GRIT: One Author's Windy Path Toward Publication

In this workshop: Some lucky authors get published with their first manuscript. For Suzanne Park, it took four. Hear how she went from being an agentless writer to a traditionally published author in less than four years.

About the speaker: Suzanne Park is a Korean American writer who was born and raised in Tennessee.

In her former life as a stand up comedian, Suzanne appeared on BET's "Coming to the Stage," was the winner of the Seattle Sierra Mist Comedy Competition, and was a semi-finalist in NBC's "Stand Up For Diversity" showcase in San Francisco.

Suzanne graduated from Columbia University and received an MBA Degree from UCLA. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, female offspring, and a sneaky rat that creeps around on her back patio. In her spare time, she procrastinates. Her books have been featured in “best of” lists in NPR, Popsugar, Real Simple, Country…