Jason Howell asked Rupert Dreyfus:

Hey Rupert. This a question I'm asking of several writers, some friends, some strangers... If you were your own life-coach, and had to come up with a patch that would improve one area of your life (your writing or personal life) for 2016, what area would that be, and what would you tell yourself to do differently? What adjustments would you suggest? *Only off-limits subject: time-management. Thanks!

Rupert Dreyfus Hi Jason.

If I had to come up with a patch to improve one area of my life for 2016 then it would focus on the whole marketing thing. I'm crap at it so a patch would be welcomed. Then I could focus on writing some new stories rather than wasting my time trying to figure out how to locate more readers who are in to what I'm about.

What would I tell myself to do differently? Hard to say. Looking back I don't have any major regrets for 2015 (yet!). At a push I think I'd probably tell myself to relax more. Just because people aren't reading my stories now, doesn't mean they won't be reading them in the future...

Cheers and all the best for 2016!

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