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Daisy Alpert Florin, author of a book I truly adored, My Last Innocent Year, about a young woman in her last year of college, which is recently out in paperbook and\u2013hot tip\u2013would make an excellent book group pick.\nMy Last Innocent Year was a New York Times Book Reviews Editor's Choice and Good Morning America called it one of those stories that stays with you.\nI've had the pleasure of being on a writing retreat with Daisy and getting to know her both in person and on the page.And I am very excited to plumb the depths of her personal through line with you here today.\nIn this episode on the practical matters that inform her writing, we cover:\nHow she doesn\u2019t tick the boxes of a \u2018typical\u2019 novelist\u2019s path\u2013majored in history, didn\u2019t get an MFA, etc.\nHow Daisy feels about publishing her first novel at age 50 (hint: The movie Daisy watched for fun that gave her ideas for her current book\nHow writing a novel is like riding a horse\nHow she stays in the world of the novel so that her subconscious can be working things out even when she\u2019s sleeping, showering or driving her car\nHow she captures the ideas she has when she\u2019s sleeping, showering, or driving her car\nFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.\nBig thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices