How do authors approach writing a book-length piece, whether fiction, creative nonfiction, or memoir? As he continues tackling his work-in-progress novel, host Ben Hess explores varying approaches to structure, character development, and plot with debut novelist Elizabeth Marro (Casualties) and GrubStreet National Book Prize Winner Josh Weil (The Great Glass Sea). He also includes another perspective on structure from award-winning writer and teacher Pam Houston that was first broadcast in Episode 001.

Links:

• Elizabeth Marro - http://elizabethmarro.com
• Josh Weil - http://www.joshweil.com/
• Pam Houston - https://pamhouston.wordpress.com/
• Episode Sponsor: Talking Book - http://talkingbook.pub
• Produced & Hosted By: Ben Hess - http://ben-hess.com
• Season Partner: Writing by Writers - http://writingxwriters.org

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