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Traci Skuce’s taste of publication was while in grade 11. Her teacher chose Traci’s well crafted sonnet as an example of great work, and seeing her work up there on the board felt wonderful, and was perhaps the first time Traci enjoyed finding just the right work to express what she was feeling.
It was whilst at college she decided she was going to be a writer, but didn't do much about it until she became a mother, and a friend gave her the book Writing Down The Bones by Natalie Goldberg.
That was Traci Skuce’s starting point. She worked her way through the exercise in the book and discovered she had an ‘appetite for the craft’ and needed to know more. She signed up to complete an MFA.
We discuss how Traci came to short stories, and what it is she loves about them. Ultimately, for her, they contain ‘intense energy and power’ in a way that longer novels don’t have.
Traci's own book of short stories, Hunger Moon, was published in 2020 and she explains how she decided what to include in the collection and what to leave out.
She also talks us through how long it can take for her to write one short story, and the many iterations it may have to go through.
As an essayist, Traci works with a number of memoir students and we talk about the different ways writers can write about their life’s experiences, but without upsetting the people in their lives.
She urges you to write from a place of honesty and integrity, and from digging into your own perceptions of life. It’s not a place to exact revenge on someone who hurt you.
Find the humanity in that person because even those who have committed despicable acts have a past and their own experiences. This is part of the healing process.
We go on to talk about an event Traci Skuce is hosting in August 2021 called, Write From The Heart. She shares where the title idea came from and what will be happening over the course of the two-day event.
Finally, she tells us about what she's currently writing.
Connect with Traci:
(20+) Write Your Story Society | Facebook
Welcome to the Writing Journey - Traci Skuce - The Writing Journey
https://www.traciskuce.com/write-from-the-heart/
Judy Gardner
Alice Munro
John Gould
The Bluest Eye – Toni Morrison
Writing Down The Bones – Natalie Goldberg
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By Emma DhesiTraci Skuce’s taste of publication was while in grade 11. Her teacher chose Traci’s well crafted sonnet as an example of great work, and seeing her work up there on the board felt wonderful, and was perhaps the first time Traci enjoyed finding just the right work to express what she was feeling.
It was whilst at college she decided she was going to be a writer, but didn't do much about it until she became a mother, and a friend gave her the book Writing Down The Bones by Natalie Goldberg.
That was Traci Skuce’s starting point. She worked her way through the exercise in the book and discovered she had an ‘appetite for the craft’ and needed to know more. She signed up to complete an MFA.
We discuss how Traci came to short stories, and what it is she loves about them. Ultimately, for her, they contain ‘intense energy and power’ in a way that longer novels don’t have.
Traci's own book of short stories, Hunger Moon, was published in 2020 and she explains how she decided what to include in the collection and what to leave out.
She also talks us through how long it can take for her to write one short story, and the many iterations it may have to go through.
As an essayist, Traci works with a number of memoir students and we talk about the different ways writers can write about their life’s experiences, but without upsetting the people in their lives.
She urges you to write from a place of honesty and integrity, and from digging into your own perceptions of life. It’s not a place to exact revenge on someone who hurt you.
Find the humanity in that person because even those who have committed despicable acts have a past and their own experiences. This is part of the healing process.
We go on to talk about an event Traci Skuce is hosting in August 2021 called, Write From The Heart. She shares where the title idea came from and what will be happening over the course of the two-day event.
Finally, she tells us about what she's currently writing.
Connect with Traci:
(20+) Write Your Story Society | Facebook
Welcome to the Writing Journey - Traci Skuce - The Writing Journey
https://www.traciskuce.com/write-from-the-heart/
Judy Gardner
Alice Munro
John Gould
The Bluest Eye – Toni Morrison
Writing Down The Bones – Natalie Goldberg
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