Emerging Writers Community Podcast

In a true roundtable discussion, Joy and episode co-hosts, Amah Edoh, Sonia Alejandra Rodriquez, and Hadassah K. Williams speak with the writer, Dr. Camille U. Adams, about her emotionally resonant work that is largely set in her home country, Trinidad and Tobago.    This episode explores discovery in the process of memoir writing, what it’s like to write about a toxic mother, the issue of represe...

After a break, Joy Notoma is back with more insightful talks with early career BIPOC creative writers. In this episode Joy talks with Tolu Daniel about PLACE as a vehicle to create stories that transport readers. In a wide-spanning conversation rich with ideas about how one's personal relationship to place shows up in writing, Tolu eloquently discusses leaving his home country, Nigeria, how he vie...

In this season finale episode, host Joy Notoma speaks with fiction writer, poet, and essayist, Sonia Alejandra Rodríguez, about the ins and outs of writing about traumatic life experiences. Have you ever heard phrases like "Start where it hurts" or "Go where the wound is" or any other sentiment that implies that pain is valuable to the making of art? This discussion takes the idea behind those sta...

Host Joy Notoma speaks to novelist and short story writer, NK Iguh, on the way multiple creative projects sustain each other and more.    We explore the following questions:   How do you manage working on multiple book length projects at once?  How do you make sure that the way you spend your time is aligned with your purpose?  What is character autonomy and what does it have to do with alignment?...

Host Joy Notoma speaks with flash fiction writer, Brianna Johnson, about writing in one’s own voice and how flash fiction can be useful to writers of all genres. We also talk about editing while you generate versus the messy first draft and it’s not what you think!     Participants noted techniques they use to discover voice and how they’re finding the courage to write authentically. We also noted...

Joy Notoma speaks with guest Cecilia Caballero, PhD on the importance of marketing yourself and not relying on the publishing industry for your success. Cecilia offers a helpful tip to regulate the nervous system when talking about your writing on social media feels scary.      SHOW NOTES  Thank you for listening to Ep. 2: Spirituality and Marketing Yourself as an Emerging Writer.   I spoke with g...

In this debut episode host Joy Notoma speaks with guest Michaeljulius Idani and participants about finding the balance between writing community life and actual writing, and the value of artist statements.