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
• The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson
• Erick's Reading: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• Next episode: Erick's Coaching Session, Part I

Resources:

Productivity for Creative People: How to Get Creative Work Done in an "Always on" World by Mark McGuiness

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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