Hello Atelier | Freya North and Her Caravan of Characters

Published May 25th, 2017 at 12:10 PM

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In a small white building in the midst of the Hertfordshire, England, countryside, best-selling author Freya North works studiously day after day, bringing life to her caravan of characters. Now with 14 novels to her name, North doesn’t think of herself as creating the characters, but acting as an antennae through which fully formed stories flow. Listen in as we talk about North’s creative process, the agony of writer’s block, and the first book that ignited her love of reading.

Podcast host Betsy Blodgett interviews author Freya North in Hertfordshire, England. (Photos: Contributed | Hello Atelier)

Blodgett with author North, who holds a print of a quote by Robert Frost. “No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”

A full set of Freya North novels.

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