Ask Me Anything Episode with Sara Neufeld and Lisa Rizzo
Welcome to the last episode of Season 1! This season has been amazing, and I am so grateful for all the listeners who return week after week to learn from my featured guests. After weeks of asking other writers questions, I decided to invite some of the writers I work with onto the podcast to ask me questions!
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Ask Me Anything Episode with Sara Neufeld and Lisa Rizzo
Welcome to the last episode of Season 1! This season has been amazing, and I am so grateful for all the listeners who return week after week to learn from my featured guests. After weeks of asking other writers questions, I decided to invite some of the writers I work with onto the podcast to ask me questions!
In this episode, you’ll first meet Sara Pam Neufeld, a yoga teacher and former journalist who’s working to complete the first full draft of her memoir about her quest for balance when life turned upside down. As you listen to our interview, here are some questions to consider: What makes it difficult to tell your story? Is it something internal or is your answer based on something you learned or a way you were trained?
In the second part of this episode, you’ll hear from Lisa Rizzo, author of the award-winning poetry collection, Always a Blue House, and In the Poem An Ocean. Lisa’s putting the finishing touches on her memoir-in-progress. As you listen to her interview, consider these questions: Is there a craft technique you’d like to try, or would you like to push the boundaries of storytelling by trying something new?
Connect with Sara Neufeld:
- Website: https://www.sarapamneufeld.com
Resources from Sara Neufeld’s Interview
- Your Life as Story by Tristine Rainer
- Acetylene Torch Songs by Sue William Silverman
- A Few Keys to Alignment
- Wake Up With Joint Rotations
- Improve Your Back and Hip Tightness
Connect with Lisa Rizzo:
- Website: http://lisarizzowriter.com
Resources from Lisa Rizzo’s Interview
- The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
- Stash: My Life in Hiding by Laura Cathcart Robbins
- Wild by Cheryl Strayed
- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
- Heavy by Kiese Laymon
- Safekeeping by Abigail Thomas
- The Burning Light of Two Stars by Laura Davis
- After the Eclipse by Sarah Perry
- Believing Me by Ingrid Clayton
- (re)using found forms: the hermit crab essay
Connect with your host, Lisa:
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Produced by Espresso Podcast Production: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com
About Your Host
Lisa Cooper Ellison is an author, speaker, and trauma-informed writing coach with an Ed.S in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She has spent the last two decades helping clients and students turn difficult experiences into art, and currently teaches courses in memoir, the psychology of writing, and the book proposal. Her essays have appeared in Huffington Post, Hippocampus Literary Magazine, and Kenyon Review Online, among others.
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