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Write, Publish, and Shine

 Rachel Thompson

Author and literary magazine editor, Rachel Thompson, helps you write, publish, and shine. Learn how to write and share your brilliant writing with the world.

Episodes delve into how to polish and prepare your writing for publication, and the journey from emerging writer to published author.

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Arts Writing Books Fiction
Update frequency
every 9 days
Average duration
35 minutes
Episodes
129
Years Active
2017 - 2024
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#53 Writing About Grief with Meli Walker of the Writing Grief Podcast

#53 Writing About Grief with Meli Walker of the Writing Grief Podcast

"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 Wal…
00:34:08  |   Tue 28 Sep 2021
#52 How to Reach Out to the World with Your Writing

#52 How to Reach Out to the World with Your Writing

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.

Just a …

00:20:23  |   Wed 15 Sep 2021
#01 [Replay] EVENT's Shashi Bhat, No Subject is Off Limits

#01 [Replay] EVENT's Shashi Bhat, No Subject is Off Limits

“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…
00:41:42  |   Thu 01 Jul 2021
#35 Massachusetts Review Editor Emily Wojcik on Trusting Your Writing

#35 Massachusetts Review Editor Emily Wojcik on Trusting Your Writing

“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 …
00:39:06  |   Thu 17 Jun 2021
#20 Plenitude’s Rebecca Salazar on Writing with Flash AND Fire

#20 Plenitude’s Rebecca Salazar on Writing with Flash AND Fire

"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 Edito…
00:53:24  |   Thu 03 Jun 2021
#51 The /tƐmz/ Review Amy Mitchell and Aaron Schneider on Good Ugliness

#51 The /tƐmz/ Review Amy Mitchell and Aaron Schneider on Good Ugliness

“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 Th…
00:56:10  |   Thu 20 May 2021
#50 Answers to Listener Questions About Publishing in Lit Mags for this 50th Episode!

#50 Answers to Listener Questions About Publishing in Lit Mags for this 50th Episode!

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 o…
00:35:35  |   Thu 06 May 2021
#14 Amanda Leduc from the Festival of Literary Diversity—Keep Going

#14 Amanda Leduc from the Festival of Literary Diversity—Keep Going

“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…
00:39:38  |   Thu 22 Apr 2021
#49 Augur co-Editor-in-Chief Terese Pierre—Nothing Has to Happen

#49 Augur co-Editor-in-Chief Terese Pierre—Nothing Has to Happen

“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…
00:44:47  |   Thu 08 Apr 2021
#48 CRAFT Editor-in-Chief Katelyn Keating—Leave Us Heartbroken, Amazed, or Excited

#48 CRAFT Editor-in-Chief Katelyn Keating—Leave Us Heartbroken, Amazed, or Excited

“We’re excited if the forms that come in are not an arc. We’re not just looking for one direction of the piece, it doesn’t have to use linear time or linear form.” —Katelyn Keating, CRAFT.Host Rache…
00:41:49  |   Thu 25 Mar 2021
#08 Entropy Executive Editor Janice Lee on Writing When Language Fails You

#08 Entropy Executive Editor Janice Lee on Writing When Language Fails You

“I’m interested in asking different questions and in the vulnerability of language that allows for an honest attempt at expression and a way to investigate complex questions.” —Janice Lee, Entropy Ma…
00:34:13  |   Thu 04 Mar 2021
#47 Black Warrior Review Editor Josh Brandon on Taking Necessary Breaks

#47 Black Warrior Review Editor Josh Brandon on Taking Necessary Breaks

“You’re kinda playing with fire when you delve into trauma writing. It’s possible to push yourself past your own limits and touch on things that are more tender than you thought.” —Josh Brandon of Bl…
00:31:25  |   Mon 15 Feb 2021
#46 Food Writing with Qwerty Editors Christine Wu and McKenna James Boeckner

#46 Food Writing with Qwerty Editors Christine Wu and McKenna James Boeckner

Host Rachel Thompson speaks with editors from Qwerty magazine, based at the University of New Brunswick, about sumptuous food writing and, of course, everything you need to know if you want to submit…
00:31:26  |   Thu 11 Feb 2021
#45 Weird Writing with Okay Donkey Editors Téa Franco, Genevieve Kersten, and Elizabeth Upshur

#45 Weird Writing with Okay Donkey Editors Téa Franco, Genevieve Kersten, and Elizabeth Upshur

Host Rachel Thompson speaks with three editors from the online journal Okay Donkey about weird poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Téa Franco, Genevieve Kersten, and Elizabeth Upshur discuss we…
00:46:29  |   Thu 28 Jan 2021
#11 The Fiddlehead—Understand Who You Are with Alicia Elliott [Replay]

#11 The Fiddlehead—Understand Who You Are with Alicia Elliott [Replay]

“I think that when a writer doesn’t have a good understanding of who they are and what their beliefs are...they are going to necessarily lack the conviction in their writing to go daring places, and …
00:42:51  |   Thu 14 Jan 2021
#44 Genius and Estrangement with Ploi Pirapokin of Newfound #LitMagLove

#44 Genius and Estrangement with Ploi Pirapokin of Newfound #LitMagLove

In this episode, Ploi Pirapokin and Rachel Thompson start deep, jumping right into discussing estrangement for writers. Ploi shares about writing through immigration statuses and her Genius Visa. The…
00:38:20  |   Thu 17 Dec 2020
#43 What if my story isn't special?

#43 What if my story isn't special?

The biggest epiphany I had about my writing in the last year is that there is nothing special about my story. This sounds like a terrible epiphany, I realize! But it was so liberating. Let me explain…
00:11:36  |   Thu 03 Dec 2020
#42 Rowan McCandless on How to Create a Writing Community

#42 Rowan McCandless on How to Create a Writing Community

Emerging author, Rowan McCandless shares how she built her writing community. She and Rachel discuss the four different forms of writing groups she engages. She also shares a racist experience she ha…
00:31:28  |   Thu 19 Nov 2020
#41 Five Steps to Publishing Your Writing in Literary Journals #LitMagLove

#41 Five Steps to Publishing Your Writing in Literary Journals #LitMagLove

`In this first solo episode after the Write, Publish, and Shine podcast reboot, I talk about the five things editors want in your writing submissions to journals. This is all based on my experience r…
00:16:04  |   Thu 05 Nov 2020
Write, Publish, and Shine! (Announcement)

Write, Publish, and Shine! (Announcement)

I have an announcement about this podcast, but before we get to it, I want to thank you for continuing to listen in this almost year since I released new podcast episodes. I feel you out there, I see…
00:06:36  |   Thu 22 Oct 2020
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