Amy L. Bernstein writes award-winning fiction and nonfiction, with a particular interest in the power of speculative literature to stretch the boundaries of realism by using imagined futures to interrogate the truths we live with now. She is the author of six novels and a nonfiction book of inspiration for creatives. A former journalist, Amy also works as a book coach, helping nonfiction authors craft compelling book proposals. She brings a compassionate and insightful voice to the challenges and joys of the artistic process at writers' conferences around the U.S. She welcomes followers to her weekly Substack, Doubt Monster, which explores the agony and ecstasy of creativity. Learn more at www.amywrites.live.