On episode 92 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I spoke with Sommer Nectarhoff, a senior at Tufts who has already published over a million words. In a wide-ranging interview we discussed:
- how he grew his writing habit from 100 words a day to 15,000 words a day;
- whether the line between “literary” and “genre” fiction is blurring;
- the recent Wiz Khalifa and Kanye West Twitter beef;
- his epic fantasy novels: The Death Of Ydain and The Book of Lokk;
- how self-publishing and genre writing are viewed in academia;
- his writing “cross training”;
- creating different “entry points” for readers;
- how he uses Scrivener to write more per day;
- Reddit and cat videos.
Plus, on “Today in Writing”: Happy Birthday to Horace Greeley.
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About our guest:
Sommer Nectarhoff is a writer from Chicago. He’s always loved to read and write both fiction and poetry. His shorter pieces have been published in a variety of literary journals, and he is the author of numerous books to date, including the fantasy series The Book of Lokk. Find him on Twitter @nectarhoff
1 thought on “A Million Words by Age 24 with Sommer Nectarhoff–Episode 92–February 3 2016”
AC, as a fantasy writer, I found this to be one of your most interesting podcasts. Sommer is an interesting and smart guy. A lot more tech savvy than me!