The Power of Persistence - 200th Episode Celebration
StoryADay
I look back on 200 episodes of this podcast and pull out lessons for every creative person and endeavor.
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Craft In the Real World, an Interview with Matthew Salesses
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Matthew Salesses is the author of three novels -- one written in Flash Fiction -- and the writing handbook "Craft In The Real World". In this episode we talk about writing rules, audience, how to give and receive feedback and what it was like to write a flash fiction novel.
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198 - The Practice by Seth Godin
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When Seth Godin talks about creative work, I listen.
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197 - Your Writing Legacy
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In this episode I pay tribute to my writing buddy Tony Conaway; talk about Creative Wills; and organizing your writing archives and processes.
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196 - Narrative WIth Julie Helmrich
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Why the story we tell ourselves is the most important we'll ever tell...and the impact it has on our ability to manage our inner critic, imposter syndrome and to get our work done.
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195 - Bumper Q&A Episode
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In which I talk about why we do this thing we do, and answer the top 10 questions I get asked, at StoryADay (including everything from where to put commas, to how to submit stories, to how to overcome imposter syndrome).
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194 - History & Your Story
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Humans don’t just experience their lives. We infect each other with shared memories of how it felt to be watching historic events or a baby take their first steps. We transmit meaning through emotion, through story.
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193 - Goals or Getting From Here To There
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In this episode I look at goals and why it's so uncomfortable getting from where you are now to where you want to be...and how you can make it happen.
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192 How Diverse Is Your Bookcase?
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How diverse is your bookcase? In this week's #podcast I give you a nudge (and some resources) to read a little more widely. Plus: a Q&A about how to #write with passion when you're a cool cat. Further resources at the blog ^^
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191 - The Story We Tell Ourselves
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Sometimes the story we tell ourselves is as important as anything else we do. What story will you tell yourself in 2021?
info_outlinePremee Mohamed is an Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction writer whose first novel, "Beneath The Rising" has just been released. But I discovered her through her wonderful short stories.
In this conversation we talk about what a good writing day looks like (and what to do on those other days), the inspiration for some of her stories, her writing process and how she organizes her ideas, why short stories are like tattoos, and how the phrase "it's just photons" makes writing easier.
LINKS
Twitter: @premeesaurus
Curious Fictions: https://stada.me/cfpm
Buy Her Book: https://stada.me/bkpm