Pause To Go Podcast: What You Need to Know About Menopause and Midlife Transitions

Jocelyn Nicole Johnson -- On Community, Identity, and Writing ”My Monticello” (Part 2)


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This is part two of my interview with Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, author of " My Monticello".  "My Monticello" was recently called "a masterly feat" by the New York Times.


In Part One of this interview, we discuss how Jocelyn used real-life events to craft a beautiful and compelling collection of stories that examine race, climate change love, and the very nature of humanity itself.

In Part 2 of this interview, we discuss Jocelyn's journey as a lifelong writer, her approach to working with agents and publishing houses and what it's like for her to hand over her story as it begins its journey of adaptation from page to screen as a new Netflix film.  Creatives, you're going to love this interview. So get out your notepad because you're going to want to take notes for this one!

In this episode, we discuss:

1. Embracing the process of adaptation -- handing your work over for interpretation
2. Things lead to things: The power of patience when finding your audience
3. Honing your creative voice -- how life experiences shape our creative voice.
4. The feedback loop: How to use critical feedback effectively
5. Finding inspiration after a literary success (Ie. What's up with Book 2?)
6. Carving out time to do the work

Links:
Tin House
New Dominion Book Shop
Writer House

Jocelyn can be found at
Website
Instagram
Twitter





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Stay curious, y'all!

xoBree

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