405: Change vs. Stasis: Character Development in Literary Fiction - Interview with Claire Stanford

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Claire Stanford.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Born and raised in Berkeley, Claire holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Minnesota and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in English at UCLA, where she studies science fiction/speculative fiction, narrative theory, and novel theory.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Claire’s work has received fellowships and grants from the Jerome Foundation, the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, the Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, and the Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts & Sciences. Claire is also an avid watcher of BBC mysteries and the author of her debut novel,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Happy for You</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Claire Stanford and I discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The meaning of happiness, its relationship with social media, and how that plays out in her novel.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why she classifies her novel as literary fiction as opposed to speculative.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How she navigated writing a novel about a character who is strongly opposed to change.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <h4><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, her #1 tip for writers.</span></em></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more info and show notes: <a href="https://diymfa.com/podcast/episode-405-claire-stanford" target="_blank" rel="noopener">diymfa.com/405</a></span></p>