<![CDATA[Writer-ing]]>f0b314f8-05d5-5618-a275-2286c890b627Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:11:07 +0000Captivate.fmSarah George-Waterfieldhttps://artwork.captivate.fm/4a9a9fa5-b864-410c-8876-40149e7f5b0f/Xric3rvadfU4_YIRT3uCosit.pngWriter-ingSarah George-WaterfieldSarah George-WaterfieldAll writers are works in progress. Each episode, Sarah reads an author’s biography, autobiography, or memoir and picks through it to pinpoint the details of how each author actually does what they do. From John Steinbeck’s preferred pencils to Stephen King’s well-documented feelings on adverbs to Agatha Christie’s tricks for transforming the domestic. Dive into the rituals, practices, quirks, tips, and oddities of how writers write.https://writer-ing.captivate.fmfalseepisodicnopodcastEpisode 5: Flannery O'Connor: A Life of Flannery O'Connor by Brad GoochEpisode 5: Flannery O'Connor: A Life of Flannery O'Connor by Brad GoochRove through Georgia farms and country doctor's offices with peacocks and misfits and tough as nails Southern ladies in Brad Gooch's biography ”Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor." We explore drawing characters and places and patterns from life, transmuting memories into stories, turning the mundane into the mystical, and the DETAIL of routines.

Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor by Brad Gooch

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]]>Rove through Georgia farms and country doctor's offices with peacocks and misfits and tough as nails Southern ladies in Brad Gooch's biography ”Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor." We explore drawing characters and places and patterns from life, transmuting memories into stories, turning the mundane into the mystical, and the DETAIL of routines.

Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor by Brad Gooch

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]]>3b73f0c7-582e-47b9-bb43-1c4d7a318e24Sat, 29 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -040001:03:37falsefull15151Sarah George-WaterfieldEpisode 4: Kurt Vonnegut (and Suzanne McConnell) — Pity the Reader: On Writing with StyleEpisode 4: Kurt Vonnegut (and Suzanne McConnell) — Pity the Reader: On Writing with StyleA deep and stumbling dive into Kurt Vonnegut’s and Suzanne McConnell's 2019 co-biography, co-autobiography, and co-craft book, “Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style.” Scratching the surface of Vonnegut’s writing experience, teaching, and philosophy through finding what you want (really want) to write about, swoops vs. bashers (and what patience lets you do whether you’re one or the other), and a writer’s first duty as entertainer (and what that means for plot and characters).

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]]>A deep and stumbling dive into Kurt Vonnegut’s and Suzanne McConnell's 2019 co-biography, co-autobiography, and co-craft book, “Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style.” Scratching the surface of Vonnegut’s writing experience, teaching, and philosophy through finding what you want (really want) to write about, swoops vs. bashers (and what patience lets you do whether you’re one or the other), and a writer’s first duty as entertainer (and what that means for plot and characters).

Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style: Bookshop.org | Amazon


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]]>35d1879b-6e67-4d90-9fbb-4813ff759929Thu, 30 May 2024 09:00:00 -040045:19falsefull14141Sarah George-WaterfieldEpisode 3: Margaret Wise Brown — In the Great Green Room by Amy GaryEpisode 3: Margaret Wise Brown — In the Great Green Room by Amy GaryRevel in Amy Gary’s 2016 book, “In the Great Green Room: The Brilliant and Bold Life of Margaret Wise Brown.” We dive into how the author of classics like “Goodnight Moon,” “The Noisy Book,” and “The Runaway Bunny” captured the power of patterns, brought research to children’s literature, and always thought she should be doing something more “serious.” And, using ski receipts as writing materials

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]]>Revel in Amy Gary’s 2016 book, “In the Great Green Room: The Brilliant and Bold Life of Margaret Wise Brown.” We dive into how the author of classics like “Goodnight Moon,” “The Noisy Book,” and “The Runaway Bunny” captured the power of patterns, brought research to children’s literature, and always thought she should be doing something more “serious.” And, using ski receipts as writing materials

In the Great Green Room: Bookshop.org | Amazon


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Instagram: @sarahgeorgewaterfield


More Mangum Talks: https://www.mangumtalks.com/

]]>2c9ad31d-f539-4bd4-8b07-305a827ec07aTue, 30 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -040034:06falsefull13131Sarah George-WaterfieldEpisode 2: Stephen King — On Writing: A Memoir of the CraftEpisode 2: Stephen King — On Writing: A Memoir of the CraftDeep dive into Stephen King’s classic memoir disguised as writing guide (or how-to manual dressed up as autobiography?), “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.” We peek into King’s handling of rejection, shame, and thinly veiled checklist. Plus, deciding what to put on the spike you drive into your own wall.

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]]>Deep dive into Stephen King’s classic memoir disguised as writing guide (or how-to manual dressed up as autobiography?), “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.” We peek into King’s handling of rejection, shame, and thinly veiled checklist. Plus, deciding what to put on the spike you drive into your own wall.

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft: Bookshop.org | Amazon

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]]>f5b7931b-50e7-4c27-bb7a-94677a011131Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -040037:16falsefull12121Sarah George-WaterfieldEpisode 1: Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman by Lucy WorsleyEpisode 1: Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman by Lucy WorsleyAn investigation into Lucy Worsley’s 2022 book, “Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman.” We dive into how Christie transforms the domestic, how she moved her writing from chaos to plot, and what Worsley calls the Grand Dame of Mystery’s “Christie tricks” — what they are, what they let her do, and how we can develop our own.

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]]>An investigation into Lucy Worsley’s 2022 book, “Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman.” We dive into how Christie transforms the domestic, how she moved her writing from chaos to plot, and what Worsley calls the Grand Dame of Mystery’s “Christie tricks” — what they are, what they let her do, and how we can develop our own.

Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman Bookshop.org | Amazon

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]]>0c35e97c-e28a-4bc4-bdb2-805ea9db7e55Wed, 21 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -040027:22falsefull11111Sarah George-Waterfield