Write, Publish, and Shine
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Podcast Overview
<p>Hello and welcome, luminous writers.</p><br><p>I'm Rachel Thompson. I'm an author, a literary magazine editor, and an online writing instructor. And this is Write, Publish, and Shine, a podcast for emerging writers who want to publish and shine.</p><br><p>In this season of Write, Publish, and Shine, we'll talk about how to keep making art when the world needs our resistance, when your energy is stretched and when you still feel called to the page.</p><br><p>You'll hear interviews with writers and editors about sustaining a practice, craft-focused episodes on tension, revision, voice, and structure, and personal reflections on the realities of writing and creating with care.</p><br><p>Every episode offers one or two practical moves you can try. I hope when you listen, you’re reminded that you're not alone in the work of being a luminous writer, i.e. a writer who's attentive to seasons, to the world, and to developing both craft and resilience.</p><br><p>To find it in all your podcast apps, search Write, Publish, and Shine.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
June 17, 2026
#120 The Garden Draft: A Guided Writing Practice for Unfinished Work
<p>In this episode, I’m sharing one of my Draft & Redraft sessions, The Garden Draft, recorded from a place of feeling really overfull with thoughts and feelings. Grab your writing implements before pressing play.</p><br><p>Find more of these guided sessions on Substack at <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/652fd96e124b9d0012c17761/shows/652fd96e124b9d0012c17745/episodes/litmaglove.substack.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">litmaglove.substack.com</a></p><p>---</p><br><p>Get my Writerly Love Letters, sent Wednesdays and filled with ideas and care for you and your writing: <a href="http://rachelthompson.co/letters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rachelthompson.co/letters</a></p><br><p>All of the notes for this episode are up at <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/652fd96e124b9d0012c17761/shows/652fd96e124b9d0012c17745/episodes/rachelthompson.co/120" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rachelthompson.co/120</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 2, 2026
#119 Short Forms for Summer
<p>In this solo episode, I’m talking about short forms (flash memoir, prose poetry, and other tiny pieces) as the most genuinely doable way back to the page in a busy season. If summer looks spacious from far away but fills up fast once you’re in it, this is a small plan you can keep, plus one image-based practice you can try today.</p><br><p>---</p><br><p>Get my Writerly Love Letters, sent Wednesdays and filled with ideas and care for you and your writing: <a href="http://rachelthompson.co/letters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rachelthompson.co/letters</a></p><br><p>All of the notes for this episode are up at <a href="rachelthompson.co/119" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rachelthompson.co/119</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
May 12, 2026
#118 Chemistry Reading for Writers with Chimedum Ohaegbu
<p>In episode 118 of Write, Publish, and Shine, I talk with Room Magazine’s managing editor Chimedum Ohaegbu (a three-time Hugo Award–winning editor, as part of the editorial team at Uncanny Magazine) about speculative writing, revision, and what it means to read for chemistry.</p><br><p>We talk about what speculative writing can do that realism sometimes can’t, how a story can start with an ordinary fear (like missing your stop on a bus) and then turn strange on purpose, and how emotional truth can find a different kind of realism through transformation.</p><br><p>We also get into submissions and editorial discernment, including what “not for us” can mean behind the scenes, and how to hold rejection as information about fit and space, not as a verdict on your work.</p><br><p>I hope this episode helps you protect the weirdness in your draft, revise without sanding off what’s alive, and keep sending your work out with self-assurance.</p><br><p>Get my Writerly Love Letters, sent Wednesdays and filled with ideas and care for you and your writing: <a href="http://rachelthompson.co/letters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rachelthompson.co/letters</a></p><br><p>---</p><br><p>All of the notes for this episode are up at <a href="http://rachelthompson.co/118" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rachelthompson.co/118</a></p><br><p>A quick note for any writer who’s ready for a big “YES” for their writing from lit mags they love.</p><br><p><a href="https://rachelthompson.co/courses/litmaglove/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lit Mag Love</a> is open. Join us in this six-week live course session to get results from your submissions and prepare to publish in journals that align with your writing.</p><br><p>Session runs May 13–June 24, 2026. Learn more at <a href="http://rachelthompson.co/courses/litmaglove" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rachelthompson.co/courses/litmaglove</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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- What is Write, Publish, and Shine?
<p>Hello and welcome, luminous writers.</p><br><p>I'm Rachel Thompson. I'm an author, a literary magazine editor, and an online writing instructor. And this is Write, Publish, and Shine, a podcast for emerging writers who want to publish and shine.</p><br><p>In this season of Write, Publish, and Shine, we'll talk about how to keep making art when the world needs our resistance, when your energy is stretched and when you still feel called to the page.</p><br><p>You'll hear interviews with writers and editors about sustaining a practice, craft-focused episodes on tension, revision, voice, and structure, and personal reflections on the realities of writing and creating with care.</p><br><p>Every episode offers one or two practical moves you can try. I hope when you listen, you’re reminded that you're not alone in the work of being a luminous writer, i.e. a writer who's attentive to seasons, to the world, and to developing both craft and resilience.</p><br><p>To find it in all your podcast apps, search Write, Publish, and Shine.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates weekly.
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