366: The Art and Craft of a Short Story Collection - Interview with Alexander Weinstein

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Alexander Weinstein.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alexander is the author of the collections</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Universal Love</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Children of the New World</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which was chosen as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and a best book of the year by NPR, Google, and Electric Literature. His fiction and interviews have appeared in Rolling Stone, World Literature Today, Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy, and Best American Experimental Writing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He is the founder and director of The Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing and is a Professor of Creative Writing at Siena Heights University. Today we will be talking about his latest story collection:</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Universal Love</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Alexander and I discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How he balanced hope and cynicism in stories set in the not too distant future.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">His process for building a short story collection and choosing what was included.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why you should embrace the mess of early drafts and take plenty of risks.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em>Plus, his #1 tip for writers</em>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more info and show notes: <a href= "https://diymfa.com/podcast/episode-366-alexander-weinstein" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.diymfa.com/366</a></span><br /> <br /></p>