
'I Had to Go All-in': Advice From a First-Time Novelist on Writing, Editing and Promoting — And Why He Recorded His Own Audiobook
Dan Bova
created: June 2, 2025, 6:31 p.m. | updated: June 3, 2025, 4:59 p.m.
Entrepreneur sat down with first-time novelist Colin Thompson to get his take on the work that needs to get done just when you think the hard work is over.
Morning is when I'm probably at my best.
My biggest piece of advice is to get out there and talk to people, to "network" or whatever it's called.
My advice to first-time writers is not to get down if the rejections pile up.
If you think your work is good, if you think your book great, it probably isn't, but nobody knows anything, so maybe it is?
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