439: Blending Family Trauma with the Supernatural - Interview

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, Lori is interviewing Deeba Zargarpur. They’ll be talking about family trauma</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and her book House of Yesterday.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deeba Zargarpur is an Afghan-Uzbek American. She credits her love of literature across various languages to her immigrant parents, whose eerie tales haunted her well into the night. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If given the choice, Deeba would spend her days getting lost in spooky towns with nothing but a notebook and eye for adventure to guide her. House of Yesterday is her debut novel.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can find her on her <a href= "http://www.deebazargarpur.com">website</a> or follow her on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/deebazargarpur">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://www.instagram.com/deebazargarpur">Instagram</a>, <a href="http://www.tiktok.com/@deebazargarpur">TikTok</a>, and <a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59406545-house-of-yesterday">Goodreads</a>.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Deeba Zargarpur and Lori discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to write a creepy book your audience will have to read with the lights on.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why she focuses on the grandparent and grandchild relationship in her book.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When to edge the supernatural elements of your story toward the chilling.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <h4><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, her #1 tip for writers.</span></em></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more info and show notes: <a href="https://diymfa.com/podcast/episode-439-deeba-zargarpur" target="_blank" rel="noopener">diymfa.com/439</a></span></p>