Finding her Edge w/ YA Romance Author Jennifer Iacopelli

About this episode

Anika Goyal interviews YA sports romance author Jennifer Iacopelli about storytelling and creative inspiration.

In this episode, Anika sits down with YA sports romance author Jennifer Iacopelli! They discuss storytelling, romance development, building strong independent woman characters, Netflix adaptations, creating opportunities for debut actors, and more! This episode is for all the creatives out there who dream of making it big someday or want an extra dose of inspiration!

People in this episode

Host: Anika Goyal

Guest: Jennifer Iacopelli

Topics covered

• storytelling
• romance development
• independent women characters
• Netflix adaptations
• creative inspiration

Keywords

• YA romance
• storytelling
• romance development
• independent characters
• Netflix adaptations
• creative inspiration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix

Books & works: YA sports romance

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