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Ellen Marie Wiseman and The Lost Girls of Willowbrook
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Tess and Karen loved talking to Ellen Marie Wiseman, a New York Times bestselling author of six highly acclaimed historical fiction novels. The interview covers her start as an imaginative child and concludes with a discussion of her fascinating book, The Lost Girls of Willowbrook, a novel described as a blend of fact, fiction, and urban legend. She also reveals how she chooses names for her characters and the temptation of going down the rabbit hole of research. She believes in crafting stories that cover past social injustices not widely known and creating characters that illustrate the resiliency of the human spirit.
Writers and readers alike will enjoy this fascinating conversation.
Books mentioned:
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
On Writing by Stephen King
https://ellenmariewiseman.com/
For those considering advertising on BEHIND THE BOOK: https://forms.gle/bk7zRhMPw66xBJWP6
72 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on February 26, 2024 20:25 (). Last successful fetch was on September 28, 2023 13:55 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
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Manage episode 337029135 series 2933839
Tess and Karen loved talking to Ellen Marie Wiseman, a New York Times bestselling author of six highly acclaimed historical fiction novels. The interview covers her start as an imaginative child and concludes with a discussion of her fascinating book, The Lost Girls of Willowbrook, a novel described as a blend of fact, fiction, and urban legend. She also reveals how she chooses names for her characters and the temptation of going down the rabbit hole of research. She believes in crafting stories that cover past social injustices not widely known and creating characters that illustrate the resiliency of the human spirit.
Writers and readers alike will enjoy this fascinating conversation.
Books mentioned:
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
On Writing by Stephen King
https://ellenmariewiseman.com/
For those considering advertising on BEHIND THE BOOK: https://forms.gle/bk7zRhMPw66xBJWP6
72 episodes
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