Courtney Maum is the author of the novels Costalegre, Touch, and I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You, and an award-winning guide for writers, Before and After the Book Deal. A writing coach and the host of the monthly "Beyond the Writing of Fiction" craft series, Maum's essays and articles about creativity have been widely published in outlets like the New York Times and Interview. She lives in Litchfield County, Connecticut, with her family, where she runs a learning collaborative for artists called the Cabins.
