In this special solo episode, host Sally Jean Fox shares her most practical and hard-won insights for anyone who wants to write more, dream of publishing a book, or simply make sense of today’s fast-changing and often bewildering publishing world.

Sally is an artist, writer, performer, and creativity coach, and the author of Meeting the Muse After Midlife: A Journey to Meaning, Creativity, and Joy. Drawing on both her personal journey and two years of interviewing Vashon Island writers—including Rondi Lightmark, Susan McCabe, Eva Papp, Jeanne Okimoto, and Tom Pruiksma—as well as poets Anne Spiers and Margaret Roncone and songwriters Kat Eggleston, Isaac Slade, and Chuck Roehm, Sally distills what truly helps a writing life take root.

Whether you’re scribbling in a journal, considering a memoir, or quietly wondering if “someday” might be now, this episode offers encouragement, clarity, and grounded guidance for beginning—or deepening—your path as a writer.

Sally also runs a coaching practice on Vashon Island, supporting writers, artists, and others who want to expand their creative work, design lives that support it, and navigate meaningful life transitions.