The Business of Publishing

The Business of Publishing, Part Two: Reader & Writer AMA

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Thank you Ursa Members for your support! As a special bonus episode for our subscribers, co-hosts Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton answer your burning questions about the craft of writing and storytelling, and finding that creative spark. 


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Reading List and Recommended Links
  • “Adams” by George Saunders
  • “Anything Could Disappear” (from The Office of Historical Corrections, by Danielle Evans)
  • “The Site of Memory” by Toni Morrison
  • Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott 
  • On Writing by Stephen King 
  • Craft in The Real World by Matthew Salesses
  • The Getaway Car, by Ann Patchett
  • The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Creative Writing, by Alice LaPlante
  • “Sonny’s Blues,” by James Baldwin
  • Refuse to Be Done by Matt Bell
  • “Fog,” by Cleyvis Natera
    Workshops & Classes
    • Catapult classes
    • StoryStudio Chicago 
    • The Porch Tennessee 
    • The Shipman Agency 
    • A Public Space
    • Roots. Wounds. Words. 
    • Midnight & Indigo 
    • White Whale Bookstore
      • Newsletters
      • Maurice Carlos Ruffin 
      • Sarah Thankam Mathews
      • Robert Jones, Jr.
      • Carmen Maria Machado
      • Jami Attenberg (#1000WordsofSummer)
        More from Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton: 
        • The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, by Deesha Philyaw
        • The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, by Dawnie Walton
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