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Ep 463: Remarkable stories that demand to be told

2025/1/28
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Marie Benedict: 我在纽约做律师时偶然发现了贝勒·达科斯塔·格林的故事,她作为一名黑人女性在那个时代担任如此重要的角色深深吸引了我。起初,关于她的信息很少,但随着时间的推移,我逐渐了解到她隐藏身份的真相,以及她为了在艺术界取得成功所付出的巨大牺牲。我意识到,她的故事不仅引人入胜,而且具有重要的历史意义,因此我决定将她的故事写成小说。然而,我意识到我需要一位优秀的合作者来共同完成这个项目,因为这个故事需要多方面的视角和专业知识。 Victoria Christopher Murray: 我起初对玛丽寄来的关于贝勒·达科斯塔·格林的三页概要不太感兴趣,因为一开始的重点是J.P.摩根,而不是贝勒。但我最终被贝勒的故事所吸引,尤其是她隐藏身份的真相。我意识到,这个故事需要一个合作者,而玛丽就是那个合适的人选。我们合作非常顺利,因为我们彼此信任,并能有效地结合各自的写作风格和优势。我们一起讨论了故事的整体架构和细节,并根据各自的专长负责不同的章节。玛丽的严谨和对历史细节的关注,以及我对于人物情感和心理描写的擅长,使我们能够共同创作出一部引人入胜的小说。 Victoria Christopher Murray: 我们选择以第一人称现在时态写作,是为了让读者更沉浸在故事中,仿佛亲身经历了贝勒的生活。我们相信,这种写作方式能够更有效地展现贝勒的内心世界和情感体验。我们都认为,写作是一个将自己融入角色的过程,而第一人称现在时态能够帮助我们更好地完成这个过程。

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Readers, today we're thrilled to share a delightful conversation with Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, authors of The Personal Librarian).

This conversation originally took place over in our Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club) community, where Marie and Victoria joined Anne, our MMD Book Club Community Manager Ginger Horton, our MMD Book Club Co-Host Shannan Malone, and a whole bunch of our Book Club Members for this live event.

Today, you'll hear that conversation too as Marie and Victoria bring us behind the scenes of their co-writing process. This conversation feels especially timely to share with you right now, because Marie’s new book The Queens of Crime) is out February 11, and Victoria’s new book Harlem Rhapsody)—her first solo-written historical novel—is out February 4.

Whether you’ve read The Personal Librarian) or not, we think you’ll really enjoy today’s spoiler-free discussion. Let us know if you have a favorite title by either author to recommend to your fellow readers, or if there's a book you’d love to read in Book Club, by sharing a comment on our show notes page at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/463). That's also where you'll find the full list of titles mentioned today.

And if you loved today's conversation with Marie and Victoria, you'll love our library of author talks in the Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club). Along with other events, classes, and programs, we host monthly talks just like this with a wide range of favorite authors. We’d love to have you join us—find out more at modernmrsdarcy.com/club).

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