Embracing the Tower: The Unknown and the Creative Process with May Ngo
In the first episode of season two, I have the pleasure of speaking with writer, editor, and playwright May Ngo. I talked to May about the process of writing her first novel, the whiteness of crime fiction, the traumas of academia, and how pregnancy is a Tower moment.
31 Oct 2024
Ep. 5. Toxic Friendships, Gothic Horror, and Writing about Mental Illness with B.K. Harbeke
In this Halloween special episode, I am in conversation with Bryanna Harbeke. Her debut modern Gothic thriller, Are You There, Sloane? is about two girls, one living, and one dead, working together to solve a mystery so they can move past their traumas and inhabit their own worlds.
14 Oct 2024
The Animal Channel, Sexuality, Neurodiversity, and Pigs with Matilde Pratesi
In this episode, I was in conversation with Matilde Pratesi, author of Caledonia Novel Award-shortlisted Pig, about big passions, the animal channel that opens up during the writing process, and the strange experience of having her dreams come true.
11 Aug 2024
Writing from Obsession with Mimi Zacharia
In this episode, I was in conversation with Mimi Zacharia, writer and gymnast, about the power of imaginary worlds when dealing with intergenerational trauma, and how writing a novel is like performing the perfect backflip.
23 Jul 2024
Reclaiming Genre Fiction with Stephanie Edd
Stephanie Edd is a writer, content producer, and artist in a variety of mediums including paint, ink, and kitchen witchery. She unites her love of art, film, and prose to craft fictions that are sensual, visual, and analytical in historical, noir detective, urban fantasy, and speculative genres. Her historical short story about post-mortem photography, Behind the Dark Slide, was published in the 39th issue of The Berkeley Fiction Review. She graduated from UC Berkeley with an English degree and continues to haunt the San Francisco Bay Area.
I recently had the pleasure of editing Stephanie Edd’s novel, The Clear Case, a sharp, colourful, novel that trades in subversion to gently critique the noir tradition. It’s also a dreamy read with lush period details, and elegant plotting. If you love crime fiction, but despair of outdated tropes, this clever anti-noir is for you.
The Clear Case published in ebook and paperback November 1st 2023. Follow her on TikTok @stephanieedd for noir and booktok content. Subscribe to her newsletter at stephanieedd.com (http://stephanieedd.com/) and follow her on twitter and instagram @stephaniejedd.
To read the transcript, go to the episode page here (https://ceremony-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/reclaiming-genre-fiction-with-stephanie-edd/transcript).
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23 Jul 2024
Introduction to Season 1: Ceremony + Practice
Ceremony co-creator and artist shares insights on harnessing storytelling, seasonality, and rituals to dream new worlds into being and tap into creative potential.
23 Jul 2024
Introducing the Ceremony podcast
In the Ceremony podcast we will analyse some of the most thrilling works of fiction through the ceremonies at their hearts. I will also talk to writers with to learn more about their ceremonies and the rituals that allow them to dream new worlds into being. I hope you will join us. 🪼 Find me at www.lauraellenjoyce.co.uk
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28 Feb 2024
Introducing Deviant Strategies
Almost anything can be a deviant strategy if it meets the following criteria:
*It has nothing obvious to do with the task at hand.
*It is an immersive experience.
*It contains the seeds of a new idea.
Your deviant strategies may not look like mine, but mine may spark something new, and help to break down your creative blocks.
To read the transcript, go to the episode page here (https://deviant-strategies-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/introducing-deviant-strategies/transcript).
Reading Links
Adrienne Maree Brown – Emergent Strategy (https://esii.org/)
Brian Eno – Oblique Strategies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_Strategies)
Michelle Pellizzon – Divergent Strategies (https://www.buzzsprout.com/587620/14009499-179-neurodivergence-how-to-be-a-powerhouse-founder-with-a-squiggly-brain-with-michelle-pellizzon-lipsitz)
I also thank M. Forajter (https://mforajter.com) for her note in response to my original piece where she picked out “deviant” as the crucial term.
Eduardo Kac – 'GFP Bunny at 20' (https://www.ekac.org/gfpbunny.at.20.kac.pdf)
Laura Joyce – Luminol Theory (https://punctumbooks.com/titles/luminol-theory/)
GFP (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_fluorescent_protein)
Aequorea victoria (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aequorea_victoria)
Scheele’s Green (https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/05/02/scheeles-green-the-color-of-fake-foliage-and-death/)
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