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Page CountWriting Advice from Page Count AuthorsWe’re wrapping up 2022 with a compilation of writing advice from some of the authors who appeared on the pod this year. From writing routines to persistence, motivation, research, rejection, and more, these authors have you covered. Be sure to listen to their full Page Count interviews for more in-depth discussion of these topics and others.
In this episode:
Negesti Kaudo on why writers shouldn’t worry about time
Liz Breazeale on taking writing seriously
Matt Bell on recordkeeping while drafting a novel
Will Hillenbrand on research
Jill Grunenwald on following your passion as a wri...
2022-12-2013 min
Page CountSecond Generation Stories with Jyotsna SreenivasanAuthor Jyotsna Sreenivasan discusses the power of second-generation stories; Indian American stereotypes in fiction; tips for writing dialogue and expressing the internal thoughts of a character whose first language is not English; writing and publishing without an MFA; freeing herself from the pressure to publish; transforming a novel into a novella; the long road of revision; and how her latest book, the story collection These Americans, came to be.
Mentioned in this episode:
And Laughter Fell From the Sky (William Morrow)
These Americans (Minerva Rising Press)
Second Generation Stories: Literature by Children of Immigrants
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2022-07-1935 min
The Author Inside YouSecond LookDoes your manuscript need a second look? Jyotsna Sreenivasan has written several published books and reminds us on this episode of The Author Inside You, that it’s important to have a support group. Friends, other authors, or a writer’s group who can give you honest feedback on your manuscript are vital before submitting your book to a literary agent or publisher. Do you have a support group? Check out this episode as Jyotsna gives us some useful tips on finding feedback. These Americans available at bookshop.org SecondGenStories.com Need help ghos...
2021-09-1227 min
LIFEFORCEThese AmericansAward-winning author and finalist for the Bellwether Prize for socially-engaged fiction, Jyotsna Sreenivasan, talks about her 2021 story collection, These Americans, inspired by the immigrant experience. She writes not only about the early years of adjustment and raising a family, and conflict with children, and the struggle to fit in; but also the later years of this passage into America, its long-terms imprints, and what it means to die in a country far away from one’s homeland. "What I want to do is connect with the reader’s heart and that feels spiritual to me."
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2021-08-1558 min
Desi BooksDesi Books Ep 29 w/ Nawaaz Ahmed & Jyotsna SreenivasanIn today’s episode, we have Nawaaz Ahmed in the #DesiCraftChat segment. He’ll be discussing his debut fiction, Radiant Fugitives, which is out now And we have Jyotsna Sreenivasan sharing some favorite books, in the #FiveDesiFaves segment. Her story collection, These Americans, was out in May. And, of course, the usual roundup of new and notable books. The episode transcript with all the links will be up in a few days at http://desibooks.co. Thank you for listening.
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2021-07-1757 min
The Drum: A Literary Magazine For Your EarsIssue 23. April 2012 : JYOTSNA SREENIVASAN HomeJyotsna Sreenivasan's "Home" explores exactly the nature of that concept for young Amiya as she returns to 1970s Ohio after several years of childhood in her native India. She is in the position of being both immigrant and emigrant at the same time. As Amiya navigates her return to American culture and second grade, Sreenivasan sheds new insight on what it means to belong and to be different.
2012-04-2330 min