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Writing Through Chronic Illness, with Kathie Giorgio

Valerie Ihsan

Main Topic: Writing Through Chronic Illness, with guest Kathie Giorgio

KATHIE GIORGIO is the author of a total of fifteen books: eight novels, two story collections, an essay collection, and four poetry collections. She’s been nominated for the Pushcart Prize in fiction and poetry and awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Library Association, the Silver Pen Award for Literary Excellence, the Pencraft Award for Literary Excellence, and the Eric Hoffer Award In Fiction. Her poem “Light” won runner-up in the 2021 Rosebud Magazine Poetry Prize, and her work has also been incorporated into many visual art and musical events.  Kathie is the director and founder of AllWriters’ Workplace & Workshop LLC, an international creative writing studio. She lives with her husband, mystery writer Michael Giorgio, their daughter Olivia, a cat named Oliver, and an eccentric dog named Ursula after Ursula Le Guin in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Three of her adult children, Christopher, Andy, and Olivia, live close by, along with her solo granddaughter, Maya Mae. One adult child has wandered off to Louisiana and lives among the mathematicians and alligators.

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Author Update:

Erick:

  • Web design changes,

  • Dead Still ARCs out now

  • Revision of Book Three in new series happening

  • Valerie:

  • adopted a new dog (foster fail)

  • got cover for new book yesterday, uploading this week, permafree ebook, first in series

    • Focus and Finish: Goal-Setting and Strategic Planning for Writers

I'm reading:

Erick:

The Institute Stephen King

Kathie:

How to Be Eaten (Maria Adelmann)

Notes:

One moment of happiness a day on FB for a year. (Today's Moment of Happiness Despite the News)

Throw away idea that writers write 8 hrs a day.; write for half hour day.

Write when you can, use your time.

Lean towards fiction.

Put your situation on another character's shoulders; if the character gets through it, so can you. A path to follow.

Writing is a life saver.

Go through it, roll with the punches,

motivation (my students keep me accountable to write; walk my talk/role model; what if I die? Gotta finish the book)

How to get inspired when super stressed: accept it's dry, (don't panic, remember your successes); hear something that captures attention; always listening; never give up playing, don't go for logic.

KathieGiorgio.org, FB, IG

Allwritersworkshop.com

Self care for the caregiver: learning on the run. (piano lessons, writing is a passion but job so writing not self care, start back to the gym, Nintendo.)

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Resources:

"How to write an eavesdropping scene" on Erick's blog

Reading Critique Group for Writers FB Group (Jennie Komp's group)

3 Bird View FB page (Jennie Komp's business page)

Author XP (marketing for authors) (bi-monthly promotions)

Raven Publicity (publicity for authors)

The Shades of Orange (Rachel, Book Blogger on YouTube) for book recommendations SF/Fantasy/Horror

Contact Erick for business-starting advice or building a website.

Contact Valerie for author coaching.

Thomas Umstattd Jr, at Novel Marketing Podcast. Ep255: How to Create an Email Onboarding Drip Campaign

Russell P. Nohelty and Monica Leonelle's book, Get Your Book Selling on Kickstarter.

Balance meditation app.

Book Recs for writing/creativity/business:

Thinking in Pictures by John Sayles

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