Chicago Writers Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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Chicago Writers Podcast

Dan Finnen

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Frequency: 1 episode/31d. Total Eps: 56

Interviews with authors, storytellers, literary professionals, and more about the craft and business of writing.

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🇫🇷 France - books
03/12/2024
#86

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https://www.storystudiochicago.org/
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https://chicagowriterspodcast.libsyn.com/
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https://christietate.com/
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https://twitter.com/ChiWriPodcast
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https://twitter.com/melissafebos
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https://twitter.com/meganstielstra
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https://www.instagram.com/maxinerae_author
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https://www.instagram.com/grantfaulkner
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Score global : 58%

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S2 Ep 01: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie with James Klise

Season 2 · Episode 1

lundi 2 décembre 2024 • Duration 41:41

YA author James Klise joins the first episode of season two to discuss the first chapter of THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE.

https://www.storystudiochicago.org/

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Ep 55: Best of 2024 (So Far!)

Season 1 · Episode 55

lundi 5 août 2024 • Duration 29:10

It's a mid-year check in with the Chicago Review of Books!

Rachel: Shayla Lawson’s How To Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir Lindsay Hunter’s Hot Springs Drive Nora Decter’s What’s Not Mine Ananda Lima’s Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! Gianni Washington’s Flowers From the Void Greg: Martyr!, by Kaveh Akbar Hello, Beautiful, by Ann Napolitano Perris, California, by Rachel Stark Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil, by Ananda Lima There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, by Hanif Abdurraqib The Rich People Have Gone Away, by Regina Porter The City and Its Uncertain Walls, by Haruki Murakami The Forty-Year Kiss, by Nickolas Butler Mike: You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue Termush by Sven Holm Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward Blood and Lightning: Becoming a Tattooer by Dustin Kiskaddon Street Fight: The Chicago Taxi Wars of the 1920s by Anne Morrissy Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima The Divorcees by Rowan Beaird The Material by Camille Bordas Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer

Ep 46: Rebecca Makkai Returns!

Season 1 · Episode 46

lundi 6 novembre 2023 • Duration 37:52

Signups are open for the Novelist's Toolkit online class with Rebecca Makkai! Check it out at https://www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/classes/the-novelists-toolkit-six-lessons-on-craft-structure-and-tenacity-with-rebecca-makkai/ Rebecca Makkai https://rebeccamakkai.com/ Stories Matter Foundation https://www.storystudiochicago.org/

Ep 45: Idra Novey, Author, on Inspiration, Translation, And Asking What You Don't Know

Season 1 · Episode 45

samedi 21 octobre 2023 • Duration 30:11

In this episode, author Idra Novey discusses inspiration through imagery, asking what you don't know, translation, deciding what becomes a novel, subtext, taking risks, and allowing for monstrosity. Idra Novey https://www.idranovey.com/ Stories Matter Foundation https://www.storystudiochicago.org/

Ep 44: Grant Faulkner, Author and Executive Director of NaNoWriMo, on 100 Word Stories, Prioritizing Creativity, and Time Confetti

Season 1 · Episode 44

lundi 28 août 2023 • Duration 36:25

In this episode, Grant Faulkner, author and Executive Director of NaNoWriMo, discusses 100 word stories, what is National Novel Writing Month, writing as running, making creativity a priority, writing on your phone, and time confetti. Find Grant online at Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Stories Matter Foundation https://www.storystudiochicago.org/

Ep 43: Maxine Rae, Author, on Embracing YA, After the Agent, and What Teens Are Saying

Season 1 · Episode 43

lundi 31 juillet 2023 • Duration 33:32

In this episode, Maxine Rae discusses embracing YA, what comes after the agent, publication timelines, spacing errors, and what the teens are saying these days. Maxine Rae https://northstareditions.com/product/cold-girls/ https://www.instagram.com/maxinerae_author/ Stories Matter Foundation https://www.storystudiochicago.org/

Ep 42: Juan Martinez, Author, on Horror, Vegas Inspiration, and Cutting Your Story In Half

Season 1 · Episode 42

lundi 26 juin 2023 • Duration 34:43

In this episode, Juan Martinez discusses growing up with horror, Vegas inspiration, revision through cutting, sensations versus story, writing by hand, and cutting your story in half. Juan Martinez http://www.fulmerford.com/about Stories Matter Foundation https://www.storystudiochicago.org/

Ep 41: Gayle Brandeis, Author, on Breathing, Listening to Your Body, and Drafting For Yourself While Revising for Others

Season 1 · Episode 41

lundi 29 mai 2023 • Duration 32:01

In this episode, author Gayle Brandeis discusses knowing what we're doing, writing when you can, listening to your body, breathing, engaging with emotionally difficult material, and drafting for yourself, revising for others. Gayle Brandeis https://gaylebrandeis.com/ Stories Matter Foundation https://www.storystudiochicago.org/

Ep 40: Michael Leali, Author, on Writing Middle Grade, Developmental Edits, and Valuing Your Story

Season 1 · Episode 40

mardi 25 avril 2023 • Duration 35:33

In this episode, author Michael Leali discusses middle grade novels, low-residency MFAs, resonating with young readers, using notecards for developmental edits, tackling big topics in books for kids, staying true to the voice of young people, the importance of humor, what young readers are interested in, how to battle book bans and protect communities, and valuing your own story. Michael Leali https://michaelleali.com/ Stories Matter Foundation https://www.storystudiochicago.org/

Ep 39: Julia Fine, Author, on Getting Started, Taking Breaks, and Writing as the Reward

Season 1 · Episode 39

lundi 27 mars 2023 • Duration 40:18

In this episode, Julia Fine, author, discusses getting started, research, following the call of your work, preparing your concept, revisions, developmental edits, working on projects over the course of multiple years, taking breaks, writing as the reward, and making choices through a goal. Julia Fine https://www.julia-fine.com/ Stories Matter Foundation https://www.storystudiochicago.org/