Writing Is A Verb
Conversations about the emotional process of writing with aspiring authors Sophia Dunkin-Hubby, Meghen Kurtzig, and Joanna Phoenix.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 9
- Years Active
- 2022
Ep 9 - Writing In Real Life
In our final episode of this season, we talk about writing in real life - writing routines, supporting our routines, identifying and regulating emotional expectations, rejection and feeling the pain,…
Ep 8 - Feedback
In this episode we talk about feedback - the vulnerability and other feelings associated with both receiving and giving, the different groups you might receive feedback from, and how we feel about it…
Ep 7 - Revision
In this episode we talk about revision - how we approach it, how we feel about it, and how our experience has changed over the course of our writing careers.
Resources:
Article by Heather Lazare about …
Ep 6 - Putting It All Together
In this episode we discuss our writing processes - how we get our ideas, how we know that an idea is one we want to write a book about, where we start, and how we start, and how it feels.
Resources:
Th…
Ep 5 - Theme
In this episode we talk about theme - how intimidating it can be, how hard to wrap your head around, tools for finding the theme of your book, when it comes to us in our process, the complexities, an…
Ep 4 - Plot Structure
In this episode we talk about plot structure - feeling it's the silver bullet, how it intertwines with character development, the tools we use, the various parts, how it evolves over our revision pro…
Ep 3 - Character Development
In this episode we talk about character development - how we go about developing characters, our favorite parts, where we get stuck, and tools we use - enneagram, snowflake method.
References
Snowflake…
Ep 2 - Enneagram For The Writer
In this episode we talk about the enneagram for the writer - what the enneagram is, the nine types, and for each one their strengths, challenges, and where they mind find support as writers.
Reference…
Ep. 1 - Writing As Identity
In this episode we talk about our identity as writers - how we started writing, how long it took us to feel like a writer, if writing as an identity has ever felt too small, and more.