a podcast for emerging writers

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Joined December 2022
Is #writing solitary? Yes and no! In conversations with others, you encounter multiple opportunities to learn how you can enhance your work. Have you spoken to others about your current writing? What ideas have you received? Listen to Ep 6 for more writeattention.podbean.com/e…
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I don't know who needs to hear this today, but WRITE THE NEXT BOOK. Let the rejection fuel you and your belief in what you're meant to do keep driving you forward. You're not alone. As many as it takes. #WritingCommunity #writers #writerscommunity #amquerying #amwriting #goals
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Multidisciplinary #musician Drew “Hondo” Felder joins us for Ep 6! We discuss how time is expressed through your work, how to incorporate tension & dissonance, & the relationship between a work’s purpose & pacing. It's simply music to your ears 🎵🎵 writeattention.podbean.com/e…
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Hey! We've got a question: Have you found interesting shapes in nature that you've thought about replicating in your #writing? We'd love to find out what influences other writers. Drop us a comment or message! And don't forget to listen to Ep 5: writeattention.podbean.com/e…
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Some #writers want that OH MY GOD reaction from readers. Whatever response you're aiming for, you have to create the right conditions to truly capture your audience & bring them into your world. How do you do that? Listen to Episode 5 to find out: writeattention.podbean.com/e…
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🛑Don't throw away that journal! As a writer, you probably have loads of old journals laying about. Jeannetta shares how reading The Way of the Writer showed her how valuable a stack of your #writing can be to your current work. Listen to Episode 5: writeattention.podbean.com/e…
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New episode alert! 🚨 Brittany & Jeannetta discuss structure with the first chapter of Jane Alison’s Meander, Spiral, Explode, “Point, Line and Texture”, as their guide. Listen to the latest episode to explore a deeper level of writing: writeattention.podbean.com/e… #writingcommunity
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“Writing is making sense of life.” —Nadine Gordimer buff.ly/2RSyisZ
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Crime can be formulaic. When it comes to some kinds of #storytelling, there's a formula in place. Crime, for instance, has the "whodunit" or "howdunit." A formulaic #story can at first glance sound boring, but the magic is within playing with the beats.
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Nothing calms me down quite like reading a good book and forgetting all about my problems while I get lost in a new world.
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One of the many reasons why I think reading is so great is because when I read it’s like my problems fade away for a minute and I get to immerse my mind in a completely different world.
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"Some stories are for the eyes and some are for the ears" As an experienced TV #writer, Kara Smith is well tuned to stories that work & don't work for the screen. If you have a #story brewing in your mind, think of your medium. There may be another way to deliver your piece...
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“Every time I sit down to write, I think, Will I find someone at the crossroads? And sometimes I do, and I feel my soul. When I don’t, I’m disappointed.” —Jamaica Kincaid buff.ly/44XMykE
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You’re going on a long trip and can only bring 1 book! Which are you bringing?
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“Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins.” This week, to celebrate James Baldwin’s life and legacy on the occasion of his one hundredth birthday, we’ve unlocked his Art of Fiction interview from our archive. buff.ly/3dC4FD5
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"Some stories are for the eyes and some are for the ears" As an experienced TV #writer, Kara Smith is well tuned to stories that work & don't work for the screen. If you have a #story brewing in your mind, think of your medium. There may be another way to deliver your piece...
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“I think that writing is very difficult, but so is any job carefully executed.” —Gabriel García Márquez buff.ly/3jbDHWf
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