Creating a Writing Wheel: Using the Wheel of Life to Analyze Your Writing Life
Main Topic: Creating a Writing Wheel: Using the Wheel of Life to Analyze Your Writing Life
PATREON:
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Announcements/Author Updates:
I've started looking into specific venues for the retreat here in Costa Rica, and I'm going to start working on the sales page today.
If you are interested in the updates on the retreat, you can subscribe to the waitlist at
https://valerieihsan.com/retreat. And if you are retreat alumni, look for an email coming very soon.
UPDATE: Date for Free Mini writing retreat for patron members (paid and unpaid) is Thursday, August 27th at 5:00 p.m. MT. 2 hours long (cozy, candle; oracle card pull to set intention; check-in: 1 struggle, 1 win, what you are working on tonight; guided meditation; writing words; share word count (optional)); The link is in the last post in Patreon.
There's a new essay up in Patreon,
What are you reading?
Just finished: Mosswood Apothecary (JP Rindfleisch IX) The Reliable Narrator (Grace Sammon)
Creative Act (Rick Rubin)
Fiction: Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Do Less by Kate Northrup
(Main Topic):
Wheel of Life overview: health, friends/family, significant other, personal growth, fun and leisure, home environment, career, money
What is your satisfaction in these areas? Goal: level them out for a smoother ride. It's not to increase all the levels to 10.
Ask instead: What # do you want this section to be at? What needs to happen for you to get that # where you want it to be?
Wheel of Writing Life: Health (Are you fit enough to sit at a desk and write?); Family/friends (found family/tribe) Are they supportive?; Admin/Promotion/Meta Data (awards, contests, book events, pitching podcasts, website updates); Money Flow (basic needs met through a combo of income streams); Author Career (how many books published, platform? What's your definition of success?); Production (includes writing schedule and publishing schedule, goals); Environment (office, coffee shop, quiet work space?); Industry Resources/Development (classes, retreat, conferences)
Find Us:
Valerie's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/valerieihsan
Erick's Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/erickmertzauthor
Tools:
ProWriting Aid: https://prowritingaid.com/?afid=9378 (affiliate link)
