Living The Writing Life Podcast with Nancy Christie

Just a few thoughts on the similarity between growing a garden and growing a book. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium * Substack Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube  

Here is a little about Transforming Tessa, my latest Midlife Moxie novel—the back cover copy and my Author’s Notes—as well as some thoughts I wanted to share about grief and loss, life changes and transitions. Writing Tessa’s story brought up a lot of memories for me— memories of fear, uncertainty, self-doubt and of course the pain of losing people I loved dearly. Does her story sound like something you can relate to? You can learn more about the book and find retail links here. You can also sign up for Nancy's Book News on my website and get access to special deals and giveaways. Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium * Substack Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube  

Just a few thoughts on the highs and lows of being in the writing profession. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium * Substack Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube  

Just a few thoughts on why I need to get off the hamster wheel so I can move forward on my writing life. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium * Substack Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube  

Cliff Lovette practiced entertainment law for over 40 years, representing multi-platinum artists like Usher and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and serving as SVP of Legal at LaFace Records under LA Reid and Babyface. A graduate of Tufts University and Emory Law School, he advocates for reconciliation and justice, having co-produced a historic event connecting descendants of Buffalo Soldiers and Lakota Native Americans, and leading a campaign to rename Fort Benning after Lieutenant Henry Ossian Flipper, the first African American graduate of West Point. He lives in Sandy Springs, Georgia, with his dog London. Circus Bim Bom: A Cold War Adventure is his debut novel. For more about Cliff, visit his website and follow him on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. In this conversation, we talked about using modern technology to help immerse readers in the music and culture that permeates the novel.

Just a few thoughts on finding a quiet place to let the space that holds our creativity refill itself. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium * Substack Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube  

Brittany Micka-Foos is a writer living in the Pacific Northwest. She is the author of the short story collection It’s No Fun Anymore (Apprentice House, 2025) and the poetry chapbook a litany of words as fragile as window glass (Bottlecap Press, 2024). Her poems, essays, and short stories appear in a variety of publications, including Ninth Letter, Witness, CALYX Journal, the Non-Binary Review, Hobart, Identity Theory, Literary Mama, Briar Cliff Review, Typehouse Magazine, Variant Literature, and elsewhere. A former victim’s rights lawyer in Washington, DC, Brittany turned to writing after the birth of her first child. For more about Brittany, visit her website, and follow her on Instagram and Bluesky. In this conversation, we discussed using the short story genre to explore various aspects of modern womanhood.

Just a few thoughts on finding the courage to be brave in our writing life. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium * Substack Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube

Susan Poole is a mother, lawyer, freelance writer, and nonprofit professional. She was awarded the 2023 Rising Star Award from the Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) for her debut novel, Out of the Crash. Susan's essays have been featured on the popular parenting websites Grown and Flown and Scary Mommy. Additionally, she has published two nonfiction pieces: a memoir in Neighborhood Voices and an article about her experience as a wrestling mom in Grapple Alley. Susan lives in Cleveland, Ohio, where she and her husband raised their three children and remain empty nesters with two dogs to keep them company. For more about Susan, visit her website and follow her on Facebook, TikTok, X, Instagram, Goodreads, Medium and Bluesky. In today’s conversation, we’ll explore answering the “If not now, when?” question.

Just a few thoughts on why I made “adaptability” my word of the month. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium * Substack Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube  

After all these years, I finally gained a sense of community and belonging, and I have my first novel to thank for that.   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium * Substack Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube

Just a few thoughts on what has been my greatest setback as a writer. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium * Substack Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube  

After retiring from a career in telecommunications, GaGa Gabardi completed her pilot’s license and now consults, teaches and does course development in the aviation fuel industry. She lives with her husband in the Colorado mountains and has her first grandson to thank for the name GaGa. Judilee Butler taught elementary education for nine years in upstate New York before moving to North Carolina. She then made a 180-degree change into an exciting marketing career, and after retirement moved several more times, first to the coast of Maine, then to Arkansas Valley in Colorado before settling in Wyoming, and she says she is now done moving! Both women are passionate about bringing awareness through their writing to the trials women face in an often male-dominated world. The books in their Phoebe Korneal Mystery Series include The Last Hurrah, The Last Slide, The Last Line and the prequel, Love in the Rearview Mirror. For more about both women and their books, visit the Phoebe Korneal website and follow them on Facebook and Instagram. In this conversation, we talk about partnering in the fiction writing process.

Just a few thoughts on ways to reignite my author fire Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium * Substack Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube

My answer to an oft-asked question, along with a little about my writing process and my work.   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium * Substack Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube

Just a few thoughts on the importance of seeking writing opportunities outside our usual lane. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium * Substack Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube

Scott Shepherd is a veteran writer/producer/show-runner with years of experience running network series; his production and screenwriting credits include The Equalizer, Miami Vice, The Outer Limits, Haven, and Quantum Leap. Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, he currently teaches television writing at the University of Texas in Austin. His books include Should I Fall (2022) and The Last Commandment (2021) (part of the Austin Grant series), The Seventh Day (2013) and Descending Son (2014). For more about Scott, visit his website and follow him on X, Facebook, Instagram, Goodreads and BookBub. In this conversation, we’ll be talking about bringing a long-held dream of writing novels to reality.

Just a few thoughts on the connection between freedom and writing. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium * Substack Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube

A seventh generation Mississippian, Gerry Wilson grew up in the red clay hills of the north that she writes about in her debut novel, THAT PINSON GIRL, released by Regal House Publishing in February 2024. A story, “Tell Me Anything,” appeared in Persimmon Tree in June 2024. Another story, “A Language of Their Own,” was runner-up for The Porch Fiction Prize 2024. “Life Line” was a finalist in December magazine’s Curt Johnson Prose Award for Fiction and was published in december in the spring of 2023. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous other journals. Gerry is also a 2025 Mississippi Arts Commission Literary Artist Fellowship recipient. For more about Gerry, visit her website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram. In today’s conversation, we’ll be talking about writing fiction as a second act in the creative life.

Just a few thoughts on why we must continually redefine how we define writing success for ourselves. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube

Aime Austin is the author of the Casey Cort and Nicole Long Series of legal thrillers. She is also the host of the podcast, A Time to Thrill. When she’s not writing crime fiction or interviewing brilliant creators for her podcast, she’s in a yoga pose, knitting, or reading. Aime splits her time between Los Angeles and Budapest. Before turning to writing, Aime practiced family and criminal law in Cleveland, Ohio. For more about Aime, visit her website and follow her on Instagram and Facebook. In this conversation, we’ll be talking about integrating social commentary in fiction.

  Just a few thoughts on parenting ourselves and other writers as we travel together on our writing journey.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube  

David Allen Edmonds spent most of his working life teaching German at the high school and college levels. His summer jobs ranged from campaign manager to stay-at-home dad to track coach. He co-wrote two educational TV series for the Cleveland PBS affiliate (WVIZ) and spent one summer in Hollywood on the writing staff of ABC-Paramount’s Out of the Blue, a spin-off of Mork and Mindy. Teaching remained his first love, and his experiences in the classroom form the setting for his ‘Joe Lehrer’ suspense novels, Personal Pronouns and Indirect Objects. During COVID his writing took a different turn: he published the small-town romances Unexpected Love in 2022 and Unveiled Love in 2024. For more about David, visit his website and his Amazon Author page, and follow him on Facebook, LinkedIn, Goodreads and Alignable. In this conversation, we talk about reinventing yourself as a writer later in life.  

Just a few thoughts on finding the courage to write and finding courage in what we write.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube

John Amos is the author of four novels: The Student, The Cleopatra Caper, The Case of the Stolen Goddess and The Bones of the Apostle as well as academic publications that include several books and multiple articles. He holds a PhD and a JD and has taught at university level for 25 years. John has lived in the Middle East, most notably in Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, and Turkey, and currently practices Law. For more about John, visit his website and follow him on Facebook and Instagram. In this conversation, we talk about exploring new horizons with writing and through writing.

Just a few thoughts on how we, as writers, can make a difference in the world, one word at a time.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube    

Liza Nash Taylor is the author of Etiquette for Runaways and In All Good Faith. The 2016 winner of the San Miguel Writers Conference Fiction Prize, her work has appeared in Microchondria II, Gargoyle Magazine, and Deep South, amongst others. She was a 2018 Hawthornden International Fellow and received her MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. A native Virginian, she lives in Keswick with her husband and dogs. For more about Liza, visit her website and follow her on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest. In today’s conversation, we’ll be talking about the role of an intermezzo in the creative life.

Just a few thoughts on the important role libraries play in our communities. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube

Just a few thoughts on how choosing the right word or words for the year can guide us through 12 months of writing. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube

Megan Rogers is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, former dance teacher and studio owner, and mother of three. A professional dancer, Megan is known for her performances with the NFL. She made a remarkable transition from the stage to the literary world with her hit children's book, Rosie Finds Her Shine. Since its release, Megan has sold over 13,000 copies of her award-winning self-published book about Rosie, a reindeer from the North Pole who loves to dance. For more about Megan, visit her website and follow her on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. In this conversation, we talk about the importance of finding our own way to shine.

Just a few thoughts on why we need to believe in the magic of writing. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube

Dr. Kushin is the author of the coming-of-age novel Beware the Smart Kids. An award-winning professor, author, and scholar at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, he’s also the author of Teach Social Media: A Plan for Creating a Course Your Students Will Love, and writes Social Media Syllabus, a popular blog and resource tool for social media educators. He is a senior fellow in the Stubblefield Institute for Civil Political Communications, where he also serves on the board of advisors, and is passionate about creating a more civil and kinder world. For more about Dr. Kushin, visit his website and follow him on Instagram. In today’s conversation, we’ll be talking about the link between happiness and creativity.

Just a few thoughts on why we need to take time just to breathe for creativity’s sake.   Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube  

Just a few thoughts on why we need to feed our creative confidence with positive memories. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube  

Elisabeth Sharp McKetta is an award-winning author, teacher, and speaker who  teaches writing for Harvard and Oxford. She is the author of thirteen books, including the novels Ark and She Never Told Me About the Ocean, the memoir-in-essays Awake with Asashoryu, and the guidebook Edit Your Life—which was inspired by her 2019 TEDxBoise talk. She co-edited the anthology What Doesn’t Kill Her: Women’s Stories of Resilience, which Gloria Steinem described as stories that “will help each of us to trust and tell our own.” Elisabeth’s work with myth and memoir, the focus of her doctorate, has been spotlighted in Harvard Magazine. For more about Elisabeth, visit her website and follow her on Instagram. In today’s conversation, we’ll be talking about how to adapt myths and fairy tales to reclaim your own life story.

Just a few thoughts on why we need to find our writing tribe. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube

  Jeanne Blasberg is an award-winning and bestselling author and essayist. Her first two novels, The Nine (released in 2019) and Eden (released in 2017), were both award winners, and the third in that trilogy, Daughter of a Promise, was just released this past April. A Smith College graduate, Jeanne was named a Southampton Writer’s Conference BookEnds Fellow in April 2021. She is both a teacher of writing and a lifetime learner and co-chairs the board of the Boston Book Festival and serves on the Executive Committee of GrubStreet, one of the country’s preeminent creative writing centers. Jeanne also reviews contemporary fiction for the New York Journal of Books. When not in New England, she splits her time between Park City, UT, and growing organic vegetables in Verona, WI. For more about Jeanne, visit her website and follow her on Facebook, Substack and Instagram. In today’s conversation, we’ll be talking about the intersection of her life stage and her occupation as a farmer with her life as a writer.

Just a few thoughts on how midlife can be our most creative stage—if we are open to it. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube

Just a few thoughts on how I realized that I needed to "unpack" my brain from one book project before I started another. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube    

 Delia Ephron is a bestselling author, screenwriter, essayist, and playwright. Her novels include the New York Times bestseller Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life that came out in 2022, Siracusa, and The Lion Is In, several essay collections, and books for children and young adults. Her movie credits include You've Got Mail, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, This is My Life, Michael, and Hanging Up. Her play, "Love, Loss, and What I Wore," written with her sister Nora Ephron (based on the book by Ilene Beckerman), ran for two years off Broadway and has been performed internationally. For more about Delia, visit her website and follow her on X and Instagram. In this conversation, we’ll discuss the intersection of life and the creative process: how one can affect, influence and impact the other. ----more---- Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube  

Just a few thoughts on why we shouldn’t confuse “I’ve never done it” with “I can’t do it.” Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube    

   Jonathan Lewis writes microfiction travelogues which he shares freely at his website. Each 500-word story follows an international traveler as he explores the world and tries to better understand his place in it. Now retired, Jonathan has had an eclectic career: California State Senate legislative staffer; art gallery owner; founder/CEO of a global social enterprise financing small businesses owned by low-income women; real estate developer; visiting professor at NYU and UC Berkeley. He has written one nonfiction book on social entrepreneurship. Jonathan is also an assemblage artist working with recycled materials. For more about Jonathan, visit his website or follow him on Threads and Instagram. In this conversation, we’ll discuss how travel can inspire creativity. ----more---- Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube

Just a few thoughts on why we shouldn’t confuse creative dormancy with creative death. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube

A native Chicagoan, Charlene Wexler has been a teacher, wife, dental office manager, mother and grandmother. In retirement, her lifelong passion for writing has led her to create several essays and novels. Her books include Murder on Skid Row, Milk and Oranges, Lori and Elephants In The Room. Charlene’s newest book, Farewell To South Shore was released in 2024, and her next one, We Won't Go Back, is scheduled for 2025. For more about Charlene, visit her website and follow her on X/Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. In today’s conversation, we’ll be talking about creative transitions in the writing journey.

Just a few thoughts on why we can’t let our creativity be eclipsed by others or our own self-doubt. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube

Stephani Halleen Atkins, who writes under the name of s.c.halleen, describes herself as a recovering nonprofit founder, current grant writer, and the aspiring creator of a new form of reading: the SummerSnow multimedia serial story, which reads like an ebook but interweaves audio, image and film throughout the narrative. In addition, she has written a novel, edited tv spec scripts, hosted a radio show, and presented a TEDx talk entitled “World in Uproar: How Stories, Not Facts, Will Save the Day.” For more about Stephanie, visit her website and follow her on Instagram and Threads In today’s conversation, we’ll be talking about taking your own advice and making time to write your own stories.

Just a few thoughts on why we have to believe that our creativity, like a garden bed, can produce results. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube

Just a few thoughts on why we shouldn’t let milestone birthdays stop us in our creative tracks. Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!   Follow me on social media: Goodreads  *  X/Twitter  *  Facebook  * TikTok * Instagram *  LinkedIn  *  Pinterest  *  Medium  Check out my YouTube channels:   Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube  *  Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube

As an amateur genealogist and family historian, Eric Walker was impelled to write his debut novel Lost Souls Recovered when he discovered the richness of family stories through research of historical documents and those stories told to him by relatives. As he read historical documents and talked to relatives, he envisioned a way to bring to life in fiction form many of his ancestors who lived a hardscrabble life and who worked to overcome hardship. Eric believes the written word can unlock doors as well as the imagination and unite our spirits through our visions. A lawyer who lives in Ohio, Eric is working on a second novel involving land loss in the early post-Reconstruction era. For more about Eric, visit his author page and follow him on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook at @Sennachietyme. In today’s conversation, we’ll be talking about the importance, and the value, of understanding the past—our own and that of others.

Just a few thoughts on why we need to do “different” to have “different.” Did you enjoy this excerpt from my writing newsletter? Sign up for The Writing Life with Nancy Christie, and receive a free writing-related tip sheet as a bonus!