339: The Many Perspectives of Grief - Interview with Rachel Beanland

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Rachel Beanland.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rachel Beanland writes fiction and essays, and has recently released her debut novel. Her essays have appeared in Creative Nonfiction and Broad Street, among other places, and she has an MFA in creative writing from Virginia Commonwealth University.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With bachelor’s degrees in art history and journalism, Rachel worked in public relations and nonprofit management before focusing on writing full time. She currently lives in Richmond, Virginia with her husband and three children.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her debut novel is</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Florence Adler Swims Forever</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which we’ll be discussing here today.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Rachel and I discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How a family tragedy influenced her approach to writing her debut novel.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why rotating perspectives helped with secret-keeping throughout her story.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her experience with workshopping her novel as she wrote it.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, her #1 tip for writers.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more info and show notes: <a href="https://diymfa.com/podcast/episode-339-rachel-beanland" target="_blank" rel="noopener">diymfa.com/339</a></span></p>