Episode 53 - Balancing Creativity and Productivity in the Writer's Process

In this episode guest co-host Anne Janzer talks about her book, The Writer's Process and how writers need to balance productivity and creativity in their writing and their marketing. SHOW NOTES:  -Why we need some distractions - focus alone will not produce maximum productivity. -How to balance the two different mental systems we are all equipped with: the Scribe and the Muse (productivity and creativity). -Flow: how to find the zone more consistently when we're writing by establishing a process that helps the Scribe and Muse collaborate. -How to find the places where you are in “open attention” -How to apply these principles to book marketing as well as writing. LINKS: -The Foreword INDIES Book Awards-https://awards.forewordreviews.com/ - Link to the book Focus by Daniel Goldman - Link to the book Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -Link to today's book by Anne Janzer - The Writer's Process -Link to Anne's new book - The Workplace Writer's Process -Link to Chris' latest book - The Newbies Guide To Selling More Books With Less Marketing