Matthew Wayne Selznick Creates

071: Get Out of Your Head and Stop Judging Yourself

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The 71st episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick turns the focus to staying healthy and sane as we build our creative writing life. Listen as I describe my own struggles with comparison, validation, and executing on what I know works. You’ll hear plenty you can apply to your own creative practice.

This episode was recorded on February 14th, 2023.

Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode
  • My day job? I’m a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creators. How can I help you?
  • You can now name your own price (at least a buck, and an upper limit determined by your generosity and means) on all of my e-books when you purchase them directly from me. Check out what’s available.
  • Why’d I move to a “name your own price” model? Listen to Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick 070 for the details.
  • No more need to visit that big online retailer to “Look Inside the Book” when it comes to my fiction and nonfiction! Visit any of the dedicated pages for my books and click the “Read a Sample” link for a taste… and then pay what you want for the e-book!
  • Since this is a car cast, I used my lavalier mic, which I recommend.
  • My mother comes up in this episode. To understand her influence on my creative life — and maybe yours, too — you’ll want to read this tribute.
  • Are you familiar with the principles of stoicism?
  • How about grit?
  • That scene from You’ve Got Mail I mention…
  • I’ll be at the 2023 SFWA Nebula Conference this year. How about you?
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