Episodes
Monday May 27, 2019
Writing Memoir Through the Veil of Fiction with Melanie Thorne
Monday May 27, 2019
Monday May 27, 2019
Today’s guest is Melanie Thorne, who earned her MA in Creative Writing from the University of California, Davis, where she worked with Pam Houston and Lynn Freed. Her thesis there was the first draft of what later became her debut novel, Hand Me Down, which has been widely praised. Melanie joined me today to talk about presenting a memoir through the veil of fiction, and how the reading audience sometimes gets a thrill out of the consumption of another’s pain.
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Links for Melanie:
Website: https://melaniethorne.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mthorneauthor
IG: https://www.instagram.com/mthorneauthor/
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Sunday Feb 17, 2019
Sunday Feb 17, 2019
Today’s guest is Hilary L. Jastram owner of J. Hill Marketing, specializing in copywriting and book editing for entrepreneurs. She is an author and contributor to multiple media as well as the founder of Sick Biz, a non-profit supporting sick and disabled entrepreneurs. Hilary also hosts the podcast Sick Biz Buzz.
Hilary joined me today to talk about her own diagnosis, moving past illness as an identity, and to share tips for dealing with anxiety and depression as well as managing your own self-care and dealing with chronic pain while still functioning as a professional.
Links for Hilary:
Website: http://jhillmark.com
Website: http://www.sickbiz.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/jhillmarkwriter/
LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilarylauren/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/J_HillMark
IG: https://www.instagram.com/j_hill_mark
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Monday Jun 12, 2017
Kim Dinan: Writing Memoir
Monday Jun 12, 2017
Monday Jun 12, 2017
Today’s guest is Kim Dinan, author of the memoir, The Yellow Envelope: One Gift, Three Rules, and a Life Changing Journey Around the World. She has backpacked to over twenty-five countries on five continents. Her love of the outdoors landed her a coveted job on Backpacker Magazine’s Get Out More Tour and has compelled her to climb mountains in the Himalayas, raft frigid rivers in Patagonia, and walk five hundred and fifty miles across Spain on her own. Her popular travel blog, So Many Places, was named one of the best outdoor blogs by USA Today and has been featured online by such sites as Huffington Post and BuzzFeed.
Kim joins host Mindy McGinnis to talk about the difference between querying fiction and non-fiction and her need to write that started with a blog, and culminated with a memoir, as well as writing the truth in non-fiction even when it’s not flattering to yourself or others, and trying not to take reviews personally when you write memoir. Also, Kim’s journeys around the world and her take on active motherhood.
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