This week’s episode is a catch up episode, where we talk about finding (or ditching) your process, the joy of a first draft, the pain of a first draft, and getting unstuck. It’s part craft nerdiness and part public therapy.
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Theme music is “It’s Time” by Scaricá Ricascá.
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In this episode:
- Luigi Ghirri exhibition at Jeu de Paume
- Mary Laura Philpott’s I Miss You When I Blink
- WMFA minisode, Accepting Your Process
- Tasha L. Harrison’s process journal and interview in episode 59 and her Lady Books Podcast
- Hilary Mantel in the Guardian on her writing day
- the Slow Novel Lab with Nina LaCour (here’s the Instagram post on self care)
- Susan Dennard’s “magical cookies” and her newsletter on intuitive outlining
- Jasper Fforde on writer’s block and keyboard hours on The Secret Library podcast
- Leslie Hart
- Danielle Steel’s much-discussed routine
- A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
If you like Marginally, you should check out #amwriting, with Jess and KJ, where two much more experienced writers talk through their processes with each other and celebrated guests.