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Brian O'Hare on his debut story collection, "Surrender"
FromWriters on Writing: A Weekly Podcast for Writers, Readers, & Book Lovers
Brian O'Hare on his debut story collection, "Surrender"
FromWriters on Writing: A Weekly Podcast for Writers, Readers, & Book Lovers
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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Oct 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
A former U.S. Marine Corps officer and graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Brian O'Hare's debut story collection Surrender brings war to life. These 17 interconnected stories explore manhood through the lens of fatherhood, football culture, the military, war, and more.
Brian joins Marrie Stone to talk about the art, craft, and business of fiction. He shares how training as an actor influenced his writing, the "architects and gardeners" in fiction, the importance of writing contests and creating a niche for yourself, how to market your work and so much more.
For more information on "Writers on Writing" and additional writing tips, visit our Patreon page.
Brian joins Marrie Stone to talk about the art, craft, and business of fiction. He shares how training as an actor influenced his writing, the "architects and gardeners" in fiction, the importance of writing contests and creating a niche for yourself, how to market your work and so much more.
For more information on "Writers on Writing" and additional writing tips, visit our Patreon page.
Released:
Oct 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Novelist Tom Perrotta, author of "Tracy Flick Can't Win": Tom Perrotta joins Marrie to talk about his latest novel, Tracy Flick Can't Win. The author of nine previous works of fiction, Perrotta wrote Election, The Leftovers, Little Children and Mrs. Fletcher, all of which have been adapted to screen. The conversation covers the #metoo movement and how feminism and the women's rights movement has evolved since Election came out 25 years ago. Perrotta discusses how he approaches politics in fiction, and what he failed to see coming in this country despite setting his novels in America's suburbs. He also shares insights into his writing process including the importance of drawing a distinct time-frame around your novel, writing from various points of view, how writing for the screen has helped his fiction, and so much more. For more information about the show, as well as additional writing tips, prompts, and perks, visit our Patreon page here. Download audio. (Recorded on Augu by Writers on Writing: A Weekly Podcast for Writers, Readers, & Book Lovers