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Ep.134 "Confessions of a Middle-Aged Runaway" with Heidi Eliason
"I'm the other kind of writer. I don't write every day. I don't have set hours that I write (and I know I should). But I get there eventually...I want it to be an enjoyable process." --Heidi Eliason
Have you ever felt suffocated by your routine and responsibilities, or just longed for some adventure? Heidi Eliason did, so at the age of 45 she quit her job, sold her house, bought a motorhome, and embarked on a five-year road trip with her dog, Rylie. It was a journey that transformed her life.
Through memoir, she recounts the challenges of managing the Green Monster--her motorhome--traveling in Mexico, and getting derailed by Mr. Wrong. She learned--sometimes the hard way--that chasing the corporate ladder and storybook romance was not always a sure route to happiness. She struggled with insecurities, faced her fears, and dug her way out of depression.
Today I talk with Heidi about her process to write the story of this journey.
She hopes that her book, Confessions of a Middle-Aged Runaway, may help others to find the courage to jump off the hamster wheel of the conventional dream and make a transformative journey of their own. And perhaps you will be inspired, by our conversation today, to write about YOUR journey!
Here are a couple of resources she mentioned in today's interview:
Reedsy.com
Ebooklaunch.com
IngramSpark.com
Draft2Digital.com
You can find her book here and here and on her website here.
You can check out Heidi's writing editing services here.
She belongs to The California Writer's Club and the Nonfiction Authors Association.
She mentioned several books that she found inspiring. They were...
On Writing by Stephen King
The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr
Big Magic by Melissa Gilbert
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg, and
The Nonfiction Book Publishing Plan: The Professional Guide to Profitable Self-Publishing
by Stephanie Chandler
Watch our conversation at https://youtu.be/bxm0xx2v3vA
Get free monthly writing prompts and more information about our Sidetracked Legacies membership at https://sidetrackedsisters.com/
Check out LisaHoffmanCoaching at https://www.instagram.com/lisahoffmancoaching/
#overcomingwritersblock #writersblock #blankpage #SidetrackedSisters #SidetrackedLegacies #legacybuilding #LisaHoffmanCoaching
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Have you ever felt suffocated by your routine and responsibilities, or just longed for some adventure? Heidi Eliason did, so at the age of 45 she quit her job, sold her house, bought a motorhome, and embarked on a five-year road trip with her dog, Rylie. It was a journey that transformed her life.
Through memoir, she recounts the challenges of managing the Green Monster--her motorhome--traveling in Mexico, and getting derailed by Mr. Wrong. She learned--sometimes the hard way--that chasing the corporate ladder and storybook romance was not always a sure route to happiness. She struggled with insecurities, faced her fears, and dug her way out of depression.
Today I talk with Heidi about her process to write the story of this journey.
She hopes that her book, Confessions of a Middle-Aged Runaway, may help others to find the courage to jump off the hamster wheel of the conventional dream and make a transformative journey of their own. And perhaps you will be inspired, by our conversation today, to write about YOUR journey!
Here are a couple of resources she mentioned in today's interview:
Reedsy.com
Ebooklaunch.com
IngramSpark.com
Draft2Digital.com
You can find her book here and here and on her website here.
You can check out Heidi's writing editing services here.
She belongs to The California Writer's Club and the Nonfiction Authors Association.
She mentioned several books that she found inspiring. They were...
On Writing by Stephen King
The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr
Big Magic by Melissa Gilbert
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg, and
The Nonfiction Book Publishing Plan: The Professional Guide to Profitable Self-Publishing
by Stephanie Chandler
Watch our conversation at https://youtu.be/bxm0xx2v3vA
Get free monthly writing prompts and more information about our Sidetracked Legacies membership at https://sidetrackedsisters.com/
Check out LisaHoffmanCoaching at https://www.instagram.com/lisahoffmancoaching/
#overcomingwritersblock #writersblock #blankpage #SidetrackedSisters #SidetrackedLegacies #legacybuilding #LisaHoffmanCoaching