Career Conversations with Adrian Santiago

The Traveling Introvert

Like his books, Adrian Santiago is made of a little bit of everything; The spice of the Caribbean Islands (BORICUA!); sharp edges from a childhood on the block in Buffalo, NY; some southern charm and a dose of crazy from the land of “Florida Man”; and a knack for drama born of comics punk rock music, and a love for stories.

Welcome to Books By Adrian. Here you’ll find a mix of sci-fi, fantasy, crime drama, thriller, mystery, romance and spice, with a diverse cast from all walks of life. Embark on his maiden voyage, the MYTHIC series, and discover the magic of Gaia and The Spark.

Social media links

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Link to website

https://www.booksbyadrian.com

Being Introverted: "I didn't wanna go. I don't wanna go to places. I wanna stay home and watch my movies and read my books and stuff."

— Adrian Santiago [00:00:59 → 00:01:04]

Viral Topic: Self-discovery and Understanding

Quote: "I I wouldn't say it's either a positive or negative experience. It's more like, self-discovery and understanding is what it all comes down to."

— Adrian Santiago [00:02:39 → 00:02:43]

Overcoming Challenges: "It's hard. If it was easy, everybody would do it."

— Adrian Santiago [00:07:00 → 00:07:34]

The Importance of Discipline in Art: "If you're a writer, every day, you gotta sit down and get the writing done. Whether it's a half hour session, an hour, 2 hours, whatever it is. You set that goal, and you get it done."

— Adrian Santiago [00:08:47 → 00:08:57]

Viral Writing Tip: "Your 1st draft is going to be garbage. It's supposed to be because The 1st draft is you telling yourself the story."

— Adrian Santiago [00:10:58 → 00:11:04]

How to Stay Focused While Writing: "Other than having some music so that I could focus, and the music has to be lyricless just like, you know, movie scores and stuff like that, something with just instruments so that I I don't get logged into lyrics and stuff like that."

— Adrian Santiago [00:13:08 → 00:13:19]

The Power of Sprinting: "I will write for 25 minutes, and then I'll take a 5 to 10 minute break."

— Adrian Santiago [00:14:08 → 00:14:11]

Viral Topic: Inspiration from Jenna Moreci: "I was on YouTube, and I saw this author. Her name is Jenna Moreci. She has a channel on YouTube where she gives writing advice."

— Adrian Santiago [00:15:37 → 00:15:40]

Viral Topic: Finding Community as a Writer

Quote: "But once I was in, it was the camaraderie of all these authors, like helping each other out, you know, giving advice, sharing their experiences, and, you know, promoting each other and interviewing each other and all this kind of stuff."

— Adrian Santiago [00:16:50 → 00:17:00]

The power of community: "I give them a platform to share their knowledge, and that has really, really changed things for me, just being surrounded by other people who do what I do."

— Adrian Santiago [00:17:20 → 00:17:27]