Behind the Scenes

Crafting the Best, Beautiful, Greatest Novel Requires a Reckoning: With Yourself

On pulling a forsaken novel out of the back of the closet and starting again. Again. Plus, a craft talk to inject hope into your own creative writing…

Jul 24 •

8:44

The Accidental Teacher: How a Meadow Conversation Changed My Life

Listen now | From bestselling author to reluctant mentor leading writers through their darkest chapters. It’s kind of like raising kids without having…

Apr 18 •

5:22

An Unlikely Marriage Sparked My Writing Journey. What About You?

When Love Leads to Literature. Every writer's journey starts with a moment of recognition - that instant when putting words on paper becomes not just an…

Feb 2 •

The Scene That Sees You

Watch now | Creative writing's path to self-recognition. There's a moment in writing when the world cracks open. Not with the thunderous drama of…

Dec 10, 2024 •

2:00

The Geography of Healing

Listen now | A guide to finding your way through the jagged, twisted landscape no one admits exists. Through these recent chapters of The Summer of '72…

Nov 17, 2024 •

6:14

Shattered Dreams, Reforged Purpose: A Literary Crucible

Listen now (5 mins) | One author's tumultuous journey from ambition to humility and renewed creativity

Aug 2, 2024 •

5:21

Beyond the Keyboard

The Surprising Brain Hack that Saved this Writer. As a memoir writer, I've spent most of my adult life writing about trauma. What I didn't realize was…

Jul 30, 2024 •

Get Your Creative Writing Done!

Watch now | Butt in chair. Hands on keyboard. That's the Get it Done Challenge. Working on what I hope is the final draft of a historic novel I’ve…

Jul 18, 2024 •

52:10

It Started with a Dead Deer

A killer parasite that can be cured but that also creates a new dilemma. We’ve all faced something dead, or dying. Sadly. That’s the nature of life…

May 25, 2024 •

All-In on Memoir

On taking risks, pushing the orphan-genre forward, and keeping faith in your vision. In this Behind the Scenes post, Sarah Fay talks about writing a…

May 18, 2024 •

A Pathological Push into Publication

When a dream realized is not enough. A Behind the Scenes post on Sarah Fay’s journey to publication, on how to hit (or miss) the zeitgeist, on…

May 10, 2024 •

The Memoir Writing Introvert

Self-examination via writing, an act of narcissism or necessity? A Behind the Scenes post on serializing an intimate story of a marriage in crisis, the…

Mar 23, 2024 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts