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The Penniless Writer
by Daniel Hietala
I’ve wanted to be an author since I won a writing award in fifth grade. After forty years of writing, earning an MFA, teaching English, and self-publishing a handful of books, I still don’t have an agent or a book deal. So I’m going after it, and telling you my story along the way wherever that leads. Each episode tackles my current place as a writer, my recent struggles, my insights into the writing process, and my next move as I attempt to break into the traditional publishing industry. I talk honestly about the writing craft, the editing process, building habits around a demanding day job, self-publishing in the age of AI, and what it actually takes to navigate these challenges while going down a road less traveled. If you’re forging yourself into a real writer too, come along for the journey. Fill out the form below to get a free copy of my book, Manifest Your Story in 21 Days. Fill out the form: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="ht
Episodes
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Come What May: Facing the Possibility that the Dream Doesn't Come True
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Somewhere in a box in my garage is a plaque from fifth grade, the only writing award I’ve ever won, and the start of a dream I still have at 50. In this episode, I look back on decades of...
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Every Stitch Counts: The Importance of Line Editing
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Dan takes us into a rare Sunday morning of line editing Regret, the novelette he already self-published and is now rewriting. He explains why he went back to it: reader…
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Why I Gave up on Writing, and What Brought me Back
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Writing has been at the heart of who I am for most of my life, but for years my dream of becoming a published author ran headlong into reality: a busy teaching career, family life, an ADD…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
I’ve wanted to be an author since I won a writing award in fifth grade. After forty years of writing, earning an MFA, teaching English, and self-publishing a handful of books, I still don’t have an agent or a book deal. So I’m going after it, and telling you my story along the way wherever that leads.
Each episode tackles my current place as a writer, my recent struggles, my insights into the writing process, and my next move as I attempt to break into the traditional publishing industry. I talk honestly about the writing craft, the editing process, building habits around a demanding day job, self-publishing in the age of AI, and what it actually takes to navigate these challenges while going down a road less traveled.
If you’re forging yourself into a real writer too, come along for the journey. Fill out the form below to get a free copy of my book, Manifest Your Story in 21 Days. Fill out the form: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="ht
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Daniel Hietala
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I’ve wanted to be an author since I won a writing award in fifth grade. After forty years of writing, earning an MFA, teaching English, and self-publishing a handful of books, I still don’t have an agent or a book deal. So I’m going after it, and telling you my story along the way wherever that...
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