Episode 2: The Writer's Life

The Watchung Booksellers Podcast

In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers Podcast, long-time friends Dionne Ford and Alice Elliott Dark join us for a soulful conversation about living a writer's life. Diving into writing practices, self-care, writers' residencies, teaching, and more, these two share a wealth of knowledge that will captivate writers and readers alike.
Guest bios:
Alice Elliott Dark is the author of the novels Fellowship Point and Think of England, and two collections of short stories, In The Gloaming and Naked to the Waist. She is a recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and an Associate Professor at Rutgers-Newark in the English department and the MFA program.

Dionne Ford is author of the memoir Go Back and Get It and co-editor of the anthology Slavery's Descendants: Shared Legacies of Race and Reconciliation. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University and a BA from Fordham University where she teaches creative writing.

Books:
A full list of the books and authors mentioned in this episode is available on our website.
Podcasts:
The Slowdown
Residences/ Grants Mentioned:
VCCA
MacDowell
NAE
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Books:
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The Watchung Booksellers Podcast is produced by Kathryn Counsell and Marni Jessup and is recorded at Silver Stream Studio in Montclair, NJ.

The show is edited by Kathryn Counsell and Bree Testa. Special thanks to Timmy Kellenyi and Derek Mattheiss.

Original music is composed and performed by Violet Mujica.

Art & design and social media by Evelyn Moulton. Research and show notes by Caroline Shurtleff.

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Chapter

1. Episode 2: The Writer's Life (00:00:00)

2. Writer's Life and Self-Care Practices (00:00:12)

3. Morning Routine and Creative Practice (00:07:05)

4. Writing Practices and Residencies (00:21:36)

5. Reading and Teaching Habits (00:33:07)

6. Benefits of Teaching Writing Practice (00:38:38)

7. Critiquing Process in Writing Workshops (00:47:03)

8. Upcoming Events (00:54:58)

9. Credits (00:55:51)