Make Room for Writing, with Aimee Phan

Today we're talking about writing as refuge, a place that's always waiting for you. We also talk about how writing and revision is layering, and about how to believe our characters are real people - don't miss this!   Aimee Phan was born and raised in Orange County, California. She received her BA in English from UCLA and her MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She is the author of two books for adults, We Should Never Meet: Stories and the novel The Reeducation of Cherry Truong. She has received fellowships and residencies from the NEA, MacDowell Colony, the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center, Djerassi and Hedgebrook. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Time, USA Today and CNN.com among other publications. Aimee teaches as an associate professor in writing and literature at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco and resides in Berkeley, California with her family. The Lost Queen is her most recent novel.  🏠 INK VILLAGE! Click here for the details! 🎉 Unstuck is now available HERE! Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too) Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more. ✏️ Can I email you some writing help? 📙 Publish Your Book! EXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS:  ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.