On this episode, I talk with middle grade author Mindy Nichols Wendell about her debut novel, Light and Air, on researching and writing historical fiction, and on following your dreams no matter your age. 

Books mentioned in this episode include:

• Light and Air, by Mindy Nichols Wendell
• A Writer Teaches Writing, by Donald Murray
• Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott
• Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, by Natalie Goldberg

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