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The Author Life episodes

  • You’re going the wrong way.

    I’m a creature of habit, and that beast is my muse’s bodyguard, making sure she knows when and where to show up.


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    6 min
  • Don’t collect things. Gather moments.

    They didn’t come home with armfuls of shitty plastic souvenirs because the experience was the souvenir.


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    6 min
  • Getting lost in the crowd.

    If you don’t fight the energy but instead wade into it, the current can take you to an interesting place.


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    6 min
  • Plotters vs. Pantsers by Kevin Potter

    Going outside of your comfort zone will help you achieve greater success.


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    8 min
  • Professionals don’t act like this.

    The good news: anyone can start a business these days. The bad news: anyone can start a business these days.


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    7 min
  • Must be time for a new phone.

    Can we all take a breath? Not just phones, but tablets, gaming consoles, headphones. All of it. How about a short pause?


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    6 min
  • Let me tell you how we first met.

    I told the truth without crushing his spirit. At least, that’s what I think he’d say if you could go back in time and ask him.


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    6 min
  • Memento mori - The ways you don’t want to live.

    It’s so cliché that it makes me cringe just typing the words. Don’t live with regret. But how exactly are you supposed to do that?


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    7 min
  • The past is whispering in your ear, but you’re not listening.

    We’re all too busy clicking and tapping and raging. Follows and likes and hearts and more meaningless holes in our life-force bucket.


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    7 min
  • Your things own you--a perspective on minimalism.

    I’m not comfortable accepting the culture because we’ve created it. And if we created this culture, we can create another culture.


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    7 min

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Welcome to The Author Life with J. Thorn! It's time to transform from a struggling writer to a career author.

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