#7 - Joel Mowdy: The Writer

#7 - Joel Mowdy: The Writer

Author: Shan June 16, 2019 Duration: 1:19:02

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Joel Mowdy is the critically acclaimed author of Floyd Harbor: Stories, a collection of twelve linked stories that take place in and around Mastic Beach, a community on New York's Long Island that's close to the wealthy Hamptons but afflicted by widespread poverty. Joel lived there in a family of thirteen until he left for the University of Michigan, where he completed a Master of Fine Arts in Fiction. He has since worked in progressive education on three continents, most notably as a high school Literature teacher at one of the most unique and progressive international schools in Bali. Joel discusses the challenges he faced growing up in a large family, teenage angst, how he discovered writing, his creative processes, giving up the 9 to 5 to pursue his passion and much much more. 
Find Joel's book on Amazon, Audible and beyond via his publisher's link: https://books.catapult.co/products/floyd-harbor-stories-by-joel-mowdy

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