The Casual Author

In this episode, I talk about managing winter on the homestead, from keeping water unfrozen to cleaning up pens. I dive into some additional challenges about having a flock of chickens and our gratefully increased egg production. From an author standpoint, I give updates about my writing progress on my next book, as well as a free guide that I'm working on to help you have the most stellar writing sessions you can have every day.

In this episode, I talk about the complexity of the daily homstead chores and how I had to optimize them so that I could go on a business trip this past week. I dive into writing the fourth book of The Hidden Heritage series and some of the challenges, both good and bad, with writing a character in first person that can read people's minds.

In this episode, I talk about winter management on the homestead and what things we are thinking about as we take care of the animals day to day. I dive into the logistics of our goat operations around breeding and how we've had to shuffle them around a bit to make sure we have the right goat kids at the right time. There was a bit of a change of plants due to an annoying goat as well.
With Elena, we dive deep into what her new author experience was like as a new author as well as mother to a teenager and new infant. She shares about her experience using various tools and strategies to get her first book done, as well as the ins and outs of writing in a language that isn't your first language. Elena talks about her long-time dream of publishing a book and becoming an author came true based on small shifts and changes in her life to get her to this point, without sacrificing the joys of parenthood and family life.
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Find out more about Elena and her books at https://elenacarterauthor.com/
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In this episode, I talk about the new newsletter for the podcast at www.thecasualauthor.com and how to sign up for it. You learn more about the ins and outs of winterizing a homestead when it comes to feed, water and shelters. Ginger's milk decreased alarmingly fast and unexpectedly over the past couple weeks and I tell more about that and what we had to to for her.
With Leslie, we learn about her methodology for having the most productive day possible with linear thinking and a set of principles around task management. She shares insights about pitfalls in productivity systems that are intended for project managers less for productivity. We dive into many examples of how taskology has shaped people's workdays and her experience with the system for over 20 years.
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Find out more about Leslie and her business/books at https://productiveday.com/
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In this episode, I dive into some changes that I'm making to the podcast schedule and email list. I share about our homestead 'winter cleanup' efforts and talk about building a new structure for our cow to live in. I share some helpful resources for authors looking to upscale their authoring, primarily in podcast interviews that are helpful and Turning Pro, a book by Stephen Pressfield.
Turning Pro Link: https://a.co/d/9ArTNMd
Episode 2 of The Six Figure Author Podcast: https://6figureauthors.com
With Elizabeth, we talk about her long journey of writing books long before she was able to publish them. She shares her process for sendies queries to agents and publishers, and how it wasn't polished before. After finding a publishers that ultimately became unfit for her needs, she discusses finding the right one, and how her strategy for writing and targeting publishers changed in way to bring her success today.
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Find out more about Elizabeth and her books at https://elizabethadrysdale.wixsite.com/author
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In this episode, I talk about the many things we've been up to on our homestead in the past couple of weeks, from moving nine tons of hay to processing over 50 meat and old egg laying chickens. I go into how I've finished some important drafts of books and am continuing to edit some older ones in an effort to get a book out every six months.

With Bob, we dive into his complicated history with his specific local religious sect and how he has used and will continue to use his words to bring light to the situation of his youth and the existing challenges of the religion. We talk about how the pen is mightier than the sword, and that though it may be difficult to put some things on paper, your words are important.

SHOW NOTES:
Find out more about Bob and his book at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLL24GXN?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_4XY70FFZPPCR9FJA45SX&skipTwisterOG=1

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In this episode, I talk about our new flock of chickens and how we are starting to get eggs from them in a very timely fashion. I explain more about buying a lot of hay in advance and taking the time to organize and stack it. I also walk through my new publishing schedule, how I've planned it out (against my normal process) so I can puslish a book every six months consistently.
With Caitee, we go into the history of her authoring and life journey and how she's had to learn and implement coping skills for burnout amidst the troubles and chaos of life. We go over different strategies and considerations for winning against burnout before it can even become a problem for you.
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Find out more about Caitee and her books at www.caiteecooper.com
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In this episode, I dive into the troubles of training a calf to a halter as well as rationing feed for and raising meat chickens. I talk about the release of my next book Dragon Blooded, and the plan to publish the rest of the series a little more quickly than I have in the past, including some unexpected planning.
With Zachary, we discuss the importance of setting up characters and making sure the writing is authentic from the place of their specific personality. Zachary shares how co-authoring has helped both him and his co-author stay within the bounds they set for each character and how authenticity makes the story ring true regardless of genre or reader.
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Find out more about Zachary and his books, find him at https://zacharyforbes1.wixsite.com/forbes-brothers-book
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In this episode, I give an update about our homestead regarding our calf and disbudding experience, dealing with copious amount of manure and composting it as best as possible, as well as shifting chickens around. I talk about how Dragon Blooded is now available direct from my direct sale website at www.dankennerbooks.com and how flexible indie publishing can be.
With L.G., we talk about her debut novel and her method of publishing that existed more in the 'hands on' space and how she didn't have the time or the resources to support that model. We discuss her difficult decision to adjust her publishing schedule and strategy and get support from a publisher, which is going very well for her.
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Find out more about L.G. Nixon and her books at https://lgnixon.com/books/
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In this episode, I give an update about our homestead regarding our various chicken operations, such as moving them to and from pastures. I discuss the various ways we use our six gallons of milk a day. In author updates, I discuss my upcoming book, Dragon Blooded, and my decision around publishing to my direct store early before it's available on retailers.
With Andrew, we dive into his decisions around publishing his debut novel with a small time publisher, and why that didn't go to his expectations. We discuss his decision to go indie and pull back rights with his publisher so that he can republish his debut independently. He talks about his books and autism representation, as well as the ins and outs of indie publishing that he didn't realize existed until he was confronted by them.
SHOW NOTES:
Find out more about Andrew and his books at https://www.authorandrewjohnston.com/books
https://hwjohnston.blogspot.com/
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