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Jason Craig Poole is a word nerd who wants to play in all of the literary sandboxes — especially poetry, creative nonfiction and fiction. After years of feeling like he was STUCK, he studied how his own mind works and began assembling a writer’s toolbox. Thanks to his tools, he’s not stuck anymore. (But he still doesn’t know how to operate a power saw.)
And today we’re talking about Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman!
Rachael Herron shares tips and tricks for when writing is hard to do, as well as what to do when you lose control of a manuscript and wonder if you should just start a new book.
This show is sponsored by her Patrons at the $5 level! Join Rachael’s mini-coaching tier!
And don’t miss the 15-Day Frolic! – it’s the most fun you’ll have writing this year.
Chandra Prasad is the author of the critically acclaimed novels On Borrowed Wings, Death of a Circus, Breathe the Sky, and Damselfly, a female-driven young adult text used both individually in classrooms and in parallel with Lord of the Flies. Prasad is also the editor of—and a contributor to—Mixed, the first-ever anthology of short stories on the multiracial experience. Being half-Asian herself, Prasad has long acknowledged the dearth of significant mixed-race characters in literature, especially for teens and children, and has sought to bring awareness to this issue. For this reason, Prasad chose multiracial protagonists for both her Young Adult novels, Damselfly and Mercury Boys. Prasad’s shorter works have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The Week, and Teen Voices. She is also a contributor to New Haven Noir, a short story anthology edited by Amy Bloom, and the author of a how-to guide for young jobseekers. A graduate of Yale, Prasad is currently working on several books and writing projects. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, sons, and assorted pets. Find out more at https://chandraprasad.com/.
RENEE K. NICHOLSON splits her artistic pursuits between writing and dancewithscholarship in narrative medicine. She is Associate Professor and Director of the Humanities Center at West Virginia University. An award-winning writer, her books include two collections of poetry, Roundabout Directions to Lincoln Center and Post Script; a memoir-in-essays, Fierce and Delicate: Essays on Dance and Illness; and the anthology Bodies of Truth: Personal Narratives on Illness, Disability, and Medicine.
In this bonus mini-episode, Rachael talks to a listener about how to keep going when it feels like all hope is lost.
Cassie Roma is a powerhouse in the boardroom, in front of a camera, and speaking in front of local & global audiences on business & personal topics that impassion her.Passionate about creative content, social media strategy, the influencer economy, and storytelling across mediums both emerging and traditional, Cassie has literally lived & breathed the digital revolution. All the while steering the social media & digital storytelling ships for brands like Air New Zealand, and ANZ bank. She is the world’s first queer woman to have a starring turn on The Apprentice Aotearoa as an executive advisor to the CEO on national television. She is a published writer, author, podcaster, videographer, content creator, keynote speaker, TEDx alumni, event & conference MC, occasional blogger, mentor, Momma, Wife, and full-time #KindnessWarrior. And, after 18 years in New Zealand, this Californian counts herself as a proud AmeriKiwi. Her book, F*ck You Marketing: PS I Love You is out now.
