{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"344: Just tell the f*ing story! (w\/ Daniel Jos\u00e9 Older)","description":"Daniel Jos\u00e9 Older is the New York Times bestselling author of the Middle Grade historical fantasy series Dactyl Hill Squad, the Bone Street Rumba urban fantasy series, Star Wars: Last Shot, and the award winning Young Adult series the Shadowshaper Cypher, which won the International Latino Book Award and was shortlisted for the Kirkus Prize in Young Readers\u2019 Literature, the Andre Norton Award, the Locus, the Mythopoeic Award, and named one of Esquire\u2019s 80 Books Every Person Should Read.  Full shownotes: http:\/\/yourcreativepush.com\/344 In this episode, Daniel discusses: -What it was like to be a New York City paramedic. -What the Jedi can teach writers when it comes to finding their voice. -How the essence of being a writer is not what you\u2019ve read in books but what you\u2019ve experienced in your life. -The importance of listening in writing and other creative pursuits. -Making the transition from paramedic to full-time writer. -Persevering despite Shadowshaper getting rejected 40 times. -The support he received from Sheree Ren\u00e9e Thomas, Tananarive Due and Nathan Bransford. -Writing the Other. -Why we shouldn\u2019t italicize other languages. -Using humor. -The advice that changed the entire trajectory of Shadowshaper. -Why everyone should write a book (but not everyone should publish one). -Why he spent the last year not writing. -Finding comfort in writing his Ambulance Stories. Daniel's Final Push will inspire you to go back to the stories that you had in your mind as a kid!   Quotes: \u201cThe idea of sitting down and writing a book seemed so free.  Because it was just me and the laptop.\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s why I write.  The world is destroyed and very much on fire.\u201d \u201cThe bones and blood of being a writer is what you\u2019ve lived, not what you\u2019ve read.\u201d \u201cI feel like I\u2019m writing to get the world to be what I know it to be.\u201d \u201cI just didn\u2019t know if it was in me to write a good enough book to be worth writing a book.\u201d Links mentioned: 12 Fundamentals of Writing The Other (And the Self) [Buzzfeed] Writing Begins With Forgiveness: Why One of the Most Common Pieces of Writing Advice is Wrong | Seven Scribes Ambulance stories Sierra Santiago and the Invisible City - Daniel Jos\u00e9 Older - Wattpad Connect with Daniel: Website \/ Twitter \/ Instagram \/ Tumblr On the next episode: Piper Thibodeau: Website \/ Instagram Join the discussion in the Facebook group! ","author_name":"Your Creative Push","author_url":"http:\/\/yourcreativepush.com","html":"