437: The Freedom of a Pen Name and the Power of Voice in Memoir - Interview

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, Lori is interviewing Carolyn Hays. They’ll be talking about the freedom that can be found in a pen name and her new book</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A Girlhood: Letter to my Transgender Daughter</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Carolyn Hays is an award-winning, critically acclaimed, bestselling author who has chosen to publish A Girlhood: Letter to My Transgender Daughter under a pen name to protect the privacy of her family. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her novels have been published by Hachette, Simon and Schuster, and HarperCollins; her books are also widely translated. A Girlhood will have four overseas editions, including those by Picador UK and Flammarion in France. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her past books have been listed as New York Times Notable Books of the Year and Kirkus’s Best Fiction of the Year, and she’s written for National Public Radio and the Washington Post.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can find her on her <a href= "http://www.carolynhays.com">website</a> or follow her publishers on Twitter at <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/pressshoppr">@PressShopPR</a> and <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/blairpublisher">@BlairPublisher</a>.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Carolyn Hays and Lori discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why writing in second person is perfect when writing about gender.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to recognize a scene while you’re living through it.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When to write out a scene in your memoir and when to summarize it.</span></li> </ul> <h4><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, her #1 tip for writers.</span></em></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400