Mike Chen Pens Science Fiction Novels with Heart

04/11/22 • 51 min

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Mike Chen is a critically acclaimed science fiction author based out of the San Francisco Bay Area. During the interview, Tess & Karen loved hearing about his creative process and how he manages to write while working a day job and home schooling his daughter. Listen in to find out which of his novels is the book of his heart, how he uses the three-act structure to outline his novels, and what it was like to write a Star Wars novel.
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Books mentioned:
A Very Typical Family by Sierra Godfrey
Save the Cat by Blake Snyder
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