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A short, daily dose of writing advice from bestselling and notable authors, created by Zibby Owens, host of the award-winning podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. Launched in March 2021, Wake Up and Write features writing advice from bestselling and notable authors such as Cheryl Strayed, Robert Jones Jr., and Isabel Wilkerson. Read by Kyle Owens and Nina Vargas, these excerpts from the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books will inspire aspiring (and accomplished!) authors. Check out the accompanying Medium publication, Moms Don't Have Time to Write.
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Friday Apr 16, 2021
Friday Apr 16, 2021
Writing advice from Liz Moore, bestselling author of Long Bright River, Heft and The Unseen World.
* To listen to Liz's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3d5hyaN
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* Feel inspired to write? Submit your work to Moms Don't Have Time to Write, a Medium publication. Guidelines here: https://bit.ly/3w1aQdi
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Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Writing advice from Debra Jo Immergut, author of You Again and The Captives.
* To listen to Debra's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3fYRNKX
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* Want to buy YOU AGAIN? Click here: https://bit.ly/3fNPv1m
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Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Writing advice from Kevin Kwan, the bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians, China Rich Girlfriend, Rich People Problems, and Sex and Vanity.
* To listen to Kevin Kwan's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3cVT7wi
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Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Writing advice from Julia Phillips, a 2020 Young Lions Fiction Award finalist and the author of Disappearing Earth.
* To listen to Julia's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3dJUIVi
* To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3fXPOXm
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Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Writing advice from Stephanie Danler, author of the international bestseller Sweetbitter and the memoir Stray.
* To listen to Stephanie's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3d3XoOt
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* Want to buy STRAY? Click here: https://bit.ly/3mwuAkP
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Friday Apr 09, 2021
Friday Apr 09, 2021
Writing advice from Nancy Johnson, an award-winning journalist and author of: The Kindest Lie.
* To listen to Nancy's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://apple.co/3uaYJc7
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Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Writing advice from Tanya Selvaratnam, an award-winning filmmaker and the author of the memoir Assume Nothing: A Story of Intimate Violence.
* To listen to Tanya's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://apple.co/3w1FMdj
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Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Writing advice from Kwame Mbalia, bestselling author of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky and the sequel Tristan Strong Destroys the World.
* To listen to Kwame's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://apple.co/2P2H7Ag
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Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Writing advice from Courtney Maum, the author of the novels Costalegre, I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You, and Touch. One of NPR’s best books of the year.
* To listen to Courtney's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/2PxQB68
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* Want to buy TOUCH? Click here: https://bit.ly/3fd4npV
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Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Writing advice from Isabel Wilkerson, a Pulitzer prize winning journalist and the author of The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration and Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. An instant New York Times bestseller.
* To listen to Isabel's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://apple.co/31mEyeF
* To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/39ijOJy
* Want to buy CASTE? Click here: https://bit.ly/2NVf5G6
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