The Exophonic Writer Podcast

Send us a Text Message. Welcome, exophonic friends! It's almost impossible to talk about exophony without talking about Identity, since it's such a fundamental pillar for this practice. Matters of Identity emerge during the phase of choosing to become an exophonic writer as well as during the phase after one has already been writing in a second language for a while (well, duh, matters of identity govern almost everything we do, don't they?) In this episode, I'm posing a lot of questions about the expectations surrounding identity and literary voice of exophonic writers and even though they are questions I don't necessarily know the answer to, I think they are important questions to start asking. ✨ SHOW NOTES ✨ Check out my recently created website: www.zoegomezcass.com Read my recently published short stories in multilingual online magazine, Puentes Review: ENG version "Tale Trapped in a Little Jar of Salt" SPA version "Cuento Atrapado en un Frasquito de Sal" If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)

Send us a Text Message. Hop, hop, hop 🐰 Look at what the Easter bunny brought...a brand new episode of the Exophonic Writer Podcast! In this episode I talk with Cher Chidzey who's an author from Singapore living in Australia. Cher wants to bring aspects from her culture to English speaking societies and what other way to do it if not writing in a language that they will understand, but how to be authentic? Click here, if you want to know more about Cher and her work: https://cherchidzey.weebly.com/ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)

Send us a Text Message. Hello exophonics and exophonic lovers! In this new episode of The Exophonic Writer Podcast I bring you a new exophonic guest. Meet... Madhuri Karra, who's from Vizag in India and came to Australia in 2013. She writes fantasy novels in English and was highly influenced by the literary tradition running in her family. Likewise, her mother tongue, Telugu, has a particularly rich literary tradition which she tells us about in this episode. Also, tune in to find out what's her own personal reason to choose exophony! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)

Send us a Text Message. Hello friends, welcome. Omg, this novel of mine is a real challenging linguistic something! 🙀 It l includes English, Hindi and two varieties of Spanish. Oh, and it's also... written in verse! And there are plenty of calligrams. (Watch this awesome video about calligrams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ0x1YOuMwQ ) Why did I enclose myself in this linguistic labyrinth, you ask? Short answer: because I'm a rebel. Long answer: listen to the episode to find out! 😉 If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)

Send us a Text Message. Hello friends, please join me in my conversation with our first guest to the podcast. (Woohoo!) His name is Fabio Motta and he's an award-winning, Italian-born Australian actor and educator who kindly joined us to chat about the importance of bringing our first language selves to the stage (or the page, or the canvas, etc.) We also talked about his language-related struggles when he first moved to Australia at 8 years old and he even taught us a cool new word: Grammelot. ✨ I say we really started off with the right foot in the 'having guests' arena, I'm so happy and inspired by our chat! ☺️ You can connect with Fabio at: https://www.fabiomotta.org/ https://www.theclowningworkshop.com/ Also, thanks so much to my friend Josh for linking me to some awesome exophonic creators. Josh is an amazing writing coach, so if you feel you can use a little companionship in the writing process, he is your guy. Connect with him at: https://www.joshsamuels.com.au/ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)

Send us a Text Message. Hi, friends! In this mini teaser episode, I'll tell you what I have planned for this year (spoiler alert: plenty of awesome stuff). You can expect some episodes about: ✨ Writing a novel in 3 languages ✨ A chat about Identity when being an exophonic writer ✨A chat about Translation VS. Exophonic Writing ✨More cool literary stuff, such as Constricted Writing ...aaaaand, what I'm most excited of all: ✨EXOPHONIC CHATS! A section in which I'll have exophonic or exophonic-related guests so we can slowly but surely create a space where our exophonic struggles and joys get shared and talked about. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. Don't miss out, click on SUBSCRIBE so you're notified when I upload new content. it'll be an awesome year! :D If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)

Send us a Text Message. If you only think poetry is rhyming short texts about love or heartbreak... well, you may be missing out! Listen to today's episode to find out some cool sides of poetry. ✨ SHOW NOTES 📜What is poetry? https://poets.org/glossary/poetry#:~:text=The%20following%20definition%20of%20the,language%3B%20an%20experience%20through%20words. 📜Infrathin: an experiment in micropoetics -Marjorie Perloff https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57229765-infrathin 📜1000 INFRATHINS chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://monoskop.org/images/2/21/1000_Infrathins_2018.pdf 📜Shortest poem https://nikkiwordsmith.com/the-worlds-shortest-poem-by-muhammad-ali/#:~:text=According%20The%20Guinness%20Book%20of,and%20a%20half%20letters%20long. 📜Ekphrastic Poetry https://www.thoughtco.com/ekphrastic-poetry-definition-examples-4174699 📜Acrostic poem - written by me https://www.instagram.com/p/CukRbNpuEzX/ 📜Introduction to Found Poetry - video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3K1sMhKiSQ 📜Black-out poem - created by me https://www.instagram.com/p/C0djyIYvqof/ 📜Newspaper Blackout - by Austin Kleon https://austinkleon.com/newspaperblackout/ 📜Vampire Sestina - by Neil Gaiman https://angelsalvogomez.blogspot.com/2011/10/vampire-sestina-by-neil-gaiman.html If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)

Send us a Text Message. Here are some titles and resources explored in this episode, enjoy! ✨ What is Science Fiction Writing? https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-science-fiction-writing-definition-and-characteristics-of-science-fiction-literature 8 Sci-fi sub-genres: My favourite sci-fi book: The Loneliest Girl in the Universe, by Lauren James. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/32601841 My favourite Sci-fi show: Undone (Amazon Prime original) https://www.amazon.com/Undone-Season-1/dp/B0875GVR67 Other good things to read/watch: If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)

Send us a Text Message. Welcome and I hope you enjoy the topic of today: fiction that is playful and magical and interactive and fun. 🌈✨ As I mention in the episode, this is not a category that already exists in libraries and bookstores, but a rather personal mix of my own. These are the books and authors mentioned: 🪄Alice in Wonderland - By Lewis Carroll 🪄The Jabberwocky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLQos7-Vq8M 🪄The little Prince - By Antoine de Saint Exupery 🪄Lemony Snicket (Alter ego of writer Daniel Handler) 🪄Dailan Kifki - María Elena Walsh (legendary Argentinian singer-songwriter and storyteller) 🪄 Fortunately, the Milk - Neil Gaiman 🪄 Novels in verse by Sarah Crossan 🪄 Love that Dog - by Sharon Creech (also in verse) 🪄Calligram "The Apple" by R. C. Rigg https://moodle.sd79.bc.ca/mod/book/view.php?id=50335&chapterid=40107 And what do all these books have in common? Well, they are all for children AND for adults. Maybe carrying a different message for each group. They make a particular use of repetition for comedic effect. There's plenty of interaction with the readers and they feature very unusual narrators. Long story short (ha!) they are more than the story they seem to be. They carry an extra shot of magic and surprise to razzle-dazzle their readers. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)

Send us a Text Message. This is a tiny one, just to chat a bit about our favourite November writing challenge: Nanowrimo! Nano website: https://nanowrimo.org/dashboard Redy, Set, Novel! - writer's workbook https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12590721-ready-set-novel?ac=1&from_search=true Author Sarah Crossan, from whom I discovered the amazing free verse novel writing technique 😍 https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4864330.Sarah_Crossan?from_search=true&from_srp=true Come say HI to me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_exophonic_writer/ Happy Nanowrimo! 😄 I hope you smash your goals ✨ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)

Send us a Text Message. Happy Halloween and welcome to spooky episode 8! 👻🎃🧟 These are some of the things mentioned on the episode: 💀Zombie Teenagers on a Train https://www.instagram.com/p/CkXI3YRPOz9/?img_index=1 💀Edgar Allan Poe's lesser know story 'Berenice' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berenice_(short_story) 💀Julio Cortazar's story 'CASA TOMADA' (has Fall of The House of Usher vibes) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Tomada 💀Roald Dahl's 8 books collection https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43174378-roald-dahl-collection-8-books-set 💀'The Other Stories' Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/3EvNRXDLIY9UkcavGThNx7?si=630bf472406646f9 My fave episodes are: 83.2 The Ouroboros Bite 79.2 Little Sponge 75.4 An arm and a Leg 68.1 WARNING: DOOR DOES NOT STICK 63.1 Technolepathy (Don't listen to this one before bed!😱) 24.4 Sila's Speculos Hall of Mirrors 24.1 The Nightmare factory 15.1 Din Dins If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)

Send us a Text Message. What´s Bizarro Fiction? Bizarro is like: Read more at: https://www.bizarrocentral.com/about/ 👽 Favourites Authors/ Stories: https://carltonmellick.com/2009/07/02/candy-coated-a-short-story-by-me/ https://www.matthewrevert.com/05-A-Million-Versions-of-Right Other mentions: 👽 Bizarro Podcasts: Created by Luke Kondor https://www.lukekondor.com/ TERROR sardines in TERROR sauce - by Douglas Hackle, narrated by the amazing Persephone Rose https://shows.acast.com/talesofwhat/episodes/s1.1terrorsardinesinterrorsauce https://open.spotify.com/show/0s6Wc5qf8SIvCtKZNC6N7s?si=70760eb7ac9d48d9 👽Bizarro Cartoons (All the adult cartoons ever!) But I mentioned: 👽 Bizarro Plastic Artists https://www.instagram.com/aleksandrawaliszewska/?hl=en https://www.patriciapiccinini.net/ 👽Bizarro in Spanish (Literatura Extraña) If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)

Send us a Text Message. Hello! 👋 It's been a minute... This minisode is about 2 things mainly: -The podcast passing from being weekly to biweekly (sort of, consider subscribing if you don't want to miss any episode). -Introducing a BONUS series on genre. These especial episodes are going to be: Ep #7 BIZARRO FICTION Ep #8 SCI-FI Ep#9 MAGICAL/PLAYFUL FICTION Ep#10 HORROR/GOTHIC Ep# 11 POETRY They are going to be a lot of fun, don't miss them! 🙃 If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)

Send us a Text Message. SHOW NOTES In this episode I share a bit of how my seeking publication looks like and also I share (as always) some pretty cool resources related to this. Future Me (write a letter to your future self!) https://www.futureme.org/ Hannah Lee Kidder (check her self-publishing course on SkillShare) https://www.youtube.com/@HannahLeeKidder My first ever publication 💕 Sleeping Beauty of Melbourne - Lot's Wife Magazine https://lotswife.com.au/sleeping-beauty-of-melbourne/ Chill Subs (awesome website that manages lit magazine's submissions) https://www.chillsubs.com/ Rejection. Ouchie, it hurts! Gamify it with this bingo: https://rejectomancy.com/2019/01/18/lets-play-rejection-bingo/ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to episode 5, where I'll talk about my (messy) writing routine, plus the software (or lack thereof) that I use, my favourite places to write, and much more. This episode is packed with inspiration triggers and curated resources that you can find listed down below (they obviously make much more sense if you listen to the episode). SHOW NOTES: ✨ Writers' Routine. https://writersroutinedotcom.wordpress.com/ ✨Unpublished Podcast (about romanticising writing). https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hhSJIPZrhAIvyd25CnGdx?si=6f31426cd7444845 ✨Neil Gaiman at the Tim Ferris Podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/09Lth2YyWp7gnuoC1gVh13?si=91bf609d36ef4e59 ✨Snowflake method for writing novels, by Randy Ingermanson. https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-use-the-snowflake-method-to-outline-your-novel ✨ Australian Writer's Centre (writing course I want to take at Abbotsford Convent). https://www.writerscentre.com.au/store/courses/short-story-essentials/ ✨Several Short Sentences about Writing, Verlyn Klinkenborg. (I said 'Several short stories', but it was 'sentences') https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/13155290 ✨ Café Tortoni, in Buenos Aires (where Borges and all his literary friends gathered up to write). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_Tortoni If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)

Send us a Text Message. To write exophonically, first you need to read lots in the language you're seeking to write in. In this episode I talk about: -How I wasn't a reader growing up and became one only recently. -Changing schools mid-first grade and having to quickly adapt to cursive (when all I new was printed letters). -The first book I ever read on my own and liked: Dailan Kifki by María Elena Walsh ✨ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/311950.Dailan_Kifki -How I used to think I needed to read all the classics to "earn" the right to read modern authors. 🤦‍♀️ -Some of my favourite books: Fiction: Non- fiction: All this and more. Listen on :D If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)

Send us a Text Message. Words are god-like elements that establish the reality all around us. Join me in this episode to know about: ✨ SHOW NOTES ✨ The Translator - by Nina Schuyler https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/16255224 Babycakes - by Neil Gaiman (video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cB2fe60Mdk Words (allegedly) made-up by Shakespeare https://nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/words-shakespeare-invented/ Sonder - Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows https://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/post/23536922667/sonder Vsauce (about words) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb0YoRMXIY0 Morphemes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpheme If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to this episode about the challenges that we encounter when writing not in our first language. I mention the obstacles of... 1. Grammar and syntaxis 2. Imposter Syndrome 3. Lack of vocabulary 4. Falling into literal translation (especially of collocations and fix phrases) ... as well as some ideas on how to tackle them. Listen to find out! SHOW NOTES: Mundo Lingo https://mundolingo.org/ Masterclass: 68 creative ways of saying 'said' https://www.masterclass.com/articles/creative-ways-to-say-said-in-writing Joey uses a thesaurus on every word https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcM4zWiikKQ COCA - English Corpora https://www.english-corpora.org/coca/ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)

Send us a Text Message. This is my first ever episode, (yay!) and it's all about (you guessed it)... Exophonic Writing! I'll talk about what it is and why I choose to practise it instead of simply write in my native language (Spanish) More specifically, I'll mention 4 reasons why writing in English is easier to me than writing in Spanish. As per the how to write exophonically? you'll have to listen and find out for yourselves. SHOW NOTES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyGFz-zIjHE If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us! Also, come and say hi on Instagram: @the_exophonic_writer I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)