Tayari’s Tough Love
2010 May 23
My rule–and my students will attest to this–is that you are not allowed to claim any other writer is a hack if you have not finished your book. Say what you will about Stephanie Myers, but she finished her book. Have you finished yours? If not, shut up and get to work. It’s really that harsh and it’s really that simple.
I learned so many things when I worked with Tayari at GWU, but my favorite lessons were about the best mindset for a writer, advice that was always rooted in a loving urgency to remind aspiring authors that, after all is said and done, it’s got to be about the work.
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