In the spotlight is Sandra Scofield, a National Book Award finalist who made the monumental decision to move from traditional publishing to self-publishing with her ninth novel, titled “Little Ships,” which Scofield deems her best and most mature work yet. In addition to her novels, Scofield has authored a memoir, a book of essays, a book of stories, and two books on the craft of writing. She is a faculty member of the Solstice MFA low residency program at Lasell University and has taught at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival since 1993. We discuss:>> Literature versus genre writing  >> Not finding a place in the market  >> Living in convent boarding schools  >> The agent in a self-publishing situation  >> Her next novel: “All the Nuns Are Dead”  >> Retirement  >> Etc.Learn more about Sandra Scofield here: https://www.sandrajscofield.com/  Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol. Check out his novels here: https://snip.ly/yz18no      Write to Mike Consol at [email protected]