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Writing Class Radio is for people who love true, personal stories and want to learn how to write their own stories. There's no better way to understand ourselves and each other than by writing and tel... Read more

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3: What Is the Story You Tell about Your Relationship with Your Mother?

3: What Is the Story You Tell about Your Relationship with Your Mother?

Hear what Inessa, Danny, Bo, Jahn, Allison and Andrea confess about their relationships with their moms and how those re... Read more

11 Oct 2015

16mins

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39: Get Out of Your Way and Write

39: Get Out of Your Way and Write

On today’s episode we’re talking about getting out of our own way when writing a story. The writing process starts with ... Read more

11 Dec 2017

20mins

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43: Voices in Your Head

43: Voices in Your Head

Writing is a gift of yourself. It should give the reader or listener a glimpse inside. It should be something true and n... Read more

3 Apr 2018

21mins

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7: Story Structure Is Sexy

7: Story Structure Is Sexy

How should a story be structured? Start from the very beginning by using the concept of story spine. Story spine, a tech... Read more

14 Dec 2015

17mins

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5: The Lies We Tell

5: The Lies We Tell

Danny and Bo reveal the lies they've told, especially to themselves. And then the fallout. Danny falls in love with two ... Read more

11 Nov 2015

23mins

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74: Think Like a Writer with Dani Shapiro

74: Think Like a Writer with Dani Shapiro

We recorded this show from Miami and Madrid. If you are new to Writing Class Radio, welcome. Today on our show, we have ... Read more

2 Oct 2019

37mins

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4: Field Trip to the Fertility Clinic. Freezing Eggs at 6 a.m.

4: Field Trip to the Fertility Clinic. Freezing Eggs at 6 a.m.

Andrea follows Inessa to the fertility clinic early one morning as she goes through the process of harvesting her eggs, ... Read more

13 Oct 2015

8mins

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6: Wendi Tells the Story of her Ex-husband’s Murder. Writing Is an Exercise in Trust.

6: Wendi Tells the Story of her Ex-husband’s Murder. Writing Is an Exercise in Trust.

Today we give you Wendi Adelson the way she revealed herself in the first semester. Andrea talks about hot topic, cold p... Read more

3 Dec 2015

21mins

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37: Ready to Write that Memoir or Novel? Nov. is National Novel Writing Month

37: Ready to Write that Memoir or Novel? Nov. is National Novel Writing Month

November is #NaNoWriMo (https://nanowrimo.org/), and we have executive director, Grant Faulkner (http://www.grantfaulkne... Read more

1 Nov 2017

33mins

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61: How to Stop Procrastinating and Write Your Story

61: How to Stop Procrastinating and Write Your Story

On this episode, we talk about procrastination. We also talk about speaking directly to the reader from a place of exper... Read more

13 Mar 2019

16mins

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30: How to Write Your True Story with Joyce Maynard

30: How to Write Your True Story with Joyce Maynard

The format for this episode is a little different. Today we’re bringing you a guest teacher, because we think it’s smart... Read more

19 May 2017

23mins

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40: Likable Narrator: Be the Biggest Asshole in the Story

40: Likable Narrator: Be the Biggest Asshole in the Story

On this episode, we’re talking about creating a likable narrator. The narrator is the I in the story. It’s YOU. We see t... Read more

9 Jan 2018

21mins

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9: Who Cares About Your Story? What Are the Stakes?

9: Who Cares About Your Story? What Are the Stakes?

We’re talking about stakes. And we don’t mean those slabs of meat you eat if you’re not a vegetarian, but what makes a l... Read more

1 Feb 2016

28mins

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75: How to Go From Idea to Published Essay to Book Deal

75: How to Go From Idea to Published Essay to Book Deal

Today on our show, we’re talking to Lilly Dancyger, an editor at Catapult, among many things. She’s also a freelance edi... Read more

6 Nov 2019

40mins

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13: Rejection Sucks. Why Do We Put Ourselves Out There?

13: Rejection Sucks. Why Do We Put Ourselves Out There?

In this episode, student and co-producer Allison Langer puts herself out there in writing and in love. The first story s... Read more

17 May 2016

26mins

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62: The Devil's in the Details

62: The Devil's in the Details

Details matter. Details bring the reader/listener into a world they may know nothing about. They help us trust the narra... Read more

27 Mar 2019

20mins

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29: Can You Hear Me if I Can't Hear You?

29: Can You Hear Me if I Can't Hear You?

This episode is about connecting through writing. It’s also about the job of storytellers to bring us into their world. ... Read more

21 Apr 2017

26mins

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73: How to Write When Shit Gets Real

73: How to Write When Shit Gets Real

Today our show is going to be a little different because shit just got really real. Three weeks ago, Allison was diagnos... Read more

28 Aug 2019

30mins

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11: Words Matter: Student Missy Shares Words with her Hero Elizabeth Gilbert

11: Words Matter: Student Missy Shares Words with her Hero Elizabeth Gilbert

The words we say to each other and ourselves shape our lives. One of Andrea’s favorite writing tenets is: Make every wor... Read more

25 Apr 2016

26mins

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14: Taboo: Fat, Fuck, Masturbation

14: Taboo: Fat, Fuck, Masturbation

In this episode, we discuss what is taboo. Is it a word, a topic? Is it the same for everyone? We learn why we need to t... Read more

29 May 2016

22mins

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