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Whether to reach a wider audience, or to detach yourself from saying hard things, or because your native language has a very complex writing system. Whatever the reason that brings you to write in a non-native language... this is a story that only you can tell, so write it!

In conversation with author and book coach Karmen Spiljak, we talked about grammar skills, cultural expectations, opportunities for exophonics in the publishing world and her own trajectory in being an exophonic writer.

If you want to know more about today's guest, you can find more here:

https://karmenspiljak.com/

https://storyallegiance.com/about/

Tune-in and add to your exophonic reality a little piece of truth from the point of view of other exophonics from across the globe ✨🙂

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Once upon a time... when I was researching for exophonic resources (right before launching the very first episode of this podcast) I came across a website that was boasting exophonic poetry and short stories. I was surprised because honestly there wasn't much for and about exophonic writers other than a bunch of articles that were all recounting the same thing.

Danae Spyrou is behind Lite House, a website for Exophonics and in this episode she shares what inspired her to start this project and how you too can share your writing in this website that celebrates diversity of voices, accents and experiences. :)

✨Here's the link for you to check it out and submit your writing:

https://tothelitehouse.com/

✨Also, join the exophonic writers group on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/share/g/16r86gPqEf/

I hope this episode has been informative and inspiring. Please share this valuable information with your exophonic friends and let's take over the world with our Exophony (😈 *she laughs maliciously*  😈)

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Hiiiii 🙃 

The Exophonic Writer Podcast is back, baby!  💪 😎 And we have a great season ahead...

In this season, we'll talk about early lessons of a self-published author, a website that's especially looking to publish exophonic writers, a book coach who works with exophonic writers, the relationship we have with our second language, the exophonic landscape of Melbourne, Exophony as taught in university, and so much more!

5 beautiful guests are joining us for this first half of the season (and I could not feel more honoured 🥺).

Also, exciting news... we have EXOPHONIC MERCH! 

I created this cute line of products to tell the world about your craft without having to speak at all (because, chances are, you're heavily introverted just like me :p):

Check it out at:

 https://www.zoegomezcass.com/podcast

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New episodes releasing every other week, make sure to follow the podcast to not miss out! 

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Hi, exophonics.  I know... it's been a minute.

But I have a really good excuse. I've been working on the publishing process of my first novel: TANGO MASALA!!!

Tango Masala is a psychological coming-of-age drama written in verse, about Bianca, a language teacher living in Buenos Aires and Milan, an Indian businessman bearing a job proposal that will change Bianca's world.

It's available on hardback and paperback, Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. In this episode of The Exophonic Writer Podcast I want to share three valuable lessons I learnt in the process:

1. Don't overcomplicate things.
2. Give yourself plenty of time.
3. Have realistic expectations.

That's a bit generic advice, isn't it? Tune in to find out how these three lessons were relevant in my publishing process. :)

SEE YOU SOON IN SEASON 2! XoXo

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Hello, Exophonics!

In this episode I'll share with you a map of the milestones of my (still very young) trajectory in this writerly life. My aim is to inspire you to do the same with your own journey and, like that, beat IMPOSTER SYNDROME, once and for all!...Or at least try. 😉

Let's gooo!✨

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My Paris blog (in Spanish):
https://unaciudadenelmundo.wordpress.com/

Sleeping Beauty of Melbourne (my first ever published short-story):
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/65633600/lots-wife-edition-3-2021

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Welcome,  exophonic friends!

It's almost impossible to talk about exophony without talking about Identity, since it's such a  fundamental pillar  for this practice.

Matters of Identity emerge during the phase of choosing to become an exophonic writer as well as during the phase after one has already been writing in a second language for a while (well, duh, matters of identity govern almost everything we do, don't they?)

In this episode, I'm posing a lot of questions about the expectations surrounding   identity and literary voice of exophonic writers and even though they are questions I don't necessarily know the answer to, I think they are important questions to start asking.

✨ SHOW NOTES  ✨

Check out my recently created website:
www.zoegomezcass.com

Read my recently published short stories in multilingual online magazine, Puentes Review:

ENG version "Tale Trapped in a Little Jar of Salt"

SPA version "Cuento Atrapado en un Frasquito de Sal"

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Hop, hop, hop 🐰
Look at what the Easter bunny brought...a brand new episode of the Exophonic Writer Podcast!

In this episode I talk with Cher Chidzey who's an author from Singapore living in Australia. Cher wants to bring aspects from her culture to English speaking societies and what other way to do it if not writing in a language that they will understand, but how to be authentic?

Click here, if you want to know more about Cher and her work:
https://cherchidzey.weebly.com/

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Hello exophonics and exophonic lovers!

In this new episode of The Exophonic Writer Podcast I bring you a new exophonic guest. Meet... Madhuri Karra, who's from Vizag in India and came to Australia in 2013. She writes fantasy novels in English and was highly influenced by the literary tradition running in her family.

Likewise, her mother tongue, Telugu, has a particularly rich literary tradition which she tells us about in this episode. Also, tune in to find out what's her own personal reason to choose exophony!

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Hello friends, welcome.

Omg, this novel of mine is a real challenging linguistic something! 🙀

It l includes English, Hindi and two varieties of Spanish.

Oh, and it's also... written in verse! And there are plenty of calligrams.

(Watch this awesome video about calligrams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ0x1YOuMwQ )

Why did I enclose myself in this linguistic labyrinth, you ask?

Short answer: because I'm a rebel.

Long answer: listen to the episode to find out! 😉



 

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Hello friends, please join me in my conversation with our first guest to the podcast.
(Woohoo!)

His name is Fabio Motta and he's an award-winning, Italian-born Australian actor and educator who kindly joined us to chat about the importance of bringing our first language selves to the stage (or the page, or the canvas, etc.)

We also talked about his  language-related struggles when he first moved to Australia at 8 years old and he even taught us a cool new word: Grammelot. ✨

I say we really started off with the right foot in the 'having guests' arena, I'm so happy and inspired by our chat! ☺️

You can connect with Fabio at:
https://www.fabiomotta.org/
https://www.theclowningworkshop.com/


Also, thanks so much to my friend Josh for linking me to some awesome exophonic creators. Josh is an amazing writing coach, so if you feel you can use a little companionship in the  writing process, he is your guy.
Connect with him at:  https://www.joshsamuels.com.au/

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