Make Sure You Put Your Best Foot Forward
Everyone’s writing process is entirely different
Wake Up and Write is a regular advice column from Moms Don’t Have Time to Write. Today, we have Susie Orman Schnall — award-winning author of The Subway Girls and We Came Here to Shine — who shared writing advice on the podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books, hosted by Zibby Owens.
“I would say stay true to yourself. Don’t write for any other reason except that that’s what you want to do.”
“Also, manage your expectations of yourself. Don’t listen to all these myths about writing every day. Everybody’s doing it differently. Some people have an MFA. Some people have never taken a writing class in their lives. You can be successful in so many ways.
Figure out what you want to write then get input from professionals. If you are writing a manuscript and you do want to become an author, my advice would be don’t submit to agents. Don’t query agents until you’ve had your manuscript professionally edited. Agents need opportunities to say no to manuscripts because they get too many. It’s just a math issue.
Make sure that you’re putting your best foot forward from the very beginning.”
Listen to the episode:
https://zibbyowens.com/transcript/susieormanschnall
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