When life finds you elbows deep in a job you need to cover rent, how do you cultivate the beliefs and practices that keep the real you intact? Writer Kat Taylor is spilling her secrets about protecting herself and her writing life with a couple of small hours, explanations that keep people off your back, characters who wait patiently for your return, and someone in your corner who sees you as the glorious, complex, writerly self you are.

ASK MOLLY Answers a question about how to get inspired for writing time when you are just plain tired and there's no relief in sight. 

Guest Bio: Kat Taylor is a multi-genre writer formerly based in Seattle, and currently on a journey in search of sunshine, palm trees, and a new hometown. Most recently, her work was featured in PULP Magazine. Kat is passionate about queer representation in young adult literature, explores the complexities of contemporary dating culture through personal essay, and is hard at work writing her first science fiction novel. Kat shares life on the road with her partner, and a festive llama dashboard ornament named Llucy. You can follow Kat on Instagram @kat_taylor_writes and at www.kattaylorwrites.com

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