Books and Writing Tips, Writing Process, Best-Selling Author, One-Hour Adventure Read, and Memoir
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In this episode 307, we explore practical writing advice on going from blank page to book, writing what you know, and finding your personal process. We feature new contemporary fiction from New York Times bestselling author Therese Anne Fowler, a Southern memoir, and a one-hour read. Plus we have community events, book recommendations, and more.
Today’s Featured Authors:
Therese Anne Fowler Time Stamp: 30:13
In New York Times bestselling novelist Therese Anne Fowler’s new novel, It All Comes Down to This, Therese invites the reader into the world of the strong-minded Geller sisters, the men they can’t live with or without, the Maine summer house that holds the key to their happiness, and the secrets that will change everything, what another bestselling author calls “a big-hearted novel about middle-aged women reckoning with their own heavy secrets, and each other.”
Joel Shulkin Time Stamp: 1:04:54
We feature Joel Shulkin’s blog post “Write What You Know?”, about writing from experience.
Lee Zacharias Time Stamp: 1:16:55
We also feature Lee Zacharias’s blog post “Mountain Climbing and Alligator Wrestling,” about diversity in writing methods.
Bobby Nash Time Stamp: 1:28:10
Bobby Nash is an award-winning author who writes novels, comic books, short stories, screenplays, and more. We will talk with him about the one-hour read, and in particular, his one-hour read The Lost Adventures of Captain Hawklin: Smugglers Run.
Ruth Little Time Stamp:2:00:22
In Ruth Little’s memoir, Book of Ruth, which one reviewer calls “Rigorous, observant, colorful, and brave,” she narrates fifty years of adventures, from preservation activist in the 1970s to consultant, author and artist in the 2010s.
Book Recommendations: Time Stamp: 10:15
Hannah recommends:
I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
Sarah recommends:
Bookish People by Susan Coll
Gunnar Moulton recommends:
the Aubrey-Maturin novels by Patrick O’Brian
Janet Wade recommends:
The Sky Club by Terry Roberts
Code Name: Serendipity by Amber Smith
Mark West, Storied Charlotte Blog, recommends:
Romare Bearden in the Homeland of His Imagination by Glenda Gilmore
Alyssa Pressler, That’s Novel Books, recommends:
When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole
Nothing Burns as Bright as You by Ashley Woodfolk
Listeners recommend:
from Lynn Wilkerson: The Grand Design by Joy Callaway
from Kate Carey: The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
from Donna Everhart: The Overstory by Richard Powers
from Michael Cody: Graceland, at Last by Margaret Renkl; Hell of a Book by Jason Mott; Genesis Road by Susan O’Dell Underwood; The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen; In the Backhoe’s Shadow by Thomas Alan Holmes
from Rebecca Hodge: In the Lonely Backwater by Valerie Nieman
from Sara Johnson: Telephone by Percival Everett
2-Minute Tip: Time Stamp: 1:00:18
Don’t miss Charlotte Lit co-founder and executive director Paul Reali’s tip about the fundamentals of story.
Writing Tips:
From Sarah’s blog post “The Funnel: One simple approach for going from blank page to book,” we get this tips:
Time Stamp: 2:20:55
- Allow yourself to be as open-ended as possible in the beginning stages of the writing process. You can’t force inspiration!
- Brainstorming and building up notes gives you material to get the creative juices flowing every time you sit down to write.
- Outlining isn’t for everyone, but it can provide a strong base for your story so you can focus on fleshing out characters and crafting prose when you write your first draft.
From Joel Shulkin’s blog post “Write What You Know?” we get these tips: Time Stamp:1:04:54
- Writing about topics on which you have pre-existing expertise gives credibility to your characters.
- Just because you know something doesn’t mean you should write it: pick and choose what will actually strengthen your story.
- Don’t limit yourself to writing just what you know. Research and imagination can build out the rest.
From Lee Zacharias’s blog post “Mountain Climbing and Alligator Wrestling,” we get these tips: Time Stamp: 1:16:55
- The end result of your writing is what really matters, not how you get there.
- Listen to tips from other writers but remember that process is personal. You set your own rules for how you write.
- Be patient with your process. Give yourself the space you need for your subconscious to work, the time to write multiple drafts, and the flexibility to handle life’s interruptions.
Takeaways: Time Stamp: 2:42:10
We got inspired to read in this episode with all the book recommendations, and inspired to write by our authors and bloggers. Writing is a journey into the self, to find ideas and authenticity, and to figure out how you write best. Take the journey fearlessly!
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