• #100 The Pleasure, Practice and Purpose of Writing Micro-Memoir Featuring Beth Ann Fennelly

  • Aug 15 2024
  • Duración: 36 m
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#100 The Pleasure, Practice and Purpose of Writing Micro-Memoir Featuring Beth Ann Fennelly

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  • Beth Ann Fennelly, Poet Laureate of Mississippi from 2016-2021, teaches in the MFA Program at the University of Mississippi where she is a four-time teaching award winner. She’s received grants from the N.E.A., the United States Artists, the Academy of American Poets, and a Fulbright to Brazil. Her work has won a Pushcart Prize and three times been included in The Best American Poetry Series. Fennelly has published three poetry books: Open House, Tender Hooks, and Unmentionables, and a book of nonfiction, Great with Child, all published with W. W. Norton. A novel she co-authored with her husband, Tom Franklin, called The Tilted World, was published by HarperCollins. Her sixth book, Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs (W. W. Norton), was named an Atlanta Journal Constitution Best Book, a Goodreaders Favorite for 2017, and the winner of the Housatonic Book Prize. Fennelly and Franklin live in Oxford with their three children. In this episode: Beth Ann's writing journey [5:29] Coining the concept of micro memoir [8:00] Taking personal anecdotes and making them resonate [8:37] The evolution of how Beth Ann structured her book [9:00] Crafting through lines with purpose [15:28] The art of collaborating with a partner on a novel and how Beth Ann made it work [15:28] Why you can’t ignore the concept of fun when it comes to writing [19:43] Why transitions need to be addressed carefully [24:42] Establishing an effective writing practice [28:00] Connect with Beth Ann Fennelly Website: https://www.bethannfennelly.com/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/bethann.fennelly.9 Instagram: https://instagram.com/bethannfennelly Listen to her TedX Talk How Literature Can Help Us Develop Empathy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nJv8sxpUKU&t=334s See Her Talk for The Moth The Proper Time to Eat https://themoth.org/stories/the-proper-time-to-eat Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs and The Tilted World on Estelle’s Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/EstelleSErasmus Connect with Estelle: Estelle’s New York Times Essay Singing My Dad Back to Me https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/well/family/singing-my-dad-back-to-me.html Episodes Referenced Here Joanna Rakoff Episode #87 Writing Memoir That Reads Like a Novel and Captivates on Every Page https://estelleserasmus.com/87-writing-memoir-that-reads-like-a-novel-and-captivates-on-every-page-featuring-joanna-rakoff/ Maggie Smith Episode #81 The Art of Shaping a Compelling Story https://estelleserasmus.com/81-the-art-of-shaping-a-compelling-story-featuring-maggie-smith/ Ann Hood Episode #95 The Catalysts and Craft for Charting and Plotting Novels https://estelleserasmus.com/95-the-catalysts-and-craft-for-charting-and-plotting-novels-featuring-ann-hood/ Episode #35 Flying High with Storyteller Ann Hood https://estelleserasmus.com/35-flying-high-with-storyteller-ann-hood/ ​​FREE PITCHING GUIDE: Find out more about this episode at https://estelleserasmus.com/podcast. You also get a free pitching guide if you sign up for her newsletter. Sign up for Estelle’s Personal Essay Class for Writer’s Digest https://www.writersonlineworkshops.com/courses/writing-the-personal-essay-101-fundamentals See Estelle’s latest blog post with news https://estelleserasmus.com/a-few-pieces-of-exciting-news/ Get Her Book Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published: https://rb.gy/5ihwp0 Pre-Order Her Audiobook: https://shorturl.at/4uG2P Sign up for her Substack https://estelleserasmus.substack.com (with craft advice and writing opportunities). Paid subscribers receive opportunities for pitch reviews, plus bonus clips from Freelance Writing Direct guests Estelle’s latest substack post on Micro Memoir https://estelleserasmus.substack.com/p/if-you-are-writing-a-micro-memoir Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EstelleSErasmus TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@EstelleSErasmus
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