Diane Gottlieb champions midlife women while telling her own provocative, riveting stories for publications like River Teeth, HuffPost, and SmokeLong Quarterly. Winner of the Tiferet 2021 Writing Contest and a finalist in SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 2022, Diane has three master’s degrees and serves as editor of Awakenings: Stories of Body and Consciousness and prose/creative nonfiction editor of Emerge Literary Journal.
In this episode of the Make Meaning Podcast, host Lynne Golodner chats with Diane about her passion for writing, her dedication to empowering the voices of midlife women and her journey to becoming known in the literary community.
In this episode, Lynne and Diane discuss:
Creating community
Winning writing awards
How editing helps your own writing
Curating content
How writing styles change over time
Diane’s book projects
The power of revision
How to know when a piece is finished
Social Media Marketing
Links and Resources:
Woman Pause
Author Brand Marketing Mastermind
Lunch Ticket Literary Journal
Christopher P. Locke
Scotia Road Books
Writing Coaching
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