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S4 BONUS || Author Fran Hawthorne

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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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