A message from our founder

Connect with Nora:

If you’re here, you are probably something like me: you have a lot of ideas, excitement, and passion for making the world a better place through storytelling. Maybe you want to write a book or a feature film script, maybe an essay collection or a podcast series. But getting from the shiny new idea to an actual finish product is tough, and requires not only specific skills but also the mental fortitude to resist giving up.

I've been there— more than once.  For a long time, I struggled to get past that point, especially with my long-undiagnosed ADHD. Finally, I figured out my own systems for not only my mindset but also my storytelling and writing process. I quit my day job after six years at CNN. I finished and published my first book-- and my second and third-- and built a successful freelance writing career with bylines in VICE, Teen Vogue, The Washington Post, CNN, The Guardian, and plenty more. Now, I'm able to support myself as a full-time writer, and more importantly, see the real-world impact of my work in creating the more equitable and just world I want to see. 

Now I'm ready to help others tell stories and change the world, whether that is fiction or nonfiction and for adults or children. The only requirement for ethical writers to work with the Longform Lab is that you're going deeper than a hot take or a quick hit-- that's where longform lab comes in.

So take a look around and see how we can work together. I'm so happy that you are here.

Keep writing!! 

Nora