More Stories, Creative Writing Podcast

I was inspired by an article a fellow writer friend, Jenny Jarvis, posted to Facebook. The article talks about the benefits that writers get from writing, and it caused me to think about my own work, and some of the things that hinder me from enjoying those benefits. Show Notes: 00:00 - 01:30 Introduction to the episode 01:30 - I explain the reasons I don't (typically) talk about a work in progress 07:00 - I then share about a work in progress, thus breaking the rule I've just explained. But, I do so for a reason. And that reason is YOU, dear listener. 08:50 - A reading from the book-in-progress, tentatively titled, The Letter My Father Left Me. 11:40 - There are parts of that reading that overlap my "real life" experience and my belief that writing matters, and that it has positive, transformative benefits to those of us who write. 16:40 - There is some indication that there is measurable, scientific evidence that writing provides benefits not just to the mind, but also to the body and spirit. 21:00 - Someti