In this incredible episode of A LITERAL JOURNEY, I sit down with New York Times bestselling author, Megan E. Freeman to talk about her books Alone, Away, Afar, and The Secret to Belonging.

During the interview, we talk about Megan's long road to publication. After over fifty rejections (yes, you read that right!), Megan attended a workshop and realized a truth she had somehow forgotten while writing her book: she had been a poet her whole life. Why not rewrite her book from PROSE into VERSE?

That rewrite (very literally) changed EVERYTHING.

Along the way, Megan shares some of the insights and inspiration from her books, the difference between being exhausted by a project and being satisfied with it, and the value of a supportive creative community. Toward the end of the interview, Megan shares an inspiring story that challenges the idea that it's "too late" to start a new creative chapter (such a great story!).

But no more spoilers! You'll have to listen to the FULL episode to learn more!

Whether you're a reader, writer, parent, teacher, or someone struggling through a creative chapter in your life, I hope this episode encourages you to open a book (or pick up a pen) and embark on your own literal journey.

ABOUT MEGAN E. FREEMAN:

Megan E. Freeman attended an elementary school where poets visited her classroom every week to teach poetry, and she has been a writer ever since. Her New York Times bestselling novel in verse, ALONE, won the Colorado Book Award, the Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont Children’s Book Awards, the High Plains Book Award, is an NCTE Notable Verse Novel, and is included on over two dozen "best of" and state reading lists. Megan is also a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and the author of the poetry chapbook Lessons on Sleeping Alone. An award-winning teacher with decades of classroom experience, Megan is nationally recognized for her work leading workshops and speaking to audiences across the country. Megan used to live in northeast Los Angeles, central Ohio, northern Norway, and on Caribbean cruise ships. Now she divides her time between northern Colorado and the Texas Gulf Coast.

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