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How To Series – HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL with Brian Schaefer: Weaving Dance, Politics, and Place into a Powerful Story About Community and Loyalty
In this episode of The PlayFull Podcast, Kristine Michie is joined by Brian Schaefer, a cultural journalist, former dance critic, and author of the debut novel Town & Country (Atria Books, 2025). Together, they explore the playful and nonlinear path from dance studios and arts journalism to creative writing, revealing how movement, rhythm, and play inform the craft of storytelling. Brian shares how, as a part-time Hudson Valley resident, he spent six years refining a multi-draft novel set in a swing district town, offering deep insights on writing across lines of difference, navigating the…
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