449: Genre Hopping, Process, and Time Management: The Life of a Working Writer — Interview

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, Lori is interviewing Courtney Maum. They’ll be talking about honesty in memoir and her book</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Year of the Horses</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Author of five books, including the game changing publishing guide</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Before and After the Book Deal</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and the memoir,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Year of the Horses</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, (chosen by The Today Show as the best read for mental health awareness), Courtney is a writer and book coach hellbent on preserving the joy of art-making in a culture obsessed with turning artists into brands. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A nominee for the Joyce Carol Oates prize and the host of the monthly “Beyond Fiction” conversation series at Edith Wharton’s The Mount, Courtney’s essays and articles on creativity have been widely published in outlets like</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The New York Times</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Wall Street Journal</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Guardian</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and her short story</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is Not Your Fault</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">was recently turned into an Audible Original. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A frequent interviewer of high-profile writers such as Anne Perry, Ottessa Moshfegh, and Edouard Louis, Courtney is also the founder of the learning collaborative, The Cabins. You can sign up for her publishing newsletter and enroll in her online writing classes at <a href= "http://courtneymaum.com">CourtneyMaum.com</a>, or follow her on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/cmaum">Twitter</a>, <a href= "http://www.ins