Parhaat Weekly Inspiration Podcastit (2024)

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Deep Memoir, featuring Jennifer Leigh Selig 37:40

3d ago37:40

37:40

We’re living through a golden age of memoir, and guest Jennifer Leigh Selig’s Deep Memoir is a new contribution to the “how-to” space for memoirists who want to explore the how and the why of memoir writing. This episode will help listeners consider their own “why” when it comes to that age-old question of why to keep at it, and also to celebrate a…

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Faith Walk Joy with Le'Keshia Atchison 26:12

18d ago26:12

26:12

How do you cope when you are in your darkest moments? On this episode, Coach Teon Singletary invites Le'Keshia Atchison to discuss her moment of change by faith, how to live in joy, and growth tools to add to your toolbox. Please share this episode with those who could benefit from its insights.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotif…

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Grief: The Hardest Emotion to Write, featuring Claire Jiménez 39:35

10d ago39:35

39:35

This week’s Write-minded takes on grief, and why, as our guest Claire Jiménez says, “it’s where language collapses.” Jiménez’s new book deals with loss and grief and what happens in a family in the aftermath of a disappearance of a child, and yet, she weaves in humor and the history of American colonization of Puerto Rico and so much more. Grant an…

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Creating New Forms—and Rearranging the Alphabet, featuring Elwin Cotman 36:38

17d ago36:38

36:38

This week Write-minded is interviewing an established writer whose star is on the rise. Elwin Cotman’s new story collection blew us away for how he played with form and takes readers on an expected journeys. His stories don’t fit into any box—including length, and we loved it! On this week’s show Grant also announces his departure from NaNoWriMo an…

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The Art of Intimacy, featuring Stacey D’Erasmo 49:41

24d ago49:41

49:41

This week Write-minded reaches broadly into the topic of intimacy to explore its many permutations—not just romantic, but innocuous, violent, collective, and more. Guest Stacey D’Erasmo invites us to consider intimacy in writing, how we do it, how we feel it as readers, and also to consider acts of intimacy, like an older actress showing her authen…

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The State of the Book Review, featuring John McMurtrie 42:00

1M ago42:00

42:00

This week’s guest is John McMurtrie, the esteemed former editor of the San Francisco Chronicle’s book review section. Join us as we explore the transition of book reviews from traditional media like TV and radio to online outlets like Amazon and Goodreads. His is an interesting take about how things were and how things are, along with insight about…

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Live Out Your Dash with Monique Pearson 19:10

1M ago19:10

19:10

Are you living intentionally? In this episode, Coach Teon Singletary invites Monique Pearson to discuss living out one's purpose, embracing your dash in life, and the significance of writing out your vision. Please share this episode with those who could benefit from its insights.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/…

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Social Responsibility in Fiction, featuring Naomi Kanakia 46:41

1M ago46:41

46:41

What does it really mean to consider your own social responsibility as a fiction writer? Guest Naomi Kanakia confronted that very question as she considered her modeling as a trans author writing YA books for teens. What if hers was the first book a genderqueer or trans kid ever read? What did she owe her reader? These are some of the questions at …

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Season 5:10: Spontaneous Actions = Better Life 3:56

1M ago3:56

3:56

Why should we be more spontaneous in life? On this episode, Coach Teon Singletary will share with you some reasons why being spontaneous could increase your enjoyment of life. Please share this episode with those who could benefit from its insights.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tslewli/messageSupport this podc…

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Getting Real About Book Publishing, featuring Kathleen Schmidt 46:49

2M ago46:49

46:49

Strap on your seatbelts ’cause we’re going for a ride—into the wild world of book publishing. Guest Kathleen Schmidt is a leading voice in publishing. Her popular Substack, Publishing Confidential, is a go-to source for tell-it-like-it-is realities about the industry and what authors can and should expect. We talk shop this week, touching upon auth…

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From Grief To Joy with Dr. Vee 18:47

2M ago18:47

18:47

Is grief a real emotion? During this episode, Coach Teon Singletary bring to you Dr. Vernessa Blackwell to shine light on this thought, and how to navigate the waters of grief. Please share this episode with those who could benefit from its insights.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tslewli/messageSupport this pod…

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The Big Familia of Writing Inspiration, featuring Tomas Moniz 39:52

2M ago39:52

39:52

An episode about friendship, writing about friendship, and how friendship influences our writing lives. As a community-minded podcast, Write-minded has often touched upon the importance of a broader net of friendship on our writing. This week we get a bit more specific with guest Tomas Moniz, who’s written a new book about male friendship and whose…

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Other People’s Words, featuring Lissa Soep 46:23

2M ago46:23

46:23

This week’s Write-minded show examines the nuanced and deep exploration at the heart of guest Lissa Soep’s new book, Other People’s Words. A consideration of the ways others’ voices echo in our own, her book and this episode shows us a kaleidoscope of how we conjure and recycle and tap into the words of others. There’s much to unpack here, too, fro…

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Light-hearted Writing During Heavy-hearted Times, featuring Neely Tubati-Alexander 35:14

2M ago35:14

35:14

Ready for a reprieve? Join Brooke and Grant and this week’s guest, Neely Tubati-Alexander, for a conversation about whether romance and rom-com writers are having more fun. We dive into questions of the success of the genre, what publishers are looking for, and how a writer gets into romance writing in the first place. A light-hearted episode in ce…

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Strategies for Writing About Childhood Trauma, featuring Javier Zamora 40:23

2M ago40:23

40:23

This week Write-minded wades into the important topic of writing about childhood trauma. Trauma is at the heart of many of our stories, whether you’re writing coming-of-age or only touching upon childhood stories in the context of specific memoir scenes (or raw material for fiction). Javier’s memoir, Solito, is a stunning book about his nine-week j…

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Season 5.9: Persistence Is Leadership 4:56

2M ago4:56

4:56

Should leaders be persistent in what they do? During this episode, Coach Teon Singletary will share with you some reasons why it is important for leaders to be persistent in their actions. Share this with others you believe will receive value by listening to this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tslewli/…

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Recovering from the Stigma of a "Failed" First Novel, featuring Ethel Rohan 49:06

3M ago49:06

49:06

It's important to learn from the challenges of a failed book rather than allowing it to define your career. The publishing industry can be harsh and unforgiving to writers in this situation. Unforgiving as in agents abandoning the writer or publishers turning away future work, not because of its quality, but because of the one book that didn’t sell…

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Season 5.8: Procrastinate No More 4:07

3M ago4:07

4:07

Why do we procrastinate so much? During this episode, Coach Teon Singletary will share with you some reasons why we procrastinate as humans, and ways how to overcome this syndrome. Share this with others you believe will receive value by listening to this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tslewli/messageS…

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Journeying into Writerly Aesthetic, featuring K-Ming Chang 45:24

3M ago45:24

45:24

A fun episode about aesthetic, language, and paying attention to style and taste in writing. This week’s guest K-Ming Chang talks about disorientation as a style, language as something that lives in the body, and hating plot. This is a playful interview that focuses on the experiential and reminds us that we all have an existential position on our …

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Season 5.7: That Powerful Four Letter Word 4:21

3M ago4:21

4:21

What is this four letter word that is so powerful? During this episode, Coach Teon Singletary will share with you the four letter word that can change the world, if we use it more. Share this with others you believe will receive value by listening to this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tslewli/messageS…

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Breaking Into Ghostwriting and Work-for-Hire Writing, featuring Aubre Andrus 35:35

3M ago35:35

35:35

Ghostwriting and work-for-hire are great ways to break into the publishing industry and to make a living as a writer. Guest Aubre Andrus shows us a side of the writing and publishing business that can seem a bit elusive. And more and more writers are taking on work for hire projects due to mass media layoffs and greater transparency by celebrities …

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How Stories Get Carried Through the Generations and in Our Bones, featuring Ingrid Rojas Contreras 55:30

3M ago55:30

55:30

This week’s Write-minded floats into the magical and surreal world of Ingrid Rojas Contreras, who talks about her new memoir, The Man Who Could Move Clouds, about her curandera-storytelling mother and their shared history of amnesia, and about why to her magical realism is just realism. Grant and Brooke consider what gets passed down to us from our…

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Get Into Your Writing Using All the Senses, featuring Janet Fitch 57:21

4M ago57:21

57:21

In this gorgeous, sensualistic, tactile, provocative episode of Write-minded, we explore the senses with Janet Fitch of White Oleander fame. In this interview, Janet takes us on a tour through the senses, making the point that our language is impoverished and we can—and must—do more to become more sophisticated observers on the page. This is an epi…

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How to Be Self-Revealing in Memoir When You're Not In Real Life, featuring Dr. Brian H. Williams 43:25

4M ago43:25

43:25

This week's episode moves beyond inspiring and into the territory of important, essential, and recommended listening—and reading. Guest Dr. Brian H. Williams, author of the debut memoir, The Bodies Keep Coming, joins us to talk about his experience as a trauma surgeon, and what being on the hospital frontlines can teach us about racial inequities i…

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Bonus Joy 365 Intro 0:59

4M ago0:59

0:59

Bonus episodes coming your way!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tslewli/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tslewli/support

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Hidden Stories, featuring Vanessa Chan 37:32

4M ago37:32

37:32

Hidden stories are at the heart of many a novel and memoir, driving writers, often from very young ages, toward exploration, uncovering, and the desire to seek for and know truths. Vanessa Chan’s new novel, The Storm We Made, is one such story, spawned by the unlikeliest of spies—a discontent mother and wife in 1930s British Malaya who, in becoming…

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The Future of the Book, featuring Maja Thomas 49:58

4M ago49:58

49:58

Books were just books for hundreds of years, but in the past 20 years, we've experienced major shifts in how we read and write. Plus, we’re on the brink of another revolution with AI that will change what we know and think we know about book publishing. This week’s guest, Maja Thomas, is the Chief Innovation Officer at Hachette, and her job, essent…

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Season 5.6: Embracing the Present 4:32

4M ago4:32

4:32

Join Coach Teon Singletary in exploring the significance of the present moment. Gain insights into the profound importance of embracing the present, as it constitutes our only reality. Feel free to share this valuable perspective with those whom you think will appreciate its wisdom. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…

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The New Year's Un-resolution Show 19:15

5M ago19:15

19:15

Happy New Year! On this week’s Write-minded, Brooke and Grant take stock of last year’s resolutions and hold their own feet to the fire on what was cast out for resolutions, and what was accomplished (or not). We’re probing the resolution, therefore, as we head into 2024—assessing its pros and cons, musing about who we’d be without a goal, and cons…

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The Subtle Art of Attunement and Its Bearing on Our Writing, featuring Baron Wormser 41:32

5M ago41:32

41:32

This week we’re slowing down, inviting listeners to contemplate another world both far and not far away from this one where there’s no electricity, no internet, no immediate access to all the information of the world at your fingertips. This was the world our guest Baron Wormser occupied for nearly twenty years, and the subject of his memoir, The R…

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