{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a02051692e9663a6f9159fa/6a5929e27a878a338017bd68?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"AUTHOR CHAT: Gaelynn Lea's Memoir \"It Wasn't Meant to be Perfect\"","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a02051692e9663a6f9159fa/1784491889167-89b49ecd-d53f-4b68-8985-d746ae01a47f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><br></p><p>What happens when the world tells you no, and someone decides to say yes instead?</p><p><br></p><p>Gaelynn Lea is a folk musician, Broadway composer, and Tiny Desk Contest winner whose memoir&nbsp;<em>It Wasn't Meant to Be Perfect</em>&nbsp;is as funny and warm as she is, even when she's writing about near-death experiences, medical dismissal, and growing up disabled in a world that wasn't built for her. We talk about gatekeepers versus gate openers, the teacher who adapted a violin instead of saying no, sexuality and disability, and the one sentence from a mentor that changed how she thinks about making art at all.</p><p><br></p><p>Share this one with the friend who's scared to put their creative work out into the world, and the friend who could use a reminder that adapting isn't the same as giving up.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p>Website: <a href=\"violinscratches.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">violinscratches.com</a></p><p>Substack: gaelynnlea.substack.com</p><p>Instagram/socials: @gaelynnlea</p><p>Facebook: Galen Lee Creates</p><p>Book:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/it-wasn-t-meant-to-be-perfect-a-memoir-gaelynn-lea/f26481012f81ed51?ean=9781643756431&amp;aid=118071&amp;listref=season-3-memoirs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>It Wasn't Meant to Be Perfect</em></a><em> </em></p><p><br></p><p>Support the show:</p><p><a href=\"https://buymeacoffee.com/babesinbookland\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy us a book</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.teepublic.com/user/babes-in-bookland-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy cute merch</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/c/BabesinBooklandPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">on Patreon</a></p><p>Subscribe on Apple</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is produced, recorded, and its content edited by me.</p><p>&nbsp;Xx, Alex</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2339134/fan_mail/new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Connect with us and suggest a great memoir!</a></p><p>Follow us on instagram!&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/babesinbooklandpod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@babesinbooklandpod</a>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Alex Frnka - Bookclub Host"}