My guests today on CREATIVE. INSPIRED. HAPPY are Jennifer Acker and Emily Everett, the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor of literary magazine The Common. Jennifer and Emily are also both accomplished novelists.

Today, we talk about:

* what an editor at a literary magazine does

* how they find submissions and how they choose what to publish at The Common

* what makes a great writing mentor

* the differences in writing short fiction and non-fiction vs longer-form books

* advice for aspiring writers on how to decide what to write and the shape of your career

* advice for authors on the eve of their book's publication

* and so much more.

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Emily Everett’s new novel, All That Life Can Afford, is available in bookstores or your favorite online retailer. You can also follow her on Instagram.

Jennifer Acker’s novel, The Limits of the World, is also available in bookstores or your favorite online retailer.

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