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The Novel Journey with Emma Gannon
Season 11, Episode Four
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Caroline Donahue
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Writing from Personal Experience | Courtney Zoffness
The murky middle during memoir writing is one that deserves it’s own episode because you’re quite literally writing about your own life, so it can feel…
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Jacqueline Winspear | Publishing a Series
Can you imagine writing 17 books with the same characters?
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Danielle Lazarin | Writing in the Dark
It’s easy to believe that when we send our book off to publishers that we’ll receive at least one, or maybe multiple offers.
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A.L. Berggren | The Publication Project
It can take a lot more than courage to bring your writing to life.
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Mia P. Manansala | Visibility and Community
Mia P.
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Tana French | Hope In Hard Times
Tana French finished her last book in February 2020
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Susannah Conway | Revision and Memory
Memoir presents a tricky twist on the revision process: the challenge of memory.
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Stephanie Scott | Finding Fiction in Facts
Years ago, Stephanie Scott read a news story about a woman who had been murdered in a case that involved a marriage breakup agent.
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Manda Scott | Writing in Tough Times
I cannot think of a more perfect episode to release this week than Manda Scott's.
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Sarah-Jane Stratford | Revision and History
I have abandoned more than one novel because the historical research terrified me.
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Chip Cheek | Revision is Writing
When Chip Cheek first came on the show, he told me a crazy story about his first draft
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