From Novel to Netflix with Yangsze Choo

02/10/19 • 63 min

Yangsze Choo discusses how she wrote her second book, The Night Tiger after the success of her first novel, The Ghost Bride. What did it take to get back into writing and how different was the publishing process the second time around? She'll share how to navigate book auctions, connecting with book sellers and working with her agent, Jenny Bent to edit and prepare her work for publishing. The Night Tiger debuts February 19th but can be pre-ordered now. Yangsze Choo can be found at www.yschoo.com

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