Open Book with Narratively Academy

A few weeks ago, we published a deeply moving essay by Elizabeth Laura Nelson about love, loss and moving on. Earlier this afternoon, our executive editor, Jesse Sposato, spoke with her about how the piece came to be, what the writing process was like, what she’s working on currently and so much more. We loved every minute of it, but this may be our favorite line: “I don’t love advice. I don’t love giving it, I don’t love getting it, [but] my advice … is do what feels right for you, and … don’t

Elizabeth Austin’s revealing and emotional story “I Was the World’s Worst Cancer Mom” has really hit a nerve with our readers. Earlier today, Narratively co-founder Brendan Spiegel sat down with Elizabeth to chat about what’s happened in her life since she wrote this piece, how she’s built her successful career as a freelance writer, and much more. We had a really fun chat—thanks so much to everyone who joined and chimed in with such interesting questions!If you missed our live chat earlier today,