{"id":862,"date":"2016-06-13T11:39:18","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T16:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/jessicaconoley\/?p=862"},"modified":"2016-06-13T11:39:18","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T16:39:18","slug":"kc-writes-interview-dawn-downey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/jessicaconoley\/kc-writes-interview-dawn-downey\/","title":{"rendered":"KC Writes Interview-Dawn Downey"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_863\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-863\" style=\"width: 206px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-863 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/jessicaconoley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Dawn-Downey-headshot.png\" alt=\"Dawn Downey Author\" width=\"206\" height=\"312\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img class=\"size-full wp-image-863 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/jessicaconoley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Dawn-Downey-headshot.png\" alt=\"Dawn Downey Author\" width=\"206\" height=\"312\" \/><\/noscript> Dawn Downey, Author<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I launched my KC Writes interview series this month, and <a href=\"http:\/\/dawndowney.com\/\">Dawn Downey<\/a> was brave enough to be my first interviewee.<\/p>\n<p>The series evolved from the Missouri Writers Guild conference and a conversation I had with another Kansas City based writer. She said she had a hard time meeting writers around town, which was crazy to me because it feels like everyone I know is a writer. After a few days ruminating I came up with the idea to interview KC based writers who have had a positive effect on my writing career. I decided it would be a great way to let people know about KC writers, and it would let me pick their brains about how to do my job even better.<\/p>\n<p>Dawn is actually the first person I ever interviewed, but that was in 2015 at her launch for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dawn-Daylight-Essays-Downey\/dp\/0996324038\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1465764083&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=dawn+downey\">From Dawn to Daylight: Essays.<\/a> I interviewed her in front of a live audience, and I was not smart enough to record the fantastic affair. Luckily, Dawn agreed to let me have a second interview, which we captured on my podcast.<\/p>\n<p>We talked all about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The differences between writing her first book, <a href=\"http:\/\/dawndowney.com\/books.html\">Stumbling Towards the Buddha,<\/a> and her second.<\/li>\n<li>How <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anne_Morrow_Lindbergh\">Anne Morrow Lindbergh<\/a> + 50-word Facebook posts led to an entire collection of short essays.<\/li>\n<li>Recording her first audiobook and coming out of the room feeling like Beyonc\u00e9.<\/li>\n<li>Weird opportunities that fall at author\u2019s feet, like keeping authors hours 1-3 every Saturday at the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pnrrepurposed\/\">Pete N Repeat Repurposed.<\/a> And the fears that go with those weird opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Tricks Dawn uses to get herself to write every day.<\/li>\n<li>What to look for in a critique group, and a great place to start is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansascitywriters.com\/kcwg-critique-group.html\">Kansas City Writers Group.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dawn\u2019s unique way of coping with stage freight.<\/li>\n<li>And so much more, including my favorite the part where I put Dawn on the spot in the speed questions round.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out the full interview at: <a href=\"http:\/\/jessica-conoley.podomatic.com\/entry\/2016-06-12T10_43_43-07_00\">http:\/\/jessica-conoley.podomatic.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I round out this interview (and plan to round out every interview) by asking Dawn to name three KC Creatives we need to keep our eye on. Dawn\u2019s picks are: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bella-designs.biz\/\">Teresa Mandala<\/a>&#8211; artist, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.victorjamesdougherty.com\/\">Victor James Dougherty<\/a>-musician, and <a href=\"https:\/\/rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com\/\">Rochelle Wisoff-Fields<\/a>\u2014author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Please-Say-Kaddish-Rochelle-Wisoff-Fields\/dp\/1942981155\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1465765035&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=rochelle+wisoff\">Please Say Kaddish For Me.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Dawn\u2019s work at <a href=\"http:\/\/dawndowney.com\/index.html\">http:\/\/dawndowney.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I launched my KC Writes interview series this month, and Dawn Downey was brave enough to be my first interviewee. The series evolved from the Missouri Writers Guild conference and a conversation I had with another Kansas City based writer. 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