Isabelle Allende......cool

I went to see Isabelle Allende speak at a bookstore a couple days ago. She is an author of books for those who may not know.

She first spoke about how she researched her last book in New Orleans. Then she read an exerpt of it. Then she took questions from people in the room.

Things I learned about her
She researches in English. She writes fiction in Spanish and a translater, translates to English for her.
She was a journalist before a novelist.
She waited until her third novel was published in several languages before quitting her day job. Her first agent told her anyone can write a first novel. That we all have one in us. That the second novel makes an author.

It was a really nice event. She is a good speaker. Polished.

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