Christina Hammonds Reed – Author of The Black Kids, a YA Novel
This week our guest is Christina Hammonds Reed author of the new YA novel, The Black Kids. In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and:
- How screenwriting helped her develop her novel
- When she takes a nap during her writing process
- And more
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This Week’s Writing Prompt
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This week’s writing prompt is: Write about somebody who receives bad personal news in the middle of a national or international upheaval/catastrophe.
Explore Womxn Authors
In this episode, the author recommended these womxn writers:
- Jesmyn Ward, Author of Sing, Unburied, Sing
- Laila Lalami, Author of The Moor’s Account
- Rebecca Makkai, Author of The Great Believers
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- Episode 36: Melissa Faliveno – Author of Tomboyland
- Episode 35: Chet’la Sebree – Author of Mistress
- Episode 34: Lacy Crawford – Author of Notes on a Silencing
- Episode 33: Melissa Valentine – Author of The Names of All the Flowers
- Episode 32: Juli Delgado Lopera – Author of Fiebre Tropical
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