Ever wonder how authors learn so much about human nature? You can only talk to and engage with so many people, and of course people watching it helpful. But what about all you don’t see or won’t experience?

I love reading biographies and autobiographies as a way to learn about people, their motives, their differing emotions, how they handle all kinds of situations.

Kristen Winiarski, fictionalized historical biography author and paranormal romance author, asked me to be a guest on her show, Frankly, My Dear, Classic Hollywood Was Bananas, and we had a great time discussing biographies and autobiographies of classic Hollywood!

We chatted about piecing together the truth of real people’s lives through these kinds of books, figuring out which are true and which are sensationalized, unusual facts, and even our favorite movie couples.

Check it out, it was a great discussion:

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