Today we're talking with author Beka McDowell about how working with children who have been sexually abused contributes to her writing life, where she finds the energy to write after long, difficult days, and the three words that have given her more hope in writing than any others.

Beka is a graduate of our Nine Month Novel course. If you'd like to find out more, head to TheStoriesBetweenUs.com and click on "Courses." 

And keep writing!