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S02 E10: Publishing a Novel That Oprah Will Notice with Natalie Baszile
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“You have to take off that artist hat and you have to put on your business hat, when it comes to the business of being published.”
— Natalie Baszile
What’s it like to knock it out of the park with your first novel?
This episode is the third in a series of episodes covering creatives working in the entertainment industry, and features an interview with writer Natalie Baszile.
Natalie’s debut novel Queen Sugar received recognition from the San Francisco Chronicles as one of the Best Books of 2014, as well as a NAACP Image Award nomination… and was adapted into a television series on the Oprah network with Ava DuVernay at the helm.
Not bad for a first book!
Natalie’s creative flame was lit when she took a short story class in her senior year of high school, which served as her introduction into the world of storytelling. She spent 11 years trying to fall in love with other work, but eventually found her way back to creative writing.
She was afraid to take the leap — but deep down she knew that she had to follow her true creative path.
During this fascinating discussion, Natalie shares her practical wisdom about the publishing process and how to fit creativity into your day, and explains how her brilliant new non-fiction book, We Are Each Other’s Harvest, came into being.
In this episode of the podcast, you’ll discover:
- An overview of the exercise of shopping around a novel — and how to deal with the television optioning process
- How to best structure your days when you have both a day job and a creative pursuit
- How to distinguish between “perfect” and “good for right now” — and why it matters
About Natalie Baszile: Natalie has a M.A. in Afro-American Studies from UCLA and is a graduate of Warren Wilson College’s MFA Program for Writers. Her novel Queen Sugar was named one of the San Francisco Chronicles’ Best Books of 2014 and nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Her non-fiction work has appeared in Lenny Letter, The Bitter Southerner, O, The Oprah Magazine, The Rumpus.net and a number of anthologies.
Highlights:
01:42 Meet Natalie Baszile
02:56 Fame & family
04:48 Natalie’s journey
08:00 Back to school
09:16 Writing Queen Sugar
10:25 The publishing process & how to survive
16:21 Dealing with rejection
18:23 The TV optioning process
32:00 Good v. perfect
36:01 Vision of success
39:53 Giving up too soon
Links:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/nataliebaszile
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nataliebaszile
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/311440/queen-sugar-tv-tie-in-by-natalie-baszile
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/we-are-each-others-harvest-natalie-baszile
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