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Read and Write with NatashaDoes My Story Sound 'Too Foreign'? Writing for a Global AudienceIf you’ve ever worried your story sounds “too foreign,” this conversation is for you.I sit down with Brussels-based writer and coach Dr. Anne Randerson (pen name Mickey Brent) to discuss writing stories that cross borders and languages without losing the reader. We discuss setting, voice, intentional use of foreign words, and navigating a publishing world that often favors the familiar.Anne shares the long road behind her Brussels-centered novels and a sequel set in Santorini, thirteen years and thirteen rewrites before her first yes. We talk revision, resilience, reader expectations, translation, and how to pro...
2025-12-1238 min
The Written SceneEpisode 74: Anne RandersonAccording to Anne Randerson, an author, coach, and multi-linguist (to name just a few titles), writing requires more than a desire to just have a job; it's a lifetime dedication to a financial risk, and it's completely worth it. In this Christmas Eve episode of The Written Scene, Anne discusses choosing to write with a pen name, having books with multiple languages in them, wanting readers to share characters from multiple and different backgrounds, putting our art out there for a reason, seeing your book in the wild (aka bookstores), getting closer to an acceptance by way...
2024-12-241h 24
The Written SceneEpisode 74 Teaser: Anne RandersonFor author, coach, and teacher Anne Randerson, the passion behind her books is one the world over could really benefit from. Please enjoy this teaser ahead of next week's full episode of The Written Scene. Music: Addis Ababa
2024-12-1700 min
Happy Thoughts PodcastS2 Ep17 Happy Chat with Anne Randerson!Happy Thoughts Podcast Season 2 episode 17 features Anne Randerson! I met Anne at the farmers market while she was visiting California from Belgium!“You only have to bloom” Cheryl StrayedAnne Randerson, Ph.D., is a transitions coach, teacher of contemplative practices and creative expression, author, editor, creative writing coach, spiritual director, and mindfulness teacher. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in French from the University of California at Davis, and Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Human Life Studies from Koriyama Women’s University in Northern Japan...
2024-11-2840 min