Episode 83: Margaret Dilloway

For author and editor Margaret Dilloway, some of the best stories involve healing and finding place in this big ol' universe. Hard to disagree with that. In this episode of The Written Scene, Margaret talks about being an artist-in-residence in Zion National Park, what being alone in nature can do for a writer, why she prefers to write YA, being selectively mute as a kid but finding a voice in storytelling, having adults in childhood that support and foster a writing talent, how stubbornness can be both a benefit and a pitfall to artists, taking a risk and seeing if a story idea is good enough to be remembered later without writing it down, eavesdropping for story ideas and character study, why kid lit is the most difficult genre to write, having a job not related to writing, what the CROW method is and how to use it in writing, and much more. Please be sure to subscribe, rate, review, and share this and all episodes of The Written Scene. We also have a once-a-month newsletter, which you can subscribe to by clicking here. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era