Writing advice from Nicholas Sparks, the best-selling author of twenty-one novels, including The Notebook, Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, and The Return 
 
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A short, daily dose of writing advice from bestselling and notable authors, created by Zibby Owens, host of the award-winning podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. 

Launched in March 2021, Wake Up and Write features writing advice from bestselling and notable authors such as Cheryl Strayed, Robert Jones Jr., and Isabel Wilkerson. Read by Kyle Owens and Nina Vargas, these excerpts from the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books will inspire aspiring (and accomplished!) authors.

Check out the accompanying Medium publication, Moms Don't Have Time to Write.