Writing Stories
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Writing Stories
"If You Don't Like An Edit, Just Don't Do It" — Sarah Rose Etter tells the story of RIPE
In this episode, Sarah Rose Etter tells the story of RIPE,
Along the way we cover:
Writing around a full-time job
75,000 words in a month
The importance of having a good team behind you
Difficulties and benefits of being edited
The horrors of being on submission
Kent Wolf, Carmen Maria Machado, Two Dollar Radio, and Scribner
Careerism and the unreliability of Hollywood
Getting a NYT review
Doing a reading at The Strand
Find out more about Sarah
Buy RIPE here