{"podcast":{"title":"In Other Words","slug":"in-other-words-7051774","podcast_index_feed_id":7051774,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6348679/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/in-other-words--6348679","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/48496b1e18b1f924b0bda9f918896b39.jpg","author":"Jan Thorpe, Karen Sketch, Val Gale, Pam Ernest","episode_count":29,"summary":"We are dedicating this channel to the study of the creative process. Through interviews with a wide variety of artistic individuals, we will be observing the unique ways that creatives approach their art, what drives them to create, and advice they have to offer others. Creativity in any field can be a messy, imperfect, but thrilling process and our hope is to bring inspiration to others. In Other Words Podcast is a production of Crimson Crow Press.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T12:18:10.381994+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-other-words-7051774"},"episode":{"title":"Season 1 Episode 11 S.Z. Estavillo","slug":"season-1-episode-11-s-z-estavillo","published_at":"2025-04-21T05:00:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-other-words-7051774/season-1-episode-11-s-z-estavillo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-other-words-7051774","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-1-episode-11-s-z-estavillo--65643596","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65643596/season_1_episode_11_s_z_estavillo.mp3","summary":"S.Z. Estavillo is a biracial feminist thriller author known for her compelling stories that delve into ethnic and social commentary with strong female leads. Her professional background in literary agencies and TV studios has sharpened her editorial acumen and market trend insights, contributing to her success in securing book deals and greenlighting screenplays that became Lifetime movies. She has also collaborated with industry experts like Brian Klems at the Writing Day Workshop and completed UCLA’s Editorial Acquisitions course, further honing her manuscript development skills. With a master’s degree in television, radio, and film, S.Z. brings a cinematic touch to her writing, complemented by her extensive hands-on experience in digital marketing, social media, and PR. Her robust social media presence, boasting over 85,000 followers, underscores her ability to effectively promote her work. Her dedication to the literary community is evident in her recent role teaching ‘Leveraging Social Media to Build Your Author Brand’ at the L.A. Writer’s Conference and the North Texas Romance Writers (NTRW). S.Z. is the recipient of the David Twohy Scholarship for Screenwriting, the Carl Foreman Filmmaking Award, and Best Short Film at the Latina Film Festival. Her publishing achievements include three highly successful blogs with over 3 million reader views and numerous articles as a news producer, where she interviewed notable figures such as Martin Luther King III, Holocaust survivor Esther Bauer, and Reality TV star Matt Roloff of Little People, Big World. Her debut novel, The Serpent’s Bridge, is the first in the Serpent Series, followed by The Serpent Woman and Twilight of the Serpent. S.Z. Estavillo continues to leverage her editorial expertise and marketing prowess to ca…","meta_description":"S.Z. Estavillo is a biracial feminist thriller author known for her compelling stories that delve into ethnic and social commentary with strong female lea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3614,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/in-other-words-7051774/episodes/season-1-episode-11-s-z-estavillo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-other-words-7051774/season-1-episode-11-s-z-estavillo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}