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Gayvin Powers

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Gayvin Powers is a published author and award-winning screenwriter, who specializes in adaptations and forgotten women in history. Currently, she writes on boutique projects for Google and has an MA in English-creative writing from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga along with an MFA in film-screenwriting from the American Film Institute. She’s written over 70 print articles, had hundreds of online articles published, and had scripts optioned. Her mission is to create stories that entertain, elevate, and connect people. Scandals + Stockings, her upcoming podcast, reflects her passion for forgotten women’s history. Each episode explores a forgotten woman, what made her like a modern woman, why she was branded dangerous, and what paranormal, otherworldly, faith-driven, or intuitive elements influenced her. 


  1. What genre(s) do you write?


    Fiction: Historical fiction and speculative with elements of romance and paranormal. (I’ve also written middle grade and young adult that are fantasy based and grounded in Irish fairytales. The Iona Fay series was self-published in 2012 and 2013. I’ve shifted since then to historical fiction – I can’t get enough of women’s forgotten history.)

    Non-Fiction: Hired to write narrative non-fiction (ghost writer and magazine articles)



  1. What magazines are you published in?


    I’ve written for several magazines. My most recent ones are PineStraw magazine (a magazine that has several literary writers that write for it like Jim Dodson and Wiley Cash, both NY Times Best Selling authors), and its sister magazine, SouthPark magazine. Jim Dodson was my editor for years at PineStraw. Andie Rose, Creative Director at PineStraw, David Wornoff, Publisher for Pinestraw, and Jim taught me the ropes of magazine publishing. 



  1. Are there any other social media links, websites, or other places to learn about you that we should add?


    LinkedIn

    Instagram

    Facebook (Author)

    Facebook (Podcast)

    Hidden Heroines of History Podcast



  1. What is your favorite learning website or resource for people who are trying to figure out the craft on their own? 


    1. Save the Cat (a film book that goes over structure) 

    2. Which ever book I’m currently reading by a favorite author (like The Testaments by Margaret Atwood or The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell). I love to study delicious writing and see how another writer has crafted the page.



  1. What led you to become a writer?


    My mom was an English teacher and wrote poetry. I wrote tragically bad poetry with her. By the time I was in college, I was an actress and frustrated by roles available to women, so I wrote stories that my friends and I could act in. While in college, my mom died, and writing was one way that I could connect with her, connect with myself again. She had so many stories left unwritten. A life cut short leaves unfulfilled dreams. Perhaps unconsciously I picked up the mantle where she left off. When I write, she’s still with me.



  1. What is your favorite part of being an author?


    I live in my imagination. I can be any and all the characters that I create. I’m only limited by my imagination.



  1. You’ve handled a lot of struggles and trials as you’ve moved forward on your writing path. What would you say to a writer/author who feels in the thick of life and might be considering putting aside their writing?


    Be consistent. Show up each day, even if you don’t write. Writing doesn’t always happen on the page. Time away from the act of writing is still writing. Ideas, answers, story lines sometimes need time to percolate. It’s always good to set a story aside if you need to have fresh eyes on it. But know yourself. Don’t take too long away from being creative. Just enough time to refill the creative well and get back to it. Working on a different story, while another sits, is a good way to restore energy for a story.



  1. What are two interesting facts about you?


    1. I’m a reiki master (Usui, Holy Fire, and Karuna). It’s a Japanese healing modality that has changed my life. It increases healing and intuition. I often run it while writing or before bed. It helps me stay calm, clear, and in the zone. 

    2. I have a dog named, “Captain Hugo Horton” (otherwise known as “Sir Licks-A-Lot”)



  1. If you could give any advice to a new writer/author, what would it be?


    1. Being a professional writer is running the longest marathon, ever. You will have time for water, there are side sprints, check points change, and the race won’t be the one you thought you were running. Enjoy the journey – it takes up the most time and is what matters the most. 

    2. Learn the craft.

    3. Study your genre.

    4. Celebrate other writers. 

    5. Enjoy it. This is your life.

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