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Courage to Create Episode 63 with Christina Soontornvat
Courage to Create - September 04, 2019 19:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsBethany interviews friend, Writing Barn student and teacher, and prolific author Christina Soontornvat in this episode of Courage to Create. Christina is the author of THE CHANGELINGS and IN A DARK LAND, the chapter book series DIARY OF AN ICE PRINCESS, three forthcoming picture books, the upcom...
Courage to Create Episode 62: Creative A Team
Courage to Create - August 28, 2019 18:24 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsDuring this episode, host Bethany Hegedus tackles the topic of critique groups, including what they are, how you find one or start one, how you keep one going, how you disband one when it's not working or leave one that isn't working for you. She also goes over reasons to join a group such as ac...
Courage to Create Episode 61: Write. Submit. Support. Segment 2
Courage to Create - August 23, 2019 15:54 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsIn segment two of the special Courage to Create episode Bethany recorded live during her Write. Submit. Support. class’s summer retreat, the group of writers delve into what drives their literary lives at the moment and what, if anything they’d like to change about that. How can community help o...
Courage to Create Episode 60: Write. Submit. Support. Segment 1
Courage to Create - August 16, 2019 15:55 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsIn this special first segment of a two part Courage to Create, Bethany leads the group of writers from her pilot program of Write. Submit. Support. during their most recent retreat. This group of writers has worked together for three years now, and they continue to retreat together twice yearly ...
Courage to Create Episode 59 with Nancy Churnin
Courage to Create - August 07, 2019 19:32 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsNancy Churnin is the author of eight picture book biographies, including her newest release, MARTIN & ANNE: THE KINDRED SPIRITS OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AND ANNE FRANK. Nancy is a native New Yorker who now lives in Texas. She is a graduate of Harvard University with a master's from Columbi...
Courage to Create Episode 58 with Jorge and Megan Lacera
Courage to Create - July 24, 2019 19:25 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsHusband and wife illustrator and author duo, Megan and Jorge Lacera, join Bethany to discuss their humorous picture book debut, ZOMBIES DON'T EAT VEGGIES. Megan and Jorge wanted to create a book that depicted a family like theirs: bilingual, multi-cultural, funny, and imperfect! That desire resu...
Courage to Create Episode 57: Refilling Your Well
Courage to Create - July 18, 2019 19:22 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsIn this episode of Courage to Create, Bethany ruminates on what it means to refill our personal wells of energy, calling on quotes from previous guests on the Courage to Create podcast as well as her own experiences as an author and creative. How can we listen to others? How can we listen to our...
Courage to Create Episode 56 with Sarah Aronson
Courage to Create - July 09, 2019 19:04 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsSarah Aronson first appeared on episode 15 of Courage to Create, and she joins Bethany again in this episode to discuss her new picture book biography, Just Like Rube Goldberg. Sarah has an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts and has published three sta...
Courage to Create Episode 55 with Daria Peoples-Riley and Jess Rinker
Courage to Create - July 03, 2019 18:11 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsIn this episode of Courage to Create, author Jess Rinker and illustrator Daria Peoples-Riley join host Bethany Hegedus to discuss their picture book biography GLORIA TAKES A STAND: HOW GLORIA STEINEM LISTENED, WROTE, AND CHANGED THE WORLD. Jess is also the author of the forthcoming SEND A GIRL: ...
Courage to Create Episode 54 with Kathleen Cornell Berman and Keith Henry Brown
Courage to Create - June 26, 2019 16:22 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsThe Porchlight is brought to you by Bethany Hegedus, Creative Director at The Writing Barn in Austin, Texas. (thewritingbarn.com) Join us as we chat with authors, illustrators and other creatives in and outside of the kid-lit field.
Courage to Create 53: Self-Promotion
Courage to Create - June 19, 2019 20:19 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsOn this episode of Courage to Create, Bethany tackles the sticky subject of self-promotion through Jennifer Weiner’s recent Publisher’s Weekly article, “Deconstructing ‘I Wrote A Thing.’” Writers, especially women, struggle to promote our own work without falling into the familiar trap of self-d...
Courage to Create 52 with Ann Braden
Courage to Create - June 12, 2019 14:23 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsAnn Braden writes books about kids struggling to find their voice amidst the realities of life. Her debut middle grade novel THE BENEFITS OF BEING AN OCTOPUS was listed as one of NPR’s Best Books of 2018, received a starred review from School Library Journal, and was described by Newbery award...
Courage to Create 51: Naysayers & Energy Vampires Be Gone!
Courage to Create - June 05, 2019 13:15 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsThis Courage to Create episode is all about learning to be resilient and work with the negative aspects of ourselves and others while also learning to set boundaries. Bethany Hegedus discusses the fine art of critiquing your own work and the work of others and learning to accept what resonates w...
Courage to Create: Episode 50 with Kathi Appelt
Courage to Create - May 29, 2019 16:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsWriting Barn friend and master storyteller Kathi Appelt returns to The Porchlight after having joined Bethany previously in episode 5. In this latest episode, they discuss Kathi's first young adult novel, ANGEL THIEVES, as well as her picture book MAX ATTACKS, which will be released this summer....
Courage to Create: We've Rebranded!
Courage to Create - May 22, 2019 13:56 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsThat's right! You heard us correctly, the Porchlight Podcast will now be fully folded under author Bethany Hegedus' Courage to Create Series. Listen to this quick episode to find out exactly what that means! Don't worry listeners, we still full intend to provide you with author interviews, liter...
Courage to Create 10: Expectations - The Time It Takes, Is The Time It Takes
Courage to Create - May 15, 2019 20:25 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsDo you have great expectations about writing and publishing and how much time your literary life should take? Are you constantly disappointed because your literary life isn't meeting those high standards? In the tenth episode of Bethany Hegedus' Courage to Create series, she discusses how we c...
The Porchlight: Episode 49 with Charlotte Sullivan Wild
Courage to Create - May 08, 2019 15:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsBethany interviews Charlotte Sullivan Wild whose debut picture book is THE AMAZING IDEA OF YOU, illustrated by Mary Lundquist (Bloomsbury, 2019). Charlotte has served as the Regional Advisor for the Southwest Texas chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators; founding host...
Courage to Create #9: Creating From Personal Pain
Courage to Create - May 01, 2019 17:17 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsBethany Hegedus is back with episode 8 in her Courage to Create series. This is Bethany's most personal and forthright talk yet where she discusses how to create from personal pain and your unhealed places and how she herself has done this numerous times in her career. Delving deeply into the me...
The Porchlight: Episode 47 with Lynne Kelly
Courage to Create - April 24, 2019 15:32 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsOn this episode of The Porchlight, Bethany interviews her friend and fellow author, Lynne Kelly. As a former special education teacher and now a sign-language interpreter, Lynne has always loved words. She also loves animals, and they have been the catalyst for her debut middle grade novel, CHAI...
Courage to Create #8: Failure is Not Final
Courage to Create - April 17, 2019 16:42 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsIn this brand new episode of The Porchlight's popular installmentCourage to Create,author Bethany Hegedus talks about the F word. Yes you read me correctly. The dreaded F word: Failure. We've all been there, whether it be a rejection or a bad review or any of the other small failures we encounte...
The Porchlight: Episode 45 with Lindsay Leslie
Courage to Create - April 10, 2019 17:39 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsIn this brand new episode of The Porchlight, Bethany Hegedus interviews friend and local Austin author Lindsay Leslie whose debut picture book, THIS BOOK IS SPINELESS, has one of the finest first page turns ever according to a review from Booklist. Lindsay was a journalism major who worked...
Episode 44 (Courage to Create #7: Meaning or Happiness)
Courage to Create - February 13, 2019 22:46 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsIn this season 3 finale of The Porchlight Podcast, Bethany Hegedus caps off her newest series Courage to Create with an episode on In this inspiring episode Bethany asks listeners to define what meaning, happiness, and purpose looks like in their own lives. How can we gift ourselves these ass...
The Porchlight: Episode 43 with author Rob Sanders
Courage to Create - February 06, 2019 18:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsFourth grade teacher and author Rob Sanders joins Bethany for this inspiring episode of The Porchlight where they discuss everything from Rob's literary life to the importance of inclusion, social justice, and perseverance. Rob is the author of eight picture books, including PRIDE, PEACEFUL FIGH...
Episode 42 (Courage to Create #6: The Deeply Disciplined Half-Ass)
Courage to Create - January 30, 2019 16:03 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsIn episode six of Courage to Create, Bethany talks about how to become what writer Elizabeth Gilbert calls a deeply disciplined half-ass. Our own inner critic and perfectionism can stop us from even getting started with our writing. Bethany discusses how we can overcome this and stop our stopp...
The Porchlight: Episode 41 with author Marcie Colleen
Courage to Create - January 23, 2019 17:35 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsIn episode 41 of The Porchlight, Marcie Colleen charms us with her wit and heart, both of which are larger than life. Marcie holds a bachelor’s degree in Education of English and Language Arts from Oswego State University and a master’s degree in Educational Theater from New York University. She...
Episode 40 (Courage to Create #5 - Dark Night of the Soul)
Courage to Create - January 16, 2019 14:36 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsThe dark night of the soul. As writers, we've all been there. We've all had those moments where we feel like our work is not good enough. Will never be good enough. That we are not good enough. In Courage to Create episode #5, Bethany Hegedus walks us through this dark night and leads us back ou...
The Porchlight: Episode 39 with Librarian + Podcast Host, Matthew Winner
Courage to Create - January 09, 2019 17:54 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsOn this episode of The Porchlight we flip the script and interview Matthew Winner, Librarian and Podcast Host of All The Wonders, a podcast that we here at The Writing Barn hold near and dear to us. We just knew we had to interview Matthew for The Porchlight. Listen to this in-person interview a...
Episode 38 (Courage to Create #4: Believing Your Book Into Being)
Courage to Create - January 02, 2019 16:50 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsIn episode four of The Porchlight's new Courage to Create series with Bethany Hegedus, Bethany talks about the power of believing stories and books into being. Courage is a crucial component of that belief, and Bethany discusses how you can find your own courage to create and why she chose to gi...
The Porchlight: Episode 37 with Author/Agent Alex Penfold
Courage to Create - December 19, 2018 04:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsIn this live Words and Wine event at The Writing Barn, Bethany Hegedus interviews her own literary agent, Alexandra Penfold, who is the author of five picture books plus NEW YORK A LA CART, which spotlights the best of the Big Apple's food-on-the-go. Alex's newest picture book, ALL ARE WELCOME, ...
Episode 36 (Courage to Create #3: The Author/Agent Relationship)
Courage to Create - December 12, 2018 16:58 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsIn episode three of the new Courage to Create series, Bethany Hegedus takes us through the agent/client relationship, including what it should and should not be, how to make sure it's a fitting partnership on both sides, and how to be your own boss. How can you know yourself first as a client ...
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