Sara Schaff's guest appearances

Sara Schaff

DIY MFA Radio

The Other Stories

The Downtown Writers Jam

Past Forward

A World Without Books

Sharon Harrigan

Brad Fox

Robert Dugoni

Aimee Liu

Simon Stephenson

Chad Dundas

Alice Kaltman

Kelly Fordon

Helen Zuman

Eddy Boudel Tan

Jeff Garvin

Scott Spencer

Kiley Reid

Joan Dempsey

Austin Kleon

OwlTail

Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Sara Schaff. Sara is the author of two short story collections The Invention of Love and Say Something Nice About Me. She is a CLMP Firecracker Award Finalist in fiction and a finalist for the 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Award for short fiction. Her writing has appeared in Catapult, Kenyon Review Online, Yale Review Online, The Belladonna, Michigan Quarterly Review, LitHub, and others.  A graduate of Brown University and the MFA program at the University of Michigan, Sara has taught at Oberlin College, the University of Michigan, and St. Lawrence University, as well as in China, Colombia, and Northern Ireland, where she also studied storytelling. She lives in the North Country and is an assistant professor of English at the SUNY Plattsburgh. In this episode Sara and I discuss:  How approaching her characters emotions more authentically created a significant change in her writing style. What a writer can do to best bring a reader into the story, and help a reader fully get to know their characters. Why feedback from other writers isn’t always helpful if it relies too much on suggestions for fixes and harsh criticisms, and not enough on building community.  Plus, their #1 tip for writers. For more info and show notes: diymfa.com/333

Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Sara Schaff. Sara is the author of two short story collections The Invention of Love and Say Something Nice About Me. She is a CLMP Firecracker Award Finalist in fiction and a finalist for the 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Award for short fiction. Her writing has appeared in Catapult, Kenyon Review Online, Yale Review Online, The Belladonna, Michigan Quarterly Review, LitHub, and others.  A graduate of Brown University and the MFA program at the University of Michigan, Sara has taught at Oberlin College, the University of Michigan, and St. Lawrence University, as well as in China, Colombia, and Northern Ireland, where she also studied storytelling. She lives in the North Country and is an assistant professor of English at the SUNY Plattsburgh. In this episode Sara and I discuss: <ul> <li>How approaching her characters emotions more authentically created a significant change in her writing style.</li> <li>What a writer can do to best bring a reader into the story, and help a reader fully get to know their characters.</li> <li>Why feedback from other writers isn’t always helpful if it relies too much on suggestions for fixes and harsh criticisms, and not enough on building community.</li> </ul> Plus, their #1 tip for writers. For more info and show notes: <a href="https://diymfa.com/podcast/episode-333-Sara-Schaff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">diymfa.com/333</a>

333: Unpacking the Short Story Workshop  — Interview with Sara Schaff 

This week we're excited to welcome Sara Schaff to the show.

This week we're excited to welcome Sara Schaff to the show.

The Other Stories - Episode 268 - Feat. Sara Schaff

Authors rarely travel a direct path to their writing career. But author Sara Schaff may have one of the most winding roads yet. She spent several years exploring the world, including a stint studying of storytelling in Northern Ireland as well as teaching in China and Columbia.Eventually, she made her to way to the University of Michigan where we earned her MFA. And earlier this year, she published her second book of short stories, The Invention of Love. Oh, and she—and her daughter—stopped by the Jam Bunker to talk with Brad and Maxx about dinosaurs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Authors rarely travel a direct path to their writing career. But author <a href="https://www.saraschaff.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sara Schaff</a> may have one of the most winding roads yet. She spent several years exploring the world, including a stint studying of storytelling in Northern Ireland as well as teaching in China and Columbia.Eventually, she made her to way to the University of Michigan where we earned her MFA. And earlier this year, she published her second book of short stories, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/2848/9781952897009" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Invention of Love</a>. Oh, and she—and her daughter—stopped by the Jam Bunker to talk with Brad and Maxx about dinosaurs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Sara Schaff is the author of two story collections: The Invention of Love (Split/Lip Press 2020) and Say Something Nice About Me (Augury Books 2016), a 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist for short fiction. Her writing has appeared in Kenyon Review Online, Yale Review Online, LitHub, and elsewhere.* * *The Invention of LoveSplit/Lip Press, 2020

<a href="http://www.saraschaff.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sara Schaff</a> is the author of two story collections: The Invention of Love (Split/Lip Press 2020) and Say Something Nice About Me (Augury Books 2016), a 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist for short fiction. Her writing has appeared in Kenyon Review Online, Yale Review Online, LitHub, and elsewhere.* * *<a href="http://www.splitlippress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Invention of Love</a> Split/Lip Press, 2020