The Happy Writer with Marissa Meyer

Talking Book Bans and Zine-Style YA Memoir with Stephanie Kuehnert: Pieces of a Girl


Listen Later

In this week’s episode, Marissa chats with Stephanie Kuehnert about her new YA zine-style memoir, PIECES OF A GIRL, that includes journal entries, original illustrations, and pages from her actual diaries and zines. Discussed in this episode: how a book can take the time it needs to take, how even a memoir can be a challenge to structure and know where it should end, the decision to include zines and poetry, on finding the courage to be vulnerable in a memoir, the mythology and romanticization of suffering contributing to creativity, the current climate of book banning and why book banning is not the answer, how healing can be non-linear and messy, and so much more.

The Happy Writer at Bookshop.org
Purchasing your books through our webstore at Bookshop.org supports independent bookstores.

Writing Mastery Academy
Use the code HAPPYWRITER at WritingMastery.com for $20 off your first year of unlimited access.

Amplify Marketers
Our mission is to help your message rise above the noise so it can be heard loud & clear.

Red Herrings Society
Use the code HappyWriter at RedHerringWriters.com to try the first month for free.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Order The Happy Writer: Get More Ideas, Write More Words, and Find More Joy from First Draft to Publication and Beyond https://bookshop.org/a/11756/9781250362377

Find out more and follow The Happy Writer on social media: https://www.marissameyer.com/podcast/

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Happy Writer with Marissa MeyerBy Marissa Meyer

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

272 ratings


More shows like The Happy Writer with Marissa Meyer

View all
This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

90,400 Listeners

Speaking of Psychology by American Psychological Association

Speaking of Psychology

55 Listeners

The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience by Kelton Reid

The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience

215 Listeners

Writing Excuses by Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler

Writing Excuses

1,289 Listeners

The Manuscript Academy by #MSWL

The Manuscript Academy

296 Listeners

Fiction Writing Made Easy | Top Creative Writing Podcast for Fiction Writers & Writing Tips by Savannah Gilbo

Fiction Writing Made Easy | Top Creative Writing Podcast for Fiction Writers & Writing Tips

1,425 Listeners

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing by Bianca Marais, Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing

767 Listeners

Bound & Determined by Richelle Fredson

Bound & Determined

84 Listeners

Essential Guide to Writing a Novel by James Thayer

Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

355 Listeners

Community of Writers Podcasts by Community of Writers

Community of Writers Podcasts

6 Listeners

How Books Work by Julie Satow & Alice Robb

How Books Work

6 Listeners

Books & Such Literary Management The Podcast by Books & Such Literary Management

Books & Such Literary Management The Podcast

12 Listeners

PLOT TWIST by Soman Chainani and Victoria Aveyard

PLOT TWIST

48 Listeners