Book Alchemy
The Secret Library Podcast
Hannah Dennison | The Secrets of Revision
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Hannah Dennison | The Secrets of Revision

I fell in love with Hannah Dennison the moment I met her.

And I had had to take the Underground, two trains, a taxi, a tiny plane the size of a bathtub and ride in the back of a little trick to get to the writing retreat I took with her off the coast of Cornwall. It was worth it.

Hannah has a list for every situation. Since she writes mystery, they have titles like "ways to kill someone" and "methods for catching a killer," but she's also brilliant at character development. The tip that made me beg her to come on the show was when she suggested giving every character a secret if the plot was lagging.

Having started her career writing the obituaries for a small local paper, Hannah went on to work as a flight attendant on private planes where she met Steven Spielberg, who encouraged her to pursue her dream of writing. Since, she worked in film and has written over ten books in two series, with a third coming soon. I know you'll love her as much as I do. Happy listening!

Link to show notes: https://www.secretlibrarypodcast.com/episodes/hannah-dennison-s2-ep9 


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Book Alchemy
The Secret Library Podcast
Most people believe that books are created in cabins all alone, where authors pound away on some manner of keyboard. Then they hand this masterpiece off to a publisher and it feels very much like it goes down a tube and comes out the other side as a book. By speaking to authors and other book lovers, I'm diving into the mystery that is the book world today.