Writing Advice from Page Count Authors

We’re wrapping up 2022 with a compilation of writing advice from some of the authors who appeared on the pod this year. From writing routines to persistence, motivation, research, rejection, and more, these authors have you covered. Be sure to listen to their full Page Count interviews for more in-depth discussion of these topics and others.

 

In this episode:

• Negesti Kaudo on why writers shouldn’t worry about time
• Liz Breazeale on taking writing seriously
• Matt Bell on recordkeeping while drafting a novel
• Will Hillenbrand on research
• Jill Grunenwald on following your passion as a writer
• Jyotsna Sreenivasan on not having an MFA
• Derf Backderf on rejection
• Christopher Gonzalez on his new perspective on rejection
• Negesti Kaudo on writing residencies
• Thrity Umrigar on avoiding industry distraction
• Matt Bell on literary community
• Rachel Elizabeth Cargle on the importance of reading
• Tracy Subisak on having fun

Finally, at the end of this episode, we share a preview of our first conversation scheduled to air in 2023: an interview and query letter critique with literary agent Erin Hosier. That episode airs January 3, 2023, so be sure to subscribe to Page Count and stay tuned.

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