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Sunday, May 22, 2011

14: Peter Orullian: Daring to Fail Spectacularly as a Writer and Writing About Hope In a World of Grey

Tonight, we spoke with Peter Orullian, author of The Unremembered, the first in a new Epic Fantasy series called The Vault of Heaven. Peter spoke at length about how daring to fail (spectacularly) as a writer and still keep the joy of writing and how to imbue your novel (and yourself) with hope.

Some of tonight's topics were:




  • If you're serious about writing professionally, write the best you can and "swing for the fences" with every effort.


  • Don't write to the market, write your story and what you're passionate about, your market (and your audience) will often find you.


  • "If a writer can be discouraged, help him build his ego."
Whether you're at the beginning of your writer's journey, or reflecting on the sunset phase of a long, illustrious career, everyone needs to be emboldened at one time or another. Take heart! Push "Play," bend an ear, and be encouraged!

Listen to it below or download the MP3. (Download may work better with Internet Explorer.)





4 comments:

  1. My apologies. I forgot about this one probably because it was on Sunday vice Wednesday -- I had become accustomed to hump day calls. I'll try to make the next one.

    -- david j.

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  2. No worries, David--it was a rather different schedule. Totally worth it, though--make sure you listen to the recording!

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  3. Do you know that the link to the recording is broken? Absolutely nothing happens when I click on it.

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