Ep 162: From Academic to Fiction Author with Jennifer Brown

About this episode

Jennifer Brown discusses her transition from academic writing to becoming a fiction author.

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! Ever wonder what happens when an academic specializing in medieval women’s visions suddenly writes her first novel? In this episode, Jennifer Brown shares her unexpected leap from dusty manuscripts to publishing with St. Martin’s Press and how a canceled conference sparked her fiction journey—without a soul telling her she should. In this episode: How Jennifer’s fascination with medieval women and their visions inspired her n...

People in this episode

Host: Elizabeth Lyons

Guest: Jennifer Brown

Topics covered

• academic writing
• fiction writing
• publishing journey
• medieval studies
• author transition

Keywords

• academic
• fiction author
• publishing
• medieval women
• St. Martin’s Press

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St. Martin’s Press

Books & works: medieval women’s visions

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