Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley podcast

Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley

Finding the Throughline: Conversations about the Creative Process invites you into the minds of writers and other creatives as they open up about their process, their doubts, and what kinds of changes they’re thinking about making. The questions are mildly invasive, honestly, and the answers are unvarnished…and so refreshing!  Whether your creative work is writing, painting, making music, parenting, or simply living, Finding the Throughline can help you get—and stay—inspired. Invigorated, even.  For detailed show notes on each interview, visit katehanley.substack.com. And if you’d like to hear these interviews in one ad-free episode (as opposed to broken up into three shorter episodes with a few ads sprinkled in to keep the lights on), become a paid subscriber once you’re there. .

Finding the Throughline: Conversations about the Creative Process invites you into the minds of writers and other creatives as they open up about their process, their doubts, and what kinds of changes they’re thinking about making. The questions are mildly invasive, honestly, and the answers are unvarnished…and so refreshing!  Whether your creative work is writing, painting, making music, parenting, or simply living, Finding the Throughline can help you get—and stay—inspired. Invigorated, even.  For detailed show notes on each interview, visit katehanley.substack.com. And if you’d like to hear these interviews in one ad-free episode (as opposed to broken up into three shorter episodes with a few ads sprinkled in to keep the lights on), become a paid subscriber once you’re there. .

 

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[Beth Macy, inner stuff]: Inserting humor, asking for help, and the interview question she stole fro...

Welcome to the second part of my interview with award-winning journalist Beth Macy, author... more

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[Beth Macy, practical matters]: How to figure out the kind of storyteller you are Ep 1236

My guest this week is Beth Macy, the award-winning author of three New York Times bestsell... more

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[Eric Jay Dolin, part 3: what's next]: Why his kids hate going to museums with him Ep 1235

In the final part of my interview with maritime history author Eric Jay Dolin, we get a ta... more

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[Eric Jay Dolin, part 2: inner stuff]: Taking aim at the belief that if you work hard, everything wi...

In the second part of my conversation with Eric Jay Dolin, (author of "Left for Dead," a t... more

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[Eric Jay Dolin, part 1: practical matters]: Making the leap from marine biologist to author Ep 123...

Calling all lovers of true tales about the sea! This week I'm talking with Eric J. Dolin, ... more

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[Alma Katsu: what’s coming up]: Drawing creative inspiration from the news cycle Ep 1232

Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Alma Katsu, award winning autho... more

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[Alma Katsu, inner stuff]: Navigating the crosshairs of ageism and sexism Ep 1231

Welcome to part two of my interview with Alma Katsu, award-winning and New York Times best... more

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[Alma Katsu, practical matters]: Using fiction to change minds Ep 1230

My guest this week is Alma Katsu, the award-winning, critically acclaimed, New York Times ... more

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[Dolen Perkins-Valdez: What’s coming up]: Thinking carefully about how to use time more wisely Ep 1...

In this final installment of my interview with Dolan Perkins Valdez, the New York Times be... more

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[Dolen Perkins-Valdez, inner stuff]: Writing what’s in your heart, not what you think will sell Ep ...

Dolan Perkins Valdez, multiple award-winning author of “Wench,” “Bomb,” and “Take My Hand.... more

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[Dolen Perkins-Valdez, practical matters]: Teasing out–and trusting–your process Ep 1227

My guest this week is Dolan Perkins-Valdez, the New York Times bestselling author of the n... more

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[Ann Tashi Slater, what’s coming up]: How looking at the sky can help us be more creative Ep 1226

Welcome to the final installment of my interview with Ann Tashi Slater, author of the new ... more

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[Ann Tashi Slater, inner stuff]: How acknowledging the pain of NOT writing can help you commit to yo...

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[Ann Tashi Slater practical matters]: On listening, following your obsessions, and knowing when to s...

My guest this week is Ann Tashi Slater, who for decades has written about her Tibetan Amer... more

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