From Idea to Book to The Today Show with Alison Espach, New York Times Bestselling Author

+ Advice from a creative writing professor

My guest today is Alison Espach, author of The Wedding People, which was a Read with Jenna /Today Show book club pick.

Alison is also a creative writing professor, and today we talk about:

  • making the decision to turn writing from hobby to career?

  • coming up with ideas and knowing when it's the right time to write it, or when to leave it be for a while

  • where Alison was when she found out that her book had been chosen for Read with Jenna and what it was like actually being on The Today Show

  • and how to continue believing in yourself in a career that requires years of patience and hard work, often in isolation.

This was a really meaty conversation full of wonderful anecdotes from Alison's writer side, and wisdom and guidance from her creative writing professor side.

I hope you enjoy the show!

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