In today’s episode, I am chatting with Huda Al-Marashi. Huda is the author
of the memoir First Comes Marriage: My Not-So-Typical American Love Story
and a co-author of the middle-grade novel Grounded. Huda shared all about
her experience as a woman living in diaspora, immigrant experiences in a
foreign country and how assimilation into other cultures is dependent on
each individual family. She talked about how she fit writing into
motherhood and the tension of writing memoir - bordering a line of fiction,
using composite characters and figuring out the story you want to tell
within your memoir. Lastly, she talked about how supportive the writing
community is and what an invaluable resource they are. Happy listening!