Inspirational Indie Author Interview #180: Annie Fox. Former Educator Writes Fiction That Helps Young Readers Find Themselves
30 March 2025

Inspirational Indie Author Interview #180: Annie Fox. Former Educator Writes Fiction That Helps Young Readers Find Themselves

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About

My guest this episode is Annie Fox, an educator and author who writes for young adults. She talks about how her background in human development shapes her fiction, why she chose to go indie, and what it really takes to reach readers in a crowded market. Her work explores identity, belonging, and what it means to find your people.

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About the Host

Howard Lovy has been a journalist for 40 years and now amplifies the voices of independent author-publishers and works with authors as a developmental editor. Find Howard at howardlovy.com, LinkedIn, and X.

About the Guest

Annie Fox is an author of books for children and teens. She loves making art, baking, gardening, photography, hiking in the San Francisco Bay Area, traveling, and, most of all, being with her husband, David, and her family, including Gracie the Dog. Her current YA sci-fi novel, Leeta Simtar: A Life on Two Planets, is available wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Her other books include The Little Things That Kill: A Teen Friendship Afterlife Apology Tour, also available everywhere. Learn more about Annie at anniefox.com.