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80. Writers, Don't Follow Your Bliss — Follow Your Anger Instead

80. Writers, Don't Follow Your Bliss — Follow Your Anger Instead

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Are your parents right and you should have been an accountant, not a writer? Find out with this FREE Decision Tree: https://www.sophiachang.com/freebieYou know what's more motivating than following your bliss? Spite and envy.This is Part 2 of my conversation with Kevin Chung on Substack LIVE and it went places. I talk about my 100% query request rate and how dropping out of grad school—TWICE—kickstarted a new career.And for the No B.S. portion, I skewer the entire "redefine success" mantra, and how this advice will keep writers poor.If you've ever experienced the exquisite fury of being told to "follow your bliss" while staring at a medical bill, this one's for you. It's worth watching on video for the Suck Timer alone...Missed Part 1? Start here: https://www.sophiachang.com/podcast/going-blind-fanfiction-reeses-book-clubBest Quotes:“This whole "redefine success"—I'm happy for you if that works, but we still live in an actual world where we need to feed ourselves. I'm a child of immigrants and war refugees—I'm just trying to eat here.”“The people making six figures off Substack paid subscribers are going, "Follow your bliss, redefine success, stay in your own lane." And I just want to be like, You are so privileged.”“I'm working on my seventh novel. I have celebrity book club backing. My last query was 100% request rate. There is no doubt I am at the top of my game and only getting better. But I still ask myself, how do I suck and how can I fix that suck?”“It used to be good writing was enough to get you in. It isn't anymore.”IN THIS EPISODE:The trap of overfocusing on the query pitch instead of what happens AFTER you get in the roomDoes writing to market actually work? TikTok trends, here we come!The Maslow's hierarchy and economic reality check nobody in the writing space talks aboutBalancing author platform building with actually finishing your novelHow radical acceptance of anger, envy, and spite makes you a better writer1-minute bravery challengeTIMESTAMPS:00:00 Embracing the Suck Counter00:33 How I Got a 100% Query Letter Request Rate from Literary Agents01:17 Dropping out of Grad School Twice Launched a New Career03:43 Trap of Overfocusing on the Query05:35 Does Writing to Market Actually Work in Traditional Publishing?08:45 Follow Your Bliss is Privileged B.S.12:41 If it Won't Sustain You, It Will Make You Resentful14:14 Balancing Platform with Finding Time to Write21:34 Best Advice for Authors Starting Over from Scratch23:25 How Anger, Envy, and "Bad" Emotions Make You a Better Writer25:58 1-Minute Writing Challenge: Write the Most Honest Thing You've Ever Written⏰ HAPPENING NOW — FREE SUMMIT WORKSHOPI'm speaking at the Book Finishers Summit on June 25 — Day 1 (available at 8am ET)! My talk: Lights, Camera, Character! The Actor's Guide to Writing Unforgettable Characters. An on-demand workshop with FREE cheatsheet.SIGN UP for FREE: https://link.sophiachang.com/bookfinishers📬 STAY CONNECTEDI edit and produce everything myself, no team. Help me keep creating!BUY ME A BOBA: https://ko-fi.com/sophiachangNo social media! Newsletter is the ONLY way to stay connected.Plus, you get my FREE workbook: 3 Hollywood Secrets to Unforgettable Author Voice at www.sophiachang.com/hollywoodOn Substack? Subscribe, don’t follow: https://thesophiachang.substack.com/Sophia Chang is a Reese's Book Club LitUp fellow, disabled dancer, and extroverted writer. She hosts The Sophia Chang Show podcast where she shares No B.S. publishing stories and advice she wishes she'd known. Subscribe if you don't want to cry alone. Learn more at: www.sophiachang.comTOPICS: traditional publishing, query letter tips, literary agent rejection, writing to market, author platform, career reinvention, chronic illness and writing, writing craft, toxic positivity, honest writing, digital minimalism, AAPI Heritage Month, Asian American author
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