Still Writing
Corey Ann Haydu and Sara Zarr are two mid-career novelists who have lived through industry shifts, burnout, reinvention, and the constant recalibration that comes with staying in a creative career. They get together every couple of weeks to ask each other: are we still writing?
Still Writing
Latest Episodes
9. Protecting the Magical Mystery
This episode was recorded on 8/12/26, when we found a day in the middle of our hiatus to connect, and we thought we'd be posting it sooner but then we didn't.We talk about if and what we've been writing, check in with what the publishing...
8. Mid-Season Finale
Before the podcast goes on summer hiatus, Corey turns in a book and Sara is overwhelmed and recording at the co-working space with a respectfully low voice. Also: a new secret question. Some Margin Notes:Goodbye f...
7. Making Meaning, Trusting Timing
In this episode, a sudden death reminds Sara of the idea of vocation, we discuss if there's a perfect time to send a project to your agent (or trusted reader), and Corey goes to the theater.Some Margin Notes:
6. False Dichotomies for Simple Minds
In this episode: The joys of multiple POVs, Sara asks a secret question, and a robust current events section in which we fail to solve a centuries-old problem in literary discourse.Some Margin Notes:The Recovering &...
5. A Reader Walks Into a Hair Salon...
Discussed in this episode: How the answer is in the work, Colson Whitehead, Lena Dunham, and summer camp. Also, we think we've successfully enabled Buzzsprout "fan mail," so if you ever have a response to our questions to the universe and liste...
