Courageous Wordsmith Amy Hallberg

Emily P. G. Erickson interviewed Amy as she prepared to launch Tiny Altars (published in April 2023) and quickly honed in on a key message: fractals, aka recurring patterns.

It's a whole new season of Courageous Wordsmith. I've published my second memoir, Tiny Altars, and I'm ready to podcast.

Bradley Bodeker and Amy compare notes about their hometown and why they write the stories they write.

Let's start with the One Command, using an example for writers: I don't know how my book gets written and into the world. I only know that it is so now and I am fulfilled. Michelle Wolff and Amy continue their conversation, with a specific focus on HOW Amy wrote Tiny Altars, and how you too can write your (vulnerable) stories—first for yourself and THEN for a wider audience.

Our nervous system is built to protect us from creativity, which is inherently uncertain. Amy talks with Michelle Wolff about a powerful way of retraining our bodies and minds to welcome the creative process.

Tiny Altars: A Midlife Revival, Amy's second memoir went live this week. In celebration, we're releasing a special episode in which Emma Magenta interviews Amy about the story behind the book. Here's Amy's origin story on becoming an author.