In this episode, I’m joined by Becca Mascull for a brilliant conversation about reinvention, creativity and what it means to keep choosing a new path, even when it feels uncertain.

We talk about the long road from teaching to becoming a published novelist, the self-belief it takes to keep going, and why the thing quietly waiting in the background of your life might actually be the thing you are meant to follow.

We also get into confidence, pseudonyms, publishing, money, and the reality of building a creative career across different seasons of life.

Becca shares so much honesty about risk, resilience and trusting your instincts, and this one is such a hopeful reminder that reinvention does not have an expiry date.

Highlights:

(02:44) - Becca on being a reader, writer and natural storyteller from the start

(11:41) - The moment she knew teaching was no longer the right fit

(15:38) - When Plan B finally became Plan A

(17:15) - Why publication took years, and why she did not give up

(22:53) - How writing under different names became its own reinvention

(37:33) - Her advice for anyone standing on the edge of change

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https://linktr.ee/beccamascull

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