Fail Hard, Fail Often: Embracing Change in Fiction Writing.
Brooklyn Book Festival Bookened event. September 27th, 2024.
The Panel: Fail Hard, Fail Often
This year's panel is titled "Fail Hard, Fail Often: Switching Genres, Audiences, and Processes in Fiction Writing," and we’re diving deep into a topic all writers, seasoned or aspiring, grapple with—failure. But here’s the twist: we’re celebrating it.
Why? Because failure is an essential part of any writer’s journey. Whether you're an indie author navigating rejections, pivoting genres, or crafting new writing methods, failure offers valuable lessons. This panel is about embracing those stumbles, using them to evolve, and coming out stronger and more versatile as a writer.
What We’ll Cover:
Learning from failure and rejection
We’ve all faced it. Rejections from agents, negative reviews, or self-doubt. How do we recover and move forward with confidence?Adopting new writing processes
Sometimes, the method that worked for your first novel might not suit your next. We'll discuss adapting new processes to keep the creativity flowing.Switching genres and audiences
What happens when you need to break free from the genre you're known for? How do you navigate changing audiences while staying true to your voice?Crafting a new author identity
Reinvention is powerful. How can writers embrace their evolution and establish a new identity that resonates with readers and feels authentic?
Why You Should Tune In
We’ve assembled a diverse panel of writers who’ve faced these challenges head-on. Their stories will inspire, guide, and show you that it’s okay to fail—it might just be the best thing that can happen to your writing career.
Writing is a constant evolution. Sometimes, the greatest breakthroughs come when you least expect them—often in the midst of what feels like a failure. This panel will be an honest, unfiltered discussion about the power of pivoting in fiction writing.
Join us for an insightful conversation and bring your questions! It’s going to be interactive, so we can’t wait to hear from you.
Ready to Watch?
Mark your calendars for September 27th, and be sure to catch us live on YouTube! Click here to watch the panel.
Also, check out our fantastic collaborators:
🌈 Queer Indie
📚 Brooklyn Book Festival
🎙️ The Writing Community Chat Show
See you there!