Ep74: How to Catch Up When You're Drowning
Hello Writers and Crafters!
I'm Valerie Ihsan, And I'm Erick Mertz, and this is Episode 74 of the podcast and it's June 29, 2022 as we record this.
Main Topic: How to Catch Up.
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1. Asset Building (writing a book, building a website, content marketing)
2. Backlog (catch up)
3. Special Event (hosting a literary event, book signing, speaking at a conference)
4. Weekly Work (answering emails, paying bills, podcasting)
Morning Routine
Reset Strategies
Our job isn't to be the best, it's to do your best.
I'M READING: Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
Erick's Reading: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Next episode: Erick's Coaching Session, Part I
Resources:
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
Announcements:
I wanted to announce that my friend, colleague, and mentor, J Thorn, just launched his new book, Writing Scenes.
I'm especially excited about this because I contributed to the making of this book in several ways, and I feel quite proud of all I did.
One of the example scenes in the book is one I submitted from my current work in progress (my memoir). I narrated that scene (in the Before and After example) in the audiobook. And I edited the book for J.
It would tickle me if you picked up the book for yourself. Here's the link: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/three-story-method-writing-scenes
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