Does having a big ego hinder authors? | The Write Project

Does having a Big Ego help or hurt authors? Sure you need to have some confidence to get your work out there, but where does that line end? We asked twelve authors from a wide-range of backgrounds (award-winning, indie, traditionally published, self published) where they thought that line was.Featuring from Breakwater Books Ltd.:Kerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex: Trigger WarningLisa Moore, editor of Hard TicketPrajwala Dixit, author of The Tales of DwipaTzu-Hao Hsu, contributor to Us, NowFrom Engen Books Ltd.:Daze Jefferies - 'Acceptance' with Quadrangle NLLily McCarthy, author of Quick Bright ThingsJennifer Shelby, author of Plague of the DreamlessAlso featuring: Alisha Morrissey, writer at Rogue Penguin Creative!Josh Connors, author of Small Town QueerShannon Fay, author of Innate MagicHeather Reilly, author of The Binding of the Almatreak seriesJamie Thomas, author of AsperfellColleen Helme, author of the Shelby Nichols seriesOriginally broadcast on October 30, 2023 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.  Check out As Loved Our Fathers, the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BABIt's a hunt for the Holy Grail taken on by an American Anthropologist and a Newfoundland History professor that unveils hidden secrets within Newfoundland history! Support the showProduced and recorded at CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, Newfoundland. Listen on CHMR online at http://www.chmr.ca/​This program is sponsored by:Engen Books: Checkout Engen titles at http://www.engenbooks.com/​Or sign up for their newsletters at: The Write Project signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8W9OTEngen Horror Society Signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8YemrFantasy Files signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8X4zLEngen's Science-Fiction Newsletter for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/ir5JmgThis recording copyright © 2026 Matthew LeDrew