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Bud Smith on Jersey, Childhood, Cop Cars, Libraries, Heavy Construction, Suburbs, Bands, Vonnegut, Rage, Seinfeld, Boredom, Blogs, and Universality
In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 373, my conversation with author Bud Smith. The episode first aired on July 29, 2015.
Bud Smith works he…
2 years ago
How to Structure a Novel
A new 'Craftwork' episode, about how to structure a novel. My guest is Mark Cecil, author of the debut novel Bunyan and Henry, available from Pantheo…
2 years, 1 month ago
914. Annell López
Episode 914
Annell López is the author of the debut story collection I'll Give You a Reason, available from The Feminist Press. Winner of the Louise Meriwether F…
2 years, 1 month ago
Karolina Waclawiak on Beverly Hills, Headhunters, Money, Helping, The Believer, Being a Creative Person, Tangerine, Hollywood, Walk of Fame, and Do It Yourself
In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 377, my conversation with author Karolina Waclawiak. The episode first aired on August 26, 2015.
Waclawi…
2 years, 1 month ago
How to Build a Rewarding Creative Life
A new 'Craftwork' episode, about how to build a rewarding creative life. My guest is Ben Tanzer, author of the novel The Missing, available from 7.13…
2 years, 1 month ago
913. José Vadi
Episode 913
José Vadi is the author of a memoir-in-essays called Chipped: Writing from a Skateboarder's Lens, available from Soft Skull Press.
Vadi is also the au…
2 years, 1 month ago
Min Jin Lee on Writing Slowly, Confidence, Rejections, 19th Century Social Novels, Outlining, Big Frank, Despondency, Neurotic Lawyering, Cirrhosis, and Mortality
In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 455, my conversation with author Min Jin Lee. The episode first aired on January 9, 2019.
Min Jin Lee is…
2 years, 1 month ago
How to Write Good Stories
A new 'Craftwork' episode, about how to write good stories. My guest is Steve Almond, author of a new book on writing called Truth is the Arrow, Merc…
2 years, 1 month ago
912. Lydia Millet
Episode 912
Lydia Millet is the author of We Loved It All: A Memory of Life, available from W.W. Norton & Co.
Millet is the author of A Children's Bible, shortlis…
2 years, 1 month ago
Tommy Pico on Touring, Performing, Alter Egos, Tricking Yourself, Poetry, Voice, Longform, Improv, Daily Writing Practice, Beyonce, Bird Songs, Purpose, and Building Community
In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 559, my conversation with poet, artist, and television writer Tommy Pico. The episode first aired on Ja…
2 years, 1 month ago