Lifewriting: Write for Your Life!

By Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due | RealmArts

Lifewriting: Write for Your Life! episodes

August 13, 2022 Remembering Nichelle Nichols - Guest Ernest Dickerson! (The Walking Dead, Surviving the Game)
In this episode, Steve and Tananarive remember the legacy of the late Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek) and talk to director Ernest Dickerson about his career in Hollywood, starting as Spike Lee's cinematographer on classic films like DO THE RIGHT THING and then his directorial debut (JUICE with Tupac Shakur), prestige television like THE WALKING DEAD, and one of Tananarive's favorite movies: SURVIVING THE GAME.

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1 hr 7 min
August 07, 2022 A Deep Dive Into Jordan Peele's NOPE (spoilers!)
SPOILERS: In this episode, Steve and Tananarive unpack the themes and events in Jordan Peele's latest film, NOPE. On spectacle, Hollywood, horror, marginalized artists - and a Black director solidifying his place as one of the most influential in Hollywood history.
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1 hr 1 min
July 31, 2022 Guest: Reginald Hudlin! (Boomerang, DC's Milestones in History comic)
In this episode, Steve and Tananarive talk to award-winning director Reginald Hudlin (Boomerang, House Party, Marshall) about how he has kept his optimism in Hollywood, his love for comics and Black History, Milestone Media, and the 30th anniversary of Eddie Murphy's Boomerang.

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1 hr 3 min
July 27, 2022 On NOPE (no spoilers) - and clips from our Jordan Peele Interview in 2018!
In this episode, Steve and Tananarive talk about Jordan Peele's new horror thriller NOPE - and play excerpts from their interview with him in 2018 for their online Black Horror class: a portrait of the artist as a young(er) man - when he was first attracted to horror, the link between humor and horror, the impact of GET OUT, and his advice to creators to "think about what the world is not ready for yet."

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53 min
July 17, 2022 On Why Writers Should Study Acting (and Improv!) - with Colette Freedman
In this episode, Steve and Tananarive talk to author/screenwriter/playwright/actress Colette Freedman about how acting and improv lessons can help writers learn to better inhabit their characters. (And with a sample exercise!)

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58 min
July 10, 2022 On Surviving Disappointment and Rejection
In this episode, Steve and Tananarive recall some of their most painful rejections in Hollywood and give tips on how to maintain joy and creativity in the face of setbacks.

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50 min
July 03, 2022 Guest: Daniel José Older! (Star Wars: The High Republic, Shadowshaper)
In this episode, Steve and Tananarive talk to New York Times bestselling author Daniel José Older about his Star Wars projects, the impact he tries to have with his books, navigating family and writing life, building community, how writing is always political, and the joys of being married to another writer.

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59 min
June 26, 2022 On The Soulmate Process!
In this episode, Steve and Tananarive discuss the joys of being soulmates - both as writing collaborators and as husband and wife. They explain that they believe everyone has more than one potential soulmate, and being soulmates is a process, not a destination. They also share tactics they use to keep the peace and thrive.

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51 min
June 19, 2022 David Gerrold! (Star Trek's "The Trouble with Tribbles," Hugo winner)
In this episode, Steve and Tananarive talk to Steve's longtime friend David Gerrold -- who wrote the classic 1960s Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles." The award-winning writer talks about his career as an author, how he balances his life and his writing, and how his iconic Tribbles episode came to life at the dawn of the Star Trek era.

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1 hr 7 min
June 12, 2022 Tananarive Had COVID! On Writing When You Don't Feel Your Best
In this episode, Tananarive and Steve talk about her recent bout with COVID, how she got it, her symptoms, and strategies on how to keep a creative spark alive even when you're not feeling your best.

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47 min

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Authors and screenwriters Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due (and guests!) on writing, the writer's life, Hollywood, the work/family balance and relationships - the tools writers need to make themselves…