355: Weaving Together History, Folklore, and Fairy Tale - Interview with Rena Rossner

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Rena Rossner.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rena hails from Miami Beach, Florida. She is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars Program and holds an MA in history from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Her debut novel,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Sisters of the Winter Wood</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">was listed as “One of the 100 Best Books” of the year by Publisher's Weekly.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She currently lives in Israel with her husband, five children, and a pug, where she works as a literary agent. Her grandparents and great grandparents are from Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Hungary, and Romania. Their stories inspire her work.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today we’ll be discussing her latest novel,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Light of the Midnight Stars.</span></em></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Rena and I discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why narration is the element that most directly connects the reader to the story.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Her process for creating different voices and making them each distinct.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How she juggles being a literary agent with her writing career (and personal life!).</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, her #1 tip for writers.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more info and show notes: <a href="https://diymfa.com/podcast/episode-355-rena-rossner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">diymfa.com/355</a></span></p>