• SW 137 INT Writing Her Story: A heartfelt conversation with Gail Carson Levine

  • Apr 3 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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SW 137 INT Writing Her Story: A heartfelt conversation with Gail Carson Levine

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    This episode is dedicated to my daughter.

    It’s an interview with Gail Carson Levine. I am sure you are familiar with her book Ella Enchanted, which was her debut novel, and it was awarded a Newbery Honor.

    In our interview, she is very vulnerable, and she speaks candidly about first getting published and how close she was to giving up! She also tells a touching story of how one of her books literally changed the life of one of her readers.

    I know many of you are listening to learn about the writing craft. Gail teaches us about what it’s like to be a writer, and she shocked me when she said how many pages she usually cuts from a manuscript. She tells a funny story about why historical research has become a passion. And we also discuss two topics of personal interest: Greek Mythology and Peter Pan.

    This was such a fun interview for many reasons, not the least of which is that Gail has such a fun personality. I think I’ve never heard a greater hipster brag: She saw Bob Dylan in concert before he was cool! We talk about her background growing up in New York, and about how her parents empowered her as a woman and how that then became thematic throughout her writing.

    It was a blast to talk with her, and I hope you enjoy the interview with Gail Carson Levine.


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    GAIL CARSON LEVINE LINKS

    Website: https://www.gailcarsonlevine.com/

    On the movie set: https://www.gailcarsonlevine.com/ella_movie.html


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    “Warning” by Beat Mekanik (Johnathon M. Horner), sourced from the Free Music Archive, is licensed under Creative Commons BY 4.0.

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