Author Jalen Tellis doesn't hold back when it comes to saying what's what. With experience as a film director and now a published author, he shares his secrets for writing fiction that grabs ahold of his readers and pulls them on a journey full of suspense.

Jalen does his best to be sure his first drafts are as good as possible, which is the opposite of my rule to charge through a first draft and edit the heck out of it later. He elaborates on this practice and offers inspiration during this part of the episode.

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