Episode 1: Author Robin Riback on moving forward after a bump and a detour in the road

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Join me on The Storied Human's inaugural interview! I got to spend time talking to the always witty and helpful Author Robin Riback, my former college roommate and good friend. Listen to find out how Robin dealt with her "bump in the road" in her career (she got laid off at the beginning of Covid from a job she had had for many years) and also to hear our "secret bond." It's pretty cool. Robin bounced back and re-found a part of herself. A lively and informative conversation, which of course all good stories are!

SHOW NOTES:
Links:

https://robinriback.com/

https://rriback7k.medium.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinriback/

Takeaways:

1. How to use humor to get through a tough time.

2. How to get used to No.

3. How to move through grief to action.

Bio:

Robin Riback’s writing styles include poetry, short fiction, and humor driven self-help articles. A gravitation toward the dramatic attracted her to stand-up comedy where she created various funny characters for her comedy scripts. Today she continues to nurture her “writer’s brain” which takes grit and resolve when she hears “No!” 

If you would like to try your hand at participating in the writing contest Robin mentioned, there are actually several throughout the year and they are found at NYC Midnight -- https://www.nycmidnight.com/. They are currently running a screenplay contest, but they do short story and microfiction contests too. You get a set of prompts and a genre to write in and you only have 24 or 48 hours to write a piece. Really challenging and fun!

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Original music "Saturday Sway" by Brendan Talian