Episode 64: Story Arcana with Caroline Donahue

Podcast-friend, writer and writing coach Caroline Donahue is back on our podcast this week to talk about her new book, The Story Arcana: Tarot for Writers

We loved catching up with her after about a year – a year that’s brought her big changes in her life, a move to Berlin and all the stress that entails. We also talked about why tarot is not scary, and specifically how tarot can help you get beyond everything you’ve been taught, to get in touch with your intuition. (See? Totally not scary.)

You can find Caroline at carolinedonahue.com, and on Twitter and Instagram @carodonahue.

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Theme music is “It’s Time” by Scaricá Ricascá. 

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In this episode:

Episode 35 – our earlier interview with Caroline

Anu Partanen’s Nordic Theory of Everything

Caroline Donahue’s interview with Anu Partanen on The Secret Library podcast

Caroline’s Tinyletter, Diary of an Expat Writer, and her new podcast with Tara Calihman, GTFO

Coffeeshop writers’ group

Joanna Penn / The Creative Penn

Joanna Penn on The Secret Library (episode 84 and episode 117)

Rider-Waite Tarot Deck

Motherpeace Tarot

Susannah Conway on tarot and other divination cards

Hellraiser film

Cat tarot decks

Elizabeth Gilbert Big Magic

Waterproof notepad for the shower

Tasha L Harrison’s Basic Character Creation Workbook

Also: If you like Marginally, you’ll enjoy #amwriting, a podcast from Jess Lahey and KJ Dell’Antonia about all kinds of writing — nonfiction, fiction, freelance, full-time, part-time — and all kinds of ways of figuring out your story.