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“Worrying will get you absolutely nowhere.” – Hank Phillippi Ryan
Today’s featured international bestselling award-winning author is the USA Today bestselling author of 12 thrillers, winning the most prestigious awards in the genre: five Agathas, four Anthonys, and the coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award. She is also an on-air investigative reporter for Boston’s WHDH-TV, with 37 Emmys and dozens more journalism honors. Book critics call her “a master of suspense,” “a superb and gifted storyteller,” and she’s the only author to have won the Agatha in four different categories, Hank Phillippi Ryan. Hank and I talk about how she started writing books a little later in life, her writing process, and more!!!
Key Thing’s You’ll Learn:
How Her writing career began.
One of the major challenges that all authors must face.
Her writing process for fiction books and investigative reporting.
Why Hank and her husband celebrate the day before they met.
Her advice for those that reached midlife and have not embraced their dreams yet.
Hank’s Site: https://hankphillippiryan.com/
Hank’s TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/bG5fV9ckMac
Hank’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/Hank-Phillippi-Ryan/e/B001T2BNEA?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000
Pre-Order Hank’s Newest Upcoming Book, “Her Perfect Life”: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250258885
The opening track is titled "New Perspective" by the magnanimous chill-hop master, Marcus D (@marcusd). Be sure to visit his site and support his craft. http://marcusd.net/album/secret-bosses-unreleased-retrod-beats
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