Crafting a Story Collection with Christopher Gonzalez

Christopher Gonzalez discusses his debut story collection, I’m Not Hungry But I Could Eat, as well as his writing process, flash fiction techniques, literary magazine editing, literary Twitter, the art of putting together a story collection, small press publishing vs. the Big 5, revision, reality TV, leaning into your own weirdness as a writer, and more.

 

Mentioned in this episode:

• “On Chicken Tenders” by Helen Rosner 
• Barrelhouse 
• Santa Fe Writers Project (SFWP)
• “And Another and Another and Another Glass of Rosé” in Catapult
• Love Is Blind 
• The Bachelorette
• Race and the Bachelor franchise
• Reality TV
• Twitter tips for writers
• Nafissa Thompson-Spires
• Roxane Gay
• Raven Leilani

 

Host: Laura Maylene Walter
Presented by: Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library

 

For a transcript of this episode, visit the episode page at https://ohiocenterforthebook.org/podcast. To get in touch, email ohiocenterforthebook@cpl.org and put “podcast” in the subject line.