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Courtney Maum - Author of Before and After the Book Deal

Podcast |: Fierce Womxn Writing - Inspiring You to Write More
Publisher |: Sara Gallagher - she/her
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: Books,; Interview,; Motivation,; Writing
Categories Via RSS |: Arts,; Books,; Education,; Hobbies,; How To,; Leisure
Publication Date |: Jan 02, 2020
Episode Duration |: 00:24:44

Writer Courtney Maum shares the introduction to her book that is being released this week, Before and After the Book Deal.

In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and

Why you should fall in love with editing
Writing as catharsis
Being uninhibited in first drafts
Naming your drafts so that you can find them later
And more!

If you’re a new listener to Fierce Womxn Writing, I would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing challenges.

Follow this Writer

Reach Courtney Maum on her Website, Twitter, and Instagram
Subscribe to her newsletter where she interviews authors
Meet Courtney on her book tour
Preorder her book, Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer's Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book releasing from Catapult this week
Learn about The Cabins, the artist retreat she founded

Follow the Podcast

Visit the Website for more info on the podcast

Follow the Host

Slide into Sara Gallagher’s DM’s on Instagram

Follow our Partners

Visit QuillsEdge Press (dedicated to the poetry of womxn over 40) and submit for their next anthology
Learn more about We Need Diverse Books, whose mission is to put more diverse books into the hands of all children

This Week’s Writing Prompt

I suggest setting a timer for 6 or 8 minutes, putting the writing prompt at the top of your page, and free writing whatever comes to mind. Remember, the important part is keeping your pen moving. You can always edit later. Right now we just want to write something new and see what happens.

This week’s writing prompt is: Write from the first person point of view of a holiday gift. Explore the way the gifts that we give and receive feel about the act of being given.

Explore these Womxn Authors

In this episode, the author recommended these womxn writers:

Rebecca Dinerstein Knight, Author of Hex
Hala Alyan, Author of Salt Houses
Renata Adler, Author of Speedboat

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Love what you’re hearing? Show your appreciation and become a Supporter with a monthly contribution.Check Out More Fierce Womxn Writing Programming

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