Can you actually make a living as a writer, while making an impact?

Our guest, Javacia Harris Bowser, is an award-winning freelance journalist and the founder of See Jane Write, which a friend of hers once called “the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pens.”

See Jane Write is a website and community for women who write and blog that Javacia founded in 2011 in her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama.

Her newly released book, Find Your Way Back, is a collection of essays that demonstrate how Javacia used writing to achieve some of her wildest dreams such as being a public speaker, having her own column, and being her own boss. The book also explores how writing, self-love, and faith helped her overcome her worst nightmare: a cancer diagnosis in 2020.

Today, See Jane Write serves and brings together women from across the country and around the world. Named one of Birmingham’s Top 40 Under 40, Javacia believes we can all write our way to the life of our dreams.

To learn more about See Jane Write and join this fab community, please visit: http://seejanewritebham.com/

Tap this link to order your copy of Find Your Way Back: https://amzn.to/35C148X

Connect with Javacia via these links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seejanewrite/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/javaciaharrisbowser/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seejavaciawrite/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/seejavaciawrite

00:00 - meet Javacia!
06:50 - I've been writing since I could sit up - Javacia's writing origin story
12:00 - See Jane Write's origin story
19:10 - how to cultivate community
28:00 - just write, just write, just write - your bad will get better and your good will become great.
29:15 - how to get your writing picked up by publications
33:00 - how Javacia's cancer diagnosis inspired her book, Find Your Way Back
38:00 - how you can use scripting to help you with your writing and your dreams
45:00 - Javacia's advice for self-publishing your book
51:55 - apply for grants to support your writing!
53:11 - YOU. ARE. NOT. YOUR. WORK. Stitch That on a Pillow!

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