Room to Write

"Colleen Getty of The Room to Write sits down with writer Carrie Finison, author of the children's picture book: Pigs Dig a Road, which is her fifth publication in four years! Carrie talks about the challenges of writing in rhyme, the use of refrains in children's books, how the illustration process works from the author's perspective, and the value of making mini-book prototypes. Writers will benefit from Carrie's very useful tips and the specific resources she shares with viewers wanting to grow in their writing productivity and creative community."

Colleen Getty of The Room to Write sits down with psychotherapist Ellen Holtzman, author of Bouncing Back: How Women Lose & Find Themselves in Marriage & Divorce, to talk about writing memoir, and how she integrated real-life stories of grief and transition into a format that reads like a novel. Ellen also talks about the importance of coming up with a title for your book.

Colleen Getty of The Room to Write sits down with writer Sara Reish Desmond, author of What We Might Become: Stories, to talk about how she finds ideas for her short stories. Sara also discusses the university press process, which provides a route to publication that is different from "traditional" and "independent" publication journeys.

Eddie Brophy joins Colleen of The Room to Write to discuss finding a publisher, doomscrolling, and his inspirations.

Andrew Hacket joins Colleen of The Room to Write to discuss how Andrew finds time to write while teaching second grade, finds inspiration for his books, and how he published his first books.