{"id":928,"date":"2017-09-27T06:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T06:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wildideas.wpengine.com\/?p=928"},"modified":"2020-03-18T13:06:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T20:06:19","slug":"karen-rinaldi-why-sucking-at-something-can-turn-out-great-and-how-to-publish-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/wild-ideas-worth-living\/karen-rinaldi-why-sucking-at-something-can-turn-out-great-and-how-to-publish-stories","title":{"rendered":"Karen Rinaldi – Why Sucking at Something Can Turn Out Great and How to Publish Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Karen\u2019s Wild Idea: To share bold, brave, wild stories, both her own and by others through books and essays with the world. Also, to embrace surfing at an older age, a sport that\u2019s taught her why it\u2019s so great to suck at something.<\/p>\n

Karen Rinaldi is a writer, publisher, and the creator of Harper Wave, an imprint of Harper Collins that has published the work of three past guests: Jaimal Yogis, Mark Lukach and Steph Jagger. Karen has also published books by authors like Dave Asprey of the Bulletproof Coffee movement, Dr. Gundry of The Plant Paradox, and Tony Horton of P90X, to name a few.<\/p>\n

In addition to her literary life, Karen is also a surfer. She started at age 40, and recently wrote an essay in the New York Times that every surf writer\u2019s mom sent them (including my own) titled, \u201cIt\u2019s Great to Suck at Something.\u201d I loved her story, and all of her essays I\u2019ve read. I also don\u2019t have a lot of mentors that are females, writers, publishers and surfers, so when I find someone like Karen, I have to share her knowledge.<\/p>\n

Karen talks about her perspective on surfing, why it\u2019s important to suck at something, the difference between a good adventure and a great story, how to get published, and the books you should be reading.<\/p>\n

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