S4 BONUS || Author Fran Hawthorne

In today's bonus episode, Kat chats with award-winning non-fiction and fiction author, Fran Hawthorn. Topics covered include:

Her newest book, I Meant to Tell You, published Nov 15/22
Writing a four-generation family saga
How writing twice as many characters as you need in a multi-generational novel can help inform the present story
How her Jewish ancestry inspired her debut novel, The Heirs
The two defining moments in her writing career
Learning and improving with every book you write
The story behind Finish This Story, published in a contest at 8 years old
Advice for historical fiction writers on researching

Fran can be found on her website at www.hawthornewriter.com, on Twitter @hawthornewriter, and on Instagram @hawthornewriter.

Kat is on Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites are www.kathleenfoxx.com www.foxxeditorial.com and www.moodpitch.org

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