Ep. 117: Annie Hartnett (Author of Unlikely Animals)

<p><strong>In Episode 117, Annie Hartnett, author of <a href= "https://amzn.to/3yraT4f">Unlikely Animals</a>, shares the intriguing backstory behind her new novel. She is wonderfully candid and shares interesting tidbits from the germ of the idea, through some of the editing process, all the way to the finished book and finding a publisher. </strong></p> <p><span id="more-6001567"></span></p> <p><em>This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!).</em></p> <h2><strong>Highlights</strong></h2> <ul> <li>How interesting information transitions to the idea to write a book.</li> <li>The importance of <em>voice</em> in her stories.</li> <li>How she infuses comedy into her writing and embraces the potential for silliness.</li> <li>Annie shares the experience of having her second book under her belt and how that affects her confidence going forward.</li> <li>The difficulty in talking about and promoting a multi-faceted book.</li> <li>Cover design and summary decisions for <a href= "https://amzn.to/3yraT4f">Unlikely Animals</a>.</li> <li>Why she chose to tell the story in the collective voice.</li> <li>The <em>atmospheric</em> place she lived when she began writing <a href="https://amzn.to/3yraT4f">Unlikely Animals</a>.</li> <li>Annie answers lightning round questions about some delightfully weird elements in the book.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Annie’s Book Recommendations</strong> <a class= "spp-timestamp">[33:09]</a></h2> <p><strong>Two OLD Books She Loves</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="https://amzn.to/3uxuwqa">The Electric Woman</a> by Tessa Fontaine</strong> | <a href= "https://amzn.to/3uxuwqa">Amazon</a> | <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/24569/9780374538408">Bookshop.org</a><img src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=sarsbooshe04-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B01BD1SSO4" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" loading="lazy" /><img src= "http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=sarsbooshe04-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00N6PCZO0" alt="" width="1" height="1" bor