Aviatrix Writers' Room: Canadian pilot and author Lola Reid Allin talks about writing her memoir, Highway to the Sky, and hybrid publishing with She Writes Press

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In this Literary Aviatrix Writers' Room interview with Lola Reid Allin, she talks about her writing journey including courses at Gotham Writers in NYC, overcoming the fear of sharing personal details, hybrid-publishing with She Writes Press, book launch promotion, and her lessons learned on the value of critique.
00:00 Book Release: 'Highway to the Sky'
00:25 Finding Your Voice: The Journey of a Writer
18:30 Facing your fears in memoir writing
24:31 Hybrid Publishing with She Writes Press
30:05 Book Promotion
41:25 Lessons Learned - Vulnerability, Critique
48:57 Navigating the Evolving Publishing Industry
49:32 Respecting Privacy: Balancing Personal Experiences in Memoir Writing
50:15 2024 YouTube Close.mp4

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