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Jun 20, 2024

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)

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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