what do you need to know to become a writer if what you want to do is to keep
writer if what you want to do is to keep
writer if what you want to do is to keep a journal and put it online you can do
a journal and put it online you can do
a journal and put it online you can do that but that’s a very very different
that but that’s a very very different
that but that’s a very very different thing from writing novels imagine alica
thing from writing novels imagine alica
thing from writing novels imagine alica for watchmojo.com and I catch up with
for watchmojo.com and I catch up with
for watchmojo.com and I catch up with fiction writer Naren Holtz for her tips
fiction writer Naren Holtz for her tips
fiction writer Naren Holtz for her tips and insights I’m not terribly interested
and insights I’m not terribly interested
and insights I’m not terribly interested in blogs I guess I kind of ignore most
in blogs I guess I kind of ignore most
in blogs I guess I kind of ignore most of it I’ve been living at 150 miles an
of it I’ve been living at 150 miles an
of it I’ve been living at 150 miles an hour last year and a half because of my
hour last year and a half because of my
hour last year and a half because of my book and having to promote it I sort of
book and having to promote it I sort of
book and having to promote it I sort of delved into online culture a bit i was
delved into online culture a bit i was
delved into online culture a bit i was part of a listserv for about a year and
part of a listserv for about a year and
part of a listserv for about a year and i was on facebook I’ve actually just
i was on facebook I’ve actually just
i was on facebook I’ve actually just kind of removed myself from all of that
kind of removed myself from all of that
kind of removed myself from all of that in order to sort of get back into my
in order to sort of get back into my
in order to sort of get back into my writing and I’m not sure how useful I
writing and I’m not sure how useful I
writing and I’m not sure how useful I found most of that stuff I have
found most of that stuff I have
found most of that stuff I have appreciated though having some of my
appreciated though having some of my
appreciated though having some of my short stories on the web because it has
short stories on the web because it has
short stories on the web because it has meant that if people are interested my
meant that if people are interested my
meant that if people are interested my writing they’ve been able to just sort
writing they’ve been able to just sort
writing they’ve been able to just sort of type in my name and find them so
of type in my name and find them so
of type in my name and find them so could you tell us a little bit more
could you tell us a little bit more
could you tell us a little bit more about self-publishing I think
about self-publishing I think
about self-publishing I think self-publishing is a very hard road to
self-publishing is a very hard road to
self-publishing is a very hard road to take because of the distribution sure
take because of the distribution sure
take because of the distribution sure the costs of producing a book are easy
the costs of producing a book are easy
the costs of producing a book are easy but self-published books don’t find
but self-published books don’t find
but self-published books don’t find their way into american bookstores it’s
their way into american bookstores it’s
their way into american bookstores it’s very very hard to get into publishing so
very very hard to get into publishing so
very very hard to get into publishing so I’m sure that there’s all kinds of
I’m sure that there’s all kinds of
I’m sure that there’s all kinds of wonderful work that’s totally overlooked
wonderful work that’s totally overlooked
wonderful work that’s totally overlooked any tips of finding building a team
any tips of finding building a team
any tips of finding building a team trying to get an agent join your local
trying to get an agent join your local
trying to get an agent join your local writers Federation or Writers Union get
writers Federation or Writers Union get
writers Federation or Writers Union get involved in your writing community
involved in your writing community
involved in your writing community support your writing community the
support your writing community the
support your writing community the people’s books get to know them get to
people’s books get to know them get to
people’s books get to know them get to know other writers do editing exchanges
know other writers do editing exchanges
know other writers do editing exchanges it’s sort of a process of throwing
it’s sort of a process of throwing
it’s sort of a process of throwing yourself into it and not in a cold and
yourself into it and not in a cold and
yourself into it and not in a cold and calculating way but trying to see who
calculating way but trying to see who
calculating way but trying to see who you connect with
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