat and Light won a 2017 Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She and Courtney discuss writing about Appalachia, how writing a novel is an exercise in empathy, and why no one knows where her writing studio is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3816 no Discovering and Deep Editing w. RACHEL KHONG http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-13-rachel-khong Rachel Khong is a writer and former Lucky Peach editor whose debut novel, Goodbye, Vitamin, was just released by Henry Holt. She and Courtney discuss Rachel's fascination with memory, when to go to grad school and the weird world of ambient sound recordings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 19 Jul 2017 04:00:00 -0000 Discovering and Deep Editing w. RACHEL KHONG full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. Rachel Khong is a writer and former Lucky Peach editor whose debut novel, Goodbye, Vitamin, was just released by Henry Holt. She and Courtney discuss Rachel's fascination with memory, when to go to grad school and the weird world of ambient sound recordings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3228 no Learning to Trust Your Work w. HANIF ABDURRAQIB http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-12-hanif-abdurraqib Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic whose work bridges personal experience and popular culture, covering everything from Ric Flair to the erasure of memory. He and Courtney discuss the deeper meanings of pop culture, writing as a physical act, and why Hanif believes the best poets are in black barber shops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Jul 2017 04:00:00 -0000 Learning to Trust Your Work w. HANIF ABDURRAQIB full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic whose work bridges personal experience and popular culture, covering everything from Ric Flair to the erasure of memory. He and Courtney discuss the deeper meanings of pop culture, writing as a physical act, and why Hanif believes the best poets are in black barber shops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3718 yes Starting with Voice and Fragmenting Structure w. JULIE BUNTIN & GABE HABASH http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-11-buntin-habash Married writers Julie Buntin and Gabe Habash have both just released their debut novels, Julie's Marlena and Gabe's Stephen Florida. We talk about how they created these works, what drew them to their protagonists, and what it's like to live with another writer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Jun 2017 04:00:00 -0000 Starting with Voice and Fragmenting Structure w. JULIE BUNTIN & GABE HABASH full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. Married writers Julie Buntin and Gabe Habash have both just released their debut novels, Julie's Marlena and Gabe's Stephen Florida. We talk about how they created these works, what drew them to their protagonists, and what it's like to live with another writer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 4064 yes Being Patient and Indulgent w. GARTH GREENWELL http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-10-garth-greenwell Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You, discusses being a poet novelist, the language of desire, and why he writes first drafts by hand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Jun 2017 04:00:00 -0000 Being Patient and Indulgent w. GARTH GREENWELL full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You, discusses being a poet novelist, the language of desire, and why he writes first drafts by hand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3834 yes Writing Down All Your Sh*t w. YESENIA MONTILLA http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episodes/episode-9-yesenia-montilla New York-born Afro-Caribbean poet Yesenia Montilla talks about writing the immigrant and the American experience, walking around with your two-weeks’ notice in your pocket, and why poetry is like a puzzle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 May 2017 04:00:00 -0000 Writing Down All Your Sh*t w. YESENIA MONTILLA full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. New York-born Afro-Caribbean poet Yesenia Montilla talks about writing the immigrant and the American experience, walking around with your two-weeks’ notice in your pocket, and why poetry is like a puzzle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3057 no Editing Our Own Narratives w. JACK CHENG http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episodes/episode-8-jack-cheng The author of See You in the Cosmos, a middle-grade novel, talks about editing our own narratives, presenting complex issues to kids, and how he raised $24,000 on Kickstarter to publish his first book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 May 2017 04:00:00 -0000 Editing Our Own Narratives w. JACK CHENG full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. The author of See You in the Cosmos, a middle-grade novel, talks about editing our own narratives, presenting complex issues to kids, and how he raised $24,000 on Kickstarter to publish his first book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3494 no Career Up-Leveling w. ESMÉ WEIJUN WANG http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-7-esm-weijun-wang Esmé Weijun Wang, author of The Border of Paradise: A Novel, discusses writing with limitations, career "up-leveling," and that time she tossed an entire novel draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Apr 2017 04:00:00 -0000 Career Up-Leveling w. ESMÉ WEIJUN WANG full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. Esmé Weijun Wang, author of The Border of Paradise: A Novel, discusses writing with limitations, career "up-leveling," and that time she tossed an entire novel draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3213 no Finding the Helpfulness in Failure w. JASON DIAMOND http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episodes/episode-6-jason-diamond Jason Diamond, author of the memoir Searching for John Hughes, discusses the helpfulness of failure, visiting famous authors' graves and analyzing your past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Apr 2017 04:00:00 -0000 Finding the Helpfulness in Failure w. JASON DIAMOND full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. Jason Diamond, author of the memoir Searching for John Hughes, discusses the helpfulness of failure, visiting famous authors' graves and analyzing your past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2792 yes BONUS Mini Episode: Talking Class + Art with Rebecca Gayle Howell http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/bonus-mini-episode-talking-class-art-with-rebecca-gayle-howell In this bonus mini episode, we discuss class and art—and the attitudes about both that we bring to creative work—with last week's guest, Rebecca Gayle Howell.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Apr 2017 04:00:00 -0000 full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. In this bonus mini episode, we discuss class and art—and the attitudes about both that we bring to creative work—with last week's guest, Rebecca Gayle Howell.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 717 no Accessing Your Nighttime Mind w. REBECCA GAYLE HOWELL http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episode-5-rebecca-gayle-howell Rebecca Gayle Howell is on this week's episode to discuss the art of listening, writing and faith, and creation as resistance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 Mar 2017 04:00:00 -0000 Accessing Your Nighttime Mind w. REBECCA GAYLE HOWELL full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. Rebecca Gayle Howell is on this week's episode to discuss the art of listening, writing and faith, and creation as resistance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3693 yes Exfoliating Fear From Your Mind w. TANAÏS http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/episodes/episode-4-tanwi-nandini-islam This week, we talk to Tanwi Nandini Islam, author of Bright Lines, about exfoliating fear from your mind, giving yourself permission, and claiming your authority as a voice of your culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Mar 2017 04:00:00 -0000 Exfoliating Fear From Your Mind w. TANAÏS full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. This week, we talk to Tanwi Nandini Islam, author of Bright Lines, about exfoliating fear from your mind, giving yourself permission, and claiming your authority as a voice of your culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2722 yes Writing Cultural Criticism w. JUAN VIDAL http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/juanvidal This week, we talk to Juan Vidal, author of the forthcoming book Rap Dads, about being a creative loner who loves collaboration, using music to tap into the subconscious, and never giving up on the ideas that move you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:00:00 -0000 Writing Cultural Criticism w. JUAN VIDAL full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. This week, we talk to Juan Vidal, author of the forthcoming book Rap Dads, about being a creative loner who loves collaboration, using music to tap into the subconscious, and never giving up on the ideas that move you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2755 no Writing From the Gut w. TAYLOR LARSEN http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/2017/1/24/episode-2-taylor-larsen This week, we talk to author Taylor Larsen about writing without ego, engaging with your characters, and the surreal experience of debut authorship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Feb 2017 15:15:00 -0000 Writing From the Gut w. TAYLOR LARSEN full Courtney Balestier A podcast where writers talk writing. This week, we talk to author Taylor Larsen about writing without ego, engaging with your characters, and the surreal experience of debut authorship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2125 no Taking the Preciousness Out of Writing w. EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL http://www.wmfapodcast.com/episodes/emilystjohnmandel Before the huge success of Station Eleven—which was a finalist for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award and won the 2015 Arthur C. Clarke Award and the Toronto Book Award—Emily St. John Mandel wrote three novels published with small presses. In this episode, we discuss book discoverability, taking the preciousness out of writing, and the difficulty of knowing when to quit your day job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 Feb 2017 15:15:00 -0000 Taking the Preciousness Out of Writing w. EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL full Courtney Balestier Welcome to WMFA! Before the huge success of Station Eleven—which was a finalist for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award and won the 2015 Arthur C. Clarke Award and the Toronto Book Award—Emily St. John Mandel wrote three novels published with small presses. In this episode, we discuss book discoverability, taking the preciousness out of writing, and the difficulty of knowing when to quit your day job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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