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&lt;p&gt;Watch exclusive footage of bestselling author Isabel Allende, in conversation with Carol Fitzgerald, Founder and President of The Book Report Network, a part of Simon &amp;amp; Schuster&amp;rsquo;s Book Club Matinee at New York City&amp;rsquo;s historic Ed Sullivan Theater.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Isabel Allende discusses:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1. The concept for her new book, &lt;em&gt;In the Midst of Winter&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2. How letter writing inspired her very first book, &lt;em&gt;The House of the Spirits&lt;/em&gt;, and how it has continued to influence many of her other books.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3. Her process for starting a new book.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;4. How much research was required for her book, &lt;em&gt;The Japanese Lover&lt;/em&gt;, and where the idea for this book originated.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;5. Why she enjoys writing about mature love, spirituality, and the importance of relationships.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;6. The importance of letting your characters drive the story and outcome.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;7. The challenges she faced when writing a crime novel.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;8. Her support group and the importance of every writer having a circle of people they can trust.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information on Isabel Allende, please visit &lt;a href="http://www.simonandschuster.biz/authors/Isabel-Allende/1723104"&gt;http://www.simonandschuster.biz/authors/Isabel-Allende/1723104&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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</description></item><item><title>Simon &amp; Schuster Presents: A Book Club Matinee featuring bestselling author Isabel Allende - video</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/fiction/w/finding-your-voice/6621/simon-schuster-presents-a-book-club-matinee-featuring-bestselling-author-isabel-allende---video/revision/1</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:52:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:5f51482f-e2ff-4c48-9d9a-70aa9e9974ee</guid><dc:creator>Isabel Allende</dc:creator><comments>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/fiction/w/finding-your-voice/6621/simon-schuster-presents-a-book-club-matinee-featuring-bestselling-author-isabel-allende---video#comments</comments><description>Revision 1 posted to Finding Your Voice by Isabel Allende on 12/11/2017 4:52:41 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Watch exclusive footage of bestselling author Isabel Allende, in conversation with Carol Fitzgerald, Founder and President of The Book Report Network, a part of Simon &amp;amp; Schuster&amp;rsquo;s Book Club Matinee at New York City&amp;rsquo;s historic Ed Sullivan Theater.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Isabel Allende discusses:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1. The concept for her new book, In the Midst of Winter.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2. How letter writing inspired her very first book, The House of the Spirits, and how it has continued to influence many of her other books.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3. Her process for starting a new book.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;4. How much research was required for her book, The Japanese Lover, and where the idea for this book originated.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;5. Why she enjoys writing about mature love, spirituality, and the importance of relationships.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;6. The importance of letting your characters drive the story and outcome.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;7. The challenges she faced when writing a crime novel.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;8. Her support group and the importance of every writer having a circle of people they can trust.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information on Isabel Allende, please visit &lt;a href="http://www.simonandschuster.biz/authors/Isabel-Allende/1723104"&gt;http://www.simonandschuster.biz/authors/Isabel-Allende/1723104&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHEKVHaEhEg&amp;amp;amp;t=814s"&gt;www.youtube.com/watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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