The Written Scene

San Diego writers, creators, and anyone involved in the San Diego literary scene discuss path, process, and craft.

The Written Scene is a arts podcast hosted by Adam Greenfield, with 239 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Adam Greenfield hosts The Written Scene, a arts show with 239 episodes published.

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  Episode #120

  Episode 120: Patricia Aya Williams

  Sep 29, 20261h 15mS1

  Whether it was librarian or flight attendant, author Patricia Aya Williams was always drawn to writing. In this episode of The Written Scene , Patricia discusses starting writing very early on in life (11 years old), understanding her parents better through writing, studying poetry in retirement, writing every day or at least trying to, having personal deadlines for our own writing plans, finding writing and community in libraries, what a library science degree did for her writing, working as a flight attendant but still being pulled to writing, not anticipating public speaking as a librarian, seeking out online publishers with a user friends website experience, viewing paying to submit for publication as a way of supporting a publisher, ensuring where you submit for publication publishes the kind of things you write, why short stories are a perfect format, enjoying performing poetry in front of an audience, and shockingly much more. Please be sure to subscribe, rate, review, and share this and all episodes of The Written Scene. Click here to subscribe to our once-a-month newsletter. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

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  The Written Scene

  Episode 120 Teaser: Patricia Aya Williams

  Sep 22, 20261 min

  Trauma will often let you know it's ready to be processed. For author Patricia Aya Williams , a tragic childhood event at 11 years old took some time before it became clear she had some writing therapy to do. Please enjoy this teaser with Patricia ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene . Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

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  Episode 119: Pat Gaffey

  Sep 15, 20261 hour

  Author Pat Gaffey had long and vibrant careers writing in both broadcast and print, sometimes at the same time, and all the time worth the hard effort it required. In this episode of The Written Scene , Pat talks about the catalyst for his new biography about the radio DJ Bobby Rich, how radio has always been corporate, when disco killed the momentum of some radio DJs, getting fired and it being a rite of passage, memorizing poetry in school, reading adventure and prison escape books as a kid, when calm under pressure is required for journalism, the oddness of writing a 3rd person biography for someone you worked with and including yourself in it, the length of time it can take to finish a book, diligence as a writing skill, finding work that suits your beliefs and passions, and much more. Please be sure to subscribe, rate, review, and share this and all episodes of The Written Scene. Click here to subscribe to our once-a-month newsletter. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

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  Episode 119 Teaser: Pat Gaffey

  Sep 8, 20261 min

  Influencers are nothing new, according to author Pat Gaffey . In fact, they've been around as long as Top 40 radio has. Please enjoy this teaser with Pat ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene . Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

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  Episode #117

  Episode 117: Scott Ehrig-Burgess

  Aug 18, 20261 hourS1

  Scott Ehrig-Burgess , the Library Foundation SD 's Director of Community Engagement & Library Shops, has been working in bookstores and libraries for nearly three decades. As a result of it, he still has the ISBN of a Harry Potter book burned into memory, a number he can easily repeat if requested. Not that he wants to or anything. He just can. In this episode of The Written Scene , Scott discusses what a typical day on the job looks like, the importance of working in a creative job as a creative person, MFA program experiences, different energies between poetry and fiction, the ways self-publishing is easier and better than before, why it's harder for bookstores to say no to self-published books, first sentences and why they're important, summer reading as a kid and competing with arrogant classmates, reading movie screenplay adaptations in his youth, the difference between poetry and song lyrics, no age limit for going back to school and having no expiration age to becoming a writer, the different levels on the path of a published author, being intellectually and ethically consistent while still enjoying work by horrible people, and so much more. Please be sure to subscribe, rate, review, and share this and all episodes of The Written Scene. Click or tap here to subscribe to our once-a-month newsletter. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era

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