This week's episode, Marty talks with guest author Lauren Connolly about time management. 

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This episode contains little Vingettes of:

The Ritual Is Simple, Are You Recording?
Marty Outlines her Year Long Plan (this is from february)
In Your Heart You Know Second Place Is Losing
The Emotional Rollercoaster of Giveaways
Canva Punishments
Penis Envy but It's Over Book Length
In Defense of the Short Stories
It Keeps Coming back to Subjectivity 
The TV Fascism in Kate's Home
Marty Says "Bastard" Better than Anyone Ever
[Through Clenched Teeth] Have You Ever Tried Relaxing?

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Marty and Kate are back after a longer than expected haitus, and we're kicking off season 4 the only way we know how-- a long, rambly, conversation about How You Are Doing Enough. 

The Highlights:
Scapegoat for Kareoke
Discovering We're Both Obsessed with Jethro Tull
7 Minutes in We Get On Topic
Re-Structuring Marty's Time
Writing Is For You
Marty's Fantasy Forray 
MOM. SAY THAT AGAIN!
Our Brains Think We're Not Productive Enough
Brand vs. Creativity 
Writing Outside the Brand Occasionally  is Still Good For The Brand
You Don't Need to Grow Everything All At Once
Kate Doesn't Think Talent Exists (Only Positive Reinforcement)
Marty Disagrees
Kate Recaps APL Monster Romance Panel
We Say Marty's New Book Cover Is Cute Approx 100x 
Book Blurbs, Bane of Our Existence
Kate Will Tear Books Up If Left Alone
Plans for Future Releases
A World Without Chairs

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Marty and Kate have a special episode for this season finale: reading ~1500 words of their current projects, and then giving critiques to each other. 

Warning: Kate says the phrase "lean in" about a hundred times. 

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Enjoy this repost! Kate and Marty are feeling the pressure of time and they weren't able to record this week. BUT next week will be the season finale, where they share writing and give criticism. So this episode seemed appropriate. 

Come on a journey with Kate and Marty, through the ups and downs of giving and receiving criticism.

The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.

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Kate wrote a prompt for this episode about what it is to dissect the meaning of love over an over again as a romance author, Marty interprets it as a craft question, Kate interprets it as an introspective question. Neither feel like they full answered the prompt. 

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Apologies for Sounds of Opening Mail in the first few minutes of the episode.

Kate and Marty discuss:

Progress by Wordcounts and Nanowrimo
Shelving Projects and Coming Back to them
How was Your Halloween?
Not Impressed with Past Selves
It Takes 200 Hrs for Marty to Write A Whole Book
Rest Is Productive
24 Hr Plays and Being Too Tired to Sleep
Understanding Where Your Genre's Market Is At
Marty Outlines Her 2024 Writing Plans
Niche Troubles
Kate Can't Conceptualize Time Further Out Than A Month

Summary of the Strategy:
Continue Building Backlist
Apologize to the Buisness Majors, It Is Actually Hard Stuff
Do Math
Figure Out How Much Writing You Get Done Every Year
Different Kinds of Sales

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This was an idea for an episode we had a while back. Think of it as a demonstration of soundboarding, something we end up mentioning really late in the show. 

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It's all in the title this episode, Marty and Kate talk about the myriad of different ways a character can grow, what growth can look like and how it can serve the plot, as well as a really long (still relevant) discussion about Pride & Prejudice. 

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The girls are both a little sick in this episode so the pacing is slower, but this week Kate tells Marty things she realized she did wrong with her most recent book release only after the fact. They both compare things that they're currently doing with their books and strategize how to work around those obstacles for next time. 

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Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!

You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.

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