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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 Natalia Sylvester! In this episode we discussed:
- The difficulty in calling yourself a writer
- The details that fall into place when you choose writing
- Making a living as a writer
- Finding the right process
- Comparisonitis
- The importance of rest
- Staying true to you and your work
- and more!
Born in Lima, Peru, Natalia Sylvester Came to the U.S. at age four and grew up in Florida and the Rio Grande Valley in Texas.
She received a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Miami and now works as a freelance writer in Texas. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Bustle, Catapult, Electric Literature, Latina magazine, McSweeney’s Publishing, and the Austin American-Statesman.
Natalia’s first novel, CHASING THE SUN, was named the Best Debut Book of 2014 by Latinidad. Her latest novel, EVERYONE KNOWS YOU GO HOME, won an International Latino Book Award, the 2018 Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters, and was named a Best Book of 2018 by Real Simple Magazine.
Natalia’s debut YA novel, RUNNING, is forthcoming in July 2020 from Clarion Books/HMH. Visit her at nataliasylvester.com.Natalia hangs out on Instagram, Twitter, and her Facebook page.
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