My guest this week is retired clinical psychologist Pam Munter.
Pam's written four books and had more than 150 personal essays published over the years. Her latest book is Fading Fame: Women of a Certain Age in Hollywood, a collection of ten short stories and two plays about the troubled lives of strong and talented women who survived #MeToo. Pam also writes a lot of non-fiction and memoirs.
In our interview, she talks about her approach to writing short stories, plays, and personal essays and talks about her life as a stage performer and a clinical psychologist.
Pam also has a fascinating insight into the creative process, which is worth listening to in the middle of the interview.
If you feel that writing is a bit of a lonely profession, this is a conversation you want to hear.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How to balance writing with a professional career
- Dealing with feedback
- Outlining stories in advance vs free writing
- Should writers attach value to their work?
- How long Pam spends writing each day
- Tips on getting published in journals
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