This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with bestselling author June Hur to discuss her journey from writing Pride & Prejudice fanfiction to publishing Behind Five Willows. They chat about countless rejections, finding her voice as a writer, the inspiration behind her latest novel, Korean history, libraries, and why she chose to slow down her publishing schedule.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro & Welcome
01:14 Pride & Prejudice Started Everything
05:30 Growing Up Between Korea, Canada & the U.S.
08:23 Working at the Library & Favorite Books
10:07 15 Manuscripts, 100+ Rejections & Finding Her Voice
16:28 Why She Writes Korean Historical Fiction
18:11 Motherhood Changed Her Writing Career
21:36 Her Writing Process & Writing Korean on the Page
24:27 How Her Books Have Evolved
27:42 Where to Start Reading June Hur
28:18 Behind Five Willows Explained
31:15 Turning Pride & Prejudice Into a Romance
33:36 Book Bans, History & Why Stories Matter
35:23 Writing the Romance & Darcy Inspiration
37:03 A Love Letter to Librarians & Bookstores
39:09 What's Next for June Hur
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