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418: Flashbacks, Time Travel, and Multiple Mysteries: Learning the Rules - Interview


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Today, Lori is interviewing Natalka Burian. They'll be talking about time travel, multiple mysteries, and Natalka's book The Night Shift.

Natalka Burian is the co-owner of two bars, Elsa and Ramona, as well as the co-founder of The Freya Project, a non-profit reading series that supports community-based activism and annually awards five unrestricted grants to further the work of women and non-binary writers. She is the author of three novels--her latest, The Night Shift, is out this summer with Park Row--and a cocktail book. Natalka grew up on a farm in Maryland but now lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two daughters.

You can find her on her website or follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.

In this episode Natalka Burian and Lori discuss:
  • How to employ flashbacks effectively in your writing without overdoing it.
  • Juggling multiple mysteries in one story while maintaining the intrigue of each.
  • Using your readers' drive to understand others as an engine for storytelling.

Plus, her #1 tip for writers.

For more info and show notes: diymfa.com/418

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