Today is the first episode of 2023! Hear about Tolkien, who was born on this day in Literary History, then Kat chats with two authors: Marion Lougheed (who's also the EIC at Off Topic Publishing) and Jennifer Mariani. We cover:
- Off Topic Publishing—how Marion got started with it
- Monthly poetry boxes
- Marion's editing processes
- What Marion likes about writing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction
- How poetry can help refine your prose
- Pros and cons of being a writer and editor and publisher
- Getting feedback on submissions
- Writing retreat in Banff, Alberta, Canada in 2023
- Jennifer's chapbook, All Forgotten Now
- Jennifer reads us her favourite poem, Song of Home
- How Jennifer writes her incredible lines
- How Jennifer became involved with Off Topic Publishing
- What Jennifer's working on next
- Writing about extremely personal, difficult topics
- Advice to writers in dealing with challenges, acceptance, and burnout
Marion: Twitter: @MarionLougheed & @OffTopicPub. Facebook: @Marion Lougheed's Writing Page & @Off Topic Publishing. IG: @themerryonion & @offtopicpub
Jennifer: Twitter: @zimballerina IG: @zimballerina
Kat: Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial & @moodpitchers. IG @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial & @moodpitchers. Websites: www.kathleenfoxx.com www.foxxeditorial.com & www.moodpitch.org
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Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (uppbeats.io), Head Up by Sixteen Wheelers, The Great Unknown by Hampus Naeselius, and Allegro Sotto Le Stelle by Trevor Kowalski.
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