At RWA, I sat down with Beverly Jenkins, the recipient of the 2017 RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award.First: I will share a link to the ceremony with Ms. Bev’s speech in the show notes. Please take a moment to watch it. It is deeply moving, powerful, and incredible. I’ve watched it probably six or seven times, and I get teary.We talk about her experience at the awards ceremony and her perspective on being a lifetime achievement award recipient. This was recorded the day after the RITA award ceremony, so we’re both a little punchy. Ms. Bev gives advice, looks at her career and her works in progress, and discusses her film project to turn Deadly Sexy into a movie. She also talks about perseverance when past and present history are so painful, and what stories she’s been enjoying while she travels. She also reveals her own romance reading catnip - which matches many of yours, I’m betting - and gives some advice to new and aspiring writers.And! We have a new swag collection inspired by Ms. Bev's speech: Slayer of Words tshirts, mousepads and more are available, and all proceeds benefit Doctors Without Borders. Links are at smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast Get bonus content on Patreon
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