In this episode I'm joined by Samantha, where we discuss her novels, Mr Dickens and His Carol, and the recent Love and Fury! We talk about how her career in screenwriting aided her writing process, how she wrote her first novel, and how the new release celebrates Mary Wollstonecraft. While Wollstonecraft was just outside of the 19th century, we discuss the influence she had on the Victorian era (especially through her daughter, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley), and the importance of her work today.

Content warning: some mentions of suicide, bodily autonomy debates

About my guest:

Samantha Silva is an author and screenwriter based in Idaho. Over her career, she’s sold film projects to Paramount, Universal, and New Line Cinema. Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft is her second novel. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in One Story and LitHub. A short film, The Big Burn, which she wrote and directed, premiered at the Sun Valley Film Festival in 2018. She is currently working on a commission from Seattle Repertory Theater to adapt her debut novel, Mr. Dickens and His Carol, for the stage, and was a 2020 Idaho Commission on the Arts Literary Fellow.

For more information on Samantha's work, check out the links and details below:

Twitter: @samanthaswriter
https://www.samanthasilvawriter.com/
https://www.mingstudios.org/my-on-mondays.html - recent short readings for MING Studios

Check out Samantha's recommended sources, which she mentioned in our episode:
Charlotte Gordon: Romantic Outlaws
Mary Wollstonecraft: Letters written in Sweden, Norway and Denmark

Episode Credits:

Episode Writer, Editor and Producer: Emma Catan
Music: Burning Steaks (by Stationary Sign) - obtained via EpidemicSound

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