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Jul 26, 2020

In this episode, we talk with local legend Rebecca Makkai about networking, building a career as an author, the role of plot in literary fiction, and why everyone should read out loud to a room full of unruly ten-year-olds. 
 
Rebecca Makkai can be found online at  http://rebeccamakkai.com/ and on Twitter at...


Jul 1, 2020

In this episode, we chat with Dr. Amina Gautier, author of three short story collections as well as over one hundred published stories. We discuss defying tropes in character descriptions, using images for inspiration, form following function, choosing scene over summary, and keeping your promises to the reader. 
 
The...