“I had to find the connective tissue between the stories to create a book that worked as a collection.”

I was lucky enough to talk with Charles Jensen, creator of The Write Process podcast, about putting together my linked short story collection, Once Removed.

The Write Process

For those of you unfamiliar with this great podcast, here’s a description:

All writing is a tightrope walk from where the idea originates to the moment a book, movie, or TV episode emerges in the world. In The Write Process, Charles Jensen, director of the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, asks writing instructors and students who’ve walked the tightrope and come out the other side to talk about their process. Each episode tells the story of how one writer took one project from concept to completion, showcasing the various—and varied—paths we take when we follow one good idea all the way home.

The Write Process

My Episode

In my The Write Process episode, which closes Season 2 of the podcast, I talk about my award winning linked short story collection Once Removed and the process of revising and linking stories in a collection to create depth, meaning, and cohesion to make the book resonate as a whole.

You can listen below, or on my Interviews page, where I also list other places where you can listen to the episode.

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