We’re back with another one of our segments, Write State of Mind, where we interview authors about mindset, their processes, and their journey. This week we have Edward A. Farmer! In this episode we discussed:

• Deciding to be a writer
• The Mindset attached to writing the first draft quickly
• Choosing traditional publishing
• Many, many Rejections
• Saying thank you to every no
• The stubborn writer
• Comparisonitis
• Managing writing expectations
• Reading to learn craft

Edward A. Farmer is a native of Memphis, Tennessee where he journaled and cultivated stories his entire childhood. He is a graduate of Amherst College with a degree in English and Psychology, and recipient of the MacArthur-Leithauser Travel Award for creative writing. PALE is his debut novel. He currently lives and writes in Pasadena, California.

Edward hangs out on Instagram, and Facebook, and his website.

Find Edward’s latest release, Pale.

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GIVEAWAY!

We’re giving away a copy of Pale to our listeners! Take a screenshot of the episode and tag @writersatelier and @edwardafarmer on Instagram or Twitter, and we’ll randomly select one lucky winner to receive a copy of Pale! We will keep the giveaway open until October 11th at 11:59 PM! You can find links to our social platforms and Edward’s books in the show notes.

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Audio edited by Aly Grauer. Find out more about Aly at: https://dreamstobecome.com/.

Music: Wooden Smile by Ziv Moran