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Each episode of Writing Stories features an interview with a contemporary author about how her book went from an idea in her head to an object on a shelf. Join us on Writing Stories for honesty, struggle, and triumph, for writing community, publishing insight, and inspiration to persist in whatever difficult but meaningful journey you've chosen for yourself.
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Signup to Generate a PitchEach episode of Writing Stories features an interview with a contemporary author about how her book went from an idea in her head to an object on a shelf. Join us on Writing Stories for honesty, struggle, and triumph, for writing community, publishing insight, and inspiration to persist in whatever difficult but meaningful journey you've chosen for yourself.
Writing Stories is hosted by Brianna Avenia-Tapper. The show has published 83 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include ""Vomit drafts" - Teddy Wayne tells the story of The Au Pair" (6 July 2026, 26 minutes), ""Deprogram Yourself", Candice Wuehle Tells the Story of Ultranatural" (13 May 2026, 24 minutes), and "The Sexiest Form: A Conversation with the Series Editor of Best American Short Stories 2025 and a Featured Author" (17 January 2026, 39 minutes).
Writing Stories publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 34 minutes across 83 episodes.
Booking probability for Writing Stories is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Writing Stories requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Writing Stories's contact route on record: public web form.
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Brianna Avenia-Tapper hosts Writing Stories, an arts podcast with 83 episodes published.
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<p>Teddy Wayne talks with Jessica Kinnison about his new novel The Au Pair. Along the way they cover what to do when you are stuck, fame, unlikable characters, screenplays, and shifts in publishing. </p><p>Teddy is the...
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode, Candice Wuehle tells the story of ultranatural. </p><p>Candice and host Jessica Kinnison discuss the physical demands of writing, differences in the process behind novels and...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode Series Editor Nicole Lamy and featured author Jessica Treadway talk about the Best American Short Stories Anthology 2025. The episode covers:</p><p>Trends among the...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode Pat Lipsky talks about her acclaimed new memoir Brightening Glance and covers:</p><p>What having a space means as an artist and the discipline necessary to endure</p><p>Her life...
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode Marguerite Sheffer talks about Iowa Short Fiction Prize winning collection The Man in the Banana Trees and covers:</p><p>the content of Marguerite's wide ranging speculative...
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode T Clark talks about All This Want and I Can't Get None and covers:</p><p>the content of T's feverish and honest short stories about girlhood, shame, want, and choices</p><p>how...
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode Samantha Browning Shea talks about MARROW and covers:</p><p>writing her own book as a literary agent for others</p><p>when her first novel didn't find a publisher</p><p>writing...
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Lorraine Russell tells the story of Love and Shadows. Along the way she covers: </p><p>Self-publishing on Amazon</p><p>Using Fiverr to find cover designers and editors </p><p>Fear of failure...
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Danielle Teller tells the story of Forged and talks about: </p><p>success as a writer </p><p>rule-breaking </p><p>the pitfalls of newspaper articles in novels </p><p>Cassie Chadwick </p><p>All...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Christine tells the story of FLOOD and talks about: </p><p>Westport Writers Workshop </p><p>Christine Pakkala</p><p>Copy editing your own work </p><p>Thinking about text structure like...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Deesha Philyaw tells the story of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies </p><p>Along the way she covers: </p><p>Being in the Norton Anthology of Literature </p><p>Jamaica Kincaid's story Girl...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Sasha Hom tells the story of Sidework. </p><p>Along the way she covers: </p><p>Profluence</p><p>Including multiple nows in your writing </p><p>Making appreciation a discipline</p><p>Polyphonic...
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Jennie Case tells the story of We Are Animals. </p><p>Jennie talks about: </p><p>- control, safety, and risk in the creative process </p><p>- speaking to the current moment </p><p>- how to...
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Rebe talks about: </p><p>querying (and querying again!) </p><p>hiring a publicist</p><p>writing about grief </p><p>art vs archiving </p><p>enjoying the ride </p><p>the changing publishing...
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Libby Maxey talks about: </p><p>- using sonnets to put the pandemic in a box </p><p>- writing 'off of' other writers </p><p>- the ancient tradition of starting a book with an author's address...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Dori Lumpkin talks about: </p><p>Comp titles and queries</p><p>Creature Publishing </p><p>Religious tea drinking </p><p>Setting up a book signing</p><p>Method writing (like method acting)...
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Emma Pattee talks about</p><p>Postpartum creativity </p><p>Writing by hand </p><p>Navigating the distance between one's own vision and feedback and finding one's breaking point with a project...
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Wayne Scott talks about </p><p>Writing well-rounded characters that can surprise us </p><p>Trying to sell a book that publishers don't think will sell to women </p><p>Marriage as a...
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Mariam Rahmani talks about: </p><p>Preserving voice </p><p>How to know when you are ready to bring editors and other readers in to your process</p><p>Racialized pay gaps and racialized...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Cally talks about: </p><p>Hardware and software in a story </p><p>A need to detox from the marketplace </p><p>Woeful inefficiency in the writing process</p><p>Zadie Smith and 'obsessive...
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