Creating Space for Writers: Karen Nelson on The Sunken Town (E158)

In today’s episode, I am chatting with Karen Nelson. Karen is the author of The Sunken Town and the co-founder of the nonprofit Writing by Writers. During her long career in nonprofits she has protected open space, funded cancer research, trained people to complete endurance events, and helped writers bring their work into the world. When not organizing writing workshops, she can be found hiking with her dog, reading, traveling, experimenting in the kitchen, and hosting dinner parties. She writes for various publications and is at work on her next novel.

Episode Highlights:

  • How Karen started Writing by Writers and the services they provide to support writers.

  • Her passion for cooking and hosting monthly dinner parties as a creative outlet.

  • The writing journey behind The Sunken Town and the years it took to complete.

  • How she decides which books to read in print versus on audio.

  • Her book flight featuring suspenseful literary novels set in academia.

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Kara Infante

Kara Infante is the creator and host of the top-rated Bookish Flights podcast. Kara believes we all have a story to tell. That story can be told by books that have shaped our lives. She is a passionate believer that books are a wonderful way to foster friendships and community.

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