The Psychology of Romance with Ashley Jordan

About this episode

Nikesha Elise Williams interviews Ashley Jordan about her writing journey and the influences behind her romance novel.

Order Your Copy of The Seven Daughters of Dupree ! This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Ashley Jordan , the author of the romance novel, Once Upon a Time in Dollywood . In our conversation, Ashley explains how going to grad school helped her finish her novel, plus the zombie apocalypse television show that sparked Ashley’s writing career. Mahogany Books Mentioned in this episode: Rate & Review Thanks for listening, family! Please do us a solid and take a quick moment to rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. It will go a long way to making sure content featuring our stories and perspectives are seen on this platform

People in this episode

Host: Nikesha Elise Williams

Guest: Ashley Jordan

Topics covered

• romance
• writing process
• graduate school
• zombie apocalypse
• book promotion

Keywords

• romance novel
• writing career
• graduate school
• zombie apocalypse
• book release

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mahogany Books

Books & works: Once Upon a Time in Dollywood, The Seven Daughters of Dupree

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