An Interview Podcast
Speaking in First Draft
Season 3 Debuts on March 5th!
First released in September 2023, members of the Girls Write Now community share a draft of one of their works in progress and discuss both the writing process and what creative expression looks like to them. Listeners will have the opportunity to engage with the inner machinations and perspectives of writers, producers, and artists from a diversity of episodes and stories.
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An ode to southern Germany and my cousin, Marlene.
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