#92 Writing A Memoir in Feelings, Flashes and Fragments Featuring Lara Lillibridge Freelance Writing Direct: Conversations with authors, journalists, agents, novelists, memoirists, niche writers, agents, publ

Lara Lillibridge (she/they) is the author of  The Truth About Unringing Phones: Essays on Yearning; Mama, Mama, Only Mama: An Irreverent Guide for the Newly Single Parent, and Girlish: Growing Up in a Lesbian Home. Lara is the Interviews Editor for Hippocampus Magazine and Creative Nonfiction Co-editor for HeartWood Literary Magazine. She holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from West Virginia Wesleyan College
 
In this episode:
How she approached writing about tough family topics [3:04]
Building bridges into each chapter of your book [5:18]
Developing a writing practice after you’ve lost your words [7:44]
The surprising genesis of Lara’s book’s title and how it works as a throughline [10:03]
How Lara found her publisher [13:16]
The importance of audio rights to your book with the advent of AI [16:31]
The trauma of writing about difficult relationships and the importance of self-care [21:11]
Researching family history with handy online tools[23:20]
Lara’s work as Interviews editor for Hippocampus Magazine [28:08]
 
Connect with Lara:
 
Twitter: @Only_Mama  
Facebook: @LaraBethLillibridge  
Instagram: @LaraLillibridge 
Website: www.LaraLillibridge.com
 
Lara’s Interview with Estelle on Hippocampus Magazine
https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2024/04/interview-with-estelle-erasmus-author-of-writing-that-gets-noticed/



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Estelle’s Latest Articles
I’m Learning to Listen in New Ways (Shondaland)
https://www.shondaland.com/live/family/a46102451/im-learning-to-listen-in-new-ways/



What to Do PreLaunch to Get Your Book Noticed (Writer’s Digest)
https://www.writersdigest.com/getting-published/what-to-do-pre-launch-to-get-your-book-noticed