Viva Italia: An Interview with Laura Morelli, Author of The Giant

Art In Fiction

Welcome to Episode 2 of the Art In Fiction Podcast!

Laura Morelli is the bestselling author of four novels set in Renaissance Italy. Her recent novel is The Giant, a compelling tale set in early 16th-c. Florence about the creation of the world's most famous sculpture--David by Michelangelo.

Highlights:

• Inspiration for The Giant
• The role of setting in Morelli's novels
• Morelli's background as an art historian
• The Gondola Maker and The Painter's Apprentice
• Reading from The Giant
• Made In Italy travel guides
• Online art history courses
• Process for writing a novel
• Publishing and marketing advice
• Morelli's latest novel, The Night Portrait

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Laura Morelli’s Website: www.lauramorelli.com

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פרקים

1. Viva Italia: An Interview with Laura Morelli, Author of The Giant (00:00:00)

2. Welcome to Laura Morelli (00:00:50)

3. Inspiration for The Giant (00:01:27)

4. Creating the character of Jacopo Torni (00:05:53)

5. Setting of The Giant in Renaissance Florence (00:08:35)

6. Laura Morelli's background as an art historian (00:11:07)

7. The Gondola Maker and The Painter's Apprentice (00:14:45)

8. Advertisement - Buzzsprout (00:21:25)

9. Reading from The Giant by Laura Morelli (00:22:17)

10. Laura Morelli's "Made In Italy" travel guides (00:24:10)

11. Laura Morelli's online art history courses (00:27:55)

12. Process for writing novels (00:30:20)

13. Publishing advice for new authors (00:32:22)

14. Marketing advice for new authors (00:33:53)

15. The Night Portrait (00:37:01)