Do It Today

Kara talks with author Michelle Wildgen, whose newest book Wine People was published August 1. She's the editor of the food writing anthology Food & Booze, and the former executive editor of the literary journal Tin House. Michelle is also a freelance editor and creative writing teacher and co-runs the Madison Writers' Studio with novelist Susanna Daniel.

Big moments include being in a no-reading writers' group, her hot take on prescriptive advice, the magic of a blank-page revision, field trips for Wine People, and why pasta is almost always the answer.

More about Michelle:

https://www.michellewildgen.com/

Buy Wine People, published by Zibby Books, on Amazon and Bookshop

Fun stuff mentioned:

• Madison Writers' Studio — they have virtual and hybrid sessions!
• "Thoughts on Editing and Being Edited" in Tin House
• "A Practice Guide to Starting a Group of Your Own" in Poets & Writers
• Chloe Benjamin's The Immortalists (Buy on Bookshop)
• The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Do It Today is a podcast created by Kara Cutruzzula. She's the author of three motivational journals and a musical theater writer, playwright, and editor.

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