S21 Ep4: Taking a Machete to Creative Blocks with Premee Mohamed
"My characters would be wandering around the field with me going like, hey, I just found a rare orchid." -Premee Mohamed
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(recorded February)
In this episode we welcome prolific, brilliant Premee Mohamed, a Nebula and Aurora award-winning author to talk about her new book, One Message Remains.
. We explore the process of creating clean first drafts, the chaos of deadlines, and the balance between creativity and productivity. And why the cat needs a job.
Premee shares the challenges of producing multiple works in a year and the strategies she employs to keep her creativity flowing. We cover outlining techniques and the importance of not being precious about the writing process.
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- One Message Remains
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- Psychopomp Press
- Tor.com
- Hugo Awards
- Aurora Awards
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