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In this episode, Kate Weinberg tells the story of There's Nothing Wrong With Her.
Along the way she covers:
why it is hard to live with a writer
Stamina and persistence
Having your book go to auction
The emotional and financial uncertainty and fluctuation in an artist's life
Chronic illness
The importance of celebrating writing wins
The Truants

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In this episode Cheryl Klein tells the story of Crybaby. Along the way she covers: 

• Big Feelings and sexism in our beliefs about what is worthy of big feelings 
• Memoir as coping mechanism
• Presenting the self in memoir 
• Publishing a memoir when you are living through the sequel 
• Miscarriage
• Baby envy 
• MUTHA Magazine
• Brown Paper Press
• Zoe Norvell 
• Dani Shapiro 
• The Commuters 
• Lilac Mines 

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In this episode Marie Mutsuki Mockett tells the story of The Tree Doctor. Along the way she covers: 

• The ways women are and are not allowed to write about sex
• The depression that can follow publishing a book and how to overcome it (hint: lemons and sugar are involved)
• Differences in Japanese and American perspectives on the body 
• Embracing one's creative range and curiosity 
• Graywolf Press and editor Ethan Nosowsky 
• The Tale of Genji 
• The End of the Affair 
• Marie's previous books: Picking Bones from Ash, American Harvest, Where the Dead Pause and the Japanese Say Goodbye 

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Rebecca J. Sanford tells the story of The Disappeared. Along the way she covers:

The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo in Argentina
A new querying technique
Being on submission for a year
Finding an agent who understands your vision

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Elle Everhart tells the story of Hot Summer. Along the way, Elle covers: 

Hinge 

A particular kind of single parenting experience

The most dangerous writing app

Writing as a way to try on alternative selves 

Collaborating with agent and editor on a contracted second book 

Romance novels

Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin 

(My dog Pretzel makes an appearance.)

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Aida Zilelian tells the story of All the Ways We Lied. Along the way she discusses:
- writer's block
- the value of touchstone texts and poetry
- agents (the good, the bad, and the why)
- how to know when to let go of a project
- the Armenian genocide
- The Stranger by Camus
- Anjali Singh (agent)
- book coach Karen Clark
- The Goldfinch and The Corrections

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Elizabeth Hilborn tells the story of her memoir Restoring Eden. Along the way she covers:

Moving from scientific writing to memoir
Notes and research for nonfiction
Honey bees, pesticides, and environmental degradation
Mindfulness and writing
Jill Rothenberg - editor
Dinty W Moore and the river of the story

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Ananda Lima tells the story of CRAFT: Stories I Wrote for the Devil. Along the way she covers: 

The importance of giving yourself permission to play 

Craft talk (and the implicit values therein!) 

Remembering your opinion is valid 

Great editing moves

Latinx in publishing 

Black Lawrence Press

Sewanee Writers' Conference

Restless Books New Immigrant Writing Prize

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In this episode Barrie Miskin tells the story of her memoir  Hellgate Bridge.
Along the way she covers:
Sarah Perry

Inferno by Catherine Cho 

Writing about mental illness

Writing about motherhood

Helpful writing coach moves (including the 'mmmm, I kinda don't get it' move)

Writing about traumatic experiences 

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In this episode, Shze-Hui talks about The Story Game.  Along the way, she covers: 

Evaluating agent responses to your manuscript

Women and anger 

How to know when a book is done 

Recognizing the limits of our knowledge 

The generative power of getting stuck and the creation of new forms 

Book tour 

Writing about family 

Tin House 
**The Story Game was actually finished in Oct '22, not in Oct '23 as stated in the episode.**

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