Why Novelist Xochitl Gonzalez Isn't Done Being Ambitious

<p>"Could you just be done being ambitious?" That was the question the Brooklyn native asked herself before she "blew up" her comfortable New York life to move to Iowa, pursue her MFA, and complete what would become her New York Times Best-Selling novel, Olga Dies Dreaming.</p><p>Follow Xochitl on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/xochitltheg/">@xochitlheg</a>. If you loved this episode, listen to <a href="https://latina-to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/how-meg-medina-summoned-the-courage-to-write">How Meg Medina Summoned the Courage to Write</a> and <a href="https://latina-to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/how-writer-karla-cornejo-villavicencio-maintains-control-of-her-narrative">How Writer Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Maintains Control of Her Narrative</a>. Show your love and become a Latina to Latina <a href="https://www.patreon.com/LatinaToLatina" target="_blank">Patreon supporter!</a></p>