383: The Mashup as a Model: Lessons for Your Writing Career from Edgar Allan Poe - Interview with Catherine Baab-Muguira

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Catherine Baab-Muguira.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Catherine is a writer and journalist who has contributed to many media outlets, including Slate, Quartz, CNBC and NBC News. She is a frequent podcast and radio guest, with appearances on NPR and Lifehacker’s Upgrade. Catherine currently lives in Richmond, Virginia with her husband and baby son. Today we’ll be discussing her first book,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Poe for Your Problems: Uncommon Advice from History’s Least Likely Self-Help Guru</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which came out this past September.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this epis</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">ode Catherine Baab-Muguira and</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">I discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Edgar Allan Poe unexpectedly inspired her to write a book about mental health.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why she keeps her day job and how it helps her avoid literary snobbery.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The value of learning to write good copy and the art of marketing your book.</span></li> </ul> <p><br /> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pl</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">us, her #1 tip for w</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">riters.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more info and show notes: <a href= "https://diymfa.com/podcast/episode-383-catherine-baab-muguira" target="_blank" rel="noopener">diymfa.com/383</a></span></p>