KELLY J. FORD revised and sharpened her debut novel, COTTONMOUTHS, in Grub Street’s Novel Incubator program with our second guest, MICHELLE HOOVER. She and James talk about crappy drafts, depression, the woods vs. the forest, coming out narratives, and tents full of mannequin parts. She also describes her process, including using formulas and borrowing the scaffolding of other narratives. Then James asks Michelle about novel writing and workshopping.
Kelly J. Ford
Kelly and James discuss:
Daniel Woodrell (intro)
Sarah Waters (intro)
“Hanging Judge” Parker
Flannery O’Connor
Paula Abdul
FINGERHUT MAGAZINE
Solid Gold Dancers
Lisa Borders
E.B. Moore
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
Laura van den Berg
Chip Cheek
Cam Terwilliger
Diane Johnson
THE END OF CALIFORNIA by Steve Yarbrough
FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley
RE JANE by Patricia Park
THE MIDDLESTEINS by Jamie Attenberg
DARK PLACES by Gillian Flynn
LITTLE CHILDREN by Tom Perrotta
WRITTEN ON THE BODY by Jeanette Winterson
THE PASSION by Jeanette Winterson
THE AWAKENING by Kate Chopin
Maya Angelou
Sam Cooke
HUNGER by Roxanne Gay
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Michelle Hoover
Michelle and James Discuss:
Jay Neugeboren
Noy Holland
BOTTOMLAND by Michelle Hoover
Ian Stansel
Brian Evenson
THRILL ME by Benjamin Percy
HALF IN LOVE WITH DEATH by Emily Ross
Rachel Barenbaum
IDYLL THREATS by Stephanie Gayle
IDYLL FEARS by Stephanie Gayle