287: Character Dynamics in an In-Depth Scene Analysis - Interview with Kiley Reid

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey there word nerds!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Kiley Reid!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">An Arizona native, Kiley Reid is a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was the recipient of the Truman Capote Fellowship. Her short stories have been featured and are forthcoming in Ploughshares, December, New South, and Lumina. With the latter publication, her short story won first place in the 2017 Flash Prose Contest.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Summer 2018, Kiley attended the Cuttyhunk Island Residency as the recipient of the Paul Cuffee Scholarship.</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Such a Fun Age</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">is her debut novel, and the film and TV rights have already been acquired.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Kiley and I discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How the idea of awkwardness and ownership inspired</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Such a Fun Age</span></em></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Using the imbalance of three characters to create a charged scene</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Creating complex and multi-faceted protagonists</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">An in-depth analysis of a pivotal scene</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Using external and internal wants to deepen characterization</span></li> </ul> <h4><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, her #1 tip for writers.</span></em></h4> <p>For more info and shownotes: <a href= "https://diymfa.com/podcast/episode-287-Kiley-Reid"><strong>www.diymfa.com/287</strong></a></p>