These Mums Write

Sylvia Taylor is an author and writing coach based in Vancouver, BC. In addition to two literary non-fiction book, The Fisher King: A Deckhand’s Tale of the BC Coast (Heritage House Publishing Group, 2012) and Beckoned by the Sea, Women at Work on the Cascadia Coast (Heritage House Publishing Group, 2017), she has authored over 400 magazine and newspaper articles. She was the Executive Director of the Federation of BC Writers, for 13 years, coached over 100 book projects and judged over 60 writing competitions (essays, short stories, books) in Canada/USA.

In this episode Sylvia shares what a writing coach does, how they can help you in your writing goals, and identifies common blocks that she sees in her clients and how to overcome them so that you keep, above all else, "laying the track."

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To get in touch with Sylvia about coaching or virtual class opportunities, contact her through her email web form.

Sunyi Dean is a mother and a sci fi/fantasy writer living in Leeds England. Her debut novel, The Book Eaters, will be released by Tor Book in August 2021. In this episode, Sunyi shares the emotional and personal challenges she overcame as a single mother of two children with autism to get her book written and picked up by a traditional publisher. As well, with her first-hand, in-depth understanding of how the publication system works, she shares insights about the risks, pitfalls and what you can do to avoid them.  

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Keep in touch with Sunyi by checking out her author website. Check out The Book Eaters on Amazon.

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In 2018, Allie Gravitt left her six figure career in digital media to create more space in her life for her kids and her writing. She has since published two books of poetry and launched an online community that has become a life line for writing mums, Moms Who Write and includes a merchandise line and an upcoming anthology. In this episode, she shares social and digital media tips that can help writing moms build their own online communities.

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Show Allie some love by visiting her website or following her on Instagram @whenalliewrites.

Laura Faurina is a mother and an author of two full-length books of poetry, Some Talk of Being Human (Mansfield Press, 2014) and This Woman Alphabetical (Pedlar Press, 2005), as well as a picture book This is the Path the Wolf Took (Kids Can Press, 2020). In this episode, Laura shares how motherhood both fuels her writing and challenges it, and some of the hilarious consequences of that tension. She also offer tips for other mum writers drawn from her own publishing and writing journey. 

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Keep in touch with Laura by following her on Twitter @laura_farina. Check out This is the Path the Wolf Took on Amazon. You can also take writing courses with Laura through Simon Fraser University's Continuing Studies. 

Welcome to These Mums Write. Writing can be scary. Sharing your work can be scary. But if you can survive without sleep for as long as you have and still manage to make coffee in the morning without seriously burning yourself, you can do this, too.

So take a listen to what this show is about. I can't wait for us to get started. I promise I won't always talk about my hemorrhoid.