How Self-Doubt Derailed a Multi-Creative for 20 years

Lylanne Musselman's poetry has been published in literary journals such as Pank, Tipton Poetry Journal, Bird's Eye reView, Poetry Breakfast, Ekphrastic Review, and New Verse News, among others, and many literary anthologies.   Her published chapbooks are: Prickly Beer and Purple Panties (Bacon Tree Press, 2007), A Charm Bracelet For Cruising (Winged City Press, 2009), Winged Graffiti (Finishing Line Press, 2011), Weathering Under the Cat, (Finishing Line Press, 2016) and Red Mare 16 (Pink House Literary Arts, 2018); and Staring Dementia in the Face (Finishing Line Press, 2023), Consider the Doves (Local Gems Poetry Press, 2020). She has a full-length poetry collection, In My Life: A Pop Culture Poetry Memoir, which will be published by Chatter House Press in Autumn, 2026. She's written It's Not Love, Unfortunately (Chatter House Press, 2018), and co-authored Company of Women: New and Selected Poems (Chatter House Press, 2013), and Marriage Maps and Driven Destinies (Chatter House Press, 2023). Lylanne's website is: https://lylannemusselman.wordpress.com/about/ Connect with Lylanne on: ·        Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lylanne ·        Instagram: lylanne1 ·        Substack: @lylannemusselman We talked about poet Billie Collins during the episode. In addition to his other accomplishments, Collins served two terms as United States Poet Laureate. More on him here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/billy-collins The Write Like a Badass Podcast is by, about and for writers. Welcome to your tribe! ·        A video of the interview in this episode is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WriteLikeaBadass You can also find Write Like a Badass on: ·        Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writelikeabad ·        Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writelikeabadass?igsh=b3YwOHU5MjAzbGE2 ·        TikTok: WriteLikeABadass ·        Website: https://writelikeabadass.com/ Email recordings of: ·        A three-minute sample of your work, and general comments to: [email protected] Help me keep this podcast going and get bonus content by supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WriteLikeaBadass Here is the link my video-and-download course, How to Self-Publish Your Badass Book on Amazon: https://writelikeabadass.teachable.com/p/how-to-self-publish-your-badass-book-on-amazon Find Connor Fischetti's music on Bandcamp. Download the free app or go to the website (https://bandcamp.com/) and look for the albums: ·        Connor Fischetti (Connor Fischetti Band), and ·        Cricket (Boiler Room Band)