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This week Andrew talks with New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray. Stephanie began her career as a practicing attorney — but eventually changed course to chase her dream of becoming an author. Today she’s a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, & USA Today bestselling author of historical women’s fiction. Her award-winning work has been translated into many languages & regularly tops lists for the most anticipated reads of the year. This conversation is filled with so many powerful lessons about learning from history, turning ideas into compelling stories, cultivating passions into professions, & so much more.
Show Highlights:
0:00 - Intro
3:04 - Childhood storytelling
5:10 - Signals you’re telling a great story
6:04 - Co-writing stories with friends as a kid
7:54 - Transition from lawyer to author
11:34 - Learning from past generations
15:58 - Turning ideas into stories
16:17 - Cultivating passions into professions
21:50 - Creative process
24:13 - Feedback loops
25:54 - Research process
31:26 - Success secrets
** Follow Andrew On Social **
Twitter/X: @andrewhmoses
Instagram: @AndrewMoses123
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This week Andrew talks with New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray. Stephanie began her career as a practicing attorney — but eventually changed course to chase her dream of becoming an author. Today she’s a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, & USA Today bestselling author of historical women’s fiction. Her award-winning work has been translated into many languages & regularly tops lists for the most anticipated reads of the year. This conversation is filled with so many powerful lessons about learning from history, turning ideas into compelling stories, cultivating passions into professions, & so much more.
Show Highlights:
0:00 - Intro
3:04 - Childhood storytelling
5:10 - Signals you’re telling a great story
6:04 - Co-writing stories with friends as a kid
7:54 - Transition from lawyer to author
11:34 - Learning from past generations
15:58 - Turning ideas into stories
16:17 - Cultivating passions into professions
21:50 - Creative process
24:13 - Feedback loops
25:54 - Research process
31:26 - Success secrets
** Follow Andrew On Social **
Twitter/X: @andrewhmoses
Instagram: @AndrewMoses123
Sign up for e-mails to keep up with Andrew's podcast at everybodypullsthetarp.com/newsletter

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