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If you are a Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian American, or any other Writer of Color, and you're looking for your own personal writing coach - to help you stay motivated to write that book, get it published and promoted - then this is the podcast for you.
Award-winning author, educator, and creative writing coach, Lori L. Tharps ( ”Hair Story,” ”Kinky Gazpacho,” and ”Substitute Me”) knows how hard it is to stay committed to your writing projects - whether you’re working on that debut novel, a gut-wrenching memoir, or an essay about your trip around the world. Writing can be your passion, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. And let's not forget about the path to getting published and the non-stop journey of promotion. It's a lot! Especially for BIPoC writers in a publishing industry that is still overwhelmingly centered on whiteness.
On the podcast, Lori is here to serve as your creative-writing coach, and her goal is to help you love your literary life by giving you the tools and motivation to write, publish, and promote your work with purpose and joy. You’ll get inspiring pep talks and literary life lessons based on the lives of our BIPoC literary ancestors. Think Toni Morrison, Sor Juana de la Cruz, Phillis Wheatley e.t.c.
AND ...You’ll hear inspiring interviews with best-selling, BIPoC authors and publishing professionals who share actionable writing tips and advice to help improve your craft, and better understand the business of writing and the publishing industry.
New episodes of Your BIPoC Writing Coach are released on Mondays.
Subscribe to the show and find more writing resources for BIPOC writers and the readers who love them at ReedWriteandCreate.com.
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Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
On episode 18 of the podcast, the amazing Marita Golden is my guest.
Marita Golden is an award-winning author of over twenty works of fiction and nonfiction. Her books include the novels, The Wide Circumference of Love, and After and the memoirs Migrations of the Heart, Saving Our Sons, and Don’t Play in the Sun: One Woman’s Journey Through the Color Complex. Her most recent work of nonfiction is The New Black Woman Loves Herself, Has Boundaries and Heals Every Day. Marita is also the Co-founder and President Emerita of the Zora Neale Hurston/ Richard Wright Foundation.
Over the years, Marita’s life and work as an author and literary activist has served as both personal and professional inspiration to me and countless other writers.
During our interview, we discuss:
- The secrets and strategies Marita has used over the years to have a successful, diverse and long-lasting literary career.
- Time management skills.
- Why writers shouldn’t feel guilty about the need to make money from their writing.
- The need for self-care for writers and why it’s not just a trending buzzword.
- The importance of community for BIPOC writers.
I guarantee this episode with Marita Golden will leave you inspired, well-informed, and ready to write.
To learn more about Marita Golden and to find out about her classes and coaching, visit her website at MaritaGolden.com
To buy some of Marita’s most iconic books, visit the Read, Write, and Create bookshop and support Marita, this podcast, and independent bookstores everywhere.
To hear an interview I did with Marita Golden about her anthology and novel on Alzheimer's, have a listen here.
To learn more about the incredible Hurston/ Wright foundation, visit their website at HurstonWright.org.
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