Gabriela Pereira of DIY MFA — The Writing Coach 089

January 28, 2019

Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.

In episode #89 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with Gabriela Pereira.

Gabriela Pereira is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur who wants to challenge the status quo of higher education. As the founder and instigator of DIYMFA.com, her mission is to empower writers, artists and other creatives to take an entrepreneurial approach to their education and professional growth.

Gabriela earned her MFA in writing from The New School and speaks at college campuses and national conferences. She is also the host of DIY MFA Radio, a popular podcast where she interviews bestselling authors and book industry professionals and author of the book DIY MFA: Write with Focus, Read with Purpose, Build Your Community.

During our conversation, Gabriela describes:

Why New York ruins people for other places
The hurdles she had to overcome as a young writer
How a blog challenge she set for herself ultimately led to the development of the massively successful DIY MFA program
The crazy story behind how she landed her book deal by attending a writing conference while nine months pregnant
How hosting hundreds of podcast episodes has helped her explore and solidify her writer’s craft concepts and theories
And much more!

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