In Episode 4 of Literary Prospects, we talk with author Maggie Smith about her newly published debut novel, Truth and Other Lies.
Maggie writes about women and the challenges they face in dealing with what life throws their way. She’s the host of the weekly podcast Hear Us Roar, where she interviews debut novelists, and she pens a monthly blog for Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. Additionally, Maggie serves as the managing editor for The Write City Magazine, a literary publication of the Chicago Writer’s Association. She makes her home in Milwaukee.
In this frank and engaging interview, Maggie talks about how she got started writing (it was after she earned a PhD in Psychology and ran a successful art consulting business), the unlikely inspiration behind her new novel, and how she got it published…