Tara Lynn Masih - Author of My Real Name is Hanna
01/30/20 • 21 min
This week our guest is editor and fiction writer, Tara Lynn Masih. Her recent novel, My Real Name is Hanna, was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award.
In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and
- When to take a walk
- Persistence
- Writing by hand vs. writing on a computer
- And more!
If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing challenges.
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This Week’s Writing Prompt
Each week the featured author offers a writing prompt for you to use at home. I suggest setting a timer for 6 or 8 minutes, putting the writing prompt at the top of your page, and free writing whatever comes to mind. Remember, the important part is keeping your pen moving. You can always edit later. Right now we just want to write something new and see what happens.
This week’s writing prompt is: Pick a subject matter, Google it, and see if anything crazy shows up. Truth is crazier than fiction. I use news headlines to prompt interesting stories that are unusual.
Explore Womxn Authors
In this episode, the author recommended these womxn writers:
- Courtney Maum, author of Costalegre
- Rene Denfeld, author of The Child Finder
- Hannelore Cayre, author of The Godmother
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This week our guest is editor and fiction writer, Tara Lynn Masih. Her recent novel, My Real Name is Hanna, was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award.
In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and
- When to take a walk
- Persistence
- Writing by hand vs. writing on a computer
- And more!
If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing challenges.
Follow this Writer
Follow the Podcast
- Visit the Website for more info on the podcast
Follow the Host
- Slide into Sara Gallagher’s DM’s on Instagram
Follow our Partners
- Learn more about We Need Diverse Books, whose mission is to put more diverse books into the hands of all children
Become an Advertiser
- Use my Contact Page or hit me up on Insta
This Week’s Writing Prompt
Each week the featured author offers a writing prompt for you to use at home. I suggest setting a timer for 6 or 8 minutes, putting the writing prompt at the top of your page, and free writing whatever comes to mind. Remember, the important part is keeping your pen moving. You can always edit later. Right now we just want to write something new and see what happens.
This week’s writing prompt is: Pick a subject matter, Google it, and see if anything crazy shows up. Truth is crazier than fiction. I use news headlines to prompt interesting stories that are unusual.
Explore Womxn Authors
In this episode, the author recommended these womxn writers:
- Courtney Maum, author of Costalegre
- Rene Denfeld, author of The Child Finder
- Hannelore Cayre, author of The Godmother
Ensure the Podcast Continues
Love what you’re hearing? Show your appreciation and become a Supporter with a monthly contribution.
Check Out More Shows
- Episode 8: Elizabeth Bell - Author of The Lazare Family Saga
- Episode 7: Dr. Rosenna Bakari - Author of Too Much Love is Not Enough
- Episode 6: Shara McCallum - Author of Madwoman
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Elizabeth Bell - Author of the Lazare Family Saga
This week our guest is historical fiction author Elizabeth Bell, author of Necessary Sins and Lost Saints, in the Lazare Family Saga.
In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and
- what she does when she feels stalled in her process
- a great proofreading hack
- what she reads when she’s feeling insecure
- And more!
If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing challenges.
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- Visit QuillsEdge Press (dedicated to the poetry of womxn over 40) and submit for their next anthology
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This Week’s Writing Prompt
Each week the featured author offers a writing prompt for you to use at home. I suggest setting a timer for 6 or 8 minutes, putting the writing prompt at the top of your page, and free writing whatever comes to mind. Remember, the important part is keeping your pen moving. You can always edit later. Right now we just want to write something new and see what happens.
This week’s writing prompt is: Write a scene in which a character interacts with a work of art. Maybe it sparks a memory, maybe it challenges the character’s beliefs, or maybe the character knows the artist.
Ensure the Podcast Continues
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- Episode 7: Dr. Rosenna Bakari - Author of Too Much Love is Not Enough
- Episode 6: Shara McCallum - Author of Madwoman
- Episode 5: Courtney Maum - Author of Before and After the Book Deal
- Episode 4: Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach - Author of The Many Names for Mother
- Episode 3: Nefertiti Austin - Author of Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America
- Episode 2: Elissa Bassist - essayist, humor writer, and editor at The Rumpus
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Dr. Chloe Schwenke - Author of SELF-ish: A Transgender Awakening
This week our guest is creative nonfiction writer Dr. Chloe Schwenke. She reads from her memoir, SELF-ish: A Transgender Awakening.
In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and
- Being brave enough to be introspective
- How stress makes it hard to write
- Finding the right places to publish
- And more!
If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing challenges.
Follow this Writer
Follow the Podcast
- Visit the Website for more info on the podcast
Follow the Host
- Slide into Sara Gallagher’s DM’s on Instagram
Follow our Partners
- Visit QuillsEdge Press (dedicated to the poetry of womxn over 40) and submit for their next anthology
Become an Advertiser
- Use my Contact Page or hit me up on Insta
This Week’s Writing Prompt
I suggest setting a timer for 6 or 8 minutes, putting the writing prompt at the top of your page, and free writing whatever comes to mind. Remember, the important part is keeping your pen moving. You can always edit later. Right now we just want to write something new and see what happens.
This week’s writing prompt is: Even though people prefer to read about heroes and winners, try to own being less than or different from those who are celebrated. Write about your own experiences of being victimized and how you avoided identifying as a victim.
Explore Womxn Authors
In this episode, the author recommended these womxn writers:
- N.K. Jemisin, author of The Broken Earth Triology
- Cheryl Strayed, author of Tiny Beautiful Things and Wild
- Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, author of Water & Salt
Ensure the Podcast Continues
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Check Out More Shows
- Episode 9: Tara Lynn Masih - Author of My Real Name is Hanna
- Episode 8: Elizabeth Bell - Author of The Lazare Family Saga
- Episode 7: Dr. Rosenna Bakari - Author of Too Much Love is Not Enough
- Episode 6: Shara McCallum - Author of Madwoman
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