LAL #062 — Interview with Bestselling Novelist, Luanne Rice

<p>"Even Hemingway would say, 'kill your darlings.'"</p> <p>Our guest on this episode of Law and Legitimacy is the prolific, the widely-published, the beautiful and insightful bestselling novelist, Ms. Luanne Rice. </p> <p>Luanne has published a total of thirty-six (36) books, the most recent having debuted earlier in 2021, and her work has been translated into more than twenty (20) languages. </p> <p>Luanne and I have been planning this conversation for a while now and our respective schedules finally afforded the opportunity to blend the world of the lawyer with that of the novelist. </p> <p>Luanne regards her writing as a true calling. You will hear her describe her morning routines, how she reckons with the dreams of the night before, her conception of the human condition and the vagaries of personality. </p> <p>But her ideas for her novels come from somewhere. I inquired. </p> <p>We're all drawn to murder, in one way or another. For Luanne, the idea of something so terrible outside oneself has the capacity to remove fear. For me, that same idea tells us something about ourselves. </p> <p>To the big question: are each of us capable of murder? Do our shared stories of heartbreak mean that we're all potential killers?</p> <p>As the world appears to continue rotating further off its axis, I draw nearer to what Saint Augustine refers to as the perpetual search. Luanne and I find common ground here, as lawyers can learn a tremendous amount from novelists, in the form of both the danger posed by a jury forcing the narrative for the sake of completion, and the opportunity for good lawyers, like good novelists, to follow the facts and connect the dots without the hazards of inference.</p> <p>Luanne's story is gripping. And I am grateful to be able to share a bit of it with you here. Visit Luanne's <a href= "https://luannerice.com/">website</a> to find her many world-renowned works and to find the links to her social media accounts. </p> <p>Please also tell a friend about Law and Legitimacy. We love when you do that.