Writers—Publishing Is Hard, Finding Ways to Stay Grateful

DESCRIPTION: Authors Wendelin Van Draanen and Mark Parsons share what they’re grateful for in an industry of long shots and longer odds.

CHANNEL: Bestselling/award-winning authors share tips to help you decode the craft and business of writing, while encouraging you to keep your writing dreams alive.

ABOUT THE HOSTS:
Wendelin Van Draanen is an international-award-winning, bestselling author of more than thirty traditionally-published titles. Her novels include the popular Edgar-winning SAMMY KEYES mystery series; FLIPPED, which became a Warner Brothers feature film; and the SHREDDERMAN series, which became a Nickelodeon TV movie.
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Wendelin’s Book On Writing: https://bit.ly/4gmaHYy
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Mark Parsons was a prolific non-fiction writer for many years, penning over two hundred articles for national publications as well as a pair of non-fiction books. He now writes YA novels including ROAD RASH (Knopf/PRH) which received accolades from both ALA and Bank Street, and THE 9:09 PROJECT (Delacorte/PRH) which received high critical praise—including “A brilliant literary portrait” in a starred Kirkus review—and has been translated into multiple languages.
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