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Uploaded by on Aug 21, 2009

In which John gives you two facts that you could know from real life, but you also might know from reading his books, and you pick the true one, or you fail. For more shenanigans, visit http://www.youtube.com/truthorfail

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  • First person, ever, at my school to check out An Abundance of Katherines.

  • John!

    I have question about life.

    I want to be an author when i grow up, but I'm kind of stressing about what life will be like immediately out of college. How do you pay the bills before you've gotten a publisher to look at your book? I know they give advances, but is that enough to survive on for however many months you struggle finishing your book?  What did you do? Did you have other jobs while you wrote?

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  • The video paused exactly at "they couldn't hit an elephant at this dist-"

  • @LiliPwnz He worked at Booklist magazine and as a chaplain in a children's hospital. I think the best thing to do is to just try to get jobs that interest you or that will help you in your writing, and then continue to write.

  • I cannot play this; I've yet to read your books due to the fact that each semester I have about 25 books mandatory to read (not that I don't love reading!) but you're on my list!~ At the top, in fact. You beat out Tolkien and Tamora Pierce.

  • @Zelli52 Cool. I think I was the first one at mine to check out WG,WG.

  • @Zelli52 Same, but with Will Grayson!!

  • at 0:35 john looks like he should be auditioning for a part in a Shakespearean play

  • @LiliPwnz Well John himself had always ambitioned to be a young adult writer out of college, but he stated in a separate video that his first book was constructed in free time, his job at that same time was a writer/editor of a literature-based magazine. His book took super revising, help from many people, and he needed someone to give him a chance to make it work. In summation, writing cannot begin as something to be sustained by, it has to begin as something that you want to do. Hope it helps

  • where did u get the hat i want one

  • is it just me...or is this truth or fail not working? i can't click :(

  • I was the twelve person to check LFA out of my library, I NEED TO FIND THOSE NEDFIGHTERS

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