We're often presented with binary choices. You can be this or you can be that -- but you can't be both. You can't be all things to all people. You can't serve both God and Mamon. You can only fool some of the people some of the time. You get the idea. Well, not everyone … Continue reading Digressing with Ming Holden
Digressing with Chris J. Farley
Chris .J. Farley has written five novels and several biographies and other books of non-fiction. He’s also an executive editor at Audible. One of the fascinating things about Chris is that he's such a polymath (except, I think, when it comes to sports). He's as comfortable talking about his relationship with Beyonce as he is … Continue reading Digressing with Chris J. Farley
Digressing with Laura Zam (Sex Doesn’t Sell)
Laura Zam is an author, speaker, certified trauma professional, and sexuality educator whose work focuses on sexual healing and preventing violation. During this podcast, we talk about her "triple-threat" career as an author, speaker and teacher, the way in which each of her activities feeds and support the others, and how she manages her social … Continue reading Digressing with Laura Zam (Sex Doesn’t Sell)
Digressing with Lance Olsen
Lance Olsen is the author of Skin Elegies (Dzanc Books), and a smart, fascinating, and sweetheart of a guy who splits his time between Utah and Idaho with his artist wife Andi. During our podcast, we talked about the landscape and ecology of writing that doesn't come from the top-5 New York-based publishers, and how … Continue reading Digressing with Lance Olsen
Digressing with Sarah Kornfeld
Sarah Kornfeld is the author of What Stella Sees, and the just-released The True, a narrative non-fiction that is being published in English, Romanian and French – each with its own ending (as we discuss during our podcast episode). Sarah is also the founder of Rising Media, a research and consulting company that serves the … Continue reading Digressing with Sarah Kornfeld
Digressing with Alice LaPlante
Alice LaPlante is an American writer living in Mallorca. She's written best sellers and textbooks on how to write bestsellers, and has taught people how to write, and now that she's no longer teaching in a formal setting, hosts a writing group in Mallorca. You'd think -- and until recently, I'd have thought -- that … Continue reading Digressing with Alice LaPlante
Digressing with Nick Kolakowski
I just dropped a new episode of "But I Digress" (How Writers Make it Work) with the amazing Nick Kolakowski. I've always admired Nick, loved his writing, and been curious about his professional and artistic journey. I'm very grateful he agreed to do this podcast, which I think you'll find very interesting. A few of … Continue reading Digressing with Nick Kolakowski
Digressing With Rick Moody
Rick Moody's novel, The Ice Storm, was famously optioned and turned into a movie starring Kevin Klein and Sigourney Weaver. I asked Rick during the course of this podcast whether this changed his life, and his answer was surprising -- and candid. The short answer is, "yes," but not exactly in the way you'd think. … Continue reading Digressing With Rick Moody
Digressing with Sam Apple
I worked with Sam Apple more than a decade ago, while he was launching The Faster Times, which was a sort of precursor to Quartz. I knew Sam to be a supremely nice guy, but I took for granted his smarts and his talent as a writer. I can hardly think of someone better suited … Continue reading Digressing with Sam Apple
Digressing with Sheila Kohler
We're lucky to have Sheila Kohler. She's a brilliant storyteller, a mordant observer of human character, and a real tough cookie. And I mean that in the kindest way possible. She truly believes that the best thing we can do is teach one another what we know -- as if perhaps the true vocation of … Continue reading Digressing with Sheila Kohler
Digressing with Michele Herman
Please check out my digression with poet, novelist, and short story writer Michele Herman. An adopted New Yorker, she shares how she has manages to live in one of the most expensive cities on earth without either a trust fund, a Wall Street salary or a sugar daddy -- all while raising a family, being … Continue reading Digressing with Michele Herman
Digressions with Annie DeWitt
Many years ago, in the aftermath of a Gigantic launch party, I ran into Annie DeWitt on a Manhattan-bound F train. The magazine was called Gigantic, it published only tiny stories, and Annie was one of its hugely talented founding editors. She was a force of nature then, and she’s a force of nature now. … Continue reading Digressions with Annie DeWitt
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