The Inner Dive

In which I am joined by Marisa Hurst and Meredith Harvey, AKA my writing group, AKA Emm Bucks. We talk about the short story we wrote together (that’s getting PUBLISHED!), get very confused about numbers and time (#notamathgroup), and figure out what would really help all of our novels (a trip to Italy, obviously). Meredith also explains the salient salty details of a zombie flick and we agree to an end-of-year challenge with all of you as our witnesses.

This one has dogs, neighbors, and children—the soundtrack of our lives (and our writing nights via video chat).

Meredith’s published flash fiction piece: The Flower in Question

My short story: The Jade Room

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In which I reunite with my longtime friend/frequent collaborator for our usual brand of cackling conversation. We manage to get real about several topics--including what we like about getting older, letting go of “blending in,” and how we’ve helped each other through our creative blocks--all while reliving the most unhinged moments from our previous podcast, bantering about the bots of John Q Instagram, and coining the term “spokeslug,” amongst other things. There’s also a fair bit of candy ASMR, sorry/you’re welcome?

NOTE: a working knowledge of 30 Rock and Flight of the Conchords isn’t required for this episode, but lord knows it would probably help.

ABOUT MY GUEST: In her own words, “Kristin Foster once uttered the sentence, ‘I don’t have a dog in this horse’ to someone she just met and lived to tell the tale. She’s 38 (thirty-great), works in marketing by accident, and loves explaining the birth of the Greek god Dionysus to people for fun.’”

In my words, Kristin is the queen of writing bios and the Liz Lemon to my Tracy Jordan, able to spin any topic into comedy gold. Keep an eye out for her on Substack, and find her for now @puffkrispy on Instagram.

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In which I talk with my first-ever guest about how her novel-in-progress has developed with her + a hilariously wide range of other topics. As Lauren says, "this story has everything."

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In which I reveal my plans for the podcast and share some insights I received on the road (thank you, dog vomit??).

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In which I magically relieve my migraine by recapping my writing routine and giving a book update. (This is not medical advice, but Joseph Campbell and I both encourage you to follow your bliss.)

Underscored in places by dog ASMR, sorry/you're welcome?

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