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Still Writing

Hosted by Sara Zarr & Corey Ann Haydu · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 6 episodes

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Episodes
6
Last ep.
13 days ago
Avg length
61m
Booking Probability™
34
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Listen Score
12
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Virality (30d)
44
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About this podcast

Corey Ann Haydu and Sara Zarr are two mid-career novelists who have lived through industry shifts, burnout, reinvention, and the constant recalibration that comes with staying in a creative career. They get together every couple of weeks to ask each other: are we still writing?

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About the host

Sara Zarr & Corey Ann Haydu hosts Still Writing, a arts show with 6 episodes published.

Recent episodes

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6. False Dichotomies for Simple Minds

May 25, 20261h 19mEp. 6S1

Send us Fan Mail In this episode: The joys of multiple POVs, Sara asks a secret question, and a robust current events section in which we fail to solve a centuries-old problem in literary discourse. Some Margin Notes: Th

5. A Reader Walks Into a Hair Salon...

May 4, 20261h 13mEp. 5S1

Send us Fan Mail Discussed in this episode: How the answer is in the work, Colson Whitehead, Lena Dunham, and summer camp. Also, we think we've successfully enabled Buzzsprout "fan mail," so if you ever have a response t

4. Does "Feels Bad" = "Is Bad"?

Apr 20, 20261h 21mEp. 4S1

Send us Fan Mail Don't let the low energy intro fool you--in this one, we have so much to say. Along with our regular writing updates, we have reports from the field: Corey is our Threads correspondent, and Sara brings u

3. In Which Corey Sells a Book, or, Story of an Agent

Apr 6, 20261h 5mEp. 3S1

Send us Fan Mail We go on the journey of how Corey's newest novel, Mothers and Other Strangers, came to be. Also: how and if we share work in progress, and Sara's Song Sung Blue crisis. Approximate chapters: 0:00 - 29:00

2. The First Secret Question

Mar 23, 20261h 5mEp. 1S1

Send us Fan Mail We talk about if, how, and what we're still writing, and the inaugural Secret Question is asked. Also, once again we don't stick the landing. Some Margin Notes: Being Gordon Ramsay on NetflixThe Hypocrit

1. The Pilot

Mar 9, 202659mEp. 1S1

Send us Fan Mail We record our very first full episode and are bad at ending it! Topics covered: What we've been doing the last 20 years, and what we'll be doing the next 2 weeks. Some Margin Notes: Safekeeping: Some Tru

Still Writing Trailer

Mar 1, 20264mS1

Send us Fan Mail We introduce ourselves ever so briefly! For more about the origins of this podcast, check out This Creative Life, the podcast Sara hosted for a decade, and its version of this trailer. More about Sara Za

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Topics covered

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Still Writing is hosted by Sara Zarr & Corey Ann Haydu. The show is categorised under arts (books) and has published 6 episodes.

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Still Writing has published 6 episodes.

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Still Writing regularly covers arts, books, business. It sits in the arts category, with a books focus.

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How long are Still Writing episodes?

Episodes of Still Writing average 61 minutes, giving guests a long-form format with plenty of time to expand on their expertise.

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