This Writer of 12 Books Teaches You How Embrace Rejection and Fail Forward

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Guest Steve Almond has written a terrific new book called Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories. In it, he shares the insights he gleaned over three decades as a teacher, mentor, and author of 12 books of fiction and non-fiction. He also talks about his strategy for confronting the all-too-commom fear of failure. Some topics we dive into:

Steve's transition from journalism to creative writing.
Mastering plot, chronology, and creating a chain of consequences
How he draws characters from real-life observations, personal experiences, and sometimes characters that emerge from his artistic unconscious.
Co-hosting the podcast Dear Sugar with writer Cheryl Strayed

Listen in as we try to demystify the writing process.

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