In this episode, I discuss:

4:10 My recent family trip to New York City, and some crazy/funny stories of people-watching I saw there

15:07 How this was the first real vacation I took in 7 years, and how I'm behind in every area of my life right now...and what I'm doing to catch up

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Restaurants I visited in NYC (that I liked):

Hui Restaurant and Bar (Upper East Side)--traditional Chinese

Red Rooster (Harlem)

Hadilao Hot Pot (Flushing/Queens)

Laut (Malaysian Restaurant, Midtown)

Brooklyn Diner (Midtown near Central Park)

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In this episode I discuss:

1:15: New patrons on my Patreon! Support me at http://www.patreon.com/michaellaronn

1:40 Update on my basement/studio flooding situation, my law classes, and other stuff

6:45: Update on The Good Necromancer (a book is coming soon!)

8:15 How I almost went to court...over a box of gum. Please, please, please learn from my stupidity

14:30 How I almost lost my shirt with Amazon ads (not kidding)

23:00 Some thoughts on confidence and failure

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I've been waiting for this week for a long time! In this episode, I celebrate The Writer's Journey as it turns 100, and I look back at the first year of the show and share some of the greatest hits.

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In this episode, I discuss:

0:30 How a cold and several snowstorms threatened my word counts last week

1:52 How my YouTube studio flooded and I am dealing with a major headache (ie a case study in contingency planning)

6:15 Update on The Good Necromancer series

7:02 Why my episode “Planning for Disaster” on contingency planning is more important than ever for writers. The reason I’m still podcasting this week is because of my contingency planning, so I’m going to keep talking about this until someone listens to me. My next nonfiction book will be on contingency planning.

15:12 How I chose to respond to the bad luck that hit me this week

20:25 My experimentation with Amazon Ads and how I created my first PROFITABLE ad, doubling one of my book’s royalties for the month!!!

21:40 How I looked at the performance of my 9-Book fiction series that is selling $0 per month and how am trying to change that

26:38 What I’m doing to prepare for the big 1-0-0 for the show next week!

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I'm sick this week, so rather than serenade you with a froggy voice, I replay one of my EARLY episodes. Many of you are new to the show and haven't heard the old format, so it's definitely a treat!

I play one of the most popular episodes of the show: writing in the five senses. With this winter season giving a lot of people the winter blues, it's a great episode to give you some inspiration so you can write your best work this time of year.

2:55: How to write with the five senses

You can listen to old episodes of the show at http://www.michaellaronn.com/podcast

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In this episode, I discuss:

0:30: My new computer and how I'm adjusting to it, and how I encountered a COLOSSAL setback

5:00: How I'm sadly prepping for my law class this semester

5:50: My law grade is in!

6:33: How my law grade made me think about my "Writing Grade" for 2019 and some things I could have done better to be a better writer

8:09: How I'm handling my taxes this year (Booooo)

9:45: How I'm budgeting for my writing in 2020

13:00: Therapy update and how we talked about my goals for 2020, some personality quirks as a millennial (#needtowin) and my areas of focus to help me have a balanced 2020

Watch my YouTube video on How to Finish Any Story You Start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwhTfqKHMUE

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This week, I cover:

2:45: Minor changes to the show format (for your enjoyment)

4:41: How I'm prepping for my next busy season (spring semester of law school, busy time at work, etc.)

8:50: How I plan for disasters for my writing business. "Contingency planning" and how I forecast and plan for virtually anything that can derail my writing business.

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Learn more about me and my books at www.michaellaronn.com

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In this episode, I discuss:

- How a robovac taught me an important lesson about writing and business

- How I'm dealing with a major deadline delay in my current work-in-progress, and what I learned that has helped me manage it.

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In this week’s episode, I have a bunch of different topics, including how I’m thinking about automation with my writing business.

I discuss:

- The results of last week’s Christmas giveaway. Over 100 people entered and winners have been notified. Check your email inbox—you could be a winner…

- Therapy update

- How I took my puppy to puppy training class and learned something cool about dogs

- A podcast interview I did with Sue Singh on her YouTube channel, Book Your Glow Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmKyavyH\_rs

- How my newest book is going and a different writing technique I experimented with

- Free copyright information for anyone who wants to learn more about it

Copyright Law Book (FREE): http://www.copyrightbook.org

Harvard Law YouTube Series on Copyright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqkonSY\_\_ic&list=PL4d8Zm8RNWeWA\_AnzDdIVt3IJucrpOFmT

- Some concerns I have about how trademark law is developing, at least in the United States

- A new benefit I’m experimenting with for patrons on my Patreon channel: http://www.patreon.com/michaellaronn

- How I’m thinking about automating my writing business in 2020 and some test projects I’ll be exploring

AI in Industry Podcast with Dan Faggella: https://emerj.com/artificial-intelligence-podcast/

Learn more about me and my books at www.michaellaronn.com

My YouTube Channel for Writers: http://www.youtube.com/authorlevelup

Also, join my (Fiction) Fan Club to get 3 free novels, early launch pricing, and notifications whenever I release a new book: www.michaellaronn.com/fanclub

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In this episode I talk about:

- Status update on Cold Hard Magic, Book 2 in my Good Necromancer series

- How I may try dictating my books on the go in 2020

- How my furnace went out on the coldest weekend of the year in Iowa, and how an unexpected chat with my HVAC guy (an avid audio listener) confirmed many of my suspicions about audiobooks (good and bad)

- Christmas giveaway!!! Go to http://www.michaellaronn.com /christmas (for readers) or www.authorlevelup.com/christmas  (for writers)--ends Sunday, December 23rd at midnight

My book, Shadow Deal: www.mlmcknight.com/shadowdeal

Learn more about me and my books at www.michaellaronn.com

My YouTube Channel for Writers: http://www.youtube.com/authorlevelup

Also, join my (Fiction) Fan Club to get 3 free novels, early launch pricing, and notifications whenever I release a new book: www.michaellaronn.com/fanclub

If you like the show, don't forget to rate and leave a review!