More Stories, Creative Writing Podcast

Episode 11: Fallen Angels, Runaway Truck Ramps, and Kickstarter Campaigns   Author Shawn Smucker joins me on the podcast to talk about the creative process, the differences between writing fiction and writing non-fiction, being rejected by agents and editors, and utilizing crowd-funding options to finance our creative work. It was a great conversation with a number of insightful moments, and I am grateful to Shawn for spending some time with me.    00:35 Intro to the episode 02:08 Start of the Interview, intro to Shawn Smucker 04:10 A little about two memoir, non-fiction books Shawn wrote about his life: Building a Life Out of Words, and Using a Runaway Truck Ramp. 05:52 How does tension and transition in life inform Shawn’s creativity and writing life? 08:30 Finding time (and energy) for personal creative work when you spend so much time writing for others. 11:20 Writing in chunks vs. writing slow and steady. 13:40 Differences between the writing of fiction vs. writing non-fiction. 14:45 Revision and editing