Until I started this website, I used to think that successful writers had some secret super-human lucky power. Take Tony D'Souza. He wrote an extremely well-reviewed book (Whiteman) and published essays in my favorite publications. I was sure he knew something that I didn't.
Then I met D'Souza last year, and he showed there's no magic formula to getting published, laying bare his entire working schedule and writing secrets. Every few months, I go back and re-read his advice, reminding myself what I need to do.
This week, while we anxiously await a new installment of Five Easy Questions, I'll be reprinting my favorite interviews from The Publishing Spot. Today, listen to Mister D'Souza:
"Decide what you want to do with your life. Otherwise, you will look back with regret ... I wrote Whiteman while teaching a 4/4 comp load with 35 students per section. Meaning I had to grade 140 two page essays every two weeks. I wrote Whiteman to escape that, as well as many other things."
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