{"podcast":{"title":"Writing Forward","slug":"writing-forward-7845810","podcast_index_feed_id":7845810,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting/2mMuPgtY.rss","website_url":"https://www.jeffoloizia.com/writingforward","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/fa9bdd09-8dae-4aa6-a445-160a059a3648/logos/921c9ed2-b033-46ae-9e94-edf80494804d.jpeg","author":"Jeff Oloizia","episode_count":10,"summary":"Writing Forward is a weekly podcast featuring candid conversations with writers from and connected to Wisconsin. Hosted by writer and former New York Times editor Jeff Oloizia, the show explores craft, identity, and the challenges and rewards of building a writing life outside the traditional centers of the literary world. Across fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and journalism, each episode offers an honest look at what it takes to keep going — one word at a time. At its heart, Writing Forward asks a simple question: What if the most vital stories are being written in the places we’re taught to overlook?","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T22:18:50.649940+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/writing-forward-7845810"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 3: Melissa Faliveno","slug":"ep-3-melissa-faliveno","published_at":"2026-05-20T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/writing-forward-7845810/ep-3-melissa-faliveno","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/writing-forward-7845810","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/fb7664c2629979c2a265dac4787fc65c0a3b646e73edcedc993bdd787631c186/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJhNmRkZTYxMS0yMmQxLTQ1Y2MtYjcwNi02NGYwNTdlZGU3ZmIiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJmYTliZGQwOS04ZGFlLTRhYTYtYTQ0NS0xNjBhMDU5YTM2NDgiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2N2JjNzUzMzM1MzRhOWMzZDNiZTYwNDYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmEwZDEzOGI0ZjU0MDBmMWQ2MzM1N2FjL2plZmYtb2xvaXppYXMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNS0yMF9fMy01MS03Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/fb7664c2629979c2a265dac4787fc65c0a3b646e73edcedc993bdd787631c186/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJhNmRkZTYxMS0yMmQxLTQ1Y2MtYjcwNi02NGYwNTdlZGU3ZmIiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJmYTliZGQwOS04ZGFlLTRhYTYtYTQ0NS0xNjBhMDU5YTM2NDgiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2N2JjNzUzMzM1MzRhOWMzZDNiZTYwNDYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmEwZDEzOGI0ZjU0MDBmMWQ2MzM1N2FjL2plZmYtb2xvaXppYXMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNS0yMF9fMy01MS03Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","summary":"Writing Forward welcomes Melissa Faliveno , author of the novel “Hemlock” and the essay collection “Tomboyland,” which was named one of the best books of 2020 by NPR, the New York Public Library, Electric Literature, and Debutiful. In this episode, Melissa discusses writing from within communities and subcultures, the quiet grief of leaving home, and Midwestern weather as a love language. Books on writing craft mentioned in this episode: “Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts” by Matt Bell “A Swim in a Pond in the Rain” by George Saunders Writing Forward is a conversation show exploring what keeps Wisconsin writers moving forward, one word at a time. Hosted by Jeff Oloizia. Podcast production by Anya van Wagtendonk. If you like what you hear, follow Writing Forward on Instagram and Substack .","meta_description":"Writing Forward welcomes Melissa Faliveno , author of the novel “Hemlock” and the essay collection “Tomboyland,” which was named one of the best books of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3015,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/writing-forward-7845810/episodes/ep-3-melissa-faliveno/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/writing-forward-7845810/ep-3-melissa-faliveno.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}