Encore: How Recovery Supports Memoir Writing and Book Marketing Tips with Laura Cathcart Robbins

Send us Fan MailAuthor Laura Cathcart Robbins shares book marketing tips she learned while promoting her memoir Stash: My Life in Hiding, and how recovery helped her cultivate the honesty needed to write her memoir. Laura’s Bio: Laura Cathcart Robbins is the best-selling author of the Atria/Simon & Schuster memoir, Stash, My Life In Hiding, and host of the popular podcast, The Only One In The Room. She has been active for many years as a speaker and school trustee and is credited for creating The Buckley School’s nationally recognized committee on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice. Her recent articles on the subjects of race, recovery, and divorce have garnered her worldwide acclaim. She is a 2022 TEDx Speaker, and LA Moth StorySlam winner. Currently, she sits on the advisory boards of the San Diego Writer’s Festival and the Outliers HQ podcast Festival. Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeI Was the Only Black Person at Elizabeth Gilbert and Cheryl Strayed’s ‘Brave’ Magic Retreat by Laura Cathcart Robbins“A White Woman Told Me She Doesn’t Think of Me as Black. Here’s How I Reacted.” by Laura Cathcart RobbinsBook Review for Stash: My Life in Hiding by Lisa Cooper EllisonAuthor Platform Is Not a Requirement to Sell Your Novel or Children’s Book by Jane FriedmanOfficial TranscriptEpisode HighlightsThe Response to StashThe Power of HonestyThe Link Between Recovery and HonestyChanneling Your Energy in a Specific DirectionMarketing Your Book and YourselfCaring For Yourself As You Market Your BookYear Two and Working with Book ClubsHow Honesty Builds ResilienceConnect with LauraWebsite: https://lauracathcartrobbins.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lauracathcartrobbinsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauracathcartrobbinsTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mscathcartrobbinsX: https://twitter.com/lauracrobbinsBuilding Better Memoir Scenes: https://janefriedman.com/building-better-memoir-scenes-with-lisa-cooper-ellison/Connect with your host, Lisa:Get Your Free Copy of Ditch Your Inner Critic: https://lisacooperellison.com/subscribe/Website | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | LinkedInProduced by Espresso Podcast Production