The audiobook, narrated by actress Nicole Swanson, released on Audible in March 2022. Shelf Unbound recognized Behind the Lens as a Notable Book. Firebird Awards recognized Behind the Lens as Best Debut Novel and as a Finalist for Women’s Fiction and Suspense. American Writing Awards named Behind the Lens 2021 Best Book of the Year (Fiction), Best Women’s Fiction, and Best Mystery/Suspense. She published Behind the Lens, her first novel in the Annie Hawkins series, with Ten 16 Press (traditional contract) in 2021. I’ll describe the world-making decisions I made and the kinds of sources I used as well as the advisors I consulted.Ī former English professor, Jeannée Sacken is a photojournalist who travels the world documenting the lives of women and children. Then, to make sure I got everything right, I vetted my work.

In short, I faced a mountain of research-everything from what Afghan cities and villages look like, to Afghan literature and culture, to Pashto and Dari languages, to cuisines, to military slang-because “setting” involves so much more than sticking a pin in a map. Third, I intentionally blurred the lines of fiction and nonfiction-my novels are most definitely fiction, but I want my readers to believe they’re in Afghanistan. Second, I set the stories primarily in Afghanistan despite never having been there. First, my main character is a war photographer, which means I needed a war zone.

I made many decisions when writing my novels, Behind the Lens and Double Exposure, but three of them governed all the others. Zoom link will open for casual chat and networking She lives in London, Ontario with her family.ĩ:00 a.m. She is also the author of three non-fiction books about publishing business craft, because it's her favourite thing to talk about, and it seemed like a good idea to write some of those thoughts down on paper in order to share them more effectively. Thirteen-time USA Today bestselling author Zoe York has written more than 70 romances across three pen names. Romance writing goals we can get excited about, that's the first step!

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