The Epilogue…
The Epilogue...
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Join us each episode for an exploration of story with a different author, as we go deep into the writing craft. The Epilogue...is an interview show that focuses on the art of writing with your favorite writers and storytellers. Writing is art. Writing is science.
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Explores themes of writing craft, personal storytelling, and the integration of mythology and personal experience in literature. Episodes feature discussions on topics like the intersection of fairy tales and memoir, the significance of diverse characters, and techniques for enhancing narrative depth, using specific examples from acclaimed authors' works.
Join us each episode for an exploration of story with a different author, as we go deep into the writing craft. The Epilogue…is an interview show that focuses on the art of writing with your favorite writers and storytellers. Writing is art. Writing is science.
This episode, we dive into storytelling with award-winning author Ben Fountain.
Through novels and short stories, we discuss exploring a character and their voice, fearlessly embracing big themes and complexity, and he talks about the process of having one of his works adapted into a movie.
Chapters:
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 00:13 – Understanding Story Voice
- 07:17 – Character Development in Billy Lynn
- 24:33 – Exploring Power Dynamics in Literature
- 30:21 – Complex Interplay of Power in Haiti
- 41:34 – Reflections on Beautiful Country Burn Again
Ben’s Information:
Ben Fountain’s work has received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, the Barnes & Noble Discover Award for Fiction, the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, the PEN-Cerulli Award for Excellence in Sports Writing, and a Whiting Writers Award, and has been a finalist for the National Book Award and runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Most recently, he has been awarded the Joyce Carol Oates Prize and the Thomas Wolfe Prize, and, along with French author Marc Levy, L’Hermione Award given by the French American School of New York. Fountain lives in North Carolina.
Ben’s Books:
- Rasputin Swims the Potomacoraudiobook
- Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walkoraudiobook
- Brief Encounters with Che Guevaraoraudiobook
- Devil Makes Threeoraudiobook
- Beautiful Country Burn Againoraudiobook
Ben’s headshot photo credit: Laura Overman
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