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title: "CM Hangout #26: On Writing Novels"
description: "Lisa Hendey and Tiffany Walsh chat with CatholicMom.com contributor Lisa Hess all about what goes into Writing Novels for this week's CatholicMom.com's CM Hangout Podcast episode #26. If you love read"
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# CM Hangout #26: On Writing Novels

May 24, 2016 9:46:35 PM  |  by [CM Hangout](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/cmpodcast)

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[Lisa Hendey](http://catholicmom.com/author/lhendey/) and [Tiffany Walsh](http://catholicmom.com/author/twalsh/) chat with [CatholicMom.com contributor](http://catholicmom.com/author/twalsh/) [Lisa Hess](http://catholicmom.com/author/lhess/) all about what goes into Writing Novels for this week's [CatholicMom.com's CM Hangout Podcast](http://catholicmom.com/author/cmpodcast/) episode #26. If you love reading novels, or your curious about the process of writing novels, you'll enjoy watching and/or listening to today's CM Hangout.

**We'd love to know - what's your favorite novel?**

https://youtu.be/a0_oYJn5GyA

[Watch the video Hangout here](https://youtu.be/a0_oYJn5GyA) | [Listen to the Audio Podcast Here](http://traffic.libsyn.com/catholicmoments/cm_hangout_26.mp3)

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[Lisa Hess](http://catholicmom.com/author/lhess/) is a transplanted Jersey girl who has lived in Pennsylvania most of her life. The author of two non-fiction books, Acting Assertively and[ Diverse Divorce: 18 Situation Stories for use with Children of Divorce](http://marcoproducts.com/diverse-divorce/), and two novels, ([Casting the First Stone ](http://amzn.to/1Ox4hSA)and [Chasing a Second Chance](http://amzn.to/1TUdbed)). Lisa blogs at [The Porch Swing Chronicles](http://www.L2Hess.blogspot.com) and [Organizing By STYLE](http://www.orgbystyle.blogspot.com).

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