Listen to this episode on the Pgh Dreamer’s Pod: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meghan-greenwood/episodes/Read-Local-e2mj1o8

I have been a technical medical writer for almost 10 years. Prior to this formality, I wrote a number of academic papers, abstracts, and grants. And even before my graduate school training, I slugged through the required book reports and essays of high school and college.

Nonetheless, I have sat down behind my computer on multiple occasions with little to no motivation when it comes to writing a novel. Sure, I have ideas. Yes, I do want to eventually publish a work of fiction. But the time, patience, and courage it takes to complete a book is really commendable.

That’s why I give MAJOR props to local authors – these are writers in and around the Pittsburgh area, some of which I personally interfaced and others in which I admire from afar.

The effort packed into each of these books is nothing short of heroic. They are also the epitome of vulnerability. Some of them have shared their life story while others have crafted fiction based upon years of countless life changes.

I highly encourage you to check out the following:

Ho Ho Ho Macabre Minima – excerpt by Tiffany Parker: https://a.co/d/fdSsL4x

Dopesick: The American Addiction to Heroin and Profit by Ryan Homanics: https://a.co/d/9DvJ9qu

Not The Breast Year of My Life by Cara Sapida: https://a.co/d/ffrhGDZ

From Farmland to Card Shop by Jason Kirin: https://a.co/d/bhRQfcm

Prismatic by Vaughn-Shane Camarda: https://a.co/d/53s8MUX

Paradise Hollow by MJ Sampson: https://a.co/d/iakohHM

The Unseen Wounds of Women – featuring Jessica Parente: https://a.co/d/8tnvKr9

From Antarctica to Zimbabwe by Dr. Quinta: https://a.co/d/bmjtSm3

Monarch by Leah Maurizio: https://a.co/d/90bSGMS

The Person in the Chair by James Protin: https://a.co/d/dgwPtkb

Overwhelmed to Empowered by Nicole Trombley: https://a.co/d/iCF5lvS

Teal Paisley Tights by Barbara Brutt: https://a.co/d/aTXurOF

It’s About Time by R. Shawn McBride & Shannon Gregg: https://a.co/d/3R2ctxV

La Danza: Conflict, Passions, and Healing by Anna Harsh: https://www.smashwords.com/books/1402215

And if you want even MORE local authors, check out The Peter’s Township Library’s Read Local, Eat Local program, being held on Saturday Sept 7: https://ptlibrary.org/library-news/read-local-eat-local/

I will be sharing my children’s picture books, My Little Dreamer Book Series, at the event!