In this episode:
- What the non-profit organization Pen Parentis offers parents who are writers [3:34]
- Milda's best tips for staying productive and finding accountability [7:35]
- Actionable tips for finding a writing routine that works best for you [12:14]
- Being a creative person in a relationship and creating priorities [15:20]
- Writing tips for creatives [28:00]
M. M. De Voe is an internationally published creator of short fiction and poetry and holds
numerous writing awards in a broad range of genres including poetry, literary fiction,
horror/fantasy, and creative nonfiction. De Voe also runs Pen Parentis, a literary nonprofit she
founded in 2013 to help writers stay on creative track while raising children. She is the author
of Book & Baby, a fun-to-read guide showing parents how to find the time, money and energy to devote to creative writing. The book is organized from infancy to grown-and-flown and
includes personal anecdotes from various established authors. In 2021, it won first prize at the
NextGen Indie Book Awards. Her debut story collection A FLASH OF DARKNESS just
launched in 2023 and is available here. Reviewers have called her "a femme-Kafka."
Connect with Milda:
Website: mmdevoe.com website also has links to BOOK & BABY for purchase.
Substack: mmdevoe.substack.com
Medium: mmdevoe.medium.com
X: Twitter.com/mmdevoe
Facebook: Facebook.com/mmdevoe
How to find Pen Parentis:
Website: penparentis.org
X: twitter.com/penparentis
Instagram: instagram.com/penparentis
Facebook: facebook.com/penparentis
Photographer credit for Milda's headshot: Luba Grossman.
Connect with Estelle:
Her website: https://estelleserasmus.com (sign up for her newsletter and receive her pitching
guide).
Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published:
Available wherever books are sold at https://estelleserasmus.com/books/writing-that-gets-
noticed/
Adjunct Instructor, NYU (Sign up for her latest classes) https://www.sps.nyu.edu/professional-
pathways/faculty/1068-estelle-erasmus.html
Her Substack https://estelleserasmus.substack.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EstelleSErasmus/
X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/EstelleSErasmus
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@estelleserasmus
Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/estelleserasmus.bsky.social
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