1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Independent author Teresa Laurenzo talks about how she turned her late mother’s childhood stories into a young adult novel and what she learned in the process. Plus, more binge recos! The Grace Girls by Teresa Laurenzo Join the Reco Squad. &amp;nbsp; Conversation The Inspiration for Teresa’s book (5:13) How an inspiring professor encouraged Teresa to write (6:44) How initial negative feedback allowed Teresa to find the right path (8:06) Fusing her mother’s stories with her own imagination (11:00) Formulaic vs. literary novels (14:41) Dealing with self-doubt (18:35) How she learned about independent publishing (21:34) Best advice she received (28:26) Researching the era and locations in her book ( 28:53) Recommendations for others who may want to write a book (35:22) Join a local writer’s group Michael Hague’s Storymastery.com Writer’s Digest Give your manuscript to someone you trust to give you feedback and to someone in the field about which you are writing to check for accuracy &amp;nbsp; Recos Mrs. America (40:22) Here’s How the Mrs. America Cast Compares to Their Real-Life Counterparts Outlander (47:30) Call the Midwife (50:45) Endeavour (53:48) &amp;nbsp; Related Episodes 48: A Bevy of Binge Options 46: Get Out of Your Own Way Highly Recommended http://recopod.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/14480675/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/73304432