Milo Todd: Writing Challenging Fiction in a Flattening Culture

Today, we’ve got one of my favorites, Milo, who has just published his debut novel to critical acclaim. It’s called THE LILAC PEOPLE. He’s going to be talking to us about writing challenging fiction in an age when we’re suffering a flattening and simplifying of our culture.I don’t charge for subscriptions, but if you’d like, you can support my work with with a small donation here.To find Todd’s latest book as well as many other books by our authors, visit our Bookshop page.Looking for a writing community? Join our Facebook page.Milo Todd (he/him) is a writer, speaker, and instructor. He’s a Lambda Literary Fellow, a Massachusetts Cultural Council grantee, and co-editor in chief for the award-winning LGBTQ+ literary journal, Foglifter Journal. He also runs The Queer Writer newsletter. His debut novel, THE LILAC PEOPLE, is a national bestseller, a Goodreads Choice Award finalist, a New England Book Award Finalist, an Indie Next Pick, an Amazon Editor’s Pick, an Apple Best of the Month Pick, and has received starred and/or glowing reviews from such places as Publishers Weekly, Foreword Reviews, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, the Boston Globe, the LA Times, the Washington Post, WBUR, Electric Lit, and more. About THE LILAC PEOPLE, Shelf Awareness said Milo “has made an enormous contribution to historical fiction” and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette called Milo “an important new voice in American fiction.”Photo by Jerry Chen on Unsplash This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 7amnovelist.substack.com