Episode 74: Anne Randerson

According to Anne Randerson, an author, coach, and multi-linguist (to name just a few titles), writing requires more than a desire to just have a job; it's a lifetime dedication to a financial risk, and it's completely worth it. In this Christmas Eve episode of The Written Scene, Anne discusses choosing to write with a pen name, having books with multiple languages in them, wanting readers to share characters from multiple and different backgrounds, putting our art out there for a reason, seeing your book in the wild (aka bookstores), getting closer to an acceptance by way of rejection, turning screenplays into novels, teaching qigong in Dutch to senior citizens in the park, using different languages and cultures in her books, how a research background is very useful for a writer but still being aware of going too far with the research, the way mindfulness helps with writing, canceling your daily plans in order to read a book, and much more. Please be sure to subscribe, rate, review, and share this and all episodes of The Written Scene. Click here to sign up for our once-a-month newsletter. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era