Becoming an international bestselling author with Alka Joshi

I'm honoured to speak to international best-selling author Alka Joshi in today's episode. Alka is the international bestselling author of the Jaipur Trilogy: The Henna Artist, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur, and The Perfumist of Paris. Her debut novel, The Henna Artist, immediately became a New York Times bestseller and a Reese Witherspoon Pick. It has been translated into 29 languages, currently in development at @Netflix as a TV series. She was born in India and came to the U.S. with her family at the age of nine. She has a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from California College of Arts. She is here to share how she went from writing advertising commercials and marketing copy to becoming a bestselling author after 9 years, in her 50's! Get in touch with Alka: https://alkajoshi.com/ 00:00 - 01:00 - Introducing Alka 01:00 - 08:10 Becoming A Bestselling Author 08:10 - 13:35 Developing The Henna Artist 13:25 - 18:08 Motivation 18:08 - 21:19 Top Qualities 21:19 - 23:03 Pride 23:03 - 27:07 Top Tips 27:07 - 28:00 Future Plans 28:00 - 31:16 Role ModelsYour Story Matters! You Matter! Role Models Matter! Lead By Example To Support Others! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.