Although Jayne Allen has been writing all of her life, it wasn't until 2016 when she adopted a pseudonym that she finally felt comfortable publishing her debut novel, Black Girls Must Die Exhausted. Now, Jaunique Sealey (the woman behind Jayne Allen) serves as Vice President of Strategy & Community for Zibby Books and her novel is Target's October Book Club pick. Jaunique and Zibby talk about the importance of creating complex characters, why they both like drafting individual scenes first and stitching them together after, and how Jaunique found time in her busy career to write such a beautiful and necessary story. Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kpD7FnBookshop: https://bit.ly/3jlR34a Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.