Uncorking A Story

Giving yourself the right to write badly is excellent advice for aspiring and established authors. Writing is a muscle which has to be exercised in order to get stronger. Not everything we write will be gold, but every rep serves a purpose—to make our writing stronger. This is just one of the lessons I learned from today’s guest, Jennifer Cody Epstein.  Meet Jennifer Cody EpsteinJennifer is the internationally bestselling author of The Painter from Shanghai, Wunderland, and The Gods of Heavenly Punishment, which won the Asian/Pacific American Honor Award for Literature for Adult Fiction. She has written for The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Self, Mademoiselle, and others. She joined me on Uncorking a Story to discuss her latest novel, The Mad Woman of Paris. Key Takeaways The importance of feedback and confidence in writing: Jennifer discusses how receiving honest feedback and having confidence in your writing are crucial for growth and improvement as a writer. She emphasizes the value of having a supportive