Rise Literary

Write Now.

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Rise Literary is taking its writing off the page with the launch of Write Now, an impactful podcast exploring the power of storytelling in disrupting the status quo, enacting real change, and sharing how the craft of writing can change the cultural conversation. The podcast invites listeners into deep, real conversations about the creative journey, featuring the fiercest minds in literature, publishing, and the creative arts to explore how and why they fight the good fight, through their words and the storytelling they support.

Author

Rise Literary

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Arts

Podcast website

riseliterary.com

Latest episode

Mar 26, 2026

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Episodes

The Humanity Archive with Jermaine Fowler 17.07.2025

CEO Kristen McGuiness reunites with NY Times bestselling author Jermaine Fowler after years apart to discuss the importance of documenting and sharing human history. At a time when everything feels like a radical act, how can we intentionally change the world by speaking to readers? From podcasting to history to falling into authorship, this episode really tackles what it means to Write the Good F...

The Power of AI and the Evolution of a Book Proposal with Shira Lazar 10.07.2025

Hosted by CEO  Kristen McGuiness , this wide-ranging conversation with Emmy-nominated host, interviewer, and What’s Trending creator Shira Lazar covers everything from hostile AI takeovers, the neutrality of this new pocket assistant, addictiveness, and book proposals - should they take five months or five years.

Reparations and Witty Repartee with Krystal Joy Brown 03.07.2025

The gang is back together! This week’s episode, hosted by CEO Kristen McGuiness , rejoins her with her former podcast cohost Broadway sensation Krystal Joy Brown . KJ 2.0 sits down and talks all things Broadway, civil disobedience, and Beyoncé. This episode is hilarious but poignant and one you won’t want to miss!

Live from the Ojai Playhouse: Slow Burns and Late Night Scribbles with Rob Bell 26.06.2025

Live from the Ojai Playhouse, CEO Kristen McGuiness and CMO Lauren Porté Schwarzfeld interview author Rob Bell for this special edition episode of Write the Good Fight . From creativity and writing books to navigating money and staying true to what you love, this inspiring and emotional conversation feels like a warm hug from your new best pal, Rob Bell.

Addicted to Whiteness and Why Book Titles Matter with myisha t hill 19.06.2025

Hosted by CEO Kristen McGuiness , in this powerful episode for Juneteenth, author and activist myisha t hill discusses her journey in antiracism work from its peak in 2020 through her most recent censure by Meta, when they disabled her massive activism account, Check Your Privilege, with over 600K followers. myisha shares the heartbreaking truths behind writing about anti-Blackness but also what i...

Secrets to Page-Turning Fiction with Janelle Brown 12.06.2025

On today’s episode, NY Times bestselling author Janelle Brown joins CEO Kristen McGuiness and CMO Lauren Porté Schwarzfeld to discuss her latest book, What Kind of Paradise , and dive into her career as a novelist. We discuss Janelle's early career as a journalist, California as a backdrop and character in her books, and the importance of having a writing community.

From the Page to the Stage with Rise Literary Author and TEDxOjai Speaker Maggie Boxey 06.06.2025

This week's episode of Write The Good Fight , hosted by CEO and Publisher Kristen McGuiness , features Rise Literary author Maggie Boxey , whose book The 3 Things came out in May 2024. Maggie was also a TEDxOjai speaker, and her talk currently has over 26k views. Maggie and Kristen discuss the writing process and what it means to write through chronic illness and finding community in writing.

The Hard Truths Behind Book Publishing with Literary Agent Stacey Glick 30.05.2025

On this episode of Write the Good Fight , longstanding literary agent Stacey Glick shares what it takes to make it in book publishing, the pieces of a book proposal that most catch her eye (and that of other agents and authors) and how the book industry has changed for both the better and the worse over the last two decades. With real tips on how to position yourself as an expert in your field and...

Building Your Career as an Author with Emily Lynn Paulson 30.05.2025

On today’s episode, CEO Kristen McGuiness and CMO Lauren Porté Schwarzfeld sit down to chat with Emily Lynn Paulson , the author of Highlight Real: Finding Honesty and Recovery Beyond the Filtered Life , and Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing . MLMs, ditching social media, defamation, and giving your life’s truth to the world are all topics that...

Not Another Freaking Podcast 27.05.2025

If you put the NYT Book Review and Taylor Swift between two slices of Bernie Sanders with a solid smear of Call Her Daddy, you would have a ridiculously tasty, genre-bending sandwich called Write the Good Fight . Part writing tipsters and publishing industry tricksters/part pop culture revolutionaries, the hosts of Write the Good Fight - and team from Rise Literary - are here to light a fire under...

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