... and, um, publishing industry.

It was a different kind of writing retreat because it was very, like, structured and they were doing workshops and things, but then we were also meeting and having meals together.

And what I really loved about it was that even among the mentors, it was all writers at different stages of their career and different levels of experience, and so it was, like, a chance for me to also be talking and getting-

Why did you say yes to being a mentor in this space to begin with?

Well, I very much believe in what the Lit Up program is trying to achieve, you know, um, they are achieving.

And I am a big fan of Reese's Book Club because my book was picked for Reese's Book Club in the first year of the pandemic, you know, when it could have just been totally buried like so many good books were.

And I really feel like having that opportunity and exposure from Reese's Book Club was vital for that series.

And when there is an opportunity to kind of give back and help somebody else traverse that part a little bit is really valuable.