Join me as I chat with Karis Rogerson about the writing journey, MFA programs, and the importance of community in the writing world. We recommend craft books to hone writers’ skills and touch on on the challenges of marketing and the significance of intentionality in storytelling. Other topics of conversation are the limitations of traditional workshop models, the importance of cultural perspectives in storytelling, and the subjectivity of writing. We also spend some time discussing the unique aspects of writing for children and young adults (Kidlit) compared to adult fiction, and emphasize the responsibility authors have towards their young readers.

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Karis Rogerson is a writer, reader, and podcaster who was born in the South Carolina Midlands, raised in Northeastern Italy, schooled in the German Black Forest and Kentucky Bluegrass, and now lives in Brooklyn, on Lenni Lenape land. She has an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from VCFA and her fiction is represented by Eric Smith at Neighborhood Literary. Karis writes sapphic romance for all ages, as well as poetry, personal essays, and select journalism. She’s a co-host of the podcast The Write Way of Life, and you can find more at https://www.karisrogerson.com/ or follow her on Instagram.

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