Writing Through The Storm
From Friends from Wild Places by Shireen Botha
April 18, 2026 · 26 min · Season 6 · Episode 11
About this episode
Franklin Moya shares his journey of writing a book during the upheaval of COVID, exploring themes of loss and reinvention.
COVID didn’t just disrupt Franklin’s career, it cracked his life open and forced a choice: sink into the loss or finally write the book he’d been carrying since he was 19. He chose the page. What follows is a candid, human story about reinvention, rejection, and how creative work can become a lifeline when your “stable plan” disappears overnight. Franklin Moya Website: https://jfranklin.eu/Email: j.franklin.art@hotmail.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfranklinme/ Then the conversat...
People in this episode
Host: Shireen Botha
Guest: Franklin Moya
Topics covered
- reinvention
- creative writing
- COVID impact
- personal growth
- resilience
Keywords
- COVID
- writing
- reinvention
- creative work
- personal story
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Franklin Moya Website, LinkedIn, jfranklin.eu, j.franklin.art@hotmail.com
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