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On today’s show, we talk to Omar Mouallem. At any given moment, Omar is splitting his time across many diverse projects not only in his written work but also in filmmaking and education. His book Inside the Inferno: A Firefighter’s Story of the Brotherhood that Saved Fort McMurray was co-authored with Damian Asher, who was a fire captain in the city during the 2016 wildfires. Last week, Omar talked to us about pitching, interviewing, and working as a writer. Today, our conversation continues from where we left off, and Omar will tell us about the process of writing his book, his new project Pandemic University. And, we’re going to start the episode with some of his best writing tips.

Transcript coming soon.

Find Omar at the links below.

Website: https://omarmouallem.com/
Twitter: @OmarMouallem

Pandemic U: https://pandemicuniversity.com/
Twitter: @PandemicSchool

Every Freelance Writer Needs A Pitch Bank: https://omarmouallem.medium.com/every-freelance-writer-needs-a-pitch-bank-feel-free-to-steal-mine-e898959a68c1

You can find Omar’s book, Inside the Inferno: A Firefighter’s Story of the Brotherhood that Saved Fort McMurray here: https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Inside-the-Inferno/Damian-Asher/9781501171123

If you're interested in writing nonfiction, the University of King's College MFA in Creative Nonfiction might be for you. Find out more at https://ukings.ca/area-of-study/master-of-fine-arts-in-creative-nonfiction/.

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