For the 50th episode of The Creative Nonfiction Podcast, we had to go big and that's what we did. Ted Conover, author of so many books (Rolling Nowhere, Coyotes, Newjack) including his latest "Immersion: A Writer's Guide to Going Deep," joined me to talk about why he wrote the book and how he has employed those tactics for the past 40 years. "The research you do is determinative, right?" Conover says. "It defines what you're going to be able to write in many ways." Thanks for listening. Please s...
May 26, 2017•1 hr 5 min
DInty W. Moore is the founder of Brevity Magazine and the author of The Story Cure.
May 19, 2017•58 min•Ep. 49
This week on The Creative Nonfiction Podcast decided to revisit my episode with Roy Peter Clark (@RoyPeterClark on Twitter), this time condensing that two-hour interview and pulling out the best moments. In it we hear Roy talk about how he learned to swim in the language, the moment he learned the true meaning of literacy, and when research can become crippling. I'm experimenting with the form and making it more like a mini one-source profile. Let me know what you think. I think it makes for a b...
May 05, 2017•32 min
Shawna Kenney, author, writer, teacher, coach, editor, joins me on The Creative Nonfiction Podcast to talk about her origin story as a teenage fanzine founder, punk rock, and her delightful short essay “Never Call Yourself a Writer, and Other Rules for Writing,” a brilliant piece of satire. She grew up in a conservative family in small-town Maryland, so the nearby punk scene in Washington D.C. held tremendous appeal. “I always wanted to be Hunter S. Thompson without the drugs,” Shawna tells me. ...
Apr 28, 2017•44 min
Creative Nonfiction's managing editor Hattie Fletcher sat down to talk about the art of editing.
Apr 21, 2017•56 min
My good friend (can I say that? I think so) Bronwen Dickey returns to talk about the paperback release of "Pit Bull: Battle Over an American Icon," Troll Culture, and how Perfectionism Kills You.
Apr 14, 2017•47 min
Experimental podcast! A micro essay about a book I've read. Ping me on Twitter or email me if you dig it!
Apr 08, 2017•5 min
Environmental writer Mary Heather Noble talks about her award-winning essay "Eulogy for an Owl."
Mar 31, 2017•54 min
Roy Peter Clark, author of Writing Tools and The Art of X-Ray Reading, joined me on #CNF.
Mar 24, 2017•1 hr 55 min
Jennifer Niesslein, formerly a co-editor and co-founder of Brain, Child, and currently editor and founder of Full Grown People, joined me on Episode 41 to talk about the art of editing.
Mar 17, 2017•54 min
Michael Copperman, author of Teacher: Two Years in the Mississippi Delta (University Press of Mississippi), talks about his memoir and trusting the process.
Mar 10, 2017•58 min
I read my essay "The Gentleman's Guide to Arousal-Free Slow Dancing," which was published in Creative Nonfiction's "Joy" issue.
Mar 03, 2017•22 min
Philip Gerard, author of "The Art of Creative Research" stopped by #CNF HQ to talk about the serious research behind all great works of writing.
Feb 24, 2017•1 hr 41 min
Angela Palm, author of "Riverine" (Graywolf Press) and the essay "Hierarchy of Needs" talks about the perils of the submission game, the power of leveling up, and to be on the lookout for organizing principles.
Feb 17, 2017•56 min
Kim Kankiewicz won Creative Nonfiction's essay prize for Issue No. 32, an issue themed "Joy". Lots of cool insights from a brilliant voice in personal essay.
Feb 10, 2017•34 min
Sybil Baker talks about her book Immigration Essays, published by C&R Press.
Feb 03, 2017•1 hr 2 min
I say in the intro this is Episode 35. It's 34. With Tom McAllister, author of the memoir "Bury Me in My Jersey" and the novel "The Young Widower's Handbook."
Jan 27, 2017•1 hr 3 min
Author Melissa Chadburn talks writing and her incredible piece of work "The Readiness Assessment."
Jan 20, 2017•40 min
Kevin Wilson, president of Kevin Wilson Baseball, LLC and a former professional baseball player, tells us what #Goodbatting is all about.
Jan 13, 2017•1 hr 3 min
Jen Miller is a freelance writer and wouldn't have it any other way. She talks about that and her most recent book "Running: A Love Story."
Dec 02, 2016•58 min
Chautauqua Americana published my essay, "That Pickoff Play", earlier this year. The editors nominated it for a Pushcart Prize. I read that essay for this milestone episode of #CNF.
Nov 25, 2016•24 min
Pete Croatto celebrates 10 years of freelancing by sharing what he's learned over that time.
Nov 18, 2016•53 min
Sarah Shotland, essayist and novelist, won Proximity Magazine's personal essay contest for her "On Visiting Prison Again" essay. We talk about that and much, much more.
Oct 26, 2016•56 min
Paul Lisicky stops by the podcast to talk about his memoir "The Narrow Door."
Oct 06, 2016•1 hr 10 min
Meet Kevin Robbins, author of "Harvey Penick: The Life and Wisdom from the Man Who Wrote the Book on Golf."
Sep 21, 2016•58 min
Elane Johnson won "Creative Nonfiction's" marriage essay contest. The title of the essay is "The Math of Marriage." It's distinctive and hilarious. Elane also teaches online courses in creative nonfiction. "Teaching for me is writing," she says. Go on with your bad selves and listen to Episode 25 of the #CNF Podcast!
Aug 04, 2016•48 min
Brin-Jonathan Butler's memoir "The Domino Diaries" is now out in paperback (go buy it). It's about his time in Cuba boxing with world champions, chasing Hemingway's ghost, and spending 10 years of his life in Castro's Cuba. Sound good? That's because it is. Enjoy!
Jul 22, 2016•1 hr 6 min
Author Tom Stanton talks about his latest book "Terror in the City of Champions."
Jul 11, 2016•1 hr 8 min
Jeff Krulik is a documentary film maker—the first on #CNF!—and he stops by the show to talk about his approach to work, the history behind "Heavy Metal Parking Lot," and being a freelancer for 20 years.
Jun 23, 2016•1 hr 33 min
Author and journalist Bronwen Dickey stops by the podcast to talk about her new book "Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon."
May 06, 2016•1 hr 27 min
