YEAR END EPISODE: Reading and Writing Aspirations, Lifting Writers Up, and Reflections

Charlotte Readers Podcast

In this episode 320, we have a special year-end round-up for you, with Hannah Larrew back in the co-host seat! We take writing advice and inspiration from blog posts on how to tackle imposter syndrome and inner critics and how to approach the publishing process with perspective. We discuss reading and writing aspirations for 2023 from ourselves and our listeners. Plus we reveal our favorite books of 2022!
Today’s Featured Authors:
Marianne Sprangers: Time Stamp: 47:50
Marianne Sprangers, author of the humorous essay collection Cheesecake Loves My Thighs, shares her blog post “Dear Inner Critic” (https://charlottereaderspodcast.com/my-dear-inner-critic/), about taking control over her writing insecurities. Learn more at https://www.mariannesprangers.com/.
Top Book Picks of 2022: Time Stamp: 1:32:40
Hannah recommends:
The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
Sarah recommends:
It All Comes Down to This by Therese Anne Fowler
Lessons by Ian McEwan
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O’Connor
Landis recommends:
The Cicada Tree by Robert Gwaltney
Fatal Intent by Tammy Euliano
The Enigma Affair by Charlie Lovett
The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci
Mark West, Storied Charlotte Blog (https://pages.charlotte.edu/mark-west/blog/author/miwest/), recommends:
Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough
The Wilderness Warrior by Douglas Brinkley
The River of Doubt by Candice Millard
2-Minute Tip: Time Stamp: 56:20
Don’t miss Charlotte Lit co-founder and executive director Paul Reali’s tip about learning to write scenes.
Writing Tips:
We discuss Sarah’s blog post “Why Is Imposter Syndrome so Common Among Writers?” (https://saraharcherwrites.com/2022/10/18/why-is-imposter-syndrome-so-common-among-writers/) and Marianne Spranger’s blog post “Dear Inner Critic.” (https://charlottereaderspodcast.com/my-dear-inner-critic/) Time Stamp: 19:00
We discuss Landis’s blog post “Coming to Terms with Reality - the Universe Doesn’t Care as Much about Your Book as You Do and That’s Okay.” (https://landiswade.com/coming-to-terms-with-reality-the-universe-doesnt-care-about-your-book-as-much-as-you-do-and-thats-okay/) Time Stamp: 1:06:15
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