EP 203: Interview with Authors and Educators Elizabeth and Nancy Jorgensen

<p>Imelda Wei Ding Lo (a.k.a. Fortunus Games), the host of The Nuts and Bolts of Writing podcast, interviews two very special guests: authors and educators Elizabeth and Nancy Jorgensen, a writing and publishing mother-and-daughter duo.</p> <p>Noting a lack of middle-grade and young adult books featuring female sports heroes, they collaborated with their Olympian sister and daughter to inspire the next generation. As a result, they co-authored <em>Gwen Jorgensen: USA’s First Olympic Gold Medal Triathlete</em> and <em>Go, Gwen, Go: A Family&#39;s Journey to Olympic Gold</em>.</p> <p>As a brief introduction, Elizabeth Jorgensen is an award-winning high school language arts teacher and the author of Hacking Student Learning Habits (Times 10 Publications). Nancy Jorgensen is a retired choral music teacher and the author of two music education books.</p> <p>Today, we’ll be talking about how Elizabeth and Nancy publish as a team. I asked them the following questions:</p> <ol> <li><p>Why do you think there is a lack of books on female athletes, and how did you feel about this as the family of a triathlon champion? </p> </li> <li><p>Why do you think it is important to tell Gwen&#39;s story? How will her story impact the younger generations?</p> </li> <li><p>How did the collaboration between you work? What was the writing process like and how did you divide the workload?</p> </li> <li><p>How did you publish your book? How did you find your publisher? Did you find them online or in-person? How was the editing process like once you signed a contract with the publisher? How much freedom did you get to edit the book?</p> </li> <li><p>You’ve also written a book about Korean poetry, Sijo: Korea’s Poetry Form. </p> </li> <ol> <li><p>What inspired you to write about sijo?</p> </li> <li><p>How was the writing and publishing process compared to the writing process for Gwen Jorgensen: USA’s First Olympic Gold Medal Triathlete? </p> </li> </ol> </ol> <p>Get the Jorgensens’ books on Amazon:</p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https:/