Heather Ostman - Author of The Second Chance Home for Girls and Rhetorical Lives

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The War and Treaty’s Michael and Tanya Trotter grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and Washington, DC, respectively, but both have family roots in the South. They also grew up in the musical traditions of their churches – Tanya in the Black Baptist Church and Michael in the Seventh Day Adventist Church – where they learned the power of song to move people. After becoming a father at a very young age, Michael eventually joined the armed forces and served in Iraq and Germany, where he took up songwriting as a way of dealing with his experiences there. Meanwhile Tanya embarked on a singing and acting career after a breakthrough appearance in Sister Act 2 alongside Whoopi Goldberg and Lauryn Hill. Now, after a long and sometimes traumatic journey, Michael and Tanya are married, touring, winning all sorts of awards, and set to release their fifth album together, and their fourth as The War and Treaty. Sid talks to Michael and Tanya about the new record, Plus One , as well as their collaboration with Miranda Lambert, what it was like to record at FAME studios in Muscle Shoals, and how they’re blending country, soul, gospel, and R&B. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Heather Ostman is the author of the new novel, The Second Chance Home for Girls. Told through three interwoven narrative voices, it’s a story of friendship and freedom, loss and grief, set in a halfway house for troubled teenage girls. She is also the author of the forthcoming Rhetorical Lives, a history of women activists of the 20th and early 21st centuries.

“An atmospheric yet entertaining read with an enigmatic, charismatic hero that will keep readers riveted. This beguiling, slyly subversive tale puts a spiritual mystery at the heart of gritty truths.” - Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2020

In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and:

Breathing through the fear of a writing block
Using Aristotle’s eight point arc to structure your novel
And more

I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing challenges.

Follow this Writer

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Buy her book, The Second Chance Home for Girls

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Follow our Partners

Learn more about our partner, We Need Diverse Books, whose mission is to put more diverse books into the hands of all children

Become an Advertiser

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This Week’s Writing Prompt

This week’s writing prompt: How can I tell you all that cannot be said?

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In this episode, they recommended these womxn writers:

Kate Chopin, Author of The Awakening

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Episode 71: Elle Marr - Author of Lies We Bury
Episode 69: adrienne maree brown - Author of We Will Not Cancel Us
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Episode 63: Sonya Renee Taylor - Author of The Body is Not An Apology

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Heather Ostman - Author of The Second Chance Home for Girls and Rhetorical Lives

Fierce Womxn Writing - Inspiring You to Write More

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MP3•Episodio en casa

In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and:

Breathing through the fear of a writing block
Using Aristotle’s eight point arc to structure your novel
And more

I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing challenges.

Follow this Writer

Follow her on Instagram, and Facebook
Buy her book, The Second Chance Home for Girls

Follow the Podcast

Visit the podcast’s Website

Follow the Host

Slide into Sara Gallagher’s DM’s on Instagram

Follow our Partners

Learn more about our partner, We Need Diverse Books, whose mission is to put more diverse books into the hands of all children

Become an Advertiser

Use my Contact Page or hit me up on Insta

This Week’s Writing Prompt

This week’s writing prompt: How can I tell you all that cannot be said?

Explore Womxn Authors

In this episode, they recommended these womxn writers:

Kate Chopin, Author of The Awakening

Ensure the Podcast Continues

Love what you’re hearing? Show your appreciation and become a Supporter with a monthly contribution.

Check Out More Womxn Authors

Episode 71: Elle Marr - Author of Lies We Bury
Episode 69: adrienne maree brown - Author of We Will Not Cancel Us
Epiosde 64: Fan Favorites - Featuring Kim Krans, Brittney Morris, Aja Black, Melissa Valentine, and Rebekah Taussig
Episode 63: Sonya Renee Taylor - Author of The Body is Not An Apology

Support the show

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Kathleen Basi - Author of A Song for the Road, the a story of a womxn’s healing road trip after profound loss. 31:51

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Cassandra Lane - Author of We Are Bridges, a memoir that reclaims family history 27:27

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Cassandra Lane is the author of We Are Bridges , a memoir that explores reclaiming violent family history in order to create a more free future for one’s children. “In this narrative, Lane seeks an origin story, searching for what facts are available and wondering about the legacy she is passing on. . . . A multiangled exploration of family trauma and the forging of an identity.” — Kirkus Reviews In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Exploring your city to explore your creativity Writing in the early morning hours with candles and incense And more I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing challenges. Follow this Writer Follow her Instagram and Website Buy her book, We Are Bridges Follow the Podcast Visit the podcast’s Website Follow the Host Slide into Sara Gallagher’s DM’s on Instagram Follow our Partners Learn more about our partner, We Need Diverse Books , whose mission is to put more diverse books into the hands of all children Become an Advertiser Use my Contact Page or hit me up on Insta This Week’s Writing Prompt This week’s writing prompt: Write about a food you loved as a child. Describe its taste, texture, smell, color, and how it felt in your mouth. Push deeper to unravel what it symbolized for you. What deep cravings does it dredge up even now? Explore Womxn Authors In this episode, they recommended these womxn writers: Reema Zaman, Author of I Am Yours: A Shared Memoir Lynell George, Author of A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler Ensure the Podcast Continues Love what you’re hearing? Show your appreciation and become a Supporter with a monthly contribution. Check Out More Womxn Authors Episode 73: Ellen Hagan - Author of Reckless, Glorious, Girl and Blooming Fiascoes Episode 70: Meg Medina - Author of Merci Suárez Can’t Dance Episode 69: adrienne maree brown - Author of We Will Not Cancel Us Episode 63: Sonya Renee Taylor - Author of The Body is Not An Apology Support the show…

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Ellen Hagan - Author of YA novel in verse, Reckless, Glorious, Girl and a new poetry collection called Blooming Fiascoes 30:45

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Heather Ostman - Author of The Second Chance Home for Girls and Rhetorical Lives 33:09

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Elle Marr - Author of Lies We Bury, a newly released thriller 24:10

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adrienne maree brown - queer, Black feminist activist and author of We Will Not Cancel Us, Pleasure Activism, Emergent Strategies, Holding Change, and more 26:27

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Amy Solomon - Editor of Notes From The Bathroom Line, a collection of humor writing by 150 modern womxn and nonbinary writers 19:09

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Layla AlAmmar - author of Silence is a Sense, a novel about the fundamental need for human connection, written from the viewpoint of a Syrian refugee 29:14

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Layla AlAmmar is the author of Silence is a Sense , a profound and life-affirming novel that follows a mute Syrian refugee grappling with her experiences during the Syrian Civil War, and as a refugee traveling through Europe as she is gradually and unwillingly drawn into the lives of her neighbors. “With gut-punching clarity, AlAmmar unpacks the complicated identity of a refugee discovering that safety is not what it seems, as she learns to find her voice in a new home.” - Booklist Layla AlAmmar is a Kuwaiti-American writer and student of Arab literature, delivering a complex and fluid book about memory, revolution, loss, and safety. AlAmmar’s debut novel, The Pact We Made , was published in 2019. She is currently pursuing a PhD on the intersection of Arab women's fiction and literary trauma theory. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Changing your medium to get un-stuck Writing as a repository for thoughts and feelings The difficulty in trying to take writing advice And more I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing challenges. Follow this Writer Follow her on Twitter Buy her book, Silence is a Sense Follow the Podcast Visit the podcast’s Website Follow the Host Slide into Sara Gallagher’s DM’s on Instagram Follow our Partners Learn more about our partner, We Need Diverse Books , whose mission is to put more diverse books into the hands of all children Become an Advertiser Use my Contact Page or hit me up on Insta This Week’s Writing Prompt This week’s writing prompt: Take a pivotal scene in your WIP, or a scene that is giving you trouble, and try to rewrite it in several different ways. For example: straight, a dream or nightmare, someone relaying the scene to another person in a letter, or as a hallucination. Explore Womxn Authors In this episode, they recommended these womxn writers: Adania Shibli , author of Minor Detail Han Kang , author of The Vegetarian Ensure the Podcast Continues Love what you’re hearing? Show your appreciation and become a Supporter with a monthly contribution. Check Out More Womxn Authors Episode 66: Patricia Engel - Author of Infinite Country Epiosde 64: Fan Favorites - Featuring Kim Krans, Brittney Morris, Aja Black, Melissa Valentine, and Rebekah Taussig Episode 63: Sonya Renee Taylor - Author of The Body is Not An Apology Support the show…

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Patricia Engel - Author of Infinite Country, a Reese's Book Club Pick 20:58

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Patricia Engel is the author of Infinite Country. The novel follows teenager Talia as she and her family grapple with their mixed-immigration statuses, offering an intimate perspective on an experience that so many have endured - and are enduring right now. Rich with Bogotá urban life, steeped in Andean myth, and tense with the daily reality of the undocumented in America, Infinite Country is the story of two countries and one mixed-status family - for whom every triumph is stitched with regret, and every dream pursued bears the weight of a dream deferred. Patricia Engel is also the author of Vida, which won Colombia’s national book award. She is a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and: Writing by natural light Keeping your writing appointments Her unique approach to revision (hint: it involves re-writing) And more I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing challenges. Follow this Writer Visit her Instagram , Twitter , or Website Buy her book, Infinite Country Follow the Podcast Visit the podcast’s Website Follow the Host Slide into Sara Gallagher’s DM’s on Instagram Follow our Partners Learn more about our partner, We Need Diverse Books , whose mission is to put more diverse books into the hands of all children Become an Advertiser Use my Contact Page or hit me up on Insta This Week’s Writing Prompt This week’s writing prompt: Write about a time in your life when you did what some people might consider the wrong thing for the right reasons. Explore Womxn Authors In this episode, they recommended these womxn writers: Carolina De Robertis , author of The President and The Frog Ensure the Podcast Continues Love what you’re hearing? Show your appreciation and become a Supporter with a monthly contribution. Check Out More Womxn Authors Episode 65: Kate Hope Day - Author of In the Quick Epiosde 64: Fan Favorites - Featuring Kim Krans, Brittney Morris, Aja Black, Melissa Valentine, and Rebekah Taussig Episode 63: Sonya Renee Taylor - Author of The Body is Not An Apology Support the show…

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Kate Hope Day - Author of In the Quick, the story of an ambitious young astronaut whose love affair threatens the rescue of a lost crew 35:57

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