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"Other people’s opinions of your work are not ultimately as important as your own opinion of your work." - Toni Ann Johnson
Other people’s opinions of your work are not ultimately as important as your own opinion of your work.
Today’s featured award-winning author is an actor, award-winning screenwriter, audiobook narrator, college professor, and the 2021 Flannery O'Connor Award winner, Toni Ann Johnson. Toni Ann and I have a fun chat about her book, “Light Skin Gone to Waste”, how to gain confidence as a writer, and more!!!
Key Things You’ll Learn:
How she got into writing
Why it pays to trust your intuition as a writer
Why persistence is required to have success as a writer
The mindset writers should have when doing public readings of their books
Toni Ann’s Site: https://www.toniannjohnson.com/
The opening track is titled, "Don't You" from The Solar Mixtape by Asis Galvin. Be sure to capture this beat by clicking this link. https://asisgalvin.bandcamp.com/track/dont-you
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