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In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell close out Business Month with an honest conversation about the parts of author business that rarely make it into the polished success stories: money, brand behavior, and the pressure to publish faster than your life or creativity can actually sustain.
They talk about why money conversations matter, how every public move becomes part of your author brand, and why publishing cadence needs to be based on your actual capacity rather than industry pressure. The conversation also highlights Becca Syme’s strengths-based perspective on burnout, plate size, and the danger of forcing someone else’s system onto your own writing life.
In this episode, they discuss:
🛠️ Resources mentioned:
Better-Faster Academy: https://betterfasteracademy.com/
QuitCast for Writers: https://betterfasteracademy.com/podcast/
Dear Writer, Are You in Burn Out?: https://betterfasteracademy.com/books-by-becca-syme/dear-writer-are-you-in-burn-out/
Gallup CliftonStrengths: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/home.aspx
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https://theauthornextdoor.com/
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In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell close out Business Month with an honest conversation about the parts of author business that rarely make it into the polished success stories: money, brand behavior, and the pressure to publish faster than your life or creativity can actually sustain.
They talk about why money conversations matter, how every public move becomes part of your author brand, and why publishing cadence needs to be based on your actual capacity rather than industry pressure. The conversation also highlights Becca Syme’s strengths-based perspective on burnout, plate size, and the danger of forcing someone else’s system onto your own writing life.
In this episode, they discuss:
🛠️ Resources mentioned:
Better-Faster Academy: https://betterfasteracademy.com/
QuitCast for Writers: https://betterfasteracademy.com/podcast/
Dear Writer, Are You in Burn Out?: https://betterfasteracademy.com/books-by-becca-syme/dear-writer-are-you-in-burn-out/
Gallup CliftonStrengths: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/home.aspx
🎙️ Learn more about the show:
https://theauthornextdoor.com/
📬 Sign up for our newsletter:
https://linktr.ee/theauthornextdoorpod

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