This week my guest is Catherine Bush, author of five novels, including the widely acclaimed “Blaze Island,” “Accusation,” and “The Rules of Engagement.” Catherine's brand new book is “Skin,” her first collection of stories.

Catherine is a professor of creative writing at the University of Guelph and was a 2024 Landhouse Fellow at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. She lives in Toronto and in an old brick schoolhouse in Eastern Ontario.

We covered:
- Supporting yourself as a freelance writer and editor
- Embracing academia without sacrificing your own work
- Creating work that makes us feel more connected to each other and the world around us
- Outside-the-box ways to earn money that protect your creativity and your time
- Making space for your soul work
- How she gets herself through those inevitable moments where you’re ready to give up on your work
- Why she writes in her nightgown
- Why she starts new projects in longhand–even though she often can’t read her handwriting
- Her favorite pen

Connect with Catherine at catherinebush.com.

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