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This week's guest on In Her Room is hiker, dancer, and author Renee D'Aoust. Our conversation features thoughts on movement and the body, pedagogy and the writing craft, and so much more.  The urgency needs to be on the page... Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Renee's websiteRenee on TwitterBody of a DancerAssay: A Journal of Nonfiction StudiesWater and What We Know :: Karen BabineTeacher at Point Blank :: Jo Scott-CoePhilosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations :: Jules EvansIn Her Room Episode #37: Maggie Messitt

This week's guest on In Her Room is writer, coach, and advocate of healthy boundaries Randi Buckley. Our conversation features the power of Viking women, lots of laughter, and so much more. Writing is a mountain ... Every time I climb it I get to a different place, nd I see new things from there. Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Randi's websiteRandi on FacebookRandi on TwitterHealthy Boundaries for Kind People"Don't Be So Hungry You Eat the Poison"A Love Note to the “Hypersensitive,” “Too Nice,” & “Takers-of-It-Too-Personally.”Concordia Language Villages

This week's guest on In Her Room is author, editor, and publisher Amanda Mays. We talk about the importance of an editor, leaving no trace, and what it means to show up to the page. I firmly believe in the printed word... Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Anchor & Plume PressAnchor & Plume on FacebookAnchor & Plume Press on TwitterKindred Magazine In Her Room listeners can use promo code INHERROOM20 to take 20% off any order over $50. Check out subscription options and all the amazing books published by Anchor & Plume Press!Valid until 3 January 2016.

This week's guest on In Her Room is writer, editor, and lover of travel Bronwyn Petry. We talk about maintaining authentic voice, social justice, and so much more. Writing is my activism. Here are a few things mentioned in this episode: Bronwyn's WebsiteBronwyn on TwitterBronwyn on FacebookBronwyn on Instagram"Reclaiming Our Wild Hearts" :: Bronwyn's reading published on Elephant JournalBe You Media Group

This week's guest on In Her Room is writer, teacher, and journalist Maggie Messitt. We discuss her latest book, The Rainy Season, immersion journalism, and so much more. Writing...has long been a way inside people unlike me. Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Maggie's websiteMaggie on TwitterMaggie on FacebookMaggie on InstagramThe Rainy Season"When Your Co-Author is Missing" :: Maggie's essay in Creative Nonfiction  Immersion/Immersive Journalism (a primer)Elizabethtown College

This week's guest on In Her Room is writer and pop culture thought-provoker Laura Bogart. We discuss the importance of sticking to the work, showing up to hard topics, and so much more.  Writing is about giving a voice to my younger self, who did not have [one]. Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Laura's websiteLaura on Twitter"Dormancy" :: Laura's essay on The Rumpus"Into the Arena" :: Laura's Hunger Games essay on The Nervous Breakdown"Empathy for Chrissie Hynde" :: Laura's essay in SPIN Magazine Mary Gaitskill :: "On Not Being a Victim" (pdf) Dorothy AllisonJoyce Carol OatesCheryl StrayedTori AmosSarah HepolaSonia Saraiya :: "The Truth About TV's Rape Obsession"

This week's guest on In Her Room is writer, memoirist, and teacher Ellis Avery. We discuss her new book, The Family Tooth, cultivating a curiosity of the natural world, and so much more. Underneath all the fear, what is it that's just standing there? Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Ellis's websiteEllis on TwitterEllis on FacebookThe Family Tooth :: released 11/6/15"On Fear" :: a kindle single from The Family ToothThe Teahouse FireThe Last NudeBroken Rooms :: a collection of Ellis's haiku Annie Dillard :: "The Death of the Moth" (from Holy the Firm)Virginia Woolf :: "The Death of the Moth"OrlandoDavid MitchellSharon MarcusElaine Scarry

This week's guest on In Her Room is poet, medievalist, and teacher of the craft Anne Brannen. Our conversation is full of laughter, aventure, and what it means to listen to the authentic voice within us. I think writing is breathing.Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Anne's websiteAnne's blogAnne on TwitterAnne on FacebookCoaching with AnneAnne's online courses Reclaiming TraditionFeri TraditionCreative Nonfiction magazineIn Her Room Bonus Episode: Starhawk

This week's guest on In Her Room is the sweetest queen of horror writing, Laura Benedict. We talk about the importance of writing what speaks to you, getting back the rights to work, and how Agatha Christie is like porn for readers, among so much more. As a writer, I want people to know me as a person. Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Laura's websiteLaura's blogLaura on TwitterLaura on InstagramLaura on FacebookLaura on Pinterest (one of her favorites!)"Resistance, Housekeeping, Writing, and Me" :: Laura's blog post about procrastinationLaura's booksCharlotte's Story :: The newest Bliss House novel Gallowstree PressPinckney Benedict :: An Interview on The RumpusLouise PennyAgatha ChristieSheryl MonksPress 53Surreal SouthJoyce Carol Oates :: Celestial Timepiece (A Joyce Carol Oates Patchwork)Robert Olen ButlerTom FranklinLee AbbottBenjamin Percy

This week's guest on In Her Room is novelist, journalist, and writing teacher Kristin Oakley. We share thoughts on unschooling, writing the hard stories, goal-setting and so much more. Writing is a way to play god... Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Kristin's WebsiteKristin on FacebookKristin on TwitterCarpe Diem, IL InPrint Professional Writer's GroupChicago Writer's AssociationUW-Madison Department of Continuing Studies in WritingUW-Madison Writer's InstituteLittle Creek PressIn Her Room Episode #25: Laurie Scheer

This week's guest on In Her Room is writer, teacher, and mother Amy Lee Czadzeck. Our conversation is full of grace, courage and deep wisdom. Where I show up for my students is being the permission slip to just show up and write. Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Amy's websiteSmall Gift :: Amy's chapbookAmy's workshops and offerings"How to Fly Without Leaving the Ground""I am Enough" :: featured by Tracey Clark "The Invitation" :: Oriah Mountain DreamerDigging Deep, Facing SelfBluestockings BookstoreElizabeth Lesser :: Broken OpenIn Her Room Episode #14: Jen LoudenIn Her Room Episode #27: Caits Meissner 

This week's guest on In Her Room is writer, self-proclaimed cat lady, and founder of Cactus Heart Press Sara Rauch. Our conversation -- about life, writing, autobiographical fiction, and starting a literary journal -- is filled with sharp wit, insight, and infectious laughter.  Writing is my reason for being. It's who I am. Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Sara's websiteSara on TwitterSara on Instagram"The Infidel Approaches Grace" :: Sara's reading (published on Hobart)Cactus Heart Press websiteCactus Heart Press on FacebookCactus Heart Press on TwitterCactus Heart Press submissions manager Lambda LiteraryPacific University MFA programMarvin BellSarah Waters :: The Paying GuestsDear John, I Love JaneSandra Gail Lambert :: The River's MemoryKirsty Logan :: The GracekeepersT

This week's guest on In Her Room is author, professor, and beautiful soul Joy Castro. Our conversation covers so many topics, from writing about trauma to intersectionality and identity to crime novels.  Writing...is a tool for exploration. Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Joy's WebsiteJoy on TwitterHow Winter Began :: Joy's latest collectionThe Truth BookIsland of BonesHell or High WaterNearer HomeFamily Trouble"Grip" :: Joy's reading Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie :: "I'm Still a Citizen" at PENArundhati RoyBending Genre :: Brenda Miller's "Courage and Creative Nonfiction"

This week's guest on In Her Room is writer, activist, and poet in the prisons Caits Meissner. Our conversation covers such awesome topics as bridging visual and print culture, the importance of diversity in women's publishing, and so much more.  [Writing is] not a way to answer the questions, it's a way to ask more. Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Caits' websiteCaits' on InstagramSpark :: a book of promptsThe Letter All Your Friends Have Written You :: written with TishonGrow Fierce -- Digging Deep, Facing Self The Wide ShoreBooks Not Bars :: videoI am the Beggar of the World :: Eliza GriswoldDaily Rituals: How Artists WorkThe Poetry Handbook :: Mary OliverOcean Vuong  

This week's guest on In Her Room is writer, avid reader, and working mother Lindsey Mead. Our conversation covers so much: personal essay, finding the balance between public and private lives, and more. I unearth things through the process of writing. Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Lindsey's websiteLindsey on InstagramLindsey on Facebook"Ten Things I Want my Daughter to Know Before She Turns 10" "What's Next" :: a post from Nina BadzinJessica PiazzaWendell BerryWilliam MerwinH is for HawkOngoingness: The End of a DiaryThe Folded ClockHold Still 

This week's guest on In Her Room is writer, d-girl, and media goddess Laurie Scheer. We talk about everything from manuscript development and mastering your genre to the importance of community and so much more.  Writing is pure communication — a way to stay alive. Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Laurie's websiteLaurie's blogLaurie on twitterThe Writer's AdvantageUW Madison Writer's InstituteUW Madison Department of Continuing Studies Weekend with Your NovelWrite by the LakeCreative Nonfiction 1  Creative Nonfiction 2

This week's guest on In Her Room is Camille Griep, author of the new novel Letters to Zell. I loved sharing this conversation about genre, form, taking risks in our writing, and so much more.  Writing gives a voice to all the things that we don’t have time for in the day-to-day. This episode contains some explicit language. Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Camille's websiteCamille on TwitterCamille on FacebookLetters to Zell The Lascaux ReviewEasy Street MagazineCartridge LitYou Take it From Here :: Pamela Ribon's novel in lettersSpeculative Fiction 

My guest on this special, bonus episode of In Her Room is author, activist, and foremother of the modern pagan movement Starhawk. Our conversation, in conjunction with her crowd-funding campaign for City of Refuge, shares thoughts on spirituality, permaculture, writing, and so much more.  If you want to be a writer, schedule time to write. Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Starhawk's websiteStarhawk on FacebookCity of Refuge Kickstarter campaignCity of Refuge on FacebookEarth Activist TrainingsReclaiming TraditionDonna Read CooperBelili ProductionsSigns Out of Time :: The Marija Gimbutas documentaryThe Women's Spirituality film seriesUCLA Film Studies Dept 

This week's guest on In Her Room is author, memoirist, and LA native Wendy C. Ortiz. Our conversation about public and private lives, boundaries and secrecy, and so much more is a thrill to share with you. I would joke with people that, if I didn’t have time to write, I would feel homicidal.But really, what I was saying is that I felt suicidal." This episode contains some explicit language. And it's totally worth it.Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Wendy's websiteWendy's tumblrWendy on TwitterExcavation: A MemoirHollywood Notebook"Newly Wed and Quickly Unravelling" :: Wendy's Modern Love essay"Interiors" :: Wendy's reading published in PANK Rhapsodomancy Reading SeriesMary Karr interview in The Paris ReviewEloise Klein HealyMFA program at Antioch UniversityWrit Large Press

This week's guest on In Her Room is the soulful and love-guided Gemma Stone. Sitting to talk with her about living from love not fear, designing a life we love, and so much more is exactly the medicine for connecting with our souls and really listening to our own hearts.  Writing, to me, is soulful communication. Here are some things mentioned in this episode: Gemma's websiteGemma's psychology practiceGemma's writingGemma's mentoring workGemma on FacebookGemma on InstagramGemma on TwitterGemma on PinterestA Love Letter to Life DesignersThe Great Life Redesign RetreatThe Great Life Adventure"Your Great Life: A Love Story" :: Gemma's reading"Ten Signs You're Abandoning Your Self" "Beyond Therapy" :: Gemma's TedxCanmore Talk"True Intimacy Requires Deep Vulnerability"charity: water