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This Creative Life

This Creative Life

59 Episodes • By Sara Zarr • thiscreativelife.libsyn.com/site...
Author Sara Zarr reads between the lines of the writing life in interview episodes as well as solo minisodes, with a focus on the practical and psychological aspects of writing and publishing, the creative process, and the strange landscape where art meets commerce. Past guests include filmmaker Sco ...more
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TCL Mini: The Writing Life Audit
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Mar 22 2023 18m
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86. Melissa Walker Takes Action
In late 2016, Melissa Walker was working on her 10th... more
Mar 8 2023 55m
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TCL Mini: No Sure Things
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Jan 5 2023 8m
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85. The Publishing Year in Review with Agent Michael Bourret
From the supply chain issues that started the year, ... more
Dec 21 2022 1h 7m
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84. Bennett Madison's Permission to Let Go
What do you do when you've established a writing car... more
Dec 7 2022 53m
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TCL Archives: Bennett Madison in 2013
One from the 2013 archives to get you ready for next... more
Dec 3 2022 39m
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TCL Mini: Year In Review
New full episode next week! Until then, here's the a... more
Nov 30 2022 8m
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TCL Mini: Writing In Reality
Letting go of the idealized version of your writing ... more
Nov 23 2022 7m
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TCL Mini: Creative Rest
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Oct 26 2022 9m
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83. Tara Altebrando Is Solving the Puzzle
In the third episode in the Comebacks, Pivots, and R... more
Oct 19 2022 45m
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82. Malinda Lo Never Went Away
In the second episode in the Comebacks, Pivots, and ... more
Oct 5 2022 46m
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81. Faith Gardner Takes Control (Comebacks, Pivots, and Reinventions)
When author Faith Gardner grew frustrated with the s... more
Sep 21 2022 51m
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Comebacks, Pivots, and Reinventions - Coming Fall 2022
What's coming this fall from This Creative Life! Sho... more
Sep 2 2022 3m
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TCL Mini: Writing When It Doesn't Feel Like It Matters
When it feels like the world is burning down, is wri... more
Jun 29 2022 6m
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TCL Mini: Becoming a Good Self-Editor
Get the newsletter version of this post Get the book... more
Jun 15 2022 7m
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TCL Mini: Accepting Your Limitations
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Jun 13 2022 9m
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Ep 81: Author Michelle Huneven
I’m so happy to be back with one my favorite contemp... more
May 17 2022 39m
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Ep 80: The This Creative Life Book on Literaticast 55
It's launch day for the This Creative Life ebook, wi... more
Apr 28 2022 1h 32m
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Ep 29A: Jo Knowles from the Archives
Jo Knowles is one of my favorite book people, and sh... more
Apr 14 2022 37m
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The Launch Box 7: Launched!
A lot has happened since the last episode! Namely: A... more
Apr 8 2022 54m
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The Launch Box 6: An Abridged History of Self-Publishing
As Andrew and I wait through the last few weeks befo... more
Feb 18 2022 1h 9m
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Ep 79: Laurel Snyder
Laurel Snyder is the author of numerous books for yo... more
Feb 12 2022 59m
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The Launch Box 5: Publicity, Book Blues, and Ringo
The Launch Box is back! Andrew and I talk about lett... more
Jan 27 2022 52m
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Ep 78: Preeti Chhibber
I’m so excited to kick off 2022 with my conversation... more
Jan 20 2022 52m
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The Launch Box 4: Gifts, Ifs, and Shifts
In this episode of The Launch Box, Andrew and I disc... more
Dec 19 2021 58m
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