Working: Spicing Up Dry Writing

Published: March 24, 2022, 7 a.m.

For this week\u2019s episode of Working Overtime, hosts Isaac Butler and Karen Han answer a question from a listener named Anna, who wants to enliven her nonfiction work. Breaking through creative roadblocks can be challenging, but Isaac and Karen trade tricks, such as diagramming passages of your favorite writing and inventing weird rules to find a voice that fits your work.\nHave you struggled to find your voice or encountered other creative barricades? Share them with us at (304) 933-9675 or email us at working@slate.com.\xa0\nPodcast production by Kevin Bendis and Cameron Drews.\nIf you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Big Mood, Little Mood\u2014and you\u2019ll be supporting the work we do here on Working. Sign up now at slate.com/workingplus.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices