{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Future Lab with Lee Schneider Season 3","title":"Eleanor Keisman Writes About a New Animal","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/91125692\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2546,"description":"Eleanor Keisman discusses her journey from writing a short story to creating her novella New Animal, exploring the themes of human-animal interaction and communication, climate change, and how non-human animals see the world we share with them.\n\nWe talk about the challenges of writing animal protagonists and the long shadow cast by American author Jack London in writing about the natural world. Keisman emphasizes the need for hope in storytelling and offers advice for aspiring writers navigating the publishing landscape.\nCheck out her blog on Substack: https://eleanorkeisman.substack.com\nChapters\n00:00 The Journey of Writing a Novella\n04:11 Character Development and Research\n09:34 Nature and Climate Change in Writing\n11:51 Exploring Climate Change Themes\n16:28 Learning from Animals and Indigenous Wisdom\n19:35 Speculative Fiction as a Path Forward\n23:11 Breaking into Science Fiction and Fantasy\n30:13 Building an Audience for New Animal\n31:38 Reflections on Career and Aspirations\n36:59 Writing Animal Characters with Depth","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JuNS9A2EWrQubn2cFgLK_ySqfhbCnBcmKW4a04RZakM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85OGQ4/NGQ4MDZiNGI5NGY4/MjYxNjQwZjA2ZDU4/ZWQxMy5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}