En iyi The Writers Block podcastleri (2025)

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132. I Am The Record! 14:42

2M ago14:42

14:42

It's so good to be back! This episode starts SEASON NINE! I apologize for my absence as life and technology made things complicated. Yet, with all the upheaval in the world...I needed to remind myself that I'm not helpless. I'm a writer. A Black writer at that! Excuse the dust as I get everything settled for this season! All love notes can be sent …

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131. “Let Me Tell You A Story…” 12:22

9M ago12:22

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With the cycle BOOK 7 of the Traditional Women Storytelling Project happening in September 2024, this prologue will be in the completed essay A WOMAN LIKE MY MOTHER (October 2024). Ruthless Flexing here: RUN THE NUMBERS- since 20211586 stories/videos26 episodes 18 playlists6 anthologies 3 social media platforms (TT, IG, FB)1 short story collection1…

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130. The Work Of Representation Is On-Going ft. Jennifer L. Julian, ABD (Part 1) 1:41:12

9M ago1:41:12

1:41:12

What a way to end SEASON 8 of this platform than with a professor at Texas Southern University. Professor Jennifer Julian is a scholar, writer, and a visible Black woman. For our time together, we talk about why it is the work of representation is on-going and why we can’t get tired now. Works mentioned: ALL BLACK GIRLS ARE ACTIVISTS (Ebony Janice …

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129. The Impact of READING RAINBOW 27:41

10M ago27:41

27:41

Levar Burton will ALWAYS be part of THE CULTURE! Netflix has decided to have me in all my feelings and do a READING RAINBOW documentary…and I barely, BARELY, made it. Get your copy of BLACK LIKE THAT: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/68721080/black-like-that

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128. 1586 24:55

10M ago24:55

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At the time of this show, there are 1,586 stories to TRADITIONAL WOMEN STORYTELLING PROJECT. While this platform is not dedicated to this project (I NEED THE VELMAS PODCAST is), I believe more than a little celebration is warranted. The link to BOOK 6 is here: Paperback: https://a.co/d/09R1er02 and Ebook: https://a.co/d/0eS4m02j. Get your copy of B…

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127. Finish Your Food 18:03

11M ago18:03

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Sometimes the hardest thing is to focus. But — focus is a must and a muscle. Both have to be developed. Get your copy of BLACK LIKE THAT: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/68721080/black-like-that

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126. You Might Have To Say Something 19:59

12M ago19:59

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bell hooks said, “People are hungry for descent.” Perhaps, this is one of the reasons why the writer, the artist, will never go away! We are needed… And necessary. Get your copy of BLACK LIKE THAT: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/68721080/black-like-that

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125 A. The Lands Where Other People Live 28:35

1y ago28:35

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Writers are responsible for re-creating humanity in a world by which may not see our own. In the world of diversity equity inclusion that we are in, and fight to remain in… It is easy to be swept up in the argument of diversity versus representation. Note: If this title looks familiar, it is the title of a book of poetry by Audre Lorde.…

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ITS OUR ANNIVERSARY! 20:41

1y ago20:41

20:41

In May 2019, I started this podcast with my adopted brother, the Anchor app, a pink notebook, and 45 minutes before work at a rehabilitation hospital. This is STILL cause for celebration. Get your copy of BLACK LIKE THAT: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/68721080/black-like-that

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125. The Selfish Pursuit 21:05

1y ago21:05

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If I wasn’t a writer, what would I be? Writing is what I do. I can’t imagine doing anything else. Can you? Link to LEARNING TO BREATHE FIRE: Learning To Breathe Fire: The Collected Works During 30 Days Of Jaye 2019-2023 https://a.co/d/12Noxh5. AMERICAN MASTERS - ROD SERLING: https://youtu.be/T4ALNnImsmU?si=EFJOME6RmZTYvChT. Get your copy of BLACK L…

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124. Things Left On The Desk 21:59

1y ago21:59

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TW: death and dying. Writers are mortal. But sometimes we can take the rest with us. How does one come to grips (or at peace!) with that? To review see Episode 90: THE WRITER’S WILL. Get your copy of BLACK LIKE THAT: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/68721080/black-like-that

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123. Allow Me To (Re)Introduce Myself… 21:39

1y ago21:39

21:39

“Men brag, and women hide.” Shonda Rhimes said this at an ELLE event. And when she said it, I couldn’t shake that she was right— and I refuse to hide ANYMORE. Give up my pen (or light) for what? Get your copy of BLACK LIKE THAT: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/68721080/black-like-that

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122. Author Math & SH!T Writers Say #3 27:45

1y ago27:45

27:45

Writers are strange creatures…and I am proud to be one.

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121. The Art Of The Show Up 27:14

1y ago27:14

27:14

Sometimes the hardest thing you can do is an artist is believing yourself… The second hardest thing is showing up for yourself. This show will have a SEND FOR A POET segment with my work “A POEM WITH NO TRANSLATION.”

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120. Let ‘Er Rip! 16:40

1y ago16:40

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Creativity is a demanding mistress— and in constant need of attention and tending to. We have merch now! Get some! https://Seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/the-writers-block-podcast-merch

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119. “I talk in writer…” 17:39

1+ y ago17:39

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Being inside, a writer head is a loud and complicated place! Sometimes the language doesn’t always make sense, and sometimes we repeat that. And yet, it is needed and necessary. We have merch now! Get some! https://Seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/the-writers-block-podcast-merch

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118. “EWW, GIRLS!” 20:31

1+ y ago20:31

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Sometimes being a female fan of something that has protagonist, and heroes that are male is beyond complicated. We have merch now! Get some! https://Seewhatjayesaid.threadless.com/designs/the-writers-block-podcast-merch

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117. What’s In The Cache? 12:52

1+ y ago12:52

12:52

Welcome to Season 8! With all things being immediate, sometimes we as artists have to let things…simmer! A Cache is different from the Draft Drawer we spoke about way back in Season 1. But it’s just as needed, trust me!

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END OF THE YEAR LETTER - 2023 3:14

1+ y ago3:14

3:14

You’re doing better than you think you are. Onward to 2024!

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116. 200 EPISODES! Pens Up! 16:09

1+ y ago16:09

16:09

It took us 5 years to get to this point, and we are going to celebrate LOUDLY! Come and celebrate with us!

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115. Writing In A Time Of Upheaval: Shouts To Roxanne Gay 22:29

1+ y ago22:29

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Writers are witnesses, agitators, and truth-tellers! The work we do is needed and necessary! Write like your life depends on it! Works mentioned: The Source of Self-Regard (T. Morrison), Bad Feminist (R. Gay) and WRITING IN A TIME OF SOCIAL CHANGE (MasterClass taught by R. Gay). SEND FOR A POET segment is by Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre. The work is ca…

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114. Until They Need Us - Part 2 24:38

1+ y ago24:38

24:38

“Black people need witnesses in a world that thinks everything is White.” -James Baldwin

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113. Until They Need Us - Part 1 17:57

1+ y ago17:57

17:57

The work of the writer can be thankless…but we do it anyway.

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112. Here They Come Again 22:39

1+ y ago22:39

22:39

There is a White woman on TikTok who believes the LORD told her to “sanctify” Iniko’s song Jericho—to make it sound more Christian and less “demonic.” Where have I/We/Us heard that before?

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111. The Slide 18:38

1+ y ago18:38

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The most glorious moment in fiction writing is when the characters take over. The scariest thing is fiction writing is when the characters take over! For this episode, we’ll examine how great this is…and how scary that just might be.

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110A: Closing Thoughts On Back To Writing Month 12:43

1+ y ago12:43

12:43

Whew! And just like that then month of September is hours from being over. Let’s take time to reflect on September, which is BACK TO WRITING MONTH, and the proceeding 9. Onward to 2024!

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110. NAS Did 6 Albums In 3 Years 30:54

1+ y ago30:54

30:54

At the time of this recording, recording artists/rapper/emcee/aka ESCO, NAS has released his 6th album in 3 years. For this episode, we are going to explore just how powerful (and needed) creative energy is. Note: listen to the end of this episode for a special announcement for February 2024 (Accounts to follow: IG: @authorjbharris, TT: @whatjayesa…

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109A. Bonus: VENGEANCE IS THE BODY (LIVE READING) 1:31:01

1+ y ago1:31:01

1:31:01

VENGEANCE IS THE BODY is available on Amazon/Kindle. This reading was done on Saturday, September 23, 2023.

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109. The Need Of The Artist 26:56

1+ y ago26:56

26:56

There will never be a time where the artist is not needed! And for the cards, for this noble guild, we do what we must. Artist are truth, tellers, soothsayers, and a type of magician. It is through our work, and weaving, for the force of our own imaginations, that we prove to the world that we are more alike than we are different. For what can expe…

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108: NIKKI GIOVANNI IS 80. 19:38

1+ y ago19:38

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The Black writers who shaped my life, who I quote and study—are either aging or dead. When Yolande Cornelia Giovanni, Jr. (Nikki Giovanni) turned 80 this past June, this was driven home to me. My Foremothers…are leaving. Leaving! Where do we go from here?

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107. You Are The Story 30:12

2y ago30:12

30:12

Sometimes you have to encourage yourself and other people. In listening to BlackFluidPoet (podcast is the same name—listen to the episode titled “THE FOREST”), I want to answer the question of “Who is even listening?” The answer is this: the people who need to hear. Artists are a different type of healer…and we are more needed just like medicine……

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106. Black Writers In White People’s Faces 30:25

2y ago30:25

30:25

For this episode, we are going to focus on what is currently happening in the Houston. Independent school district. Libraries are being closed for lack of a better word in order to make room for detention centers within schools that are being created under the guise of helping children to learn to learn how to read. We’ve been here before… Haven’t …

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105. The Album (Or Cemetery) Of Social Media 28:48

2y ago28:48

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Tweeting. Facebooking. Instagramming, Duets. Stitching. Going Live. All these verbs are now part of our writing reality. Yet as technology changes, and these things are changed, improved, or even lost… How do we as writers manage that? Follow me on TT: @whatjayesaid2.0/shesgottapen2.0; IG: @authorjbharris SPILL: WHATJAYESAID Twitter: @authorjbharri…

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104. Writer Success (Part II) 26:09

2y ago26:09

26:09

There are certain things that feel like wins and like losses as a writer—which is individual to the writer who experiences them. And yet…we keep going… in spite of.

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103. Writer Success (Part I) 20:53

2y ago20:53

20:53

If you ask a writer, what successes… They may not have a easy answer for you. Success is as individual as the writer whom you ask. In this two-part show explore what that means, what success really is, and what success actually means to me. Also! Listen all the way to the end of the show to hear about YOUR LIFE THE MIXTAPE MAGAZINE! I also am a fea…

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102. Check The Cache 22:40

2y ago22:40

22:40

There is something to be said for checking the work you abandoned, and what you got distracted from getting back to. For this episode, let it me a reminder to go back and look again—you might be surprised at what you find!

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101 A. WGA STRONG 21:27

2y ago21:27

21:27

At the time of this recording, the Writers Guild of America is still on strike. So often, this profession, this art, is not honored. And it’s time that we start doing that. Without a writer nothing moves.

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101. AI vs. “WHO AM I?” 18:04

2y ago18:04

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With all that’s going on in the world AI, it’s just the newest innovation of what writers have faced for centuries. With every new invention that seeks to replace human creativity, it must be kept in proper perspective. For this particular show, I give my opinion on just how, I think AI can be useful, and what makes it detrimental.…

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100. OUR 100th SHOW! 17:04

2y ago17:04

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As of this show, we are nine days from our fourth year anniversary of podcasting. It is amazing just how far this platform has come, and how much further it Hass to go. There is an exuberance on the show, and energy on this show, that only a black woman can bring. Come and share this joy… A Black woman did this.…

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99A. “Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, Never Imaginary Sources…” 26:20

2y ago26:20

26:20

The adage is that history is written by the winners. Yet, I pose you this question: is history really with written by the winner or is it written by the people who survived? And are still surviving? Being a primary resource, you have to understand that it is your responsibility to record what is happening around you… AND TO YOU in times of social u…

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99. The Writer’s Resume 16:13

2y ago16:13

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Every Writer needs a résumé! A document that can be given out. We need a necessary that tracks and celebrates all of your accomplishments. The thing that is so amazing about your write a résumé is it is built by you. I can also be neglected by you. Make time to update it every so often, and celebrate over it… Every so often. Note: AND KEEP IT UPDAT…

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98. Read The Releases 15:56

2y ago15:56

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One of the things most crucial in your writing journey is the management and control of your intellectual property. While there are many reputable places for you to submit your work (and you should!) there are also places that will take your work. It is essential for you as your own advocate, the proprietor of your intellectual property to read you…

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97. The Power Of Consistency 19:25

2y ago19:25

19:25

I know it seems that all is lost, and success may never come, but trust me—it is on the way. Keep going.

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Day 28: Love & All Its Forms-reading from How Much Justice Cost? by JBHarris 10:57

2y ago10:57

10:57

As this project ends, I thought I would be fitting to end it with a sample of the work you will find in the title listed. It has been my hope, that you have gotten some encouragement, entertainment, and maybe remember just how complex love is… And how deep you can go. this book is available on Amazon and Kindle now. make sure that you rate, recomme…

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Day 27: Love In All Its Forms: Love Letter to Black Women by MikeTheVoice 9:07

2y ago9:07

9:07

On his TikTok account, we have the campaign #FindMikeAWife. After hearing this piece, hopefully she will come to him soon! Make sure to follow MikeTheVoice on all his platforms and watch for his book!

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Day 26: Love And All Its Forms: Look To Him by Mike The Voice 7:58

2y ago7:58

7:58

As we begin to wait if this project (this might return next year, so keep following this particular space!) We have Mike The Voice once more still with his soulful work. Make sure you’re following Mike The Voice on all platforms to make sure you are aware when this book drops! Remember to rate, recommend, and review this podcast wherever you find i…

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Day 25-Love & All Its Forms: No More Water But Fire This Time/For Sojourner by JBHarris 8:30

2y ago8:30

8:30

these two pieces are from the crate from the summer of 2022. There is a collection for them, don’t worry! I am actually making room on the publishing calendar to include them in the work. I’ve been sitting on for a couple of years now. If poetry is our highest expression of language, then history, and it’s recording is the key to immortality. pleas…

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Day 24-Love & All Its Forms: Growing by Tiffany Richardson 4:30

2y ago4:30

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Today we get a sneak peek from a future work by Tiffany Richardson. She doesn’t give a due date for this new work, but make sure that you were following her on social media so when that information is revealed, you’re first to know. The name of the future work is gonna be called: WATERING MY PLANTS. Make sure that you write review and follow this p…

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95. You Can’t Say That! 18:07

2y ago18:07

18:07

Toni Morrison said it best that language is the measure of our lives. Yet with that measuring, we come across the ownership of language. Language is dexterous and fluid. Yes – but yet it matters of communication, especially among minority people, at what lengths do we go to preserve and protect language? Mini-series to come on COME GET YOUR WRITE L…

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Day 23: Love In All Its Forms: Love Draped In Black/Impostor Syndrome by JBHarris 7:32

2y ago7:32

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As this project comes to an end within a matter of days, here are glimpses of future work—teases from PERSEPHONE IS A BLACK WOMAN. Make sure you follow this space for all pre-order information. Remember to rate, recommend, and review this podcast wherever you listen. Thank you.

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