Imagine a Door, Laura Stanfill
Imagine a Door, Laura Stanfill
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Imagine a Door
A Writer's Guide to Unlocking Your Story, Choosing a Publishing Path, and Honoring the Creative Journey

Author: Laura Stanfill, Beth Kephart

Narrator: Allyson Ryan

Unabridged: 13 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/01/2025

Synopsis

If you want to get your manuscript published, listen to Imagine a Door.

There's no secret handshake or golden key in this book, but Imagine a Door offers a more equitable and empowering prize: information delivered with gentleness. Author and publisher Laura Stanfill started working on this project in 2016, ultimately interviewing more than seventy-five authors and industry experts, including Wendy Chin-Tanner, Tove Danovich, Omar El Akkad, Erin Harris, Ari Honarvar, Juhea Kim, Dan Lazar, Fonda Lee, Emme Lund, Daniel A. Olivas, Rosanne Parry, Keith Rosson, Amy Stewart, Sonja Thomas, Addie Tsai, and Lidia Yuknavitch.

Is a writing routine worthwhile? How do you pinpoint the why behind your storytelling? What exactly is distribution? Can we reframe success in a less capitalistic way than defining it by sales numbers? While prioritizing genuine community over platform building, Imagine a Door intersperses case studies with personal stories about writing, revising, and the emotional complexities of sending your work into the world. Foreword by Beth Kephart, author of Handling the Truth.

About Laura Stanfill

Once upon a time, Laura Stanfill lived in a New Jersey house filled with music boxes, street organs, and books. She grew up to become the publisher of Forest Avenue Press. Her work has appeared in Shondaland, The Rumpus, The Vincent Brothers Review, Santa Fe Writers Project, and several print anthologies. She believes in indie bookstores and wishes on them like stars from her home in Portland, Oregon, where she resides with her family and a dog named Waffles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah-Elizabeth on August 01, 2025

Imagine a Door by Laura Stanfill is the writing guide I didn’t know I needed. Warm, encouraging, and full of practical insight, it feels less like a how-to and more like a friend gently walking alongside you through the maze of storytelling, publishing, and creative self-doubt. What I loved most is h......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on May 24, 2025

Book Review: Imagine a Door: A Writer’s Guide to Unlocking Your Story, Choosing a Publishing Path, and Honoring the Creative Journey by Laura Stanfill As someone who has always been a prolific reader, I’ve often found myself lost in daydreams about what it would be like to write a book of my own. Yet......more

Goodreads review by Chantal on June 13, 2025

Writers? The author defines us as imaginers and dreamers. Since I called my bookshop “The Dreamer’s Bookshop” I can only agree with this definition. She appreciates working with other actors of the industry, because they see things in our books that we don’t. That’s a nice reminder as often we may per......more

Goodreads review by Lucy on July 03, 2025

Imagine a Door by Laura Stanfell is the kind of book that quietly transforms you. It’s not just a guide for writers — it’s a companion, a spark, and a gentle push forward when you need it most. Stanfell’s voice is warm, encouraging, and refreshingly honest. She doesn’t sugarcoat the creative process,......more

Goodreads review by P. on April 19, 2025

Imagine a Door: A Writer’s Guide to Unlocking Your Story, Choosing a Publishing Path, and Honoring the Creative Journey by Laura Stanfill is a compassionate, grounding guide for writers seeking clarity in an often confusing landscape. With gentle authority and genuine care, Stanfill walks alongside......more

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