Lynne Hugo is a National Endowment For The Arts Fellowship recipient who has also received repeat individual artist grants from the Ohio Arts Council and the Kentucky Foundation for Women. Her publications include ten novels, as well as a memoir, Where the Trail Grows Faint, which won the Riverteeth Creative Nonfiction Book Prize. She joined me on Uncorking a Story to discuss her career and her eleventh novel, The Language of Kin.
How Lynne knew she wanted to be a writer since the 4th grade The importance of encouragement in becoming a writer. Why Lynne decided not to pursue a career as an author until she was older The linkage between writing and therapy The inspiration behind her latest book, The Language of Kin The importance of persistence for writers
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