Dr. Flanagan (Winner of the Edgar Award for first novel, Deer Season) joins Emily and Tobi on the podcast to discuss the ins and outs of her personal journey through higher education, and how that translates to today's grad school and creative education.

Deer Season: https://www.amazon.com/Deer-Season-Flyover-Fiction-Flanagan/dp/149622681X

Emily and Tobi discuss their experiences attending writing workshops, and why you should too!

PT. 2 OF AI SERIES

Emily and Tobi go head to head with the story writing ability of the CHAT GPT AI.

In this episode Tobi and Emily discuss the pitfalls and controversies of AI created work- writing and art. 

AI Art Creator: https://www.artbreeder.com/

Emily's substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/emilymancuso/p/the-writers-magnolia-the-bizarre?r=kyd2l&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Emily and Tobi have written surprise flash fiction in unconventional genres as a challenge from the last episode. In this episode, they read their stories and discuss the challenges and unexpected successes of writing in unconventional genres, outside their comfort zone. 

Emily's Substack: emilymancuso.substack.com/

Tobi's Substack: tobibrun.substack.com/

Emily and Tobi discuss unconventional literary genres, the pitfalls and pros of writing in a genre most people have never heard of. From Cli-Fi, to Furry Detectives, they dive into the world of the top 10 most rare book genres. 

Article by Daisy Torres: https://kingdompen.org/genres-youve-never-heard-of/

Unconventionally Creative is a creative writing podcast dedicated to exploring and spotlighting the uncommon sides of writing.

In this episode, we will discuss our favorite Unconventional Writing Platform for the beginning or experienced writer to explore, when they are looking for something new! Or if you're like us, back to their roots. Enjoy!

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Join us in our chat with NYT Bestselling and multi-award-winning author Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Mr. Sáenz is best known for his poetry and young adult novels, "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe", as well as its sequel and novel "The Inexplicable Logic of My Life". Mr. Sáenz was the first Latino to win the prestigious PEN/Faulkner Book Award for Fiction for “Everything begins & ends at the Kentucky Club”.

Listeners can read more of Mr. Sáenz's writing on his blog https://www.benjaminsaenz.com/

Credit for the author's photograph belongs to Vantage Point Studios.

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