Episode 26: [GUEST] How searching for an agent is like online dating with Lina AbiRafeh, Ph.D.

In this episode, Elizabeth chats with Lina AbiRafeh, Ph.D. about the parallels between searching for an agent and the world of dating. Lina gets to the heart of her memoir writing process and her experience searching for an agent. You won't want to miss this delightful and insightful conversation!Connect with Lina by signing up for her newsletter on her website: https://www.linaabirafeh.com/ ABOUT OUR GUEST: Lina AbiRafeh, PhD.Women's Rights Activist. Author. Speaker.Lina AbiRafeh is a global women's rights expert, speaker, and author with decades ofexperience worldwide in countries such as Afghanistan, Haiti, the Central African Republic,Papua New Guinea, and more. Lina serves a range of organizations in a senior advisorycapacity and sits on various international boards. She is also a fellow at the Council on ForeignRelations. Lina is a global speaker, media voice, and author of three books. She has receivednumerous awards and accolades for her work including the Gender Equality Top 100Worldwide.LINKS: Website: https://www.linaabirafeh.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lina-abirafeh-28774867/Twitter: @LinaAbiRafehInstagram: @LinaAbiRafehMedium: https://linaabirafeh.medium.com/Connect with the Inspired Writer Collective:Join our FREE Facebook Writing Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/inspiredwritercollectiveSubscribe to our Newsletter: https://inspired-writer-collective.ck.page/24be00b363Join our online writing community membership for women memoir writers: https://inspired-writer-collective.mn.co/The Inspired Writer Collective is an online writing community membership for women memoir writers. Created by authors Stephanie Oswald, Ph.D. & Elizabeth Wilson, it's a supportive online space to get more writing done, improve your craft, and strategically navigate your path to publishing. We offer weekly "Time to Write" sessions on Zoom for getting more writing done. You don't have to turn on your camera (though we'd love to see), but we'd love to meet you and encourage you on your writing journey. When you schedule time in your calendar, you're more likely to show up and it's even better when you're part of a community of writers. Subscribe to our channel for our weekly podcast videos and inspiration for your writing journey.Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Inspired Writer Collective podcast. If you've ever felt the pull to write your truth, to shape the chaos of real life into something meaningful and to share your journey with the world, you're in the right place. We're your hosts, Elizabeth and Stephanie, writers, coaches, and entrepreneurs who believe in you and know how important it is to find a writing community to guide you on your path to self-publishing. You’re invited to connect with us by joining our Embodied Writing Experience where you’ll get a writer’s retreat directly to your inbox on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays each week. Whether you’re working on a memoir, a novel, or journaling for yourself, this is an invitation to slow down, tune in, and write with embodied intention.   Join our Embodied Writing Experience where you’ll get a writer’s retreat directly to your inbox each week. This is an invitation to slow down, tune in, and write with embodied intention.   If you missed this year's Memoir Summit, we recorded it! You can purchase the replays and get instant access to over 4 hours of memoir-specific content from Elizabeth and our amazing panelists of published memoir authors, indie presses, editors, and industry professionals!Work 1:1 with Memoir Coach Elizabeth Wilson. Book a session here.If you prefer to watch our conversations, you can find all of them on our YouTube channel.You can find us on Instagram.