Ep. 1081 – From Doubleday Editor to Captivating 1970s Fiction Podcast Host with Laura Van Wormer (@LauraVanWormer)

About this episode

Laura Van Wormer discusses her journey from editor to podcast host, exploring storytelling and the cultural changes of the 1970s.

“If you could imagine an entire country whose mental illnesses are untreated and their addictions to drugs and alcohol are running rampant in the streets, our society has improved a wee bit. However, it does make for some fun times looking back.” – Laura Van Wormer Today’s featured fellow bestselling bookcaster is editor and researcher, Laura Van Wormer. Laura and I had a fun on a bun chat about her books, the power of well-crafted storytelling, how sobriety transformed her creativity, and more!! Key Things You’ll Learn: What inspired Laura to create "The Class of 74" podcast The importance of original fiction podcasts and her goal to transport listeners through storytelling Cultural and Social Changes in the 1970s Her practical advice for aspiring writers The good and bad of writer’s groups Laura’s Site: https://classof74podcast.com/ Laura’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000APFP0A/allbooks Laura’s Podcast, “The Class of ’74”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-life-is-full-of-surprises/id1795138412?i=1000750952378 The opening track is titled, “Unknown From M.E. | Sonic Adventure 2 ~ City Pop Remix” by Iridium Beats. To listen to and download the full track…

People in this episode

Host: Dom Brightmon

Guest: Laura Van Wormer

Topics covered

• storytelling
• 1970s culture
• writing advice
• sobriety
• podcasting

Keywords

• Laura Van Wormer
• storytelling
• 1970s
• writing advice
• podcasting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Class of 74

Books & works: The Class of 74, Unknown From M.E. | Sonic Adventure 2 ~ City Pop Remix

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