Writing Stories
Each episode of Writing Stories features an interview with a contemporary author about how her book went from an idea in her head to an object on a shelf. Join us on Writing Stories for honesty, struggle, and triumph, for writing community, publishing insight, and inspiration to persist in whatever difficult but meaningful journey you've chosen for yourself.
Writing Stories
Margo Steines Talks About Brutalities - "I Feel Aligned With The Tastes of Men In a Way That I Hope To Grow Out Of"
In this episode, I talk to Margo Steines about her memoir Brutalities
We talk about:
- Not wanting to use suspense as a way to move readers through your work
- Having your first manuscript 'die on submission' (meaning an agent represents it, but no editors want to buy it)
- Gender dysphoria and the claustrophobia of the body
- Steines's friendship with Melissa Febos
- How parenting has influenced the stakes of publication for Steines
- Judgement of mothers who have done sex work
- Reading your own audiobook
- The importance of therapy
You can get a copy of Brutalities here!
Find out more about Margo Steines here.
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