Courtney Maum - Author of Before and After the Book Deal

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 editingWriting as catharsisBeing uninhibited in first draftsNaming your drafts so that you can find them laterAnd more!

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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.

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In this episode, the author recommended these womxn writers:

Rebecca Dinerstein Knight, Author of HexHala Alyan, Author of Salt HousesRenata Adler, Author of Speedboat

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