Grant Ginder
From Dedicated with Doug Brunt by SiriusXM
January 27, 2026 · 52 min · Season 4 · Episode 14
About this episode
Grant Ginder discusses his experiences in fiction writing, screenplay adaptation, and offers advice for aspiring writers.
Grant Ginder: Negroni (1 ounce each of gin, sweet vermouth, Campari served with orange rind) Grant tells the story of taking a fiction writing class with Colson Whitehead, describes his reaction to reading drafts of the screenplay for his novel The People We Hate at the Wedding that starred Kristen Bell and Allison Janney, reveals what you can expect from the writing course he teaches at NYU, talks about the process of writing speeches for John Podesta and others, offers a powerful piece of advice for aspiring writers.
People in this episode
Host: Doug Brunt
Guest: Grant Ginder
Topics covered
- fiction writing
- screenplay adaptation
- writing courses
- speech writing
- advice for writers
Keywords
- Grant Ginder
- Colson Whitehead
- The People We Hate at the Wedding
- writing course
- speech writing
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The People We Hate at the Wedding
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