Rachel Swearingen Interview Part 2
^^^ Watch (captions available) Need the transcript? ˅˅˅ listen (mp3) This time we talk about her favorite stories of her own and the writers she
^^^ Watch (captions available) Need the transcript? ˅˅˅ listen (mp3) This time we talk about her favorite stories of her own and the writers she
In this conversation with award-winning writer Rachel Swearingen we talk about how to build a writing practice that grows with you, the art of writing short and long fiction the importance of play, her residency in Berlin and about some of her short stories and how they came to be written.
^^^ Watch (captions available) Need the transcript? ˅˅˅ listen (mp3) What to do when life won’t get out of your way. We all go through
It’s really nice to know that there is still an outlet or a form of writing that I can do and still keep a full-time
When I’m most relaxed, here comes the character… That’s when everybody decides to show up and just interrupt my day like they don’t have a
When I’m most relaxed, here comes the character… That’s when everybody decides to show up and just interrupt my day like they don’t have a
Writers write. Professional writers write a lot.
The StoryADay (https://storyaday.org) challenge exists to help you learn how much you’re capable of writing in a month. The Write Every Day, Not “Some Day” podcast helps you figure out how to keep that commitment up for the rest of your life.
Each 10-15 minute episode tackles a particular topic and gives you a writing assignment to complete before the next episode.
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Writing a story a day has been very good practice to develop a positive orientation to writing endeavors, not to mention that it has led me to meet new people, be part of a community and find my writing feet again.
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