Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of the threat of a school shooting, homophobia, transphobia, and abuse, creative burnout, and mental health struggles In the final episode of this season, Wray Van Winkle and Virginia Spotts sit down with four incredible writers from the audio fiction community and to answer the … More HOTC – Episode 04: Why keep writing?
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of creative burnout, brief mentions of childhood trauma On today’s episode, Wray Van Winkle and Virginia Spotts sit down with four incredible writers from the audio fiction community and unpack the dichotomies between plotting and pantsing, art and science, structure and spontaneity. Newt Schottelkotte (they/them) … More HOTC – Episode 03: Art and science
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of drug use, discussions of historical homophobia, transphobia, and censorship, mental health struggles and the COVID-19 pandemic On today’s episode, Wray Van Winkle and Virginia Spotts sit down with four incredible writers from the audio fiction community to discuss their unique paths to writing their … More HOTC – Episode 02: The road to writing
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify CONTENT WARNING: Brief discussions of depression and ADHD Welcome back to the Homestead on the Corner Writing Podcast! Wray Van Winkle and Virginia Spotts return after a 2+ year absence for a new mini-season of interviews with other audio fiction writers and creators, starting with a reintroduction to … More HOTC – Episode 01: The end goal of creativity is not perfection
Act One: Inspiration You are possessed of an idea. A singular, radical notion that makes your every synapse fire. An earworm that just won’t let you go unless you get it out. You’re certain your idea is unique… unprecedented. It came to you out of the blue, in a sudden flash too unexpected and brilliant … More Writing Your First Novel: A Tragicomedy in Three Acts
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts Wray Van Winkle shares her 7 steps for finishing a writing project, whether it be a novel, screenplay, or podcast. A great first step for anyone with a great new idea and a long list of incomplete creative projects they don’t want to repeat. … More Lesson 02: “The Process” – Finishing your Story
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts Wray Van Winkle, self-published author of The Gräzland Tales and the Homestead on the Corner blog, welcomes you to her new writing podcast! In this first episode, she discusses some of the experiences that shaped her as a writer, as well as outlining her … More Prologue: A Writer’s Life
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