From Journalism to Fiction: Sarah Seltzer’s Path to Purposeful Creativity

About this episode

Izolda Trakhtenberg interviews Sarah M. Seltzer about the intersection of journalism and fiction writing, exploring creativity and personal narrative.

Why Journalists Make Some of the Most Visionary Fiction Writers What happens when real-life chaos meets a creative calling you can’t ignore? In this episode of Your Creative Mind, Izolda sits down with USA Today bestselling author and longtime cultural journalist Sarah M. Seltzer to explore how storytelling, Jewish feminism, and creative resilience can shape a meaningful artistic life. You’ll hear practical, heartfelt strategies for sustaining creativity during overwhelming seasons, balancing motherhood with writing, and transforming personal history into grounded, compelling narrative art. Sarah shares mindset tools, creative-process insights, and the small rituals that keep her inspired in a noisy world. If you’re building a life filled with creativity, curiosity, and confidence, this conversation will give you encouragement, direction, and a renewed sense of possibility. One last thing. If you love the music of the 60s and 70s, this episode will be your jam! Sarah's Debut Novel: The Singer Sisters Connect with Sarah https://sarahmseltzer.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sarahmseltzer https://bsky.app/profile/sarahmseltzer.bsky.social Connect with Izolda Website…

People in this episode

Host: Izolda Trakhtenberg

Guest: Sarah M. Seltzer

Topics covered

• journalism
• fiction writing
• creative resilience
• Jewish feminism
• storytelling
• motherhood
• artistic life

Keywords

• journalism
• fiction
• creativity
• storytelling
• Jewish feminism
• writing
• motherhood
• art

Sponsors

Brain.fm

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USA Today

Books & works: The Singer Sisters

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