Maria Callas, Genius and Fame in Diva by Daisy Goodwin

Art In Fiction

Join me as I chat with Daisy Goodwin, author of Diva listed in the Music category on Art In Fiction.
View the Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dYCDxSyXwAU
Highlights include:

• Why Daisy chose to write a novel about Maria Callas, the great opera singer
• The nature of the female genius
• What's a Diva?
• Writing about a real person -- getting into their head
• Maria Callas's difficult relationship with her mother
• Maria and her relationship with Onassis
• Daisy Goodwin's favorite opera
• The theme of Diva
• Reading from Diva
• Challenges of writing a novel that are different from writing screenplays and other forms of writing
• Why historical fiction?
• What Daisy has learned from writing historical fiction
• Research advice when writing historical fiction
• Daisy's new novel about the later years of Queen Victoria

Press Play now & be sure to check out Diva on Art In Fiction: https://www.artinfiction.com/novels/diva

Daisy Goodwin's Website: https://www.daisygoodwin.co.uk/
Music Credit
Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson
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