Main Topic: Finding Voice and Author Identity Through Social Media, with guest Anne Abel.

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• Anne: book launch
• What are you reading?

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• Just finished:
• Creative Act (Rick Rubin)
• (Not ready to give up on them, but struggling to finish them:) Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman;
• Erick:
• Down the River Unto the Sea (Walter Moseley)
• Summer of Night (Dan Simmons)
• Anne's Read: YellowFace, Entitlement (Aman)
• Segment 2 (Resources/Tips/Tidbits):

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Segment 3 (Main Topic):

Notes:

Anne's IG page: instagram.com/annesimaabel

1. Memoir and social media are the same to me in terms of what I'm posting; openly share about mental health (that how I began); by sharing stories and share hope

Shorter the better (video on IG and TikTok). 3 minutes max.

Innovation and Hope TED Talk, social media opened up my world (origin story, transformation, be proud of); ideas: say YES; do your best

Reels, hook, social media isn't writing -- talk about what excites you instead of focusing on writer's block.

Just do your best.

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