Debunking the Myth of the Solitary Author

No one does anything alone in this world. It takes collaboration, support, and community to make anything happen. That's why I get so frustrated with the endless perpetuation of the myth of the solitary author. You know what I am talking about: the writer who goes out into the woods alone with nothing but a typewriter and a bottle of whiskey, and then, months later, returns from their cabin of solitude with a masterpiece of a manuscript underneath their arm and ready for publication. As lovely a story as that sounds, it's not how books are made. In this episode of The Writing Coach podcast, we debunk the myth of the solitary author. Listen to the episode now!