My first Substack Live was such a delight! It made me want to do Lives with all my pals. I really loved talking to Darien about “enabling constraints,” privacy and boundaries when it comes to writing about loss, and why “forward is a pace” is the advice I always give to writers and grievers.
Darien’s series 3 Things: Short Prose Talks” is a Substack Live where short prose authors talk about writing and the creative process. Each guest shares three things: 1) a selection of short prose, 2) a prompt, and 3) a writing tip.
Paid subscribers receive access to the full replay, along with:
Complete video of our 60-minute conversation
Readings of seven chapters from Here After
My “enabling constraints” revision method
Our discussion of structuring memoir through proximity and white space
My approach to writing ethics and protecting privacy
Analysis of how fragments create meaning through juxtaposition
The role of Substack in my writing practice and grief journey
My answer to a question posed by a participant: “It sounds like you got an agent before you were published. If correct, how did you get an agent?”
My writing tip and generative prompt
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