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**WMFA**

A podcast about why and how we write.

Latest Episodes:

FROM THE ARCHIVES | Minisode: On Fear Sep 04, 2019

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Defining Your Writing Identity w. MARGINALLY PODCAST Aug 28, 2019

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It's a special crossover episode with Olivia and Meghan from Marginally Podcast! We talk about defining your own identity as a writer, our works in progress, and how we make writing and podcasting sustainable.

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Minisode: Writing Needs Aug 21, 2019

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What do you need—and how do you figure out what you need anyway?

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Growing Into Your Practice w. MICHAEL PARKER Aug 14, 2019

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Author Michael Parker's latest novel, Prairie Fever, follows the fraught relationship of two sisters in early 1900s Oklahoma. He and Courtney talk about writing crackling dialogue, how he thinks about plot, and growing into your creative practice.

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Minisode: Rewriting Our Stories Aug 07, 2019

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What aspect of your creative life needs a new narrative?

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Finding Writerly Courage w. SAVANNAH SIPPLE Jul 31, 2019

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Appalachian poet Savannah Sipple wrote her piercing debut collection, WWJD and Other Poems, during a period in which she was also coming out of the closet. She and Courtney talk about the long journey of claiming her voice and finding the courage to use it.

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Minisode: Healthier Harvests, or Another Kind of Flow Jul 24, 2019

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What kale, checks, and writing have in common.

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Creating Reassuring Writing Frameworks w. KRISTEN ARNETT Jul 17, 2019

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Queer fiction writer Kristen Arnett wrote her debut novel, the eccentric and darkly hilarious Mostly Dead Things, while working full-time as a librarian. We talk about the framework she developed to keep writing, and why she wanted to write a book that looks at day-to-day queer life.

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Minisode: Why Do You Write? Jul 10, 2019

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Why it's helpful to check in with our whys—plus a special request.

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Knowing What You Need as a Writer w. CASEY CEP Jul 03, 2019

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Journalist Casey Cep—author of Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee—is on the show discussing the mysteries of Harper Lee, knowing what you need as a writer, and the lines that can be drawn and erased between invention and reality.

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