The Art of Surrender and Storytelling with Joanna Davidson Politano (E143)
In today’s episode of Bookish Flights, I am chatting with Joanna Davidson Politano. Joanna is the award-winning author of 8 novels. She loves tales that capture the color, exquisite details in ordinary lives and is eager to hear anyone’s story. She lives with her husband and children in a house in the woods near Lake Michigan. Her latest novel, The Curious Inheritance of Blakely House, was released yesterday. Congratulations Joanna!
In this episode we talked about her writing life - as an author, leading a writing group at her church and teaching writing in her homeschool co-op. I love how she wrote her latest novel with her husband, he provided the engineering details and she provided the writing. We talked all about surrender and how we do our best work when we do. She shares a fascinating fact about how she writes the ending of her novels and how she fits reading into her busy and full life.
Key Highlights:
Joanna’s experience as a writer, homeschool mom, and leader of a church writing group
Co-writing her latest novel with her husband—his engineering skills, her storytelling flair
The power of surrender in creativity and how it shapes her writing journey
Her surprising approach to writing endings before beginnings
Fitting reading into a full life and nurturing a love of books at home
Encouraging young writers and fostering creativity in her community
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Books and authors mentioned:
Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene
The Love Note by Joanna Davidson Politano
Lady Jayne Disappears by Joanna Davidson Politano
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Vienna Prelude by Bodie and Brock Thoene
The Bright Unknown by Elizabeth Byler Younts
All the Lost Places by Amanda Dykes
Book Flight
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery
Episode Sponsor
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The Indigo Heiress by Laura Frantz
Midnight on the Scottish Shore by Sarah Sundin
The Curious Inheritance of Blakely House by Joanna Davidson Politano
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