We’re excited to introduce The Chicago Writers Podcast, a Stories Matter Foundation podcast series about the latest Chicago literary news, releases, and recommendations! Check back every month as host Dan Finnen interviews authors, storytellers, literary professionals, and more about the craft and business of writing.
In this episode, Dan talks with Rebecca George, co-owner of Volumes Bookcafe, about running a bookstore, the staying power of physical books, crunching the numbers, backlist sales, Tik Tok’s influence on a book’s success, how to be a better sales ally as a writer, why short books rock, and why authors shouldn’t call a bookstore on a weekend.
Ep 39: Julia Fine, Author, on Getting Started, Taking Breaks, and Writing as the Reward – Chicago Writers Podcast
In this episode, Julia Fine, author, discusses getting started, research, following the call of your work, preparing your concept, revisions, developmental edits, working on projects over the course of multiple years, taking breaks, writing as the reward, and making choices through a goal. Julia Fine https://www.julia-fine.com/ Stories Matter Foundation https://www.storystudiochicago.org/
- Ep 39: Julia Fine, Author, on Getting Started, Taking Breaks, and Writing as the Reward
- Ep 38: Sarah Terez Rosenblum, Author, on Developmental Editors, Sharing Work, and Why You Should Wear Black When Teaching
- Ep 37: Rebecca George of Volumes Bookscafe, on Backlists, Sales, and Why Authors Shouldn't Call a Bookstore on a Weekend
- Ep 36: Favorite Books of 2022 with Chicago Review of Books
- Ep 35: Jeremy Owens, Writer and Performer, on Live Lit, Putting on a Show, and Whatever Is Going On With Twitter
