[Deesha Philyaw, inner stuff]: The formula for caring less about other people’s reactions to your work Ep 1291

In the second part of our conversation, Deesha Philyaw, whose hot off-the-presses novel “The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman” is a funny, juicy, sexy, and delicious peak behind the pulpit of a black megachurch, shares her insights on the beliefs, fears, and concerns she’s had to re-write, including:- Why she stopped focusing on getting published- The editing trick she swears by–although she absolutely hates doing it- How she reminds herself that not everybody needs to like what she writes- What she learned from seeing her stories about Southern, Black church ladies be warmly received by people outside that demographic- Getting past the evangelical teaching that says everything you write has to be for the glory of God- Caring less and less about other people’s reactions to her writing- Getting bolder with age- The self-help book she calls “so healing and so freeing” and the spiritual readings that have helped her feel more supportedFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices