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Here’s a clip from my interview on The Mind of Sai Marie with the phenomenal Holly B. Gutwillinger, a gifted author and a voice for the healing power of the human-animal bond!

What a beautiful way to spend my day. I was honored to host Holly for a conversation that proved to be heart-centered, intimate, and truly eye-opening.

We explored the emotional depth behind her work, including North of Broken and Furever Home, and discussed the incredible craft of writing stories that heal. Holly shares the inspiration behind her narratives and how fiction can offer us comfort, hope, and that much-needed sense of belonging.

Check out the full convo right here on my Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/saimarie/p/north-of-broken-and-furever-home

This dialogue is more than an interview. It’s a deep dive into the soul of storytelling, and it truly warms my heart as someone who believes in the power of empathy and our connection to the animals we love.

#hollybgutwillinger #northofbroken #fureverhome #themindofsaimarie #authorinterview #petlovers #healingstories #writingcommunity

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00:00For the creative who feels their work might be too niche, what is your advice for finding the
00:05sweet spot where your voice meets a broad audience? When I first started this project a few years ago,
00:12I was very much in a place of heart-centered writing. And so I would just write about my
00:16feelings, my thoughts, and I thought that was just too light and fluffy. And so every time I would
00:21approach someone else who was, we'll say, more advanced than I or a more seasoned writer, I was
00:27embarrassed or I didn't want to say anything. I would call myself a writer from the heart.
00:32And so eventually I started to change and shift into writing what I thought the reader wanted to
00:38see. But then I lost touch with the writing altogether. And I stopped for a while because
00:43it was no longer authentic. And I had to make a decision at that point if I was going to continue
00:49or just let it be another one of those things that Holly quits. And I thought, no, this is where I
00:56feel at peace. So I needed to go back to my authentic voice. And the words came back right away.
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