natalie baszile | Behind the Prose

Episode 7: How many revisions does a 370-page novel need? Natalie Baszile takes you from conception to publication of her novel Queen Sugar.

Think you got what it takes to write a novel? How about a novel that gets picked up by one of the hottest directors around (Ava DuVernay) on one of the most influential television networks – Oprah Winfrey’s OWN TV? Well, if you can commit

Behind the Prose guest Natalie Baszile’s debut novel picked up by “Selma” director Ava Duvernay and Oprah Winfrey’s OWN

It is with great Behind the Prose pride,that I share the awesome news about Natalie Baszile’s first novel. Queen Sugar is moving to Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network under the helm of Selma director Ava DuVernay. I am proud, but I’m not surprised. Days before the news broke,

How to tackle character development: Debut novelist Natalie Baszile shares her strategy

If there ever was a book that surely will be a movie, Natalie Baszile’s debut novel Queen Sugar is it. I met Natalie at the 2012 VONA Voices Workshop. In a nonfiction workshop taught by Faith Adiele, I had the pleasure of reading excerpts of