Season 3, Episode 1: A Novel in Progress, A Conversation with Melanie Unruh
To kick off Season 3, Plumesters Sam and Dawn are turning the tables on their fellow co-host, Melanie Unruh, the “Mother of Plume,” and talking to her about writing novels, sticking with large projects, and the founding of Plume. This is a podcast episode full of writerly encouragement and community, so if this weird pandemic time has left you looking for more support with your writing practice, come join us. You’ll find some nourishment here.
Members of our Plume Patreon also receive a bonus episode this month featuring Melanie’s reading from her novel-in-progress, At the Rim of Vision, mentioned in this episode. Membership tiers range from $2 to $10/month and include access to featured writers’ bonus content (including a recording of authors reading of their work and writing prompts inspired by featured writers), a weekly Zoom writing group, and the Plume Slack community, where we share monthly writing challenges, writing support, and more. Interested? Visit our Plume Patreon page to join us.
We hope you enjoy our new season of Plume. Look for Plume: A Writer’s Podcast on your favorite app. Stay tuned! Really, we’re so excited about what’s coming up next.
— Dawn, Sam, & Melanie
About Our Featured Writer
Melanie Unruh has an MFA in fiction from the University of New Mexico. Her writing has appeared in and is forthcoming in The Meadow, Two Hawks Quarterly, The Boiler, New Ohio Review, Post Road, Sixfold, Philadelphia Stories, and Cutthroat, among others. She co-founded Plume: A Writer’s Companion, a community for women and non-binary writers, which has now branched out into Plume: A Writer’s Podcast. At present, she’s working on a YA novel, a short story collection, and some weird poems about bones. When she’s not writing or teaching, she enjoys drinking a good cup of chai, listening to audiobooks, smashing the patriarchy, and spending time with her kids. Visit her website to learn more.