In this episode, Dionna Griffin-Irons discusses improv, curiosity, how we're all characters, being comfortable with the unknown, and finding truth.

 

Dionna Griffin-Irons

 

Stories Matter Foundation

Rachel

I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times by Taylor Byas (and here's the interview I mentioned: https://chireviewofbooks.com/2023/08/24/navigating-form-and-structure-in-i-done-clicked-my-heels-three-times/)

Brother & Sister Enter the Forest by Richard Mirabella (and here's the essay I mentioned: 

Signups are open for the Novelist's Toolkit online class with Rebecca Makkai! Check it out at https://www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/classes/the-novelists-toolkit-six-lessons-on-craft-structure-and-tenacity-with-rebecca-makkai/

 

Rebecca Makkai

https://rebeccamakkai.com/

 

Stories Matter...

In this episode, author Idra Novey discusses inspiration through imagery, asking what you don't know, translation, deciding what becomes a novel, subtext, taking risks, and allowing for monstrosity.

 

Idra Novey

 

Stories Matter Foundation

In this episode, Grant Faulkner, author and Executive Director of NaNoWriMo, discusses 100 word stories, what is National Novel Writing Month, writing as running, making creativity a priority, writing on your phone, and time confetti.

 

Find Grant online at Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

 

Stories Matter Foundation