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In episode 66, I got to sit down with June Hur and talk all things Behind Five Willows, how rejection re-wrote her journey by shifting to Korean historicals, and more 🌸📝🇰🇷

(00:36) welcome & June’s publishing journey 

(03:40) switch from British to Korean historical fiction 

(05:57) reception to her novels 

(08:27) hitting the NYT best-seller list & success moving forward 

(12:42) idea & inspo for Behind Five Willows 

(20:03) research process for Behind Five Willows & previous novels 

(23:25) how June plans her writing process 

(26:07) importance of using the Korean language 

(30:22) promotion & fan reactions for Behind Five Willows 

(32:03) title ideation for Behind Five Willows 

(34:49) Behind Five Willows ultimate takeaway 

(37:09) upcoming novel tease 

(38:02) rapid fire round 

(39:36) final q & outro 

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