The equivalent for me was the idea of applying to Clarion - a 6 (?) week summer workshop for would-be science fiction authors. I kept circling back to the idea because ...it was too expensive (in time and money), and therefore "I need to go to Clarion and can't" was an excuse.https://twitter.com/kendrictonn/status/1419311975494991875 …
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9/ Now, that said, I'm a dude who has written just 2 novels and a handful of short stories. So this is "my advice, based on my very limited knowledge", *** NOT *** advice from a professional. Good luck!
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@St_Rev has a quote off in the direction of "success is built from talent, luck, and sociopathy and true standouts max out all of those three" I will modify that a bit and replace "sociopathy" with "unreasonable focus". Not compromising for the sake of "getting along", etcShow this thread -
14/ Sociopathy is basically this, but totally maxed out. At lesser levels, and with a respect for people and for objective morality, it loses (some) friends but drives (some) success.
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15/ Luck can't be forced...but can be invited. Lay the groundwork for luck, and answer the door if/when it knocks. Hustle, hustle, hustle. The more you hustle the luckier you get.
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16/ Arguably my big break / pure dumb lucks was winning the Prometheus award with my first novel. One minor contributor to that was me, cold-calling Eric S Raymond because I thought he might enjoy and blurb my book. What I didn't realize was that he was a Prometheus judge.
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17/ It's "unreasonable" and a bit sociopathic to cold-email people, especially famous people (Eric S Raymond, Vernor Vinge, Ken Macleod, David Friedman), especially when you're an known, especially when you're asking a favor.
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18/ Am I saying that you should contact famous people and ask for favors? Heck, no. That's rude ... and you should only be rude once every decade or so, and when appropriately apologetic, and after taking pains to minimize the intrusion and to maximize the possible payoff.
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19/ But the point is (err, points are): * luck matters, but so does drive (which you can adjust) and talent (which you can also adjust via practice practice practice) * ...and luck itself knocks on those doors where it is welcomed.
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20/ Great OSC quote. Pig headedness helps. I've smashed my head against lots of cinderblock walls. Some crumbled, some didn't. https://twitter.com/planefag/status/1419360534097547267 …
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21 having 5 kids >>>> writing yet-another book (100% srs) well done, sirhttps://twitter.com/PoetRegressive/status/1419360839707119616 …
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22/ selection bias rules everything around me 1,000 people try "too hard" and make themselves obnoxious, 1 succeeds, 999 fail silently, you interview that 1, and he says "keep going, even when it seems impossible"
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