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Still Writing
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?
Episodes
- Still Writing
10. Diversifying One's Streams of Hope
Send us Fan MailIt's our 10th episode! Thank you for listening! Leave a review or tell a friend! If you want!In this episode, we talk about how projects change…
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9. Protecting the Magical Mystery
Send us Fan MailThis episode was recorded on 8/12/26, when we found a day in the middle of our hiatus to connect, and we thought we'd be posting it sooner but…
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8. Mid-Season Finale
Send us Fan MailBefore the podcast goes on summer hiatus, Corey turns in a book and Sara is overwhelmed and recording at the co-working space with a…
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7. Making Meaning, Trusting Timing
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, a sudden death reminds Sara of the idea of vocation, we discuss if there's a perfect time to send a project to your agent (or…
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6. False Dichotomies for Simple Minds
Send us Fan MailIn 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…
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5. A Reader Walks Into a Hair Salon...
Send us Fan MailDiscussed in this episode: How the answer is in the work, Colson Whitehead, Lena Dunham, and summer camp. Also, we think we've successfully…
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4. Does "Feels Bad" = "Is Bad"?
Send us Fan MailDon'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…
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3. In Which Corey Sells a Book, or, Story of an Agent
Send us Fan MailWe 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…
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2. The First Secret Question
Send us Fan MailWe 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…
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1. The Pilot
Send us Fan MailWe 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…
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Still Writing Trailer
Send us Fan MailWe introduce ourselves ever so briefly!For more about the origins of this podcast, check out This Creative Life, the podcast Sara hosted for a…