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Can You Handle The Truth About Your Work?
Title: Can You Handle The Truth About Your Work? (Taylor’s Version)
Soman and Victoria debate whether we’ve gotten too soft in how we handle feedback,…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Can Good Writing Be Taught?
Soman and Victoria discuss whether good writing is nature or nurture. Also they discuss when is the right time to reach out to agents and how to avoi…
1 year ago
Is Writing Actually…A Sport?
Soman and Victoria discuss the tricks of staying healthy as a professional artist. Also, they discuss celebrity ghostwriting and how not to fall out…
1 year ago
When Does Fan Fiction Cross A Line?
Soman and Victoria discuss when fan fiction crosses the line into grift. Also they answer questions about whether authors really need to be on social…
1 year ago
Should Authors Want to Make Money?
This week on the podcast Victoria and Soman discuss the tension between the love of making art and the need to make money. Also they discuss question…
1 year ago
Do Authors Have Pretty Privilege?
Soman and Victoria discuss whether being physically attractive helps an author get ahead. Also they talk about world building in writing and how they…
1 year, 1 month ago
Can You Like The Book and Hate The Author?
Soman and Victoria discuss the paradox of loving the book -- and rejecting the author. Also they talk duologies vs. trilogies and the hazards of publ…
1 year, 1 month ago
Is a Public Profile Worth The Risk?
Soman and Victoria discuss the pros and cons of having public profiles and get surprisingly emotional. Also they talk about how to sell a book as a d…
1 year, 1 month ago
Will Literature Survive?
Soman and Victoria discuss whether literary fiction will survive over the next several decades. Also they talk about the differences between a good e…
1 year, 1 month ago
Are You A Career Author or a Hobby Author?
Soman and Victoria discuss the difference between career and hobby authors. Also they discuss how to decide what ideas to write next and if they plan…
1 year, 2 months ago