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My guest this week is Jinwoo Park, author of the soon-to-be-released “Oxford Soju Club,” which is coming out in September of this year—a riveting story about Korean spies, C.I.A. agents, false identities, love, and betrayal. It also earned Park the Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award from the Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop.
We covered:
- Using writing as a form of therapy to “figure myself out”
- How he decided to go for it and pursue writing more seriously
- A great plug for submitting your work for an award–you just might win
- Sticking with a manuscript for years
- How TikTok helped him get a publishing deal
- The difference between creativity and productive creativity
- The beauty and importance of a deadline
- Making the transition between the day job and creative work
- His trick for getting focused as a person with ADHD
Connect with Jinwoo on TikTok or Instagram @jinwoopark0721 or at jin-woopark.com.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
By Kate Hanley4.8
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My guest this week is Jinwoo Park, author of the soon-to-be-released “Oxford Soju Club,” which is coming out in September of this year—a riveting story about Korean spies, C.I.A. agents, false identities, love, and betrayal. It also earned Park the Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award from the Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop.
We covered:
- Using writing as a form of therapy to “figure myself out”
- How he decided to go for it and pursue writing more seriously
- A great plug for submitting your work for an award–you just might win
- Sticking with a manuscript for years
- How TikTok helped him get a publishing deal
- The difference between creativity and productive creativity
- The beauty and importance of a deadline
- Making the transition between the day job and creative work
- His trick for getting focused as a person with ADHD
Connect with Jinwoo on TikTok or Instagram @jinwoopark0721 or at jin-woopark.com.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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