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I met Amanda Churchill at AWP at the Writer to Writer Mentor event. For more on AWP read this post. She told me about her new about-to-be-launched book, and I was excited to read it when I got back. Reader: I inhaled her riveting novel, and was so excited to talk to her for the program.
In This Episode
- The challenges of writing a novel about family
- Creating an ending in fiction you couldn’t provide in real life
- Developing through lines and replicating motifs
- Dealing with the intensity of writing about strong emotions
- Interviewing subjects and researching a novel based on family history
- How being a graphic designer and focusing on visual as much as the words helped Amanda write the book
- Finding the confidence to move forward creatively without fear
- How Amanda structured her writing process and found her agent
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About Amanda
Amanda Churchill is a writer living in Texas. Her work has been featured in Hobart Pulp, Witness, River Styx, and other outlets. She was a Writer’s League of Texas 2021 Fellow and holds a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from the University of North Texas. The Turtle House is her first novel.
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Other Episodes Featuring Novelists
Episode #70 Writing A YA Romance Novel
Episode #63 Witchy Writing With the Shit No One Tells You About Writing Host Bianca Marais
Episode #58 Writing About Historical Subjects
Freelance Writing Direct and Episode #83 with Abigail Thomas is Featured In Lisa Cooper Ellison’s excellent blog post.
She has a brand new podcast that is fabulous called Writing Your Resilience. Here it is on YouTube.
Follow Freelance Writing Direct on YouTube, as well.
Thank you, Lisa!
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