Just the title of Kara Cutruzzula’s latest book, Do It (Or Don’t) A Boundary Creating Journal, is enough to set you free as a writer. In this podcast episode, author Kara and I talk to each other but really we are talking to you, the writer.

* How to give yourself permission to write

* How to “make it easy on yourself” to keep writing

* How to survive post-publication blues

* Finding the time to write

Plus, we discuss Kara’s writing and publishing process with all of her books!

* how they developed

* who they are for

* what she has learned through the writing, publishing and book marketing process

More about Kara:

Kara Cutruzzula (pronounced as “muthusula”) is a writer, lyricist, playwright, editor and writes the popular Substack, Brass Ring Daily, which Vanity Fair called “a life coach in your inbox.”

She is the author of the motivational journals Do It For Yourself; Do It Today: An Encouragement Journal, illustrated by Tyler Spangler; and Do It (or Don’t): A Boundary-Creating Journal, illustrated by Jasmina Zornic.

Kara is a wise woman with advice and encouragement for all authors. She is generous, too, in sharing her writing journey and advice with us! Kara’s substack advice could find its way to your inbox every day. Find her substack at Brass Ring Daily.

As a writer and editor, her articles and essays about work, creative process, and culture have been published in The New York Times, Quartz, The Daily Beast, TIME, Vulture, and other publications. She began her career as a magazine editor at The Daily Beast and Newsweek, where she was homepage editor, deputy features editor, and culture editor. She has consulted in senior-level editorial roles at DuJour, Billboard, MONEY, and NextAdvisor, the personal finance arm of TIME magazine.

You can find Kata at her website KaraCutruzzula.com.

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