Uncorking a Story Podcast

Uncorking a Story

Hosted ByMike Carlon

Stories influence, teach and inspire us, but what about the storytellers who create them? Uncorking a Story profiles storytellers to uncover how their background and life experiences influence the stories they create. We learn what motivates them, their path to success, and what fuels them to keep creating. It all starts by asking one simple question, where does your story begin? Welcome to uncorking a story. All of the books promoted on Uncorking a Story can be viewed and purchased here: https://bookshop.org/shop/UncorkingaStory

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From Brain Surgery to Bestseller, a Conversation with Sara Staggs

June 23, 2023 MPN Uncorking a Story 0 Comments
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Who would play Lion-O in a live action adaptation of Thundercats? Today’s guest, Sara Staggs, needed the eye of Thundera to help answer that question, but you didn’t come here for 80’s cartoons, did you? 

Meet Sara Staggs

Sara is an epileptic who had to leave her job as a civil litigator in Portland, Oregon as the lifestyle associated with that career triggered her seizures. As such, she had to close her law practice and bid farewell to that chapter of her life for good but, for Sara, writing was the next frontier. She has contributed to several publications including: Huffington Post, Flash Fiction Magazine, In Parentheses Literary Journal, Five Minute Lit, and Tiny Seed Literary Journal literary journals. She joined me on Uncorking a Story to talk about her debut novel, UNCONTROLLABLE, an inspirational story of a woman whose life is derailed by something out of her control, and how she chooses to face life on its terms, abandoning what she once dreamed she could be.

Key Topics

00:00:00 About Sarah Staggs

00:05:20 From Legal Briefs to Fiction: A Journey of Relearning the Art of Writing

00:08:50 Unlocking the Power of Collaboration: How a Group of Writers Achieved Publishing Success

00:14:59 Blurring the Lines: Exploring the Authenticity of Auto Fiction and the Journey of a Writer

00:16:29 Nostalgic TV Delights: Exploring Sarah’s Favorite Childhood Shows, from Care Bears to Thundercats

00:20:16 Discovering Hidden Potential: A Journey of Self-Discovery Through Writing

00:21:35 Empowering Writers: The Impact of Encouragement and Validation in the Epilepsy Community

Buy Uncontrollable

Amazon:https://amzn.to/3P2fNhT

Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9781685132019

Connect With Sara

Website: https://www.sarastaggswrites.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaraStaggs

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarastaggswrites/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-staggs-28b82925a/

 

Connect with Mike

Website: https://uncorkingastory.com/

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