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Writing's not like being a surgeon; it's not something you're born with. It takes a lot of blood, sweat and tears just to finish a manuscript, and even after that, most authors give up when Penguin Publishing asks them to swear a blood oath.

In this mailbag edition of Stories' Matter, I'll answer some of the biggest questions that new authors have about how to break into the industry. From basic questions like what kind of chair to get, to more complex problems, like when to know it's time to trade up for a new spouse, we'll get into the nitty gritty of the writing process.

00:00 - Title Sequence
00:22 - Mailbag Part 1
00:45 - Favorite Book?
01:02 - Drugs to Write?
02:02 - Inspiration?
02:53 - Using a pseudonym?
03:41 - Writers' Groups?
04:20 - Talk to younger self?
04:52 - Who the fuck are you?
05:18 - Abandoning a novel?
06:15 - Writing with no emotion?
07:02 - Product Placement
07:37 - Abandoning family?
08:18 - Best money spent?
08:54 - Publications to subscribe to?
09:35 - Writing about the opposite sex?
10:32 - Unethical publishing practices?
11:01 - Hardest scene to write?
11:37 - Literary pilgrimage?
12:11 - Other jobs?
12:58 - How to make money?
13:32 - Outro



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