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Jamie Varon | A Novelist Receives a Mysterious Inheritance from Her Aunt
Author Guest / September 8, 2023

1–What is the title of your latest release? MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY   2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A novelist who has had horrible writer’s block for years receives a mysterious inheritance from her aunt and is whisked off to the south of France where she stands to be gifted a villa, an incredible writer’s retreat, and a whole new life. All she has to do is stare down her writer’s block long enough to write a novel in 6 months.   3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I spent eight months on the French Riviera in 2018 and it was so beautiful, vivid, and energizing that I knew after that year I would write a novel where a plus-sized character would go there and absolutely live her version of her best life. It felt destined and a no-brainer to me that I’d set the book in the south of France—it’s just so gorgeous there!   4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Definitely. Poppy and I would have the best conversations ever.   5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Bold. Fierce. Earnest.   6–What’s something you…