A Girls Write Now interview podcast platforming the current and next generation of storytellers.

Speaking in First Draft

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Speaking In First Draft is an interview podcast platforming the current and next generation of storytellers from the nonprofit Girls Write Now. Released in March 2023, members of the Girls Write Now community share a draft of one of their works in progress and discuss both the writing process and what creative expression looks like to them. Listeners will have the opportunity to engage with the inner machinations and perspectives of writers, producers, and artists from a diversity of episodes and stories. www.girlswritenowmedia.org

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A Girls Write Now interview podcast platforming the current and next generation of storytellers.

Episodes

2. Speaking on Brushing Up on Your Comedy (Literally) 22.03.2023 24:21

In this episode, you’ll hear Mentor Tracy Morin, a magazine writer and editor, talk with Mentee Ava Fung, a high schooler from New York City, about her humorous non-fiction piece, “Toothache.” Ava’s piece compares her feeling like an outcast in her family to their toothbrushes. All of them use shiny, electric toothbrushes, and she preferred her ratty, normal toothbrush until her parents forced her...

1. Speaking on Being "Virus Overachievers" 08.03.2023 33:09

In the very first episode of “Speaking In First Draft,” host Kathryn Destin interviews Girls Write Now Mentor Martina Clark about the first draft of her memoir and audiobook “My Unexpected Life: an international memoir of two pandemics, HIV and COVID-19.” With 4.6 stars on Amazon from over 3,000 reviews, this deeply personal yet, humorous piece details Martina’s international career and activism a...

Welcome to Speaking In First Draft 08.03.2023 3:28

Are you feeling burnt out by the sheer amount of content we all get these days? We’re now in a world where more people than ever have access to resources and platforms to tell their stories. While that is mostly a good thing, it can be overwhelming to keep up with the surplus. In a culture oriented around production, hustle, and output, slowing down to appreciate the creative process is often toss...