It’s my distinct pleasure, for this, our post-NaNo episode, to welcome C.L. Clark (@C_L_Clark) to the show! Cherae reads a pair of excerpts from their trunked novel, The Bitch of Maradon, which leads us into a great conversation about formal and informal writing education, interrogating our biases, and how awkward it can be to revisit our old writing in the context of actually reading it out loud. Cherae also shares the story of her journey from NaNoWriMo to publication for their amazing novel, The Unbroken.


 


Things we mention this episode:


 


The Unbroken, by C.L. Clark


Héctor’s episode


My episode with Sharon Hsu


George Carlin


NaNoWriMo


Brandon Sanderson


Scrivener


Podcastle


Frodo it is done dot gif


#DVPit


Just Like Home episode


The Faithless, by C.L. Clark


Writers of the Future


Tor.com


Sisyphus,” by C.L. Clark


Queers Destroy SF


Seanan McGuire


Lockie Hunter


Steering the Craft, by Ursula K. Le Guin


Wonderbook, by Jeff Vandermeer


The Expanse, by James S.A. Corey


The Godkiller, by Hannah Kaner


Small Gods and Hogfather, by Terry Pratchett


Cherae’s website and insta


Maslowe’s Hierarchy of Needs


The Skeleton War


SFF’s Big Fat Problem,” by R.K. Duncan


 


Join us next month, when I’ll be talking to Annalee Newitz and Juliet Kemp, plus our annual awards roundup!

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