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Writing with Great Humor About the Hard Stuff
"Hysterical" Author and Rumpus "Funny Women" editor Elissa Bassist talks with Sari Botton about "punching up" even traumatic experiences by writing…
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The Promp-O-Matic: #1
A little something to get you writing.
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Private Storm on Black Mesa Landscape
Jean Iversen looks back on a trip she took before she began an MFA program in her 50s.
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Jean Iversen
How—After 15 Years—I Stopped Panicking, Started Declawing, and Finally Published My Memoir
"At last, I took my teachers’ and mentors’ advice, and scrutinized my own behavior more than anyone else’s."
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Sari Botton
Life (and Writing Career) After Going Viral
Author Natalie Beach talks with Sari Botton about the controversial essay about Caroline Calloway that put her on the map, and changing the narrative…
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From Memoir to Movie Script
A talk with memoirist Pam Mandel about learning to write the award-winning screenplay version of her memoir, plus writing and shooting another short…
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The Pleasure Palate
A talk with podcaster Becca Katz. Plus, the first episode of her new show about societal messages about weight and body image that are passed down…
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Sari Botton
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