Best Sara Gallagher She Her Podcasts (2024)

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Nana Nkweti - Author of Walking on Cowrie Shells, a collection of stories in varying genres, which depict a variety of rich characters 29:20

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Nana Nkweti is the author of Walking on Cowrie Shells, a book that spans genres – literary realism, horror, mystery, YA, science fiction – and features complex, fully-embodied characters. The stories aim to entertain readers while also offering a counterpoint to prevalent “heart of darkness” writing that too often depicts a singular “African” exper…

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Jennifer Craven - Author of All That Shines and Whispers, a re-imagining of what happens after The Sound of Music ends 24:07

3y ago24:07

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Jennifer Craven is the author of All That Shines and Whispers, a re-imagining of what happens after the credits roll on The Sound of Music. The book explores themes of betrayal, sacrifice, consequences, and redemption, set against the backdrop of Nazi-era Europe. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: That words have power and that w…

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Marina Carreira - Author of Save the Bathwater and curator of Divine Feminist: An Anthology of Poetry and Art by Womxn and Non-binary Folx 22:43

3y ago22:43

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Marina Carreira is a queer, Luso-American poet artist and the author of Save the Bathwater, a poetry collection, and the curator of Divine Feminist: An Anthology of Poetry and Art by Womxn and Non-binary Folx, both published by Get Fresh Books. “Her poet soul sings—like a Portuguese saudade—in service to safeguarding what has been lost and what sho…

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Kathleen Basi - Author of A Song for the Road, the a story of a womxn’s healing road trip after profound loss. 31:51

3y ago31:51

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Kathleen Basi is the author of the new novel, A Song for the Road, a story of a womxn’s healing road trip after profound loss. "Basi's exquisite, gut-wrenching debut is filled with loss, hope, and secrets.” - Booklist In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: The brick wall that is an invitation Feeding your creativity when supporting y…

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Tashie Bhuiyan - 22-year-old Author of Counting Down With You, an "Own Stories" YA Novel 19:06

3y ago19:06

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Tashie Bhuiyan is the 22-year-old author of Counting Down With You, a YA “own stories” novel about a Bangladeshi teenager who agrees to a fake relationship with her school’s resident bad boy when her parents are out of the country. "This 'love letter to young brown girls; explores a topic that can be taboo in desi culture: anxiety. Bhuiyan guides K…

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Cassandra Lane - Author of We Are Bridges, a memoir that reclaims family history 27:27

3y ago27:27

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Cassandra Lane is the author of We Are Bridges, a memoir that explores reclaiming violent family history in order to create a more free future for one’s children. “In this narrative, Lane seeks an origin story, searching for what facts are available and wondering about the legacy she is passing on. . . . A multiangled exploration of family trauma a…

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Ellen Hagan - Author of YA novel in verse, Reckless, Glorious, Girl and a new poetry collection called Blooming Fiascoes 30:45

3y ago30:45

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Ellen Hagan is the author of two new releases: a YA novel in verse called Reckless, Glorious, Girl, and a poetry collection called Blooming Fiascoes. Hagan is also the co-author of Watch Us Rise with Renée Watson. A gorgeous, inter-generational story of Southern women and a girl's path blossoming into her sense of self, Reckless, Glorious, Girl exp…

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Heather Ostman - Author of The Second Chance Home for Girls and Rhetorical Lives 33:09

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Heather Ostman is the author of the new novel, The Second Chance Home for Girls. Told through three interwoven narrative voices, it’s a story of friendship and freedom, loss and grief, set in a halfway house for troubled teenage girls. She is also the author of the forthcoming Rhetorical Lives, a history of women activists of the 20th and early 21s…

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Elle Marr - Author of Lies We Bury, a newly released thriller 24:10

3y ago24:10

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Elle Marr is the author of The Lies We Bury, a newly released thriller. She strives to tell powerful and compelling stories of womxn who demonstrate resilience in the face of great obstacles. She is also the author of a 2020 thriller release, The Missing Sister. “The suspenseful plot is matched by the convincing portrayal of the vulnerable Claire, …

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Meg Medina, author of Merci Suárez Can’t Dance, the sequel to the Newbery-award winning young adult novel, Merci Suárez Changes Gears 34:01

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Meg Medina is the author of Merci Suárez Can’t Dance, the sequel to the Newberry-award winning young adult novel, Merci Suárez Changes Gears. She is a New York Times bestselling Latina author of books for kids of all ages. "Medina writes about the joys of multigenerational home life (a staple of the Latinx community) with a touching, humorous authe…

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adrienne maree brown - queer, Black feminist activist and author of We Will Not Cancel Us, Pleasure Activism, Emergent Strategies, Holding Change, and more 26:27

3y ago26:27

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adrienne maree brown is the author of We Will Not Cancel Us, Pleasure Activism, Emergent Strategy, Changing Worlds and the co-editor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements. Her new book, Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Mediation, comes out in April. She is the co-host of the How to Survive th…

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Amy Solomon - Editor of Notes From The Bathroom Line, a collection of humor writing by 150 modern womxn and nonbinary writers 19:09

3y ago19:09

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Amy Solomon is the editor of Notes From The Bathroom Line, an anthology of all new humor pieces (essays, satire, short stories, poetry, cartoons, artwork, and more) by 150 womxn and nonbinary writers in comedy. “The beautiful thing about some books is their time-capsule quality, how they perfectly preserve a cultural moment between two covers. Amy …

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Layla AlAmmar - author of Silence is a Sense, a novel about the fundamental need for human connection, written from the viewpoint of a Syrian refugee 29:14

3y ago29:14

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Layla AlAmmar is the author of Silence is a Sense, a profound and life-affirming novel that follows a mute Syrian refugee grappling with her experiences during the Syrian Civil War, and as a refugee traveling through Europe as she is gradually and unwillingly drawn into the lives of her neighbors. “With gut-punching clarity, AlAmmar unpacks the com…

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Patricia Engel - Author of Infinite Country, a Reese's Book Club Pick 20:58

3y ago20:58

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Patricia Engel is the author of Infinite Country. The novel follows teenager Talia as she and her family grapple with their mixed-immigration statuses, offering an intimate perspective on an experience that so many have endured - and are enduring right now. Rich with Bogotá urban life, steeped in Andean myth, and tense with the daily reality of the…

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Kate Hope Day - Author of In the Quick, the story of an ambitious young astronaut whose love affair threatens the rescue of a lost crew 35:57

3y ago35:57

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Kate Hope Day is the author of In the Quick, a novel about an ambitious young astronaut whose love affair threatens the rescue of a lost crew. “I read In the Quick with wonder at the deeply imaginative world Kate Hope Day created. Feminist and thrilling, this novel centers around a precocious, brilliant character named June. I happily followed June…

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Fan Favorites - Highlights from Hit Episodes featuring Kim Krans, Brittney Morris, Aja Black, Rebekah Taussig, and Melissa Valentine 14:54

3y ago14:54

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This week we hear highlights from some of your favorite episodes: Episode 15: Brittney Morris - Author of the YA novel, Slay Episode 14: Kim Krans - Author of the graphic memoir Blossoms and Bones: Drawing a Life Back Together Episode 33: Melissa Valentine - Author of the memoir, The Names of All the Flowers Episode 39: Rebekah Taussig - Author of …

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Sonya Renee Taylor - Author of The Body Is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love 25:28

3y ago25:28

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Sonya Renee Taylor is the author of The Body Is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love, an invitation to reconnect with the radical origins of our minds and bodies and celebrate our collective, enduring strength. “This book took my breath away. It’s an unexpected and urgent embrace of truth.” - Brené Brown, Ph.D., author of the New York Tim…

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Arianna Davis - Author of What Would Frida Do?: A Guide to Living Boldly - and digital director at Oprah Magazine 25:18

3y ago25:18

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Arianna Davis is the author of What Would Frida Do?: A Guide to Living Boldly, an exploration of the feminist icon’s signature style, outspoken politics, and boldness in love and art, even in the face of pain and heartbreak. She is also the Digital Director at Oprah Magazine. "A modern take on a woman who was modern beyond her time. Arianna Davis's…

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Isabel Ibañez - Author of YA novels Written in Starlight and Woven in Moonlight 22:40

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Isabel Ibañez is the author of Written in Starlight, a YA novel that continues the story of Woven in Moonlight, where Catalina, the rightful heiress to the Inkasisa throne, has been abandoned in the Yanu jungle, and needs to find her way back to her power and her home. “Packed with growing pains, adventure, and self-realization, Written in Starligh…

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Stephanie Big Eagle - author of the memoir, Thunderbird Rising 22:03

3y ago22:03

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Stephanie Big Eagle is the author of Thunderbird Rising, a memoir about reconnecting, resilience, and empowerment. In this episode, we discuss their writing process, and: Writing from your heart and your passion Finding the right agent and publisher And more I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing …

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Timneisha Greene Kim - Author of Athena's Quest: A Lesbian's Quest for Normality 14:18

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Timneisha Greene Kim is the author of Athena’s Quest: A Lesbian’s Quest for Normality, a memoir that explores coming out while being a Christian, and learning self-love and acceptance in the wake of molestation. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Putting your genuine feelings on paper The pros and cons of self-publishing Writing …

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Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite, authors of One of the Good Ones, a young adult novel about a young womxn living in the aftermath of her sister's death at a BLM protest 39:27

3+ y ago39:27

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Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite are sisters and the authors of One of the Good Ones, a young adult novel that explores Blackness and how it relates to white acceptability, through the eyes of a young womxn whose sister was killed at a BLM protest. Kirkus awarded the book a starred review, saying, “Brilliant storytelling, sharp dialogue … An explo…

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Mia Mercado - Author of Weird But Normal, a collection of humor essays exploring the contradictions of being a womxn 35:02

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Mia Mercado is the author of the collection of humor essays, Weird But Normal, which explores the absurdity of being a womxn, and more particularly, a millennial womxn. PopSugar recommends the book, saying, “Whether she’s tackling universal topics like the joy of shopping at Target or zeroing in on discussing racial identity, each one of her essays…

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Alexandra Chang - Author of Days of Distraction, a novel that examines the question, "How do you exist in a society that does not notice or understand you?" 22:57

3+ y ago22:57

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Alexandra Chang is the author of Days of Distraction, a new novel about a young womxn who leaves home and contends with the question, “How do you exist in a society that does not notice or understand you?” The Washington Post calls the book “an immersive, emotionally honest novel that thinks through our era’s complexities, histories and divisions; …

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Sarah Faith Gottesdiener, Author of The Moon Book, and the Many Moons Lunar Planner 28:06

3+ y ago28:06

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Sarah Faith Gottesdiener is the author of The Moon Book, “a guide to conscious living through the moon and her phases, incorporating wellness rituals, spellwork, and witchcraft for the modern seeker.” In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Having an ambivalent relationship with writing The importance of a good editor And more I would…

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Rachel Mans McKenny - Author of The Butterfly Effect, a novel about an entomologist who steps outside her comfort zone and discovers herself 28:21

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Rachel Mans McKenny is the author of The Butterfly Effect, a new novel. The book is the story of Greta, an entomologist, who takes an unexpected trip back home and unwinds an “unconventional tale of self-discovery, navigating relationships, and how sometimes it takes stepping outside of our comfort zone to find what we need the most.” McKenny is al…

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Riane Konc - Humor Author of Build Your Own Christmas Movie Romance: Pick Your Plot, Meet Your Man, and Create the Holiday Love Story of a Lifetime 32:35

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Riane Konc is the author of Build Your Own Christmas Movie Romance: Pick Your Plot, Meet Your Man, and Create the Holiday Love Story of a Lifetime. The book takes you on a humorous trip of your choosing through the challenges of a big-city heroine who heads back to her small hometown, while navigating work and love, all with a touch of holiday spir…

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Mariëlle S. Smith - Author of 52 Weeks of Writing: Author Journal and Planner 31:58

3+ y ago31:58

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Mariëlle S. Smith is the author of 52 Weeks of Writing: Author Journal and Planner. The book helps writers to plan and work on writing goals all year, reflect on your experience writing, and keep you inspired with weekly prompts. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Being brutally honest with yourself Journaling for anti-journalers…

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Marisa Acocella - Author of the graphic novel, The Big She-Bang: The Herstory of the Universe According to God the Mother 31:25

3+ y ago31:25

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Marisa Acocella is the author of The Big She-Bang: The Herstory of the Universe According to God the Mother, an Oprah Magazine book pick. Marisa highlights the ways womxn have been erased, vilified, and dominated for thousands of years, and uses humor and the graphic novel format to set the story straight. In this episode, we discuss her writing pr…

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Laura Taylor Namey - author of A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, a YA novel that has a diverse take on being a fish out of water 31:37

3+ y ago31:37

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Laura Taylor Namey is the author of A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, a new Young Adult novel that was just chosen as a Reese’s Book Club pick for November 2020. The novel is the story of Lila, a recent high school graduate who is sent to England from Miami by her parents after disaster strikes at home. She feels out of place, but then she …

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Lan Cao & Harlan Van Cao - Authors of Family in Six Tones: A Refugee Mother, an American Daughter 37:44

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Mother Lan Cao and daughter Harlan Van Cao share the new book they wrote together, Family in Six Tones: A Refugee Mother, an American Daughter, a memoir exploring the American immigrant experience and how it impacts a family. In this episode, we discuss their writing process, and: Writing a book together as mother and daughter Setting time aside to…

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Zara Stone - Award Winning Journalist and Author of The Future of Science is Female: The Brilliant Minds Shaping the 21st Century, a book for young people about badass scientists and entrepreneurs 22:07

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Award-winning journalist Zara Stone is the author of The Future of Science is Female: The Brilliant Minds Shaping the 21st Century, a book for young people about badass womxn scientists and entrepreneurs. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Editing your book like it’s your favorite book Being inspired by the little things And more…

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Francina Simone - YA Author of Smash It!, the story of a curvy girl discovering who she is and what it means to love 45:41

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Francina Simone, author of YA novel, Smash It! In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Being your own best editor Blocks coming from undeveloped characters And more If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing challenges. Follow this Writer…

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Nicole Vick - Public Health Advocate and Author of Pushing Through: Finding the Light in Every Lesson 20:38

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This week our guest is Nicole Vick, public health advocate and self-published author. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: The benefits of self-publishing What she listens to when she’s writing And more If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about yo…

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Sandra Linhart - Author of Daddy's Boots, a children's book about military deployment, and Diary of an Unkempt Woman 22:50

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This week our guest is Sandra Miller Linhart. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: The importance of having someone else edit your work Writing as a program running in the background of your mind And more If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about …

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Deborah Salazar Shapiro - Author of The Magical Mindful Day, an award-winning children's book published in Spanish and English, which explores mindfulness, environmentalism, and our interconnectedness 19:05

3+ y ago19:05

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This week our guest is Deborah Salazar Shapiro, author of the award-winning children’s book published in both Spanish and English, The Magical Mindful Day. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Writing to turn compassion into action Connecting to your intuition And more If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love …

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Emily Hashimoto - Author of A World Between 25:22

3+ y ago25:22

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This week our guest is Emily Hashimoto, author of the new novel, A World Between, which explores the relationship between two queer womxn over the span of many years. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Making a playlist for your characters Doing “writing-adjacent” work And more If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I …

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Jenny Bhatt - Author of Each of Us Killers and Podcast Host of Desi Books 26:04

3+ y ago26:04

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This week our guest is Jenny Bhatt, Indian author of Each of Us Killers. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Editing out your tics The point of no return And more If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing challenges. Follow this Writ…

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Xanthe Alexis - Songwriter and Creator of The Offering, an album of atmospheric indie folk music 17:49

3+ y ago17:49

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This week our guest is Xanthe Alexis, songwriter, and creator of the atmospheric indie folk album, The Offering. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Writing as devotional practice Telling the truth And more If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me abo…

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Rebekah Taussig - Author of Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body 16:55

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This week our guest is Rebekah Taussig, author of Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Being easy on yourself Giving yourself space to make a mess And more If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page …

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Maisy Card - Author of These Ghosts Are Family, a novel exploring family secrets 15:38

3+ y ago15:38

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This week our guest is Maisy Card, author of the new novel, These Ghosts Are Family. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Never getting rid of anything you love that you edit out Writing from your experience And more If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and te…

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Christina Hammonds Reed - Author of The Black Kids, a YA Novel 25:20

3+ y ago25:20

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This week our guest is Christina Hammonds Reed author of the new YA novel, The Black Kids. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: How screenwriting helped her develop her novel When she takes a nap during her writing process And more If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Cont…

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Melissa Faliveno - Editor, Essayist, and Author of Tomboyland 24:33

3+ y ago24:33

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This week our guest is Melissa Faliveno, editor, teacher, and author of Tomboyland. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Carving out just five minutes a day Reading and editing other people’s work to improve your own writing And more If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Co…

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Chet'la Sebree - Author of the poetry collection Mistress 22:45

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This week our guest is Chet’la Sebree, author of poetry collection Mistress, and the forthcoming lyric meditation Field Study. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: What really makes a person a writer Writing before the emails start piling up And more If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. P…

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Lacy Crawford - Author of Notes on a Silencing, the memoir of a young woman's struggle to regain her sense of self after sexual assault, and the efforts of a powerful New England boarding school to silence ... 26:21

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This week our guest is memoirist Lacy Crawford, author of the memoir Notes on a Silencing, the journalistic account of being sexual assaulted as a teenager at a private school that spent decades covering it up. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Being compassionate with yourself when you are blocked Giving up writing for periods …

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Melissa Valentine - Author of the memoir The Names of All the Flowers 24:05

4y ago24:05

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This week our guest is memoirist Melissa Valentine, author of The Names of All the Flowers, which explores growing up mixed race in Oakland, being part of a family fractured by the school to prison pipeline, and losing her brother. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Doing the writing first before anything else Writing as a self-h…

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Juli Delgado Lopera - Colombian author of the queer multilingual novel, Fiebre Tropical 17:10

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This week our guest is Colombian writer Juli Delgado Lopera, author of the queer multilingual novel, Fiebre Tropical. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Editing with an inquisitive lens Committing to a creative practice And more If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Conta…

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Casey Cep - New Yorker Writer and Author of the NYT Bestseller, Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee 31:48

4y ago31:48

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This week our guest is New York Times bestselling author and staff writer at the New Yorker, Casey Cep. Her recent book is Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee, which was listed by President Barack Obama as one of his favorite books of 2019. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Writing nonfiction and being…

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Trina Greene Brown - Author of Parenting for Liberation: A Guide for Raising Black Children 15:45

4y ago15:45

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This week our guest is author Trina Greene Brown, author of Parenting for Liberation: A Guide for Raising Black Children. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Trusting your inner knowing and sharing it with the world Writing as activism And more If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please…

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Jaquira Díaz - Author of Ordinary Girls 19:07

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This week our guest is memoirist Jaquira Díaz, author of Ordinary Girls - a story of growing up queer in Puerto Rico and Miami. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Listening to yourself read your own work The pen she needs for her first drafts And more If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you…

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