Jody J Sperling
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Author & host of TRBM, a podcast connecting readers with writers. My eBooks are absurdly affordable here:
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If your book sold 5,000 copies today, what would you do?
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How do you deal with negative feedback about your writing?
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How old were you when you first consciously though, “I’m old”?
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How important is it to include humor in the work you write?
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How many unpublished or incomplete novel drafts do you have?
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Did your parents read often, and if so what genre?
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Have you ever written a good father in one of your books, a man who was kind and honest and true to his children?
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Do you think superhero movies have ruined the film industry?
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Writers, what do you want your readers to say when they've finished reading your book?
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Besides "write" what is the best advice you can give new writers?
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Does a college education make you a better writer?
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Plotters, is it okay to outline the novel but not know the ending?
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Agree or Disagree?
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At what age did you first dream of writing a book?
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