Your Best Story
“YOUR BEST STORY” is a light and reflective conversational podcast created to encourage open discussion about editing in the Caribbean. It focuses Caribbean writers and editors across all genres and gives a casual yet detailed analysis of the editing practice. Every week we dive into a new story from around the world about what helps to build a strong story. Hear fresh takes on classic writing myths, patterns and habits and learn about common approaches to creating the perfect story, from the mug of a Caribbean literary nerd. Because writing is not formulaic, each discussion will reveal different and varied approaches to the same outcome - Your Best Story.
Episodes
12 episodes
S02 E05: Building Your Brand Identity
Strategic marketing and brand building experts Joel Nomdarkham and Geli-Anne Campbell join us for this episode to discuss the creative process utilised within the marketing world to pen brand identities. We also discuss the use of AI in the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:10:27
S02 E04: Duppy Stories: Protecting Whose Integrity?
“When writing creative non-fiction you often come up with duppy stories”. LA Wanliss speaks to two academic and writers of creative non-fiction, Opal Palmer Adisa and Maziki Thame. The Women are open and vulnerable as they discuss the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:07:32
S02 E03: The Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Three writers, three different Caribbean experiences, three different stages in their careers, all winners of the regional prize Commonwealth Short Story Prize - Diana McCaulay, Roland Watson-Grant and Brian Heap discuss their maj...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:12:20
S02 E02: Building Characters
Our first conversation begins with defining integrity and how that influences character development. LA Wanliss speaks to Natasha Griffiths & Joshua Paul, both filmmakers and university lecturers, on the strategies they use an...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:11:32
Season 2 Ep. 1: Welcome Back!
This is, Season 2 of Your Best Story! WELCOME BACK!!As we dive deeper into analysing the writing and editing process, this season we will be investigating integrity. What is the value of integrity in story building, and how do we apply ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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10:01
Your Best Story Ep. 5: Wrap Up!
LA Wanliss brings season 1 to a close by reflecting on the lessons learnt from the three conversations.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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6:37
Annie Paul & Isis Semaj-Hall: Editing Novels & Long Prose
LA Wanliss speaks to Annie Paul, & Isis Semaj-Hall. These seasoned editors will talk about the process of selecting the BEST NARRATIVES and what that process looks like when working from unknown submissions and over the internet. How do the...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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55:46
Kevin Jackson & Hanif James: Editing for Screen
LA Wanliss speaks to script editors Hanif James and Kevin Jackson on their process of editing Caribbean stories for screen. Script editing is an underused tool in the local Jamaican film industry; one which is vital for the development of films...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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56:52
Juleus Ghunta: Trauma Informed Editing
LA Wanliss speaks to Juleus Ghunta about the importance of care in the writer-editor relationship, especially within trauma informed editing.
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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57:52
Juleus Ghunta: Trauma Informed Editing (Teaser)
LA Wanliss speaks to Juleus Ghunta about the importance of care in the writer-editor relationship, especially within trauma informed editing. The full episode will be available to you on Sunday July 03.
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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2:55
Your Best Story Ep.1: Welcome
LA Wanliss introduces the audience to the first season of YOUR BEST STORY. We explore why the editing podcast is needed. Afterall, editing is a silent, yet vital career in the world of publishing. This season explores how the editor helps the w...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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10:30