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Writing Women with Margaret George, Lisa Tucker and Sara Lewis

Series: Real Good Words
From: KAXE
Length: 00:57:50

conversation about Helen of Troy, Lisa Tucker's latest and writing advice Read the full description.
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Margaret George talks with Heidi about her novel of historical fiction "Helen of Troy" that is said to breathe new life into the woman that launched a thousand faces. George is known as the "reigning queen of the epic fictional biography". Lisa Tucker is a bestselling contemporary fiction writer whose latest novel is "Once Upon a Day" the story of a girl who has been living in her father's imposed utopian sanctuary in New Mexico. She leaves to find her troubled brother and has to learn the ways of modern society, in a big city. Novelist and writing instructor Sara Lewis is back to talk about "Intuitive Writing" and give a One Minute Writing lesson on finding time for writing.

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