Jean Kwok (New York Times bestselling author) on the process of creating compelling characters and structuring a psychological family drama thriller. Plus we talk about narrative tension, handling criticism and dealing with pressure and failure as a writer.

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ABOUT JEAN KWOK 

Jean Kwok is the award-winning, New York Times and international bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee, Girl in Translation and Mambo in Chinatown. Searching for Sylvie Lee was selected for the Today Show Book Club and featured in The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, CNN, The New York Post, The Washington Post, and more. 

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RESOURCES & LINKS

• The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwock
• Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwock
• What Remains by Wendy Walker 
• The Blind Assasin by Margaret Atwood 
• Writers’ Hour

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