The Author Burnout Cure

When you’re on deadline for your book, it can be tempting to do “deadline math” to figure out how many words you need to write each day.

Unfortunately…this process often leaves authors feeling stressed, disempowered, and creatively blocked. It can also create an environment where it’s easy to slip into a hustle/burnout cycle.

If you want to create a healthier relationship with deadlines, it’s time to embrace the power of the “MEM.”

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The July cohort of The Confident Author Academy is enrolling NOW through June 20th.

Join a small group of authors (max 20) doing the work to have fun writing, meet deadlines without burnout, and feel confident in every aspect of your career (yes, including marketing!).

Click here to learn more and submit your application.

Curious how the coaching and support inside The Confident Author Academy is different from listening to the podcast each week?

I’m breaking down the key difference in this bonus episode.

Ready to join the July cohort? Click here to learn more and submit your application!

Applications close June 20th.

If your author career isn’t progressing the way you want, it’s time to investigate where writing falls on your list of priorities.

And not what you say you prioritize, but what your calendar shows you actually prioritize.

Listen in to learn:

The July cohort of The Confident Author Academy is enrolling NOW through June 20th.

Join a small group of authors (max 20) doing the work to have fun writing, meet deadlines without burnout, and feel confident in every aspect of your career (yes, including marketing!).

Click here to learn more and submit your application.

The July class of The Confident Author Academy is enrolling now!

Click here to learn more and submit your application.

Applications close June 20th - the group is capped at 20 authors.

Curious what you’ll learn? Listen in for an overview of what you’ll learn–and the author you’ll become–when you spend the next six months inside The Confident Author Academy.

On May 9th, I participated in a panel discussion with fellow queer authors Sam Gellar, Erica Rose Eberhart, and M. Stevenson and they graciously agreed to let me share the audio with the podcast!

We talked about how we both use different forms of writing (journal and writing novels) to process personal challenges and the tools we use to navigate hard times so that we can still access our creativity and write new books.

All the authors on the panel have books currently available for sale, and you can support Sam’s indie bookstore, Protagonist Books & Coffee, by ordering signed copies through the store!

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Want custom support to lower publishing stress, increase creative joy, and build a more sustainable fiction career? Come work with me.

Schedule a free consultation to learn how private coaching can transform your writing life.

Prefer to do this work in community with other authors? Learn more about the next group coaching cohort that begins in July. (Applications open June 1)

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If you’re afraid your book is going to flop, stop everything and listen to this episode.

It’s normal to be disappointed if your book doesn’t reach as many readers as you hoped, but the deep level of fear and panic around flopping comes from something so much more insidious: the false belief that this book is your only chance to succeed.

This episode will help you clean up your fear of flopping and embrace the long game of publishing.

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Want custom support to lower publishing stress, increase creative joy, and build a more sustainable fiction career? Come work with me.

Schedule a free consultation to learn how private coaching can transform your writing life.

Prefer to do this work in community with other authors? Learn more about the next group coaching cohort that begins in July. (Applications open June 1)

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Book publishing requires all sorts of mental flexibility, and that includes taking your writing goals seriously…while also being able to pivot in an instant.

Whether it’s because your book suddenly sold after months on submission, your editor sent over notes and needs a quick turnaround, or you realize the book you’ve been drafting needs to go in a whole new direction, being able to adjust your writing goals without feeling like a failure is essential for building and maintaining momentum in your career.

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Want custom support to lower publishing stress, increase creative joy, and build a more sustainable fiction career? Come work with me!

Schedule a free consultation to learn how private coaching can transform your writing life.

Prefer to do this work in community with other authors? Learn more about the next group coaching cohort that begins in July. (Applications open June 1)

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Writing a novel is hard. It takes a ton of time, effort, energy, and a big dollop of emotional resilience to go from the spark of an idea all the way to The End.

There’s no getting around that effort, but there are also lots of ways we unintentionally make that process harder than it needs to be.

On today’s podcast, I’m breaking down the parts of writing that will always be hard and the places where we can make some small shifts to avoid making it harder.

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Want custom support to lower publishing stress, increase creative joy, and build a more sustainable fiction career? Come work with me!

Schedule a free consultation to learn how private coaching can transform your writing life.

Prefer to do this work in community with other authors? Learn more about the next group coaching cohort that begins in July. (Applications open June 1)

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As you progress in your author career, you will (ideally!) find yourself feeling more and more like an expert. While this is an important evolution in your identity, there will still be times where adopting a beginner mindset can keep you out of shame, frustration, and even burnout.

This week, I’m teasing apart when each of these identities can both help and hurt your confidence so you can use each to your best advantage.

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Want custom support to lower publishing stress, increase creative joy, and build a more sustainable fiction career? Come work with me!

Schedule a free consultation to learn how private coaching can transform your writing life.

Prefer to do this work in community with other authors? Learn more about the next group coaching cohort that begins in July. (Applications open June 1)

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If you want to write in a new-to-you genre but feel intimidated about making the leap, identifying your peers in that genre is an important first step to increasing your confidence.

Listen in to learn how identifying your genre peers will help grow your own author identity and build a sense of community rather than competition as you write in a new space.

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Want custom support to lower publishing stress, increase creative joy, and build a more sustainable fiction career? Come work with me!

Schedule a free consultation to learn how private coaching can transform your writing life.

Prefer to do this work in community with other authors? Learn more about the next group coaching cohort that begins in July. (Applications open June 1)

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Looking for even more author advice? Sign up for my twice-monthly newsletter, Real Talk for Writers, by clicking here.

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