Category: The Stories Between Us Podcast

Before I tell you about today’s episode of The Stories Between Us…

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In this new podcast episode, Shawn has a confession to make, Maile talks through her latest bout with depression, and she reflects on how writing gave her a place to go. They both talk about the need for creative types to shift from wanting only affirmation to also wanting critique that will help us all make better stuff. They explore who specifically to go to for feedback on early drafts of your creative work.

And all of this from the comfort of their brand new studio: a Disney princess tent that they can barely fit inside.

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As always, there are a few ways to listen: click the play button in the image above, go to the webpage to hear this and all of our other episodes, or head on over to Apple podcasts or Spotify!

Those in our Patreon community receive occasional bonus material and have the opportunity to join in conversations about writing and creativity. This month’s book is The War of Art. You can join our Patreon community at the $5 / month level HERE.

Finally, please leave a review wherever you listen! Reviews are so helpful.

Keep writing!

 

Today we talk with Will and Anne Bogel. Anne is the founder and creator of Modern Mrs. Darcy and the podcast, What Should I Read Next? She’s also the author of numerous books including her latest, Don’t Overthink It (which released March 2, 2020).

Will is the strong silent type mostly in the background who helps make everything happen.

We get into why Modern Mrs. Darcy became a site primarily about books and reading, how she got the idea for What Should I Read Next?, and what’s on the list of things that they will be working on in the future. Shawn even asks Anne when her first novel is being released. Did she answer? Not really, but she didn’t rule it out, either.

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As always, there are a few ways to listen: click the play button in the image above, go to the webpage to hear this and all of our other episodes, or head on over to Apple podcasts or Spotify!

Those in our Patreon community receive occasional bonus material and have the opportunity to join in conversations about writing and creativity. This month’s book is The War of Art. You can join our Patreon community at the $5 / month level HERE.

Finally, please leave a review wherever you listen! Reviews are so helpful.

Keep writing!

 

We talk a bit about our trip to Kentucky to hang out with other writers, and then Maile makes a surprising admission about Elizabeth Gilbert and her wonderful book on writing and creativity, Big Magic. We dig into Gilbert’s novel approach to rejection letters, how to create in the face of resistance, and why you don’t need anyone’s permission to be creative.

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As always, there are a few ways to listen: click the play button in the image above, go to the webpage to hear this and all of our other episodes, or head on over to Apple podcasts or Spotify!

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Have you read my latest book, Light from Distant Stars? It was named Christianity Today’s book of the year for fiction! Find out more about it HERE.

 

We talk with Andi Cumbo-Floyd about why (and why not) to pursue an MFA, how she found a path she loves in the independent publishing world, and the key to making money as a writer. Well, not really THE key, but she offers a few ideas. We wonder together why we let writing become something other than play. Also, is art only legitimate if it feels like drudgery and keeps us poor?

Hmmm.

Join Andi as she seeks to explore what it means to live a life of words. And check out her books, too (including her cozy mysteries, written under the pseudonym, ACF Bookens). Finally, be sure to visit her writing community, Wisdom and Grace.

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As always, there are a few ways to listen: click the play button in the image above, go to the webpage to hear this and all of our other episodes, or head on over to Apple podcasts or Spotify!

Those in our Patreon community have already received bonus material from last week’s interview that we’re not sharing anywhere else about Christie Purifoy’s next writing project! If you’d like to hear this clip and be on the receiving end of similar exclusive, bonus audio material in the future, join our Patreon community at the $5 / month level.

Finally, please leave a review wherever you listen! Reviews are so helpful.

Keep writing!