About this episode

Amin Ahmad discusses his journey through rejection and persistence in writing, culminating in his successful new book.

After years of rejection, losing his agent and editor, and a creeping number of novels sitting on his hard drive, Amin Ahmad said he was writing one more book and then he was done. Good thing he did! Amin’s new book club thriller has critics and readers raving, and it’s been optioned for a limited series: proof that craft, persistence, and knowing your obsessions always pays off eventually. On today’s episode, Amin, a former architect and creative writing professor at Duke University, sits do...

People in this episode

Host: Kelley Vick

Guest: Amin Ahmad

Topics covered

• failure
• writing
• persistence
• thriller
• creative process

Keywords

• Amin Ahmad
• failure
• writing
• A KILLER IN THE FAMILY
• thriller
• persistence
• creative writing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Duke University

Books & works: A KILLER IN THE FAMILY

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