The Write Mindset with Racquel Henry

Ep. 26: Write State of Mind with Lauren Francis-Sharma


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We’re back with another one of our segments, Write State of Mind, where we interview authors about mindset, their processes, and their journey. This week we have Author, Lauren Francis-Sharma! In this episode we discussed:

  • Changing paths
  • Getting back up after rejection
  • Self-rejecting
  • Lone Writing
  • Taking chances and finding success
  • Navigating publishing as a Black writer
  • Writing the second book
  • Trusting the timing for each writing project
  • Writing during a global pandemic
  • Therapy as an essential tool for writers
  • Stealing time to write

  • About Lauren Francis-Sharma:

    Lauren, a child of Trinidadian immigrants, has written about the Caribbean in both her best-selling novels, ’Til the Well Runs Dry and Book of the Little Axe. Lauren’s most recent writings can be found in The Lily, Electric Literature, Barrelhouse, Salon, as well as Marita Golden’s anthology, Us Against Alzheimer’s: Stories of Family Love and Faith.

    Lauren holds a degree in English Literature with a minor in African-American Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. Lauren, the Assistant Director of Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference at Middlebury College, is a book reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle, a MacDowell Fellow, and the former owner of D.C. Writers Room.

    Lauren lives in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. with her husband and two children and she is always working on another book.


    Lauren hangs out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and her website.

    Find Lauren’s novels in our affiliate Bookshop or via her website.


    Mentioned in this episode:

    From our affiliate account with Bookshop.org:

    ‘Til the Well Runs Dry by Lauren Francis-Sharma

    Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma


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    Audio edited by Ali Nesbit.

    Music: Wooden Smile by Ziv Moran

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