A Failing Writer’s Perspective on Taking Risks

Yuvi Zalkow, author of  A Brilliant Novel in the Works, has a hilarious series on his site called, “I’m A Failed Writer”. In the 15th installment in the series, Yuvi talks about what it means to take risks. Need a 6 minute break from life? Watch this.

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Ashley Perez lives, writes, and causes trouble in Los Angeles. She has a strong affinity for tattoos, otters, cat mystery books, and actual cats, but has mixed feelings about pants. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University Los Angeles. She runs the literary site Arts Collide and does work of all varieties for Women Who Submit, Entropy, Jaded Ibis Press, and Why There Are Words. You can find her on Twitter at @ArtsCollide.

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