by SWMP Admin | Dec 4, 2023 | Podcasts
The Higher Truth of Fiction, featuring Jamila Minnicks Join Grant and Brooke this week for a conversation about truth—emotional truth, essential truth, truth as the core driver of all stories. Plus, they share how many words they wrote during November—not nearly as...
by SWMP Admin | Nov 27, 2023 | Podcasts
The Origin Story, featuring Deepa Anappara and Taymour Soomro This week’s guests are the coeditors (and contributors to) Letters to a Writer of Color. Listen in to hear the profound insights and inspirational origin story that led to Deepa Anappara and Taymour...
by SWMP Admin | Nov 13, 2023 | Podcasts
One Sentence Leads to a Second Sentence: Pushing Through the Muddy Middle of NaNoWriMo, featuring Grant Faulkner and Brooke Warner Pep Talk alert! Whether you’re writing a ton or writing a-none, this week’s episode is geared toward writers who are feeling the strain...
by SWMP Admin | Nov 6, 2023 | Podcasts
Get Inspired to Write from One of the Most Prolific Women Writers in History, featuring Allison Gilbert This week Brooke shares an interview she recorded with Allison Gilbert about her new book, Listen World!, a biography of the most famous woman writer you’ve never...
by SWMP Admin | Oct 30, 2023 | Podcasts
Gothic Stories’ Long History of Drawing from Everyday Monsters, featuring Isabel Cañas Happy Halloween Week and Happy Start of NaNoWriMo. This week’s episode is a twofer because we’re bringing you a little dose of horror through our exploration of gothic stories with...
by SWMP Admin | Oct 23, 2023 | Podcasts
Playing with Narration in Memoir, with Maggie Smith With her new memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful, guest Maggie Smith provides an example of how to break conventional form to gorgeous results. This interview covers narration, structure, and Maggie’s process...