This week on Salon Evocations Kim Coates and Sophia Basaldua-Sun talk all things writing, academically and creatively. Kim speaks from her experience as an academic and the editor of her literary journal Evocations Review while Sophia discusses her experience as an academic as well as as the sole content creator for The Metropolitanist on Instagram and her website Maison Metropolitanist. They talk personal writing histories, advice from the experts, and their own processes, tips, tricks, and hacks for getting themselves started.