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When you hear the phrase hungry author, what does that mean to you? How might a hungry author approach their goals and what might they’re willing to do to achieve them? Join Sourcebook’s nonfiction editor Ariel Curry and ghostwriter Liz Morrow and me as we talk about the mindset writers need to succeed, how to stay hungry while working on your writing projects,, and the surprising new role self-publishing plays in the publishing industry on this week’s episode of the Writing Your Resilience podcast. 

Ariel’s Bio: Ariel Curry is a senior editor for nonfiction at Sourcebooks. As an editor, she enjoys brainstorming and outlining new book ideas, bringing clarity and purpose to prose, and helping authors build their self-efficacy. She lives in Chattanooga, TN, with her husband and rescue dogs, Enyo and Tenaya.

Liz and Ariel wrote Hungry Authors: The Indispensable Guide to Planning, Writing, and Publishing a Nonfiction Book (Bloomsbury 2024) and host the weekly writing podcast, Hungry Authors.

Liz’s Bio: Liz Morrow is an author, ghostwriter, collaborator, and thought partner for entrepreneurs, leaders, industry experts, and high-net-worth individuals. She has been writing professionally for over ten years, sold book proposals for multiple six figures, and published with “Big 5” publishers. She lives in Greenville with her husband, son, daughter, and goldendoodle.

Highlights from this Episode

• 2:38 Defining a Hungry Author
• 9:31 Advice for Writers Struggling to Stay Hungry
• 14:43 Self-Publishing as the New Author’s Playground
• 26:23 What It Takes to Self-Publish Well
• 33:51 The Hungry Authors Approach to Author Platform
• 42:59 Ariel’s Best Writing Advice 

Resources Mentioned in this Episode: 

• Ariel’s Substack, My Book is NOT My Baby
• You Don’t Have to Monetize Your Trauma by Kate McKean
• Saying Yes To Yourself as a Writer Hungry Authors Episode with Lisa, Liz, and Ariel

Connect with Liz and Ariel: 

• IG: @hungryauthors
• https://hungryauthors.com/

Connect with your host, Lisa:
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