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Ep. 26: Write State of Mind with Lauren Francis-Sharma The Write Mindset with Racquel Henry
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We’re back with another one of our segments, Write State of Mind, where we interview authors about mindset, their processes, and their journey. This week we have Author, Lauren Francis-Sharma! In this episode we discussed:
Changing paths
Getting back up after rejection
Self-rejecting
Lone Writing
Taking chances and finding success
Navigating publishing as a Black writer
Writing the second book
Trusting the timing for each writing project
Writing during a global pandemic
Therapy as an essential tool for writers
Stealing time to write
About Lauren Francis-Sharma:
Lauren, a child of Trinidadian immigrants, has written about the Caribbean in both her best-selling novels, ’Til the Well Runs Dry and Book of the Little Axe. Lauren’s most recent writings can be found in The Lily, Electric Literature, Barrelhouse, Salon, as well as Marita Golden’s anthology, Us Against Alzheimer’s: Stories of Family Love and Faith.
Lauren holds a degree in English Literature with a minor in African-American Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. Lauren, the Assistant Director of Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference at Middlebury College, is a book reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle, a MacDowell Fellow, and the former owner of D.C. Writers Room.
Lauren lives in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. with her husband and two children and she is always working on another book.
Lauren hangs out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and her website.
Find Lauren’s novels in our affiliate Bookshop or via her website.
Mentioned in this episode:
From our affiliate account with Bookshop.org:
‘Til the Well Runs Dry by Lauren Francis-Sharma
Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma
Find out more about Writer's Atelier:
www.writersatelier.com
The Write Gym, our accountability and group coaching program for writers.
Find Writer's Atelier on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
Find out more about Racquel Henry and her books: www.racquelhenry.com
Audio edited by Ali Nesbit.
Music: Wooden Smile by Ziv Moran
We’re back with another one of our segments, Write State of Mind, where we interview authors about mindset, their processes, and their journey. This week we have Author, Lauren Francis-Sharma! In this episode we discussed:
Changing paths
Getting back up after rejection
Self-rejecting
Lone Writing
Taking chances and finding success
Navigating publishing as a Black writer
Writing the second book
Trusting the timing for each writing project
Writing during a global pandemic
Therapy as an essential tool for writers
Stealing time to write
About Lauren Francis-Sharma:
Lauren, a child of Trinidadian immigrants, has written about the Caribbean in both her best-selling novels, ’Til the Well Runs Dry and Book of the Little Axe. Lauren’s most recent writings can be found in The Lily, Electric Literature, Barrelhouse, Salon, as well as Marita Golden’s anthology, Us Against Alzheimer’s: Stories of Family Love and Faith.
Lauren holds a degree in English Literature with a minor in African-American Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. Lauren, the Assistant Director of Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference at Middlebury College, is a book reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle, a MacDowell Fellow, and the former owner of D.C. Writers Room.
Lauren lives in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. with her husband and two children and she is always working on another book.
Lauren hangs out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and her website.
Find Lauren’s novels in our affiliate Bookshop or via her website.
Mentioned in this episode:
From our affiliate account with Bookshop.org:
‘Til the Well Runs Dry by Lauren Francis-Sharma
Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma
Find out more about Writer's Atelier:
www.writersatelier.com
The Write Gym, our accountability and group coaching program for writers.
Find Writer's Atelier on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
Find out more about Racquel Henry and her books: www.racquelhenry.com
Audio edited by Ali Nesbit.
Music: Wooden Smile by Ziv Moran
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