EP415: Tracey Lien — “You’re Digging for Clay”

Tracey Lien’s debut All That’s Left Unsaid was sold in a nine-way auction and she tells us why it was important that a book that deals with heavy issues needed to be a fun read. Tracey tells us the most important lesson she learned about readers while writing for the LA Times, how she found an agent, why she was baffled by Jane Austen and how a daily writing habit gave her the confidence she needed to finish her novel.

And in the extended version for Academy members and podcast Patrons, the Two Marks discuss balancing story and big issues, readers not owing you anything, and having an idea that’s easy for someone else to pitch, and much more!

WE DISCUSS…

How Tracey developed a writing habit
Balancing an entertaining story with real world issues
And why readers don’t owe you anything…

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Tracey’s Instagram Dogs…
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