The Author Burnout Cure

If you’ve decided not to ask for a deadline extension–but you also don’t want to burnout–this is the episode for you.

Learn my 5-step process for tackling tight deadlines so you can work hard without risking burnout.

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The publishing industry is hard. That's why I created The Confident Author Academy. My 6-month, private coaching program (+ online course) helps you build the mental & emotional skills you need to thrive as an author. To learn more, schedule a free consult with me by clicking here.

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Your deadline is fast approaching, but you still have a lot of work left to do on your novel. Should you ask for more time or power through? What will your editor think if you need more time?

And if you DO decide you need more time…how do you ask without seeming unprofessional?

I answer all these deadline questions and more in this week’s episode.

Before you dive into the episode, don’t forget to register for Author Goal Setting 2025 HERE.

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The publishing industry is hard. That's why I created The Confident Author Academy. My 6-month, private coaching program (+ online course) helps you build the mental & emotional skills you need to thrive as an author. To learn more, schedule a free consult with me by clicking here.

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Happy New Year! Have you set goals for the upcoming year yet? If so, there’s a good chance you made yourself a list of project to-dos rather than setting a goal that focuses on how you want to EXPERIENCE your author career in 2025. 

While there’s nothing wrong with listing the projects on your desk for the coming 12 months, I invite you to reframe how you think about goal setting and go a step deeper. By setting a goal for how you want the process of achieving that bookish to-do list to feel, you open yourself up for better problem solving and a more enjoyable year. 

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The publishing industry is hard. That's why I created The Confident Author Academy. My 6-month, private coaching program (+ online course) helps you build the mental & emotional skills you need to thrive as an author. To learn more, schedule a free consult with me by clicking here. 

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Do you go after writerly milestones, expecting to feel happy when you meet them, only to find yourself disappointed and moving the goal post further away? 

Do you feel emotionally disconnected from your work and then struggle to show up for writing sessions? 

This week, I have a 2-for-1 solution for you called Emotional Time Travel. Listen in to learn how connecting to the future success that you want and embodying that emotional experience NOW  can help you both show up for writing sessions and actually enjoy your success when you get there. 

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The publishing industry is hard. That's why I created The Confident Author Academy. My 6-month, private coaching program (+ online course) helps you build the mental & emotional skills you need to thrive as an author. To learn more, schedule a free consult with me by clicking here. 

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When you tell yourself that you’re “behind” or that you “should be further along” (whether in your draft or in your career overall), you inadvertently make it harder to achieve your writing and publishing goals. In order to speed up your writing progress or make bigger strides toward the next big milestone, you need to start by accepting where you are instead of focusing on where you think you should be.

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The publishing industry is hard. That's why I created The Confident Author Academy. My 6-month, private coaching program (+ online course) helps you build the mental & emotional skills you need to thrive as an author. To learn more, schedule a free consult with me by clicking here.

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As a debut author, you've worked for years (if not decades!) honing your writing and storytelling skills. Yet you're ALSO a beginner in so many ways. Editing under deadline, planning a book launch, and navigating the world of marketing are all new skills. Even writing your next book--whether a sequel or another standalone--comes with a slew of firsts.

In this episode, Isabel breaks down the top 10 essential skills to not only survive--but thrive--as a first-time author.

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The publishing industry is hard. That's why I created The Confident Author Academy. My 6-month, private coaching program (+ online course) helps you build the mental & emotional skills you need to thrive as an author. To learn more, schedule a free consult with me by clicking here.

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It's normal to have multiple agents throughout your career. As you grow as an author, you need different things out of the author/agent relationship.

On today's podcast, Dahlia Adler (author of Home Field Advantage, Cool for the Summer, and many other titles and founder of LGBTQreads.com) shares her insights on the skills you'll want to look for when signing with an agent as a debut vs a mid-career author.

Check out Dahlia's books on her website and follow her on Instagram or Bluesky!

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The publishing industry is hard. That's why I created The Confident Author Academy. My 6-month, private coaching program (+ online course) helps you build the mental & emotional skills you need to thrive as an author. To learn more, schedule a free consult with me by clicking here.

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The prioritization of a sustainable, joyful writing life doesn't mean that every writing session feels like rainbows shooting out of your fingertips. Sometimes, you feel bad (because of personal, writing, or publishing reasons) *and* you still want to write. When that happens, you need to be able to hold space for whatever emotion you're feeling while still tapping into your creativity. This episode will show you how.

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The publishing industry is hard. That's why I created The Confident Author Academy. My 6-month, private coaching program (+ online course) helps you build the mental & emotional skills you need to thrive as an author. To learn more, schedule a free consult with me by clicking here.

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If you struggle to trust your writing process–or you often doubt your ability to produce a novel despite a history of finished projects–this episode is for you.

You’ll learn how to look back at previous experiences to figure out your unique writing patterns and how to test out new techniques to determine what tools belong in your custom tailored writing toolkit.

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The publishing industry is hard. That's why I created The Confident Author Academy. My 6-month, private coaching program (+ online course) helps you build the mental & emotional skills you need to thrive as an author. To learn more, schedule a free consult with me by clicking here.

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If world events (or personal challenges) have you feeling too stressed to write, this episode will help you find your way forward again. Isabel walks you through how to care for yourself in the immediate aftermath of grief, how to find safety and reconnect with the importance of telling stories, and then ends the episode with a guided exercise to help you connect to your story before your next writing session.

If you’d like to jump to the guided meditation, go to [22:44].

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The publishing industry is hard. That's why I created The Confident Author Academy. My 6-month, private coaching program (+ online course) helps you build the mental & emotional skills you need to thrive as an author. To learn more, schedule a free consult with me by clicking here.

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DM me on Instagram & let me know what you thought of this episode!