Under the Iceberg | Episode 03 | Jonathan Yañez

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Under the Iceberg, the podcast where we interview successful authors, looking at the challenges, setbacks, obstacles, and failures that it took for them to reach their level of success.

https://www.jonathan-yanez.com | https://www.wolfpackentertainment.co

Hosts: Dean Floyd, James S. Aaron Guests: Jonathan Yañez

00:00 Opening remarks and introductions

-Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD

-Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/

02:47 Main Event

-Jonathan’s writing journey, genres, and beginnings.

-Jonathan has a reading group called the wolfpack. https://www.facebook.com/groups/jonathansreadingwolves

-Early career failures. -Finding the right mix of writing and marketing.

-“It’s not over until you win.” -Collaboration as a way to learn and improve.

-How to get 1% better every time. -Don’t collaborate if you assume you’ll gain readership.

-Collaboration as a means of mentorship. -Failures outside of writing.

-Make yourself uncomfortable. -How many trunk novels Jonathan has.

-Finding your voice. https://killzoneblog.com/2013/12/how-to-put-boys-in-basement-to-work.html

-Pantsing or plotting. -Genre failures (milSF and the need for research).

-Writing long series for both profit and for readership. -Failure is not an option.

-Jonathan’s Theory of why stories are written. -Moving into writing for tv.

-Advice for his younger self—risk everything sooner! -Finding ways to be humble in order to grow.

-Jonathan’s many concussions.

-Jonathan makes his pitch for Infinity System pilot. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wolf-pack/infinity-system-a-space-western-saga

1:02:10 Closing remarks

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