Writing It!

Episode 01: Choosing Literary Non-Fiction... And All That Comes With It

July 1st, 2023  |  55 mins 56 secs

academia, academic careers, academic publishing, book publishing, creative non-fiction, creative writing, literary agents, literary non-fiction, writing

Our guest this week is Maggie Doherty, English Ph.D., teacher, New Yorker writer, and author of The Equivalents: A Story of Art, Female Friendship, and Liberation in the 1960s (https://maggiedohertyauthor.com). Doherty tells us about discovering her writing path in literary non-fiction after embarking on a doctorate in English. In addition to sharing her experiences with book proposals, agents, and writing deadlines, Doherty discusses the pragmatic considerations in choosing to write trade-press, non-fiction, and the challenges of creating a career around writing and teaching.