Writing Stories
Each episode of Writing Stories features an interview with a contemporary author about how her book went from an idea in her head to an object on a shelf. Join us on Writing Stories for honesty, struggle, and triumph, for writing community, publishing insight, and inspiration to persist in whatever difficult but meaningful journey you've chosen for yourself.
Writing Stories
"Nobody Can Write A Book Everyone Loves" — Brittany Means Tells the Story of Hell If We Don't Change Our Ways
In this episode Brittany tells the story of Hell If We Don't Change Our Ways.
Along the way she covers:
- Taking care of yourself when writing hard things
- The best way to protect yourself from post-publication despair and Zibby Books
- The power of a good writing teacher
- Complicating the popular 'homeless-to-Harvard' narrative
- Why the submission process made her feel like a 'ferret with fleas'
- Studying nonfiction at Iowa
- Writing as coping mechanism
- Kiese Laymon
Find out more about Brittany here
Buy Hell If We Don't Change Our Ways here