Living The Writing Life Podcast with Nancy Christie

  Just a few thoughts on parenting ourselves and other writers as we travel together on our writing journey.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter?  Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie , and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads   *   X/Twitter   *   Facebook   *  TikTok  *  Instagram *   LinkedIn   *   Pinterest...

David Allen Edmonds spent most of his working life teaching German at the high school and college levels. His summer jobs ranged from campaign manager to stay-at-home dad to track coach. He co-wrote two educational TV series for the Cleveland PBS affiliate (WVIZ) and spent one summer in Hollywood on the writing staff of ABC-Paramount’s Out of the Blue, a spin-off of Mork and Mindy. Teaching remain...

Just a few thoughts on finding the courage to write and finding courage in what we write.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter?  Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie , and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads   *   X/Twitter   *   Facebook   *  TikTok  *  Instagram *   LinkedIn   *   Pinterest   *   Medium   Chec...

John Amos is the author of four novels: The Student , The Cleopatra Caper , The Case of the Stolen Goddess and The Bones of the Apostle as well as academic publications that include several books and multiple articles. He holds a PhD and a JD and has taught at university level for 25 years. John has lived in the Middle East, most notably in Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, and Turkey, and currently practice...

Just a few thoughts on how we, as writers, can make a difference in the world, one word at a time.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter?  Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie , and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads   *   X/Twitter   *   Facebook   *  TikTok  *  Instagram *   LinkedIn   *   Pinterest   *   Medi...

Liza Nash Taylor is the author of Etiquette for Runaways and In All Good Faith . The 2016 winner of the San Miguel Writers Conference Fiction Prize, her work has appeared in Microchondria II, Gargoyle Magazine, and Deep South, amongst others. She was a 2018 Hawthornden International Fellow and received her MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. A native Virginian, she lives in Keswick with her hus...

Just a few thoughts on the important role libraries play in our communities. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter?  Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie , and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads   *   X/Twitter   *   Facebook   *  TikTok  *  Instagram *   LinkedIn   *   Pinterest   *   Medium   Check out my YouTub...

Just a few thoughts on how choosing the right word or words for the year can guide us through 12 months of writing. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter?  Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie , and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads   *   X/Twitter   *   Facebook   *  TikTok  *  Instagram *   LinkedIn   *   Pinte...

Megan Rogers is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, former dance teacher and studio owner, and mother of three. A professional dancer, Megan is known for her performances with the NFL. She made a remarkable transition from the stage to the literary world with her hit children's book, Rosie Finds Her Shine . Since its release, Megan has sold over 13,000 copies of her award-winning self-published bo...

Just a few thoughts on why we need to believe in the magic of writing. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter?  Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie , and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads   *   X/Twitter   *   Facebook   *  TikTok  *  Instagram *   LinkedIn   *   Pinterest   *   Medium   Check out my YouTube chan...

Dr. Kushin is the author of the coming-of-age novel Beware the Smart Kids . An award-winning professor, author, and scholar at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, he’s also the author of Teach Social Media: A Plan for Creating a Course Your Students Will Love , and writes Social Media Syllabus , a popular blog and resource tool for social media educators. He is a senior fellow in...

Just a few thoughts on why we need to take time just to breathe for creativity’s sake.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter?  Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie , and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads   *   X/Twitter   *   Facebook   *  TikTok  *  Instagram *   LinkedIn   *   Pinterest   *   Medium   Check o...

Just a few thoughts on why we need to feed our creative confidence with positive memories. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter?  Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie , and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads   *   X/Twitter   *   Facebook   *  TikTok  *  Instagram *   LinkedIn   *   Pinterest   *   Medium   Check...

Elisabeth Sharp McKetta is an award-winning author, teacher, and speaker who  teaches writing for Harvard and Oxford. She is the author of thirteen books, including the novels Ark and She Never Told Me About the Ocean , the memoir-in-essays Awake with Asashoryu , and the guidebook Edit Your Life —which was inspired by her 2019 TEDxBoise talk . She co-edited the anthology What Doesn’t Kill Her: Wom...

Just a few thoughts on why we need to find our writing tribe. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter?  Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie , and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads   *   X/Twitter   *   Facebook   *  TikTok  *  Instagram *   LinkedIn   *   Pinterest   *   Medium   Check out my YouTube channels:   ...

  Jeanne Blasberg is an award-winning and bestselling author and essayist . Her first two novels, The Nine (released in 2019) and Eden (released in 2017), were both award winners, and the third in that trilogy, Daughter of a Promise, was just released this past April. A Smith College graduate, Jeanne was named a Southampton Writer’s Conference BookEnds Fellow in April 2021. She is both a teacher o...

Just a few thoughts on how midlife can be our most creative stage—if we are open to it. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter?  Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie , and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads   *   X/Twitter   *   Facebook   *  TikTok  *  Instagram *   LinkedIn   *   Pinterest   *   Medium   Check ou...

Just a few thoughts on how I realized that I needed to "unpack" my brain from one book project before I started another. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter?  Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie , and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads   *   X/Twitter   *   Facebook   *  TikTok  *  Instagram *   LinkedIn   *  ...

 Delia Ephron is a bestselling author, screenwriter, essayist, and playwright. Her novels include the New York Times bestseller Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life that came out in 2022, Siracusa, and The Lion Is In, several essay collections, and books for children and young adults. Her movie credits include You've Got Mail, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, This is My Life, Michael, and...

Just a few thoughts on why we shouldn’t confuse “I’ve never done it” with “I can’t do it.” Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter?  Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie , and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads   *   X/Twitter   *   Facebook   *  TikTok  *  Instagram *   LinkedIn   *   Pinterest   *   Medium   Check...

   Jonathan Lewis writes microfiction travelogues which he shares freely at his website . Each 500-word story follows an international traveler as he explores the world and tries to better understand his place in it. Now retired, Jonathan has had an eclectic career: California State Senate legislative staffer; art gallery owner; founder/CEO of a global social enterprise financing small businesses...

Just a few thoughts on why we shouldn’t confuse creative dormancy with creative death. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter?  Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie , and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads   *   X/Twitter   *   Facebook   *  TikTok  *  Instagram *   LinkedIn   *   Pinterest   *   Medium   Check out...

A native Chicagoan, Charlene Wexler has been a teacher, wife, dental office manager, mother and grandmother. In retirement, her lifelong passion for writing has led her to create several essays and novels. Her books include Murder on Skid Row, Milk and Oranges, Lori and Elephants In The Room. Charlene’s newest book, Farewell To South Shore was released in 2024, and her next one, We Won't Go Back,...

Just a few thoughts on why we can’t let our creativity be eclipsed by others or our own self-doubt. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter?  Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie , and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads   *   X/Twitter   *   Facebook   *  TikTok  *  Instagram *   LinkedIn   *   Pinterest   *   Mediu...

Stephani Halleen Atkins, who writes under the name of s.c.halleen, describes herself as a recovering nonprofit founder, current grant writer, and the aspiring creator of a new form of reading: the SummerSnow multimedia serial story , which reads like an ebook but interweaves audio, image and film throughout the narrative. In addition, she has written a novel, edited tv spec scripts, hosted a radio...