Why does good writing matter, and why does the motive behind the writing matter? Seth and Tsh unpack the previous episode’s topic with Seth’s editor, Stephanie Duncan Smith. The three of them talk about what makes for good reading and writing, why we need better (new) stories, and with Stephanie’s business perspective, the sacramental act of bleeding on paper. This chat’s not just for writers.

• Seth: Newsletter | Website


• Tsh: Newsletter | Website


• Stephanie Duncan Smith: Newsletter | Twitter | Instagram


• Pick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going


• Come to Italy with us!


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  City on Fire, by Garth Risk Hallberg

  
  


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  Stranger Planet, by Nathan W. Pyle

  
  


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  Sara Billups on Instagram

  
  


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  The Year of Magical Thinking, by Joan Didion

  
  


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  The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt

  
  


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  Escaping Into the Open, by Elizabeth Berg

  
  


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  A Burning in My Bones, by Winn Collier

  
  

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