A Pause is NOT a Period

About this episode

Lorraine Smith shares her journey of overcoming challenges to achieve her dream of becoming a published author at 65.

Send us Fan Mail Lorraine Smith turns a shelved manuscript, 60 rejections, and a triple negative breast cancer diagnosis into an award-winning debut novel at 65. We talk through what it looks like to trust divine timing, choose perseverance over pride, and step back into a dream when life finally makes room. • Lorraine’s early love of writing and storytelling through school and college • Building a communications career in Boston and learning through media work • Becoming a...

People in this episode

Host: Cassandra Crawley Mayo

Guest: Lorraine Smith

Topics covered

• perseverance
• divine timing
• writing
• cancer diagnosis
• dreams

Keywords

• writing
• cancer
• perseverance
• divine timing
• debut novel

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: award-winning debut novel

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