Lifewriting: Write for Your Life!
Lifewriting: Write for Your Life!
Latest Episodes
Guest: Reginald Hudlin! (Boomerang, DC's Milestones in History comic)
In this episode, Steve and Tananarive talk to award-winning director Reginald Hudlin (Boomerang, House Party, Marshall) about how he has kept his optimism in Hollywood, his love for comics and Black History, Milestone Media, and the 30th annive...
On NOPE (no spoilers) - and our 2018 Jordan Peele interview!
In this episode, Steve and Tananarive talk about Jordan Peele's new horror thriller NOPE - and play excerpts from their interview with him in 2018 for their online Black Horror class: a portrait of the artist as a young(er) man - when he was fi...
On Why Writers Should Study Acting (and Improv!) - with Colette Freedman
In this episode, Steve and Tananarive talk to author/screenwriter/playwright/actress Colette Freedman about how acting and improv lessons can help writers learn to better inhabit their characters. (And with a sample exercise!) Life...
On Surviving Disappointment and Rejection
In this episode, Steve and Tananarive recall some of their most painful rejections in Hollywood and give tips on how to maintain joy and creativity in the face of setbacks.
Guest: Daniel José Older! (Star Wars: The High Republic, Shadowshaper)
In this episode, Steve and Tananarive talk to New York Times bestselling author Daniel José Older about his Star Wars projects, the impact he tries to have with his books, navigating family and writing life, building community, how writing is a...
