Write, Publish, and Shine

"Really, the thing that keeps me writing is knowing that at some point I will have some kind of shared connection with readers." —Meli WalkerIn this episode, host Rachel Thompson speaks with Meli Walker about writing about grief and finding connection.They talk about their new joint-venture project, the Writing Grief Podcast (writinggrief.com) and how Meli is, herself, writing grief. Content Warning: those with younger folks around them might want to use headphones for this subject matter, and those not able to listen to (mainly indirect) talk about childhood abuse and trauma might take a break this time, if you need it.Listen to hear them talk about the difference between writing about trauma with an eye to publication versus writing about trauma to heal and how to discern the two. And listen to get to know Rachel’s co-host for the new Writing Grief Podcast (writinggrief.com).”Grief writing is about using our own experiences or peak or definitive or transformative experiences as material for writing, but also because that material is something that we deeply want to understand, and we know that it might not be about flowers.” —Meli WalkerFind all the show notes and a full transcript of the interview at rachelthompson.co/podcast/53Sign up for my Writerly Love Letters sent every-other week and filled with support for your writing practice at rachelthompson.co/letters

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Host Rachel Thompson explores going from the intimate to the broad, the personal to the political, and how to reach out to the world with your writing with the help of six writers and editors.

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This is a heads up that the podcast will not be back today, but it will be back very soon on its new release date, this upcoming Tuesday!

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“I think anything that’s written about well can be interesting.”—Shashi Bhat, *EVENT*Host Rachel Thompson speaks with EVENT Editor, Shashi Bhat about how no subject is off-limits and her urge for you to find your original take. You can also listen and experience someone doing something for the first time! Let this episode inspire you to try something new in writing or other creative pursuits.This episode is brought to you by the Mom Egg Review. Submit your poetry, fiction, creative prose, and art to Mom Egg Review’s “Mother Figures” issue by July 15. Info and guidelines: http://momeggreview.com/submit.Find all the show notes and a full transcript of the interview at rachelthompson.co/podcast/01Sign up for my Writerly Love Letters sent every other Thursday and filled with support for your writing practice at rachelthompson.co/letters

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“Trust that the reader came with you, trust that you did a good job and that you brought us there.” —Emily WojcikHost Rachel Thompson speaks with Emily Wojcik about trusting your writing and how the Massachusetts Review is more interested in the world than the self when it comes to writing they publish. Find all the show notes and a full transcript of the interview at rachelthompson.co/podcast/35This episode is brought to you by the Mom Egg Review. Submissions to their "Mother Figures" issue closes on July 15. http://momeggreview.com/submitSign up for my Writerly Love Letters sent every other Thursday and filled with support for your writing practice at rachelthompson.co/letters

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"Poems, no matter what they are about or how they approach the world, have to need to happen." —Rebecca Salazar of *Plenitude*.Host Rachel Thompson speaks with Rebecca Salazar, Associate Poetry Editor of *Plenitude.* This interview a lot of topics, including what exactly is CanLit, RuPaul's Drag Race, and why submitting to contests isn't always the best choice. They also talk about representation and appropriation and Rebecca Salazar says what matters and is to be willing to be wrong, because you’re going to be wrong more than once. This episode is brought to you by the Mom Egg Review. Submissions to their "Mother Figures" issue closes on July 15. [http://momeggreview.com/submit](http://momeggreview.com/submit)Find all the show notes and a full transcript of the interview at rachelthompson.co/podcast/20Sign up for my Writerly Love Letters sent every-other Thursday and filled with support for your writing practice at rachelthompson.co/letters

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“We both really like having, essentially, the guts to look at not just issues in their full complexity, but also not to try to gloss over the ugliness.” —Amy Mitchell, The /tƐmz/ ReviewHost Rachel Thompson speaks with Amy Mitchell and Aaron Schneider about the introspection they want to see in political writing, the care and knowledge required to write about cultures, classes, and communities that you don't belong to, and taking the risk to be ugly in writing. (And the surprising thing they discovered when they have published that ugly, risky writing.)This episode is brought to you by the Writerly Love Membership Community.Find all the show notes and a full transcript of the interview at [rachelthompson.co/podcast/51](http://rachelthompson.co/podcast/51)Sign up for my Writerly Love Letters sent every other Thursday and filled with support for your writing practice at [rachelthompson.co/letters](http://rachelthompson.co/letters)

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50th Episode!This special episode is all about you, the listeners. Rachel answers your questions, mostly about submitting and publishing in lit mags. Questions cover writing contests, the questions of whether to re-submit or not to re-submit, should you or should you not message editors who say they like your work, how quickly does writing about current events go stale. Plus, Rachel shares a little out-there theory about when you should time your submissions to lit mags.The Lit Mag Love course starts soon! This is the last time I plan to offer the course in 2021. So get yourself registered now if you want to get a big YES for your writing from a lit mag you love. You can learn more and sign up at rachelthompson.co/litmagloveFind a full transcript of this episode at http://rachelthompson.co/50

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“Don’t give up and recognize that the writing is a thing in and of itself as well. You need to be able to love doing the writing and just love being in this world that you create with your characters, over and above wanting your name on a book.” —Amanda LeducHost Rachel Thompson speaks with Amanda Leduc of the Festival of Literary Diversity about disability in literature and how the literary culture has started to make a place for writers with disabilities.Find all the show notes and a full transcript of the interview at rachelthompson.co/podcast/14The Lit Mag Love course is open for early registration now! I offer this live, guided course only a couple of times per year. If you want to get a big YES for your writing from a lit mag you love, learn more and sign up at rachelthompson.co/litmaglove

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“Nothing has to happen in the story. There doesn't need to be explosions or big shocking twists. It's just enough to have well-developed characters and a beautiful world.” —Terese Mason Pierre, Augur MagazineHost Rachel Thompson speaks with Terese Mason Pierre of Augur magazine about the “whole” characters and “human” stories that they publish and about letting things get messier in her writing during this pandemic year. Listen to their conversation on writing, and her reading, plus her vision for the future of literary circles...Find all the show notes and a full transcript of the interview at http://rachelthompson.co/podcast/49SEND IN YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT WRITING AND PUBLISHING to [email protected] and Rachel will answer them in the next episode.

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