About the Show
Every Book Begins Long Before
It Reaches a Reader's Hands
Behind every manuscript is a story of inspiration, perseverance, expertise, heartbreak, discovery, or transformation.
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The Premise
Beyond the Pages
While readers often experience the finished product, they rarely get the opportunity to understand the journey that brought it to life. The Open Manuscript invites authors to go beyond the pages and share the personal stories, experiences, and insights behind their work.
Each episode opens the door to meaningful conversations with writers, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and storytellers, not only about what they wrote, but why they wrote it.
Your Host
Christine Blanchette
Christine hosts The Open Manuscript, sitting down with authors, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and storytellers to explore the process behind their published work, the drafts that didn't make it, the doubts that almost won, and the moment the story finally clicked into place.
Her conversations favor honesty over polish, curiosity over formula, giving listeners a rare, unfiltered look at the craft and courage of authorship.
Our Mission
Why We Do This
The Open Manuscript provides authors with a platform to share the experiences, lessons, and inspirations that shaped their books, while creating engaging and meaningful conversations for listeners.
Open Stories
We go past the summary on the back cover to the real story of how a book came to exist.
Real Voices
No scripts, no talking points, just honest conversation between two people who love books.
Bold Ideas
Every author brings a perspective worth sitting with. We give it the room it deserves.
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