Writing a Novel That Explores Societal Expectations Placed on Women and Being a First Time Published Author with Aiwanose Odafen
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Aiwanose Odafen is the author of Tomorrow, I Become A Woman. In this episode, she shared: Why she decided to write the book -01:53Her transition from completing an MBA at Oxford and working in consulting to becoming a full-time writer - 08:22The value of reading fiction - 20:16Some advice for creatives and writers - 22:37How her career in consulting has helped her as a writer - 26:00How she deals with reader feedback - 26:28Books she read while writing her novel and books she's enjoyed recently - 30:33What she's working on next - 35:02TRANSCRIPT: HERE Books mentioned Americanah by Chimamanda Adichie The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet The Mothers by Brit Bennett Beloved by Toni Morrison Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart Subscribe to the podcast newsletter
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