Writing A Memoir in Feelings, Flashes and Fragments Featuring Lara Lillibridge

Lara Lillibridge (she/they) is the author of The Truth About Unringing Phones: Essays on Yearning; Mama, Mama, Only Mama: An Irreverent Guide for the Newly Single Parent, and Girlish: Growing Up in a Lesbian Home. Lara is the Interviews Editor for Hippocampus Magazine and Creative Nonfiction Co-editor for HeartWood Literary Magazine. She holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from West Virginia Wesleyan College

In this episode:
How she approached writing about tough family topics [3:04]
Building bridges into each chapter of your book [5:18]
Developing a writing practice after you’ve lost your words [7:44]
The surprising genesis of Lara’s book’s title and how it works as a throughline [10:03]
How Lara found her publisher [13:16]
The importance of audio rights to your book with the advent of AI [16:31]
The trauma of writing about difficult relationships and the importance of self-care [21:11]
Researching family history with handy online tools[23:20]
Lara’s work as Interviews editor for Hippocampus Magazine [28:08]

Connect with Lara:

Twitter: @Only_Mama
Facebook: @LaraBethLillibridge
Instagram: @LaraLillibridge
Website: www.LaraLillibridge.com

Lara’s Interview with Estelle on Hippocampus Magazine
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