Writing Stories
Each episode of Writing Stories features an interview with a contemporary author about how her book went from an idea in her head to an object on a shelf. Join us on Writing Stories for honesty, struggle, and triumph, for writing community, publishing insight, and inspiration to persist in whatever difficult but meaningful journey you've chosen for yourself.
Writing Stories
You Have to Work Really Hard - Kai Harris Tells the Story of What the Fireflies Knew - Episode 1
In this episode, Dr. Kai Harris tells the story of her debut novel What the Fireflies Knew. We talk about:
- embracing your own voice and material when writing
- drafting a novel in a month while caring for a newborn (!!)
- querying
- working with an agent
- getting a book deal
- celebrating publication
- the recurrent themes in Kai's work
- the universality of the Black experience
Get a copy of What the Fireflies Knew on bookshop.org here!