My guests today on CREATIVE. INSPIRED. HAPPY are Jennifer Acker and Emily Everett, the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor of literary magazine The Common. Jennifer and Emily are also both accomplished novelists.

Today, we talk about:

* what an editor at a literary magazine does

* how they find submissions and how they choose what to publish at The Common

* what makes a great writing mentor

* the differences in writing short fiction and non-fiction vs longer-form books

* advice for aspiring writers on how to decide what to write and the shape of your career

* advice for authors on the eve of their book's publication

* and so much more.

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Emily Everett’s new novel, All That Life Can Afford, is available in bookstores or your favorite online retailer. You can also follow her on Instagram.

Jennifer Acker’s novel, The Limits of the World, is also available in bookstores or your favorite online retailer.

My guest today on CREATIVE. INSPIRED. HAPPY is Eowyn Ivey, Pulitzer Prize finalist and UK National Book Award winner for her novel, The Snow Child. Her latest book, Black Woods Blue Sky, is out now.

Today, we talk about:

* how her experience as a bookseller and a journalist helped when she began to tackle writing a novel,

* whether the Pulitzer nomination put pressure on her for her next book,

* transforming painful personal experience into beautiful, impactful fiction

* accepting rejection as part of the process of being a writer,

* and so much more.

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My guest today on CREATIVE. INSPIRED. HAPPY is Erin Crosby Eckstine, whose debut novel, JUNIE, is this month's Good Morning America book pick.

Today, we talk about:

* using family stories as inspiration for a novel

* deciding when to insert real history and when to make it flexible in historical fiction

* what happens behind the scenes on the set of Good Morning America for author interviews,

* how writers can prepare for media appearances and publicity events,

and so much more.

I hope you enjoy the show!

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- author interviews

- behind-the-scenes of writing life,

- creativity mini-challenges,

- and more.

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info@creativeinspiredhappy.com

Want more of Erin?

You can find Erin on Instagram, Bluesky, and her website, and her books at your favorite bookstore or online retailer!