Links in this Episode:

Meredith Heller

Writing by Heart [book]

Write A Poem, Save Your Life [book]

Yuba Witch [book]

Your Heart Knows the Way, with Meredith Heller: Full Transcript

Intro:

Well, hey there, writer. Welcome to the Resilient Writers Radio Show. I'm your host, Rhonda Douglas, and this is the podcast for writers who want to create and sustain a writing life they love. Because let's face it, the writing life has its ups and downs, and we want to not just write, but also to be able to enjoy the process so that we'll spend more time with our butt-in-chair getting those words on the page. 

This podcast is for writers who love books and everything that goes into the making of them. For writers who want to learn and grow in their craft and improve their writing skills, writers who want to finish their books and get them out into the world so their ideal readers can enjoy them. 

Writers who want to spend more time in that flow, state writers who want to...

As writers, we are driven by inspiration. But a common question we face, both from ourselves and those around us, is, “where does the inspiration come from?” 

There are a million ways to answer this question, because the answer is different for all of us. But inspiration isn’t enough for just anyone to create a project unlike any other. 

Anita Lahey, poet and nonfiction writer, found that hers was enough. But she didn’t create her new graphic novel in verse alone—as she’ll tell you in this week’s episode. 

Listen to learn:

• Where Anita’s writing inspiration comes from 
• What it’s like to work with the same editor for multiple projects
• What it’s like to collaborate with another artist on a book
• The perennial question of what makes a good poem 

Here’s a sneak peek of this episode: 

[10:26] It was really fun, and I don't really know what the end result means, but people seem to like...