Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Book Talk with Cara Putman
Episode: 131: Amanda Dykes
Description: Today, it's a delight to have Amanda Dykes join me on Book Talk. A busy mother of four, Amanda first decided to be a writer when she realized she was telling her students to follow their dreams and realized she needed to do the same. She started with a children's book, and when she got a rejection, she had a choice. Go forward or stop. Fortunately for all of us, she decided to keep writing, but this time with full-length novels. Her advice to writers is to go for your dream. You don't need an external invitation. Embrace your...