José Luís Peixoto is a Portuguese author, poet and playwright. He has received multiple awards for his books and his work has been translated into more than 30 languages. His most recent novel is "Autobiografia" (Pandora M, 2020). I met José in October at FILIT, where he told me about his process, the need to be patient about publishing, and why pain and effort are a neccesary part of writing.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/zestpodcast)