How to Have a 40-Year Literary Career with The Marita Golden
On episode 18 of the Reed, Write & Create podcast, The amazing Marita Golden is my guest.
Marita Golden is an award-winning author, literary activist, and writing coach.
Marita Golden is an award-winning author of over twenty works of fiction and nonfiction. Her books include the novels, The Wide Circumference of Love, and After and the memoirs Migrations of the Heart, Saving Our Sons, and Don’t Play in the Sun: One Woman’s Journey Through the Color Complex. Her most recent work of nonfiction is The New Black Woman Loves Herself, Has Boundaries and Heals Every Day. Marita is also the Co-founder and President Emerita of the Zora Neale Hurston/ Richard Wright Foundation.
Over the years, Marita’s life and work as an author and literary activist has served as both personal and professional inspiration to me and countless other writers.
On the episode Marita shares her wisdom gained from a 40-year career, a career by the way, that is still going strong! Have a listen to the episode, on the podcast.
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How to Have a 40-Year Literary Career
During our interview, we discuss:
The secrets and strategies she has used over the years to have a successful, diverse and long-lasting literary career.
Time management skills
Why writers shouldn’t feel guilty about the need to make money from their writing.
The need for self-care for writers and why it’s not just a trending buzzword.
The importance of community for BIPOC writers.
I guarantee this episode with Marita Golden will leave you inspired, well-informed, and ready to write.
More about Marita Golden
To learn more about Marita Golden and to find out about her classes and coaching visit her website at MaritaGolden.com
To buy some of Marita’s most iconic books, visit the Reed, Write, and Create bookshop and support Marita, this podcast, and independent bookstores everywhere.
To learn more about the incredible Hurston/ Wright foundation, visit their website at HurstonWright.org.
To hear an earlier interview I did with Marita on her anthology and novel about Alzheimer’s, you can listen here.