I think just really remember that it's not a club where the door is locked and you can't get in because you don't know the right person.

Write something brilliant.

Yeah.

Write something so good that no one will be able to ignore you.

That, ladies and gentlemen, is Anne Patchett. And you are in for such a treat here on October 31st at the Beautiful Writers' Podcast. I'm Linda Sievertson, and it can be ghostly meeting

your heroes. You never know if they will match the image you have of them in your head.

If you've been a fan for years, as I have been, of this award-winning author of many New York

Times best-selling books, including Belconto, Commonwealthwealth and truth and beauty you just pray that you

don't screw up and that please god she enjoys herself well pinch me you guys because i think anne did

enjoy herself i say that because she stayed more than two hours i I edited it down, of course.

But can you imagine what a kick that was for me?

This month marks our three-year anniversary of the show.

And if you had told me back in 2015 that I'd even have Anne on as a guest

and that we'd still be gossiping and laughing off the record like girlfriends

at a sleepover after 120 minutes,

I would have said you were sniffing some fairy dust. There will be lots of sweets in this audio

goodie bag and I hope you take this as a reminder to keep putting your time and passion into the

thing or things you find most delicious. God, you just never know.

Okay, we're going to talk more about agents, about writing bestsellers, and what that looks

like in the day-to-day of a marriage.

We'll cover movie deals, getting paid, where her ideas come from, how you win, even

when facing loser reviews, and we'll hear her take on the story Liz Gilbert has made

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