Episodes
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Where’s The Lie? Or How to Be True to Yourself in Memoir Writing
In a true roundtable discussion, Joy and episode co-hosts, Amah Edoh, Sonia Alejandra Rodriquez, and Hadassah K. Williams speak with the writer, Dr. Camille U. Adams, about her emotionally resonant work that is largely set in her home country, Trinidad and Tobago. This episode explores discovery…
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Begin With Place. Your Memory of a Place.
After a break, Joy Notoma is back with more insightful talks with early career BIPOC creative writers. In this episode Joy talks with Tolu Daniel about PLACE as a vehicle to create stories that transport readers. In a wide-spanning conversation rich with ideas about how one's personal…
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Writing From The Wound With Care
In this season finale episode, host Joy Notoma speaks with fiction writer, poet, and essayist, Sonia Alejandra Rodríguez, about the ins and outs of writing about traumatic life experiences. Have you ever heard phrases like "Start where it hurts" or "Go where the wound is" or any other sentiment...
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Sacrifices, Alignment, and Character Autonomy
Host Joy Notoma speaks to novelist and short story writer, NK Iguh, on the way multiple creative projects sustain each other and more. We explore the following questions: How do you manage working on multiple book length projects at once? How do you make sure that the way you spend your time is...
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Writing in Your Own Voice and the Gift of Flash
Host Joy Notoma speaks with flash fiction writer, Brianna Johnson, about writing in one’s own voice and how flash fiction can be useful to writers of all genres. We also talk about editing while you generate versus the messy first draft and it’s not what you think! Participants noted techniques...
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Spirituality and Marketing Yourself as an Emerging Writer
Joy Notoma speaks with guest Cecilia Caballero, PhD on the importance of marketing yourself and not relying on the publishing industry for your success. Cecilia offers a helpful tip to regulate the nervous system when talking about your writing on social media feels scary. SHOW NOTES Thank you…
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Faith, Doubt, and Artist Statements
In this debut episode host Joy Notoma speaks with guest Michaeljulius Idani and participants about finding the balance between writing community life and actual writing, and the value of artist statements.