Four Agents, Three Books, Two Publishers — Jacinda Townsend talks about Saint Monkey and Mother Country

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Jacinda Townsend talks about her award-winning books Saint Monkey and Mother Country. Along the way we cover: Fiction writing as coping mechanism Being the only Black kid at a fundamentalist Christian school in rural KentuckyAgent-seeking, scarcity model, and datingWhen you and your publisher disagree on the book's major themeGraywolf press Answering a psychological question with your first draft, and how publishing brings that answer home to your heartBuy Saint Monkey hereBuy Mother Country hereFind out more about Jacinda here This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writingstories123.substack.com