And Then Write: Enjoy This Podcast Interview with Stacy Walsh and Mag Dimond
I enjoyed being on this podcast with host Stacy Walsh!
We talked at length about book creation, about the changing of a writer’s vision while in process, and about the importance of the “hero’s journey” in my story.
(Stacy was curious about how that idea of the hero’s journey emerged and changed as I wrote the book.)
A writer herself, Stacy asked perceptive questions about craft, and about dealing with unreliable memory. I liked talking to her because I heard a teacher of writing on the other side of the conversation.
Writing a memoir is its own kind of special journey. Not only does it require that you generate material relating to your life, it asks you to come to terms with it, to make sense of it in a way that will be compelling to readers.
The best memoirs show us all the layers, and it’s that vulnerability, that willingness to be perceived as a flawed, complex human being trying to figure it all out that results in a deep connection with the author.
She and I talked about just how writers do that…
We also shared insights about 826 Valencia and its innovative literacy program which is doing so much to support young people as they embrace writing. We agreed it’s a powerful and inspiring program, now syndicated around the country.
Enjoy the show and let me know what you think!
Warmly,
Mag
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Photo Mohammad Metri