Hena Khan on The Power to Change Hearts and Minds with Stories
Hena Khan is an award-winning picture book and middle grade author whose work includes an Islam-themed picture book for the Curious George books. Hena was tapped to write the first…
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Melissa De La Cruz on Being Present in Your Life and Your Writing
Melissa de la Cruz is the New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and Publishers Weekly internationally bestselling author of many critically acclaimed novels. Her Blue…
Ann Brashares on Building Emotional Complexities in Characters & Writing Challenging Scenes
[player] Ann Brashares is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, which has sold over 8.7 million copies. Booklist hailed Ann’s…
Kami Garcia on Accurately Portraying Characters by Writing What You Have Access To
Kami Garcia is a #1 New York Times-bestselling and Bram Stoker nominated author, and the co-author of the Beautiful Creatures and Dangerous Creatures novels. Her solo series, the Legion, includes…
Jeff Zentner on Writing Strong Character Relationships & Being Creative Around The Edges of A Normal Life
[player] Jeff Zentner is the William C. Morris award-winning author of his debut novel “The Serpent King”. His debut was also selected as a New York Times notable book, and…
Meg Cabot on Writing in Multiple Genres & Turning Real Life into Fiction
[player] I’m thrilled to feature Meg Cabot on the show! Meg is one of the earliest pioneers of the YA genre and is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of…
Caroline Leavitt on Rising Through Adversity with Strength and Compassion
[player] “Your job is to just keep writing the story that haunts you & eventually it will find what you want it to find.” -Caroline Leavitt Caroline Leavitt is a book…
Jane Smiley on Creating Effective Outlines & The Importance of Being Analytical
[player] “If you ask any writer, most of what happened to them was a combination of effort and luck. You have to keep trying.” -Jane Smiley Known to be one of…
