The Exophonic Writer Podcast
Hi, I'm Zoe! I'm a Visual Linguist and Exophonic Writer based in Melbourne, Australia. Join me each episode while I podcast my quest to become a published author.Some topics that will show up in the podcast are:-Languages and Linguistics (especially about Spanish and English).-The struggles of writing in your second language.-Literature (genres and styles that have grabbed my attention)-Writing techniques, rituals and routines.-Seeking publication.-Curation of resources: books, blogs, podcasts, films, websites, apps, talks and more (because in the era of information excess, curation is such a valuable gift).If that sounds like what y...
S1 E21 · Fri, January 17, 2025
21 - SEASON FINALE: I've self-published my first novel and I'll tell you everything I've learnt
Send us a text Hi, exophonics. I know... it's been a minute. But I have a really good excuse. I've been working on the publishing process of my first novel: TANGO MASALA!!! Tango Masala is a psychological coming-of-age drama written in verse, about Bianca, a language teacher living in Buenos Aires and Milan, an Indian businessman bearing a job proposal that will change Bianca's world. It's available on hardback and paperback, Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. In this episode of The Exophonic Writer Podcast I want to share three valuable lessons I learnt in the process: 1. Don't overcomplicate things. 2. Give yourself plenty of time. 3. Have realistic expectations. That's a bit generic advice, isn't it? Tune in to find out how these three lessons were relevant in my publishing process. :) SEE YOU SOON IN SEASON 2! XoXo 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! :)
S1 E20 · Sat, June 29, 2024
20 - Mapping your Writing Journey to Beat Imposter Syndrome
Send us a text Hello, Exophonics! In this episode I'll share with you a map of the milestones of my (still very young) trajectory in this writerly life. My aim is to inspire you to do the same with your own journey and, like that, beat IMPOSTER SYNDROME, once and for all!...Or at least try. 😉 Let's gooo!✨ Show notes: My Paris blog (in Spanish): https://unaciudadenelmundo.wordpress.com/ Sleeping Beauty of Melbourne (my first ever published short-story): https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/65633600/lots-wife-edition-3-2021 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! :)
S1 E19 · Sat, May 18, 2024
19 - Identity (or Are the Literary Voices of Exophonic Writers Compromised by Cultural Expectations?)
Send us a text 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! :)
S1 E18 · Fri, March 29, 2024
18 - Exophonic Chats: Write about your culture in a language that they will understand, but how to be authentic? With Cher Chidzey
Send us a text 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! :)
S1 E17 · Mon, March 11, 2024
17 - Exophonic Chats: Telugu and a Rich Literary Tradition with Madhuri Karra
Send us a text 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! :)
S1 E16 · Mon, February 12, 2024
16 - Help! I'm writing a novel in 3 languages
Send us a text 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! :)
S1 E15 · Thu, January 25, 2024
15- Exophonic Chats: How First Language Identity is a Fundamental Part to Bring into Theatre Play with Fabio Motta
Send us a text 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! :)
Bonus · Mon, January 15, 2024
14 - MINISODE: ✨ 2024 Teaser ✨
Send us a text 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! :)
Bonus · Mon, January 01, 2024
13 - Bonus series: 📜Poetry 📜
Send us a text 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! :)
Bonus · Sat, December 16, 2023
12 - Bonus series: 🛸 Sci-fi 🛸
Send us a text 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: Fantasy fiction. Supernatural fiction. Utopian fiction. Dystopian fiction. Space opera. Space western. Cyberpunk. Steampunk. 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: Made for love, by Alissa Nutting (also major series by HBO) Severance - Apple TV original (OMG, I love the premise of this show so much!) Books by David Wong Solos HUMANS Dark The OA 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! :)
Bonus · Thu, November 30, 2023
11 - Bonus series: 🪄 Magical/Playful Fiction 🪄
Send us a text 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! :)
Bonus · Thu, November 16, 2023
10 - Minisode: A NaNoWriMo chat
Send us a text 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! :)
Bonus · Tue, October 31, 2023
9 - Bonus series: 🦇Gothic/ Horror🦇
Send us a text 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! :)
Bonus · Fri, October 06, 2023
8 - Bonus series: 👽 BIZARRO FICTION 👽
Send us a text What´s Bizarro Fiction? Bizarro is like: Franz Kafka meets John Waters Dr. Seuss of the post-apocalypse Takashi Miike meets William S. Burroughs Alice in Wonderland for adults Japanese animation directed by David Lynch Read more at: https://www.bizarrocentral.com/about/ 👽 Favourites Authors/ Stories: Candy-coated - by Carlton Mellick III https://carltonmellick.com/2009/07/02/candy-coated-a-short-story-by-me/ A Million Versions of Right - by Matthew Revert https://www.matthewrevert.com/05-A-Million-Versions-of-Right Other mentions: Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka Damned - Chuck Palahniuk Unclean Jobs for Girls and Women -Alissa Nutting 👽 Bizarro Podcasts: Tales of What!? 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 Welcome to Nightvale https://open.spotify.com/show/0s6Wc5qf8SIvCtKZNC6N7s?si=70760eb7ac9d48d9 👽Bizarro Cartoons (All the adult cartoons ever!) But I mentioned: Rick and Morty Adventure time Midnight Godspell Strange Planet 👽 Bizarro Plastic Artists Aleksandra Waliszewska https://www.instagram.com/aleksandrawaliszewska/?hl=en Patricia Piccinini https://www.patriciapiccinini.net/ 👽Bizarro in Spanish (Literatura Extraña) I mentioned the authors: Agustina Bazterrica, Tomás Downey, Mariana Enriquez, Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortázar. 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! :)
Bonus · Sat, September 30, 2023
7 - MINISODE: Introducing a ✨BONUS✨ series on genre
Send us a text 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! :)
S1 E6 · Sun, September 03, 2023
6- My publishing process (or lack thereof)
Send us a text 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! :)
S1 E5 · Wed, August 23, 2023
5- My writing routine (or lack thereof)
Send us a text 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! :)
S1 E4 · Thu, August 17, 2023
4- Are you an exophonic reader? - Read more to write better! :)
Send us a text 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: Neil Gaiman - everything he does! Alissa Nutting - Tampa Madeleine Ryan - A Room Called Earth Sarah Crossan - One (she writes novels in verse!) Non- fiction: James Clear - Atomic Habits Mark Mason - The subtle art of not giving a f*ck Natalie Goldberg - Writing down the bones 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! :)
S1 E3 · Thu, August 10, 2023
3- In the beginning... there was the Word - a podcast about loving, learning and making wor(l)ds up
Send us a text Words are god-like elements that establish the reality all around us. Join me in this episode to know about: When a word has 2 meaning but we only know 1 of them. The joy of making words up. There's no such thing as unreal words, only unpopular ones. Why linguists don't study words. ✨ 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! :)
S1 E2 · Wed, August 02, 2023
2- The Challenges of Exophonic Writing and What Helps Tackle Them
Send us a text 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! :)
S1 E1 · Thu, July 20, 2023
1- What's Exophonic Writing? (the what, why and how of exophonic writing)
Send us a text 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: Qué difícil es hablar el español (difference in Spanish vocabulary among countries) 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! :)
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