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Podcast: Fully Booked: The Hidden Gems Author Podcast
Episode: Fully Booked EP214: The Mindset Behind a Debut Novel
Description: In this week’s episode of Fully Booked, we sit down with debut author Ben Leman to discuss the long and often humbling road from idea to finished novel. What began as a deeply personal promise to a friend evolved into years of research, multiple full rewrites, and a deliberate commitment to getting the story right before sharing it with readers. Ben walks us through the realities of drafting, scrapping, rebuilding, and learning how to step back from your own work with enough objectivity to truly improve it.
While the historical backdrop of his novel presented unique ch...