The Writing Process and Defining a Self

Presenter: Barbara Laymon, PhD

From sleuths to saints, authors write about every genre under the sun. How does the writing process help in defining a self? Creating a self? Insights from the works of Dorothy Sayers and other writers will be reviewed.  

Dr. Laymon is a writer, grandmother, researcher, licensed professional counselor, and faculty member at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family. With a PhD from the Pastoral Counseling Department of Loyola University, Maryland, she aims to be a thoughtful presence, offering new perspectives with a wry sense of humor. Her most recent book, All the Families of the Earth (2023) is a biblical fiction published by Wipf and Stock.  She and her husband live in Washington, DC, where they are avid Nationals baseball fans, hoping for a miracle.