Writing in the Dark

In the season finale Dark, Ralph and Julia go in depth on our experience leading the Journey to Jupiter retreat . For a closer look at the attendee experience, check out these posts from crew members Penny , Lori , Paul , Adam , and Caroline . Find Ralph on Twitter and Julia on Substack . Thanks, as always, for listening. Keep writing in the dark—we’ll see you there. Get full access to Writing is...

3…..2……1…… Ralph and Julia go behind the scenes on how the Journey to Jupiter retreat came to be, the work they’ve done to make this in-person gathering out of this world, and why they picked the books they’ve asked participants to read. Find Ralph on Twitter and Julia on Substack . Thanks, as always, for listening. Get full access to Writing is Joy at writingisjoy.substack.com/subscribe

Ralph and I discuss the delicate art of giving and receiving feedback Get full access to Writing is Joy at writingisjoy.substack.com/subscribe

In Part 2, Ralph and Julia discuss how they came to be people who call themselves writers. They talk about their first novel projects and their evolution and values as instructors. If you didn’t hear the first part of this conversation, you can find it here . Find Ralph on Twitter and Julia on Substack . Thanks, as always, for listening. Get full access to Writing is Joy at writingisjoy.substack.c...

This episode is the first part of a two-part series on how Ralph and Julia came to be people who call ourselves writers. In this first part, they discuss what their creativity looked like in their teenage and young adult years. Find Ralph on Twitter and Julia on Substack . Thanks, as always, for listening. Get full access to Writing is Joy at writingisjoy.substack.com/subscribe

Ralph and Julia discuss white space and how blankness, silence, and omission create tension and narrative drive. Find Ralph on Twitter @RW_Igloo and Julia on Substack . Thanks, as always, for listening. Get full access to Writing is Joy at writingisjoy.substack.com/subscribe

Ralph and Julia discuss characters, in their books and their lives, and how they use imagination and connection to deepen their writing and get through challenging days at the desk. Find Ralph on Twitter @RW_Igloo and Julia on Substack . Thanks, as always, for listening. Get full access to Writing is Joy at writingisjoy.substack.com/subscribe

In Finding Daybreak, the debut episode, Ralph Walker and Julia F. Green discuss the joy of writing in the dark and what they draw on to get through the darkest moments of writing. Find Ralph on Twitter @RW_Igloo and Julia on Substack . Thanks, as always, for listening. Get full access to Writing is Joy at writingisjoy.substack.com/subscribe