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


All Episodes

From Trauma to Transcendence, with Kristina Amelong

“There really is enlightenment and awakening in the intersection between trauma...

War, Writing, and Redemption, with H. Lee Barnes

Fiction is the only way I know to get to the...

From Classrooms to Bookstores: Christine Devane’s Journey to Elephant Beach

“Sometimes you need someone outside of your family and friends to...

Eleanor Rigby only Flies Pan Am, With Camille Di Maio

Two attributes of being an author are humility and perseverance. You...

A Dictionary of the Lost, with Jude Berman

“The stories aren’t about violence—they’re about the preciousness of life. Each...

From Law to Literature: Melanie Anagnos on Finding Her Voice

“Don’t look around—just run your own race. That’s what I’d tell...

From Commune to Courage: Deborah Rudell on Memoir, Healing, and Sailing Across the Pacific

“Being disillusioned is a very hard place to be in… but...

On Craft and Character, with Jackie Thomas-Kennedy

“When it goes well, writing feels the way it did when...

Sci-Fi, Superheroes, and the Unknown, with Caitlyn Grabenstein

“I wanted to write a character who was a relatable superhero—someone...