WriterFest with Ami McConnell

Jenny Hale: USA Today Bestselling Author


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On this episode of WriterFest Podcast, we catch up with USA Bestseller Jenny Hale about praised by Oprah Magazine, Southern Living, Publishers Weekly and how it feels to land at #1 with her latest release. Since she writes what’s commonly referred to as “beach reads,” it’s funny that when we interviewed her, she was literally at the beach…

  • She gives us the scoop on:
  • working with her British publisher
  • working with an editor
  • Justin Timberlake
  • Bretty Young, one of the sexiest country songs ever “In Case You Didn’t Know”
  • Hallmark original movies, Coming Home for Christmas & Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses
  • Harpeth River as a metaphor for the publishing journey
  • Getting to the #3 spot— in all of books—on Amazon.
  • A seat at the table
  • Starting her own imprint and how to find her.
  • On coaching new authors
  • Jenny Hale is a USA Today, Amazon, and international bestselling author of romantic contemporary fiction. Her books have sold worldwide, have been translated into multiple languages, and adapted for television. The Beach House, released in 2021 sailed to number three on the Amazon Kindle Chart and it hit number one in the categories Contemporary Romance, Women’s Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, and Romance. Her novels Coming Home for Christmas and Movie Guide Epiphany Award winner Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses are Hallmark Channel original movies. She was included in Oprah Magazine’s “19 Dreamy Summer Romances to Whisk You Away” and both Southern Living’s “30 Christmas Novels to Start Reading Now” as well as “Beach Reads Perfect for Summer 2020.” Her stories are chock-full of feel-good romance and overflowing with warm settings, great friends, and family. Jenny is at work on her next novel, delighted to be bringing even more heartwarming stories to her readers. When she isn’t writing or heading up her romantic fiction imprint Harpeth Road, she can be found running around her hometown of Nashville with her husband, two boys, and their labradoodle, taking pictures—her favorite pastime.

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