{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"From Singer to Writer with Louisa Morgan","description":" &amp;nbsp;  Subjects covered    Author Louisa Morgan talked about how she was influenced as a young woman by the feminist social science fiction writing of Sheri Tepper.   Louisa enjoys writing in multiple genres, including historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction.   Louisa talked about how, as a former music teacher, opera singer, and college music professor, her experience with music informs her writing, drawing parallels between novels and symphonies.   Similarly, because as a singer she was already used to the discipline of living an artistic life, the transition to being a writer wasn\u2019t much of a shock.   Regarding the writing life, Louisa noted that a life in the arts requires structure; otherwise the work does not get done.   Likewise, Louisa explained that she is not a fan of waiting for inspiration; instead, she believes in sitting down and expecting inspiration to come.   Regarding the downside of the writing life, Louisa described the challenges of recovering from a traditionally published book that suffers low sales\u2014and the joy of finding success again.   Louisa emphasized the need to &quot;do the work,&quot; as well as loving it.  ","author_name":"San Francisco Writers Conference Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/sfwriters.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17834912\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/95190494"}