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S4 BONUS || Memoir, Fiction, and Indie Publishing || Susan Dennis

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In today's bonus episode, I chat with indie author Susan Dennis, who published a memoir about her life with her late photographer husband, Charles Dennis, and who also now writes fiction. We chat about:

  • her newest book, The Secret Field
  • having aging characters in a story
  • her fascination with buried treasures in history
  • the depths of research
  • knowing the backstory even if it’s not on the page
  • her memoir, The Swing
  • how she decided she wanted to write and share her memoir with the world
  • the book doctors
  • Shimmering Images by Lisa Dale Norton as a memoir craft resource
  • adding humour into your memoir
  • writing a memoir that is not sad, but has sadness in it
  • the most challenging aspect of crafting a memoir
  • how to pack 25 years' worth of story into a single book
  • how to get your reader to feel what you’re feeling and understand why you’re writing the memoir
  • the importance of finding a good editor to make your story glow

    • You can find more information about Susan, her books, and Charles' photography at www.susandennisauthor.com. She's on Instagram @_susandennis_.

    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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