#040: Jean Kwok — Overcoming Fear & Rejection & Writing Novels That Move Readers

The award-winning novelist Jean Kwok talks about her writing journey from poverty to becoming a bestselling author, how she drafts and plans her novels, why she uses Writers’ Hour to write her novels, and the importance of conflict in her writing. Also how she has overcome continual rejection throughout her life. 

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ABOUT JEAN KWOK

Jean Kwok is the award-winning, New York Times and international bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee, Girl in Translation and Mambo in Chinatown. An instant New York Times bestseller, Searching for Sylvie Lee was selected for the Today Show Book Club and featured in The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, CNN, The New York Post, The Washington Post and more. Jean has been chosen for numerous honors including the American Library Association Alex Award, and the Sunday Times Short Story Award shortlist. 

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RESOURCES:

• Writers' Hour
• Jean’s website
• Jean’s books:
  • Searching for Sylvie Lee
  • Girl in Translation
  • Mambo in Chinatown
• The Today Show
• Jenna Bush Hager’s Book Club

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