I appreciate the acknowledgment of the failed book in your past. I’ve got one! Found an agent, then got turned down by all the publishers. But I’m almost glad now, though it sucked at the time, because it set me on a path to write three totally different books, and I discovered that I actually like writing genre fiction and blogging more than I enjoy toiling over more high-brow, fragmented literary manuscripts, or querying… It was very freeing to embrace my weirder side and stop trying to write for the literary agents.
I JUST realized you are the same author who appeared on Michelle Hoover’s podcast after which I immediately went on a library wait list for the American Daughters . This was a great podcast, VERY helpful. It felt like I was having a heart to heart with you. You feel like such a warm understanding person. Thank you!
Now I'm 33 minutes in, and I'm thinking about how I'm constantly wondering if my grad school mentor sees me as a friendly disappointment or a future literary rockstar or something in-between help I can't stop commenting on this episode
Never driven for a ride share, but I worked the tutoring side of the gig economy for a few years, and yeah it was a 1099, private contractor kinda thang. It sucks.
Yeah, at the end of the day, I don't want that "accepted" on submittable just for the pleasure of being read, because there's other ways of achieving that (e.g. hand the story to someone and ask them to read it.) I want that "accepted" because it will tell my brain that I am ALREADY WORTHY
I appreciate the acknowledgment of the failed book in your past. I’ve got one! Found an agent, then got turned down by all the publishers. But I’m almost glad now, though it sucked at the time, because it set me on a path to write three totally different books, and I discovered that I actually like writing genre fiction and blogging more than I enjoy toiling over more high-brow, fragmented literary manuscripts, or querying… It was very freeing to embrace my weirder side and stop trying to write for the literary agents.
Ain't it funny how the best journey is the one we don't plan?✨️
I JUST realized you are the same author who appeared on Michelle Hoover’s podcast after which I immediately went on a library wait list for the American Daughters . This was a great podcast, VERY helpful. It felt like I was having a heart to heart with you. You feel like such a warm understanding person. Thank you!
Thank you! Yes. I'm the same author. I enjoyed talking to Michelle very much. 💫
Now I'm 33 minutes in, and I'm thinking about how I'm constantly wondering if my grad school mentor sees me as a friendly disappointment or a future literary rockstar or something in-between help I can't stop commenting on this episode
That's ok! It's an interesting topic!
Thanks, as always, for this. Another super important lesson that I feel I always need to relearn
27 minutes into this podcast has me thinking about "Expressionless Little Animals" by DFW. Sorry I'm commenting so much.
Actually more like 23 minutes in. I was looking at the wrong thing.
Never driven for a ride share, but I worked the tutoring side of the gig economy for a few years, and yeah it was a 1099, private contractor kinda thang. It sucks.
Yeah, at the end of the day, I don't want that "accepted" on submittable just for the pleasure of being read, because there's other ways of achieving that (e.g. hand the story to someone and ask them to read it.) I want that "accepted" because it will tell my brain that I am ALREADY WORTHY
Best intro ever