When Your Agent Doesn't Like Your Idea as Much as You Do: Episode 315 with Kristen Green

Jess here. On this week&#8217;s episode, I talk with <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author <a target="_blank" href="https://kristengreen.net/">Kristen Green</a> about her first book, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/something-must-be-done-about-prince-edward-county-kristen-green?variant=32205596295202"><em>Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County: A Family, a Virginia Town, a Civil Rights Battle</em></a> and her new book, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sealpress.com/titles/kristen-green/the-devils-half-acre/9781541675629/"><em>The Devil&#8217;s Half-Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South&#8217;s Most Notorious Slave Jail</em></a>. <br/><br/>We go into the process of writing a research-intensive historical nonfiction book, particularly when that book requires the author to investigate and implicate her own family in the darker parts of the story. <br/><br/>We also discuss the birth of <em>The Devil&#8217;s Half Acre,</em> a tale that involves a lot of challenges including parting ways with one agent and finding another.<br/><br/>More than anything else, we discuss the need for authors to believe in themselves and their story. <br/><br/>COMING JULY 1: It&#8217;s the #AmWriting Blueprint for a Book Challenge! 10 episodes, 10 guests, 10 weeks to you being ready to write your best novel, memoir or non-fiction book this fall. There will be homework. There will be deadlines. Complete all 10 weeks, and you could win a critique of that Blueprint from KJ or Jennie Nash&#8212;but you&#8217;ll already be a winner, because you&#8217;ll have a plan that will put you way ahead of the game. Play for free&#8212;or reserve an Author Accelerator critique for your finished product to hold your feet to the fire and make sure you do the work and get bonus episodes and write-alongs. Want details? Ready to sign up? <a target="_blank" href="https://www.authoraccelerator.com/amwritingblueprintchallenge">CLICK HERE.</a> <br/><br/>PS: Along those lines, Author Accelerat