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In the last week I met two people who had just published their first book. I congratulated them, but I could see the look in their eyes. One I knew all too well. Days after I published my first novel, Monster Island, I was on the floor of my apartment, so wracked with anxiety and …
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Short answer? Go for it. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. You've probably heard someone tell you this by now. That they don't want "politics" in science fiction, or horror, or Disney Princess fanfic. Of course we all know what they really mean. They don't want you to write anything that disagrees with their personal …
So you've sold your book to a publisher. Maybe your agent went toe-to-toe with a greedy editor and convinced them to give you your damn money. Maybe you had to do the negotiations yourself--either way, you've experienced the horror of professional writing now. You've come face to face with the most existentially terrifying fact of …
DAVID WELLINGTON 