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[SPECIAL ARCHIVE EPISODE] How to write a book that win's Amazon's coveted best horror novel award with Jennifer Gordon
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[SPECIAL ARCHIVE EPISODE] How to write a book that win's Amazon's coveted best horror novel award with Jennifer Gordon

Since this interview Jennifer went on to with Kindle’s best horror book award for 2020, and was shortlisted for it in 2021 as well. She is a superstar in the making, but this was before any of that happened.

In this episode, I talk to author and dancer Jennifer Anne Gordon. Before we get into it, here's her bio.  

Jennifer Anne Gordon is an award-winning ballroom dancer, performer, and choreographer, she studied acting at the New Hampshire Institute of Art, as well as English and Art History at University of New Hampshire. Past jobs have included professional actress, a magician’s assistant, a gallery director, an artist, a burlesque performer, as well as a horror novelist.  

Her mixed media artwork showcases her love of the late Victorian and Edwardian Era, as well as her passionate love for showgirls, burlesque, and vaudeville. Her work is in private collections throughout the world, and has been showcased in calendars, perfume labels, and has been featured in Somerset Studio Magazine, as well as Mixed Media Art Magazine.  

Her first novel, “Beautiful, Frightening, and Silent” was published by Breaking Rules Publishing in late winter 2019.

Listen to this episode if you want to learn: 

  • The benefits of slow multitasking

  • How to transition your creativity and stay alive when everything it falling apart

  • Why creativity feels different depending on the medium

  • Why we need art

  • How to deal with grief

...and more. 

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