#amwriting With Jess & Kj

Stacy Kim is a freelance writer who’s beginning to see some real success in her career, with bylines in Real Simple, The Washington Post, Wired and more. We talked to her about getting started as a writer, finding her topic and her expertise, and learning that it’s not enough to have a story—you have to give the editor a reason to want you to share it, and the reader a reason to want to read it.  Links from the Pod: Sue Shapiro’s classes (highly recommended) Stacy’s essays and other work: Lighthouse Method in Real Simple hoarding in WashPo I found Korean culture sexist and stifling. Then my kid fell in love with K-pop: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/05/07/korean-culture-teenager-fan/ A visit to Seoul during Covid changed my opinion of a country I once despised https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/seoul-korea-covid-pandemic-america-b1816535.html wired Got Done List #AmReading Stacy: If I had Your Face by Frances Cha Miracle Creek by Angie Kim Ethan Cross, Jeff