What Authors Wish They Knew Before They Started Writing

Categories: Advice | Career | Mystery

Kent Lester leads a conversation with a panel of authors discussing what they wished they knew before they started writing. Main topics include the process that it took to become writers, assumptions made when starting, and hurdles to get over.

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