The Real Cost of Writing Full-Time

From Read And Write With Natasha by Natasha Tynes

June 1, 2026 · 41 min · Episode 115

About this episode

Carla Vergot discusses her transition from teaching to writing full-time amidst personal challenges, including her husband's cancer diagnosis.

Quitting a stable job to write full-time sounds bold, until you hear what it actually takes. Author Carla Vergot, a former special education teacher and the voice behind the Lily Barlow series, joins us to talk about the moment a planned sabbatical became a life pivot, including her husband's cancer diagnosis, which arrived just as she left teaching. She shares how writing became both an escape and a survival tool, and why that pressure pushed her stories to be lighter, funnier, and mor...

People in this episode

Host: Natasha Tynes

Guest: Carla Vergot

Topics covered

writing
full-time work
personal challenges
survival
humor in writing

Keywords

writing full-time
Carla Vergot
Lily Barlow
personal challenges
humor in writing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Lily Barlow series