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These inspirational and practical quotes come from 500+ podcast interviews with hard-working, award-winning, and New York Times bestselling authors in more than 33 U.S. states and five countries. In Book 6, authors share their honest reflections on Writing Community, Revision, & Editors. These quotes reveal why writing communities are so important and how writers can get engaged, along with tips for revision and working with editors. Authors quoted include David Baldacci, Therese Anne Fowler, Steve Berry, Lisa Jewell, Ron Rash, Craig Johnson, Wylie Cash, Kristy Harvey, Brad Taylor, Charlie Lovett, Judy Goldman, Chris Fabry, Amber Smith, Tracy Clark, John Gilstrap, Kimmery Martin, A.J. Hartley, Clyde Edgerton, Jill McCorkle, Mark de Castrique, Cathy Pickens, and many more. Writing communities are where authors learn, grow, and support one another. As author Steven Grossman quips, ""If I knew it was so much fun being friends with writers, I wouldn't have bothered with people that aren't."" And as Ed Southern, author and Executive Director of the North Carolina Writers' Network, says, ""The literary community includes anyone who is involved with the written word, in one way or another,"" and ""You want community to be a place where people feel welcomed, and even nurtured, as opposed to a place where they feel put down or excluded."" And every author explains-in their own way-that revision is essential to the writing process. New York Timesbestselling novelist David Baldacci says, ""Self-editing continues to this day. Not every word that I write is going to be set in stone. Some days, I'm better than other days, and some days require more editing when I go back and look at what I've written. And sometimes I just delete it all and start again. That's just the nature of the beast."" And then there are the editors. As author Kevin Winchester tells us with a smile, ""Editors, it's a love-hate relationship."" But editors are critical to the writing process, as these writers tell us. This book finishes with a section on mistakes, because they happen. But as award-winning author Cathey Pickens says, ""If we're not making mistakes, and things aren't working, we just aren't trying anything new.""

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Landis Wade is the founder and a co-host of Charlotte Readers Podcast, where he has participated in more than 500 conversations with authors on books and writing. He writes light-hearted legal thrillers and mysteries with a historical or holiday touch (cozies with a bit of a thrill).He is a recovering trial lawyer turned podcaster and author (after 35 years of law practice) whose third book, The Christmas Redemption, won the Holiday category of the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards, and whose recent novel, Deadly Declarations, was Winner in the 2022 American Fiction Awards in the Cozy Mystery category, a Finalist in the 2022 International Book Awards in the Thriller/Adventure Category, Bronze Medalist in the 2022 Readers' Favorite International Awards in the Legal Thriller category, and Finalist in both the Mystery/Suspense and Historical Categories of the 2022 Best Book Awards.His short work has been published in Writersdigest.com, The Charlotte Observer, Flying South, and in various anthologies and he has won several contests, including the North Carolina State Bar short story contest, and the Charlotte Writers' Club Ruth Moose Flash Fiction contest.When he is not writing or podcasting, Landis enjoys reading, flyfishing, golf, travel, playing with his grandchild, and spending time in the mountains and at the beach.Learn more about his writing at his author website: landiswade.com. Sarah Archer appeared on Charlotte Readers Podcast as a guest author, then as a guest host, and then joined the podcast as a co-host with the Beyond 300 series beginning in June 2022.Her debut novel, The Plus One, was published by Putnam in the US and received a starred review from Book‐ list. It has also been published in the UK, Germany, and Japan, and is currently in development for television.As a screenwriter, she has developed material for MTV Entertainment, Snapchat, and Comedy Central. She is a Black List Screenwriting Lab fellow who has placed in competitions including the Motion Picture Academy's Nicholl Fellowship and the Tracking Board's Launch Pad.Her short stories and poetry have been published in numerous literary magazines, and she has spoken and taught on writing to groups in several states and countries.Learn more about her writing at her author website: saraharcherwrites.com.

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