Alison Herman (@aherman2006) is a critic for The Ringer. Her piece on David Gelb, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, and the Chef's Table industrial complex prompted this great conversation.

Social media: @CNFPod

Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod

Show notes/links: brendanomeara.com

Suzanne Roberts (@suzanneroberts28) is the author of Bad Tourist: Misadventures in Love and Travel (University of Nebraska Press, 2020). 

Suzanne talks about:

• Big wins
• Writing in community
• The Wordy Girls
• Rejection clubs
• And how not to sound like a douchebag when talking about travel

Support for the show:

• West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing
• HippoCamp21

Patreon: patreon.com/cnfpod

Social Media: @CNFPod

Show notes: brendanomeara.com

Kristen Radtke (@kristenradtke on Twitter, @kristenradtke_ on IG) is the author of Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness.

Social media: @CNFPod on Twitter.

Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod

Thanks to sponsors West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing and HippoCamp 2021.

Show notes: brendanomeara.com

Ariel Ramchandani (@arielramch) and Seyward Darby (@seywarddarby) stop by the show to talk about "No Place Like Home," the podcast they're producing with The Atavist Magazine and Cadence 13.

It tells the story of the stolen ruby slippers. 

Social Media:@CNFPod

Support: patreon.com/cnfpod

Show notes: brendanomeara.com

Rachel Monroe (@rachmonroe) is a freelance journalist whose work appears in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The Oxford American.

Keep the conversation going @CNFPod and consider supporting the show by visiting the Patreon page: patreon.com/cnfpod.

Show notes at brendanomeara.com.

Michelle Weber (@michelleinchief) and Catherine Cusick (@cusickcatherine) come by to talk about their exciting venture Pipe Wrench Magazine.

Social: @CNFPod

Patreon: patreon.com/cnfpod

Show notes: brendanomeara.com

"I. Will. Write. This. Book. There's no turning back," says Bob Welch, author of Saving My Enemy, and two dozen other books.

We dig into the writing process and the passion and desperation that drives him. 

Support for The Creative Nonfiction Podcast is provided by:

West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing and HippoCamp21 (CNFPod21 to save $50!).

Patreon.com/cnfpod

Social media: @CNFPod

Show notes: brendanomeara.com

"Everything we do as freelance business owners is a leap of faith," says Wudan Yan (@wudanyan), co-host of The Writers' Co-op Podcast with Jenni Gritters (@jenni_gritters).

They talk about:

• Business proposals
• The most common questions they get as coaches
• Jenni "leaving" journalism
• And so much more!

Sponsors: West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing and HippoCamp 2021

Jordan Michael Smith (@WriterJMS) came by CNFPod HQ to talk about his piece for The Atavist Magazine, a true-crime zinger.

We talk about:

• Structure and pacing
• Obsession and singular focus
• How he's a better reporter than a writer
• And depth of commitment

Social media: @CNFPod

Support the show: patreon.com/cnfpod

Lilly Dancyger (@lillydancyger) came by CNF Pod HQ to talk all things memoir and her new book Negative Space. 

She talks about how:

• It took her 10 years to write it
• Sticking to her creative guns
• Community over networking
• And taking the slime off of branding

Patreon: patreon.com/cnfpod

Social media: @cnfpod and @BrendanOMeara