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David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Tommy Orange, Stephen Graham Jones and Terese Mailhot are some of the Native authors making reading lists across the country. They’re also inspiring other would-be writers. We’ll be talking to Native writers about their craft and how to get those first words on paper. They’ll discuss how to overcome writers’ block, how to structure a narrative, and essential elements of a good book like plot and scene. November is National Novel Writing Month with the challenge to amateur authors to pen an entire book in 30 days. Maybe one of them will write the next bestseller.
Guests:
David Heska Wanbli Weiden (Sičháŋǧu Lakota) – author of the novel Winter Counts and the children’s book Spotted Tail
Waubgeshig Rice (Wasauksing First Nation) – author of Moon on the Crusted Snow
Break 1 music: Something Else (song) Orlando Cruz (artist)
Break 2 music: Hunting Chant (song) Art Napoleon (artist) Miyoskamin (Early Springtime) (album)
