{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"244: Michelle Paris - Author of New Normal","description":" This week\u2019s podcast guest is Michelle Paris (New Normal, Apprentice House Press, May 2023). We discuss writing as a catharsis for personal grief, creating a character who\u2019s a stand-in for your own alter ego, the benefits of working with critique groups for useful and safe advice, and how editorial feedback is only useful when you\u2019re ready to hear it. And tune in to hear how Michelle worked with students at the country\u2019s only college-run press at Loyola University in Maryland to bring her book to market. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;  Michelle Paris is an award-winning Maryland&amp;nbsp;author&amp;nbsp;who writes about hope with humor. Her novels,&amp;nbsp;New Normal&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Eat Dessert First,&amp;nbsp;both published by Apprentice House Press, deal with serious subjects told in a heart-felt and humorous way. Michelle has been featured in The&amp;nbsp;Baltimore Sun,&amp;nbsp;The Wall Street Journal,&amp;nbsp;WYPR&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;WJZ-News Channel 13. Her essays about grief and mid-life dating have appeared in multiple editions of Chicken Soup for the Soul inspirational book series. She is enjoying chapter two of her life with her husband, Kevin, and is a proud cat lady.  To learn more about Michelle, click here. ","author_name":"Hear us Roar","author_url":"https:\/\/maggiesmithwriter.com\/podcast\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/32550732\/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\/176135377"}