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Podcast: Authors on the Air Global Radio Network
Episode: Lisa Jackson: Trusting Your Instincts
Description: In this episode, I sit down with #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson for a candid conversation about building a decades-long writing career. Lisa shares how she got her start in 1980 after a Time magazine article sparked the idea to write romance with her sister, Nancy Bush—back when manuscripts began on a manual typewriter. Together, we talk about rejection, shifting editors, changing publishers, and the mindset required to keep going when the “wolf is at the door.”
Lisa also breaks down her writing approach, why she needs strong character motivation, how she handles editorial feedback without losing her voice...