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April 05, 2016 The Worst Writing Advice - WN 039
The internet is brimming with writing advice -- both good and bad. Episode 039 of Write Now talks about how to determine which advice is worth following, and gives you a rundown of what I think are the worst offenders.
Bad advice is bad.
I think we've all received bad general advice at one time or another, such as:
"Gun it! You can totally make it through that yellow light."
"Aw, come on. You can totally handle one more drink."
"You don't really need to study for the bar exam."
"Your kids would totally respect you more if you dyed your hair blue."
Sometimes it's easy to tell whether advice is good or bad -- it's just up to us to make the correct decision. But other times, the line between good and bad is a bit more blurry.
Discerning good advice from bad advice.
Advice, like so many things, is relative. Advice that's good for one person might be bad for another person (think of medical advice as an example here).
So when you receive a piece of advice that sounds pretty good, ask yourself:
Is it true?
Who is giving me this advice? (Are they trustworthy?)
Why is this person giving me this advice?
Alex Cavoulacos of themuse.com offers two more great questions to ask when considering the source of the advice, in her article called "A Simple Test That Will Help You Tell If You're Getting Bad Advice":
"The vast majority of advice you’ll be given in your life will be one of two types: Either ‘Do what I did’ or ‘Do what’s best for me right now.’ Make sure you take the time to identify if either is the case before taking the advice at face value."
If either is the case, that doesn't immediately mean the advice is bad -- it just means that you have extra context to consider.
And again, advice is only ever just advice. It's not a marching order, and so it's your responsibility to consider it fully before taking or not taking it.
The worst writing advice.
Here's my list of the worst offenders:
"Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life." -- This is simply untrue. I love to write, but at the same time I recognize that it is often frustrating and incredibly hard work.
"Art is never finished, only abandoned." -- This quote from da Vinci may ring true, but it's terrible writing advice. It seems to be saying that if you decide a piece is finished (and gasp! submit it for publication), you're abandoning it, which is shameful and guilt-inducing. When a mother bird pushes her baby birds out of the nest, she's not abandoning them -- she's sending them out into the world to flourish and grow.
"You can't force good writing." -- Au contraire! If you've written for a deadline before and produced anything decent, you've likely forced good writing. Now, what you may not be able to force is creativity -- but if you take this as writing advice, all you're going to get is the license to be lazy.
"I'm against schedules. Write when you feel excited by the prospect." -- This one is from novelist Rick Moody, and it happens to be bad advice for me. (Though it might be great advice for you!) I'm just so busy that if I never scheduled in my writing time, I would never get to do it -- even though I love it.
"You need [X] to write." -- Here, "X" can be coffee, booze, a lucky pencil, a program like Scrivener, a specific typewriter, or any other crutch. If someone tells you that you need "X" to write, they are probably trying to sell you "X". The only thing you need to write is you.
"Write what you know." -- Just... ugh. I hope you know how terrible and limiting this can be. Please do not take it as writing advice. Ever.
What about you? What's the worst (or best) writing advice you've ever received? Let me know in the comments below!
The Book of the Week.
I AM STILL READING Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey. I am SO SORRY ABOUT THAT.
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April 01, 2016 Coffee Break 012: JoAnna Ver Meer
Episode 012: JoAnna Ver Meer Oh my friends, I am so very excited about today's Coffee Break episode (a.k.a. Tea Break, just for today). That's because I'm talking with my good friend & poet JoAnna Ver Meer, and I think that, by the end of this episode, you'll adore her as much as I do. "I don't think I would be a happy person if I couldn't write every day." Today's episode is a celebration of JoAnna's newest book of poetry, Syllables and Other Poems (published under her maiden name of JoAnna Tatman), and a look at how this poet balances her creative writing life with her technical writing life. "There's so much beauty around us that we miss it."

JoAnna is a gentle and quiet spirit who has worked to develop a writer's mindfulness, read widely from the classics, and find confidence amidst her natural shyness.

Listen to today's episode using the controls above or on iTunes, and while you're at it, be sure to follow Jo on Twitter or snag her books Walking After Rain or Syllables and Other Poems. (Again, her books are published under her maiden name of JoAnna Tatman.) Enjoy! You can help keep my dream (a.k.a. my podcast) alive. You can help support the work I do here at the Write Now podcast and Coffee Break spinoff by pledging $1 or more per episode on Patreon! :D

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March 25, 2016 Coffee Break 011: Matt Paulson, Take 2
Episode 011: Matt Paulson

You might remember Matt Paulson from one of my very first Coffee Break episodes, where we talked about his digital publishing company, automating the writing process, and blogging, as well as a book he had recently written.

Five months later, Matt is publishing another book. It's called The Ten-Year Turnaround and it's about achieving financial freedom within a ten-year time period. "All writers are entrepreneurs, whether they realize it or not." Want to feel even more inadequate by comparison? Matt wrote this entire book while walking on a treadmill. "Fitbit tells you 'good job, you got your steps in,' and you also got a bunch of work done." During today's Coffee Break, we're talking about multitasking, being smart enough to know when you've hit a wall, the perks of self-publishing, and writing on the treadmill. Also, I recorded this after a very long week and while incredibly sleep-deprived, so I am in rare form. (You'll see.)

And #neverforget: "Be a tool." ...Which reminds me, you can help support the work I do here at the Write Now podcast and Coffee Break spinoff by pledging $1 or more per episode on Patreon! :D

Anyway, give today's episode a listen using the controls above or on iTunes, and while you're at it, be sure to visit Matt's website, snag his latest book, or listen to our previous conversation. I will send you emails. You won't regret it if you sign up for my email newsletter! (Probably!) Subscribe to Coffee Break (& Write Now). You can listen to the full Coffee Break episode using the controls at the beginning of this post.

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March 14, 2016 Give Yourself Some Grace - WN 038
I ended the last episode of the Write Now podcast (#037) with the concept of giving yourself some grace. I ended up thinking about that concept for a long time after that, so decided to give grace its own episode. I hope you enjoy it here in Episode 038.
My deep, dark secret.
No, I'm not Batman. Let's just get that out of the way.
My deep, dark secret is that often I don't like myself very much. Maybe you feel like this sometimes, too. Or a lot of the time.
You see, I never feel like I'm quite enough.
I'm never thin enough, tall enough, fashionable enough, smart enough, motivated enough, or driven enough. I don't clean my house enough and I'm certainly not wealthy enough. I don't write enough.
I have really, really high standards for myself and the work I do. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, in and of itself. But it can have troubling echoes throughout your life.
SET ALL THE GOALS???
Recently, I made the mistake of taking a leadership course that focused on setting (and achieving) goals.
The course essentially said that there are X number of hours in a week, and you are responsible for making each one work toward your goals. If you do this, you will be fulfilled.
Well hey, that sure sounds nice. But I found that when you implement it into your life, things begin to break down.
You start defining your self-worth by the goals you accomplish. You start packing in more and more goals to accomplish. You start to see any time not spent toward goal-achievement as wasted time. You see no value in relaxation. You see no value in enjoying life.
This is a problem.
Even worse, at the time, you think that you're chasing success. You think that you're doing something good.
But then you find success. And you find that, even though you've accomplished something, you're not fulfilled. Not in the way you hoped you'd be.
Because even though you've accomplished something, it hasn't changed who you are. You're still you. Which means you're still not thin enough or rich enough or smart enough or whatever it was you were dissatisfied with in the first place.
So what are we chasing, anyway? What will it feel like when we're finally "enough"?
I think that what we're really looking for is love. We feel like if we are thin enough or well-read enough that we'll finally be worthy of or earn the love that we want.
Well guess what? You don't need to be worthy of anything. You don't need to earn anything.
Enter grace.
Grace is what we need to give to ourselves and to others.
The basic tenet of grace is the understanding that we are all human, and no human being is or can be perfect. With that in mind, grace is favor—approval or preference—given without merit. Without having to earn it.
Grace is the antidote to all of those awful feelings that keep us from writing, or from writing well: doubt, fear, hatred, guilt, anxiety, worthlessness.
Today's episode is all about how necessary it is for us to give ourselves some grace, especially when it comes to writing. It's about the freedom we so often deny ourselves to simply live as we were made to live.
But in grace and peace and love, I can tell you that you are enough, just as you are.
Now go, and write, and enjoy your life.
The Book of the Week.
I finished a book this week! No, it wasn't Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey, which I am still reading.
The book I finished was The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, a paranormal mystery/romance/adventure for young adults.
It's the story of Blue Sargent, a high school student who comes from a long line of clairvoyant women. In a deviation from the YA paranormal norm (so to speak), Blue is not the Chosen One. In fact, she has no clairvoyance of her own at all.
The chapters alternate between Blue's point of view and the POV of the Raven Boys,
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February 29, 2016 Coffee Break 010: Kaitlyn Mirison
Episode 010: Kaitlyn Mirison

Kaitlyn Mirison was one of the first people to get in touch with me when I first launched the Coffee Break offshoot of the Write Now podcast. And I am so grateful that she did.

Kaitlyn is the author of An Artist's Pillars, and host of the Potential & Possibility Podcast, both of which encourage creative folks like you & me to believe in ourselves and deepen our experience of living. "It felt like I was standing on the sidelines of my life." For years, Katilyn worked as an accounting executive, a role in which she was successful but ultimately unfulfilled. She had dreamed of being a writer ever since she was a little girl, but those dreams had been crushed by fear and self-doubt. "At the very core, I didn't believe that I was valuable as a person." In this beautiful and moving episode, Kaitlyn talks about finding the permission you need to write, going against well-intentioned advice when necessary, making peace with your inner critic, and discovering your self-worth & value as a person. "When I started writing my book... that's when I felt like I was coming home." Give today's episode a listen using the controls above or on iTunes, and while you're at it, check out Katilyn's book and podcast. They are both as lovely as she is. :) I will send you emails. You won't regret it if you sign up for my email newsletter! (Probably!) Subscribe to Coffee Break (& Write Now). You can listen to the full Coffee Break episode using the controls at the beginning of this post.

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February 23, 2016 De-Clutter Your Life So You Can Write - WN 037
I've been thinking a lot about work/life/writing balance ever since I committed to writing a book this year. And so Episode 037 of the Write Now podcast is about just that -- balance, clutter, distraction, scheduling, and so much more.
Just keep spinning...
This is what I feel like a lot of the time:
It's not incredibly fun (though maybe it looks cool from the outside).
Being busy is fine if you can balance it well. But how many of us can actually claim that we balance it well?
What's really important?
Before we take a look at what's cluttering our life, let's look at the non-clutter -- the important stuff.
In today's podcast episode, I encourage you to think of 5 things that are deeply important to you -- 5 things, whether they're objects or entities -- that are integral to who you are.
Here are some suggestions to get you started:
Spending time with family
Nurturing healthy relationships with your friends
Serving the community and volunteering
Your faith
Your creative time spent writing, drawing, painting, dancing, photographing, etc.
Your vintage car collection
Your career
Personal fitness
That plant your mother gave you that you've triumphantly managed to keep alive for nearly a year
Reading
Etc., etc., etc.
If the other stuff in your life doesn't support these things, it might just be clutter.
Distraction destruction.
Clutter creates distraction. I know that when I used to think about my email inbox of 300,000-odd unread emails, my eyes would glaze over and my stomach would knot with dread. It's hard to write when your mind is on all of the emails you've never responded to.
Same goes with a cluttered desk or office, a cluttered sink full of dishes, even a cluttered schedule.
Sometimes it's worth it to devote the time to purge that stuff from your life. Sometimes it's even worth sacrificing one writing session for. Clean it up, get it over with, and get back to writing.
Ultimately, the question you need to ask is:
What needs to happen for you to sit down and write with the focus that you need to write?
The answer might surprise you.
It also might be time to give yourself some grace.
I'm not very good at all at doing this for myself. But if you accidentally spend 45 minutes answering emails instead of writing during your writing hour, just forgive yourself, move on, and be more intentional about writing during your writing hour tomorrow.
We're human, after all. We're not perfect. So give yourself some grace, move on, and set yourself up for a successful distraction-free writing session tomorrow.
The Book of the Week is on its way.
Uh. Yeah. I am still working on reading Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey. It's really, really good, but also really, really long. (And I've been really, really busy.)
More to come... in the meantime, keep up-to-date on my book-reading adventures on Goodreads!
MERCH?!?!?!
This week marks the soft launch of my MERCH store!!! You'll find a ton of varieties & colors of pro-writing, pro-reading shirts, hoodies, tote bags, mugs, and more -- all of which support the work I'm doing here at the Write Now podcast. :D

Or if you prefer, please do feel free to take full advantage of my Tip Jar:
What's cluttering your writing life? What's distracting you from writing?
Let me know via my contact page, or simply email me at hello [at] sarahwerner [dot] com. I can't wait to hear from you. :)
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February 15, 2016 The Pressure To Be Great - WN 036
We're under tons of pressure all the time -- as writers, family members, employees, and just as human beings in general. That stuff can really get to you -- and that's what we're talking about in Episode 036 of the Write Now podcast.
Under pressure.
Pressure surrounds us all the time -- and I'm not just talking about the type that keeps our heads from exploding. I'm talking about the type that keeps us in line socially, that often dictates our behavior without us even realizing it.
Pressure isn't necessarily good or bad -- it's just a neutral force that presses against us, against our morals and values and strength of character. And we can decide how we respond to it.
And that's what today's episode is all about: how to take a step back and reassess the pressure you're under. It's about how to deal with and respond to pressure in a way that creates positive outcomes (inspiration) instead of negative outcomes (crippling fear & doubt).
At the end of the day, pressure doesn't control you. Your decisions about how you react to pressure determine how things turn out.
So give today's episode a listen, and give in to the pressure -- in a good way, in a way that keeps you writing and fulfilled.
Speaking of pressure... I've decided I'm going to write a book this year.
I can't tell you whether or not it'll be any good. But it's something I've wanted and needed to do for a really long time now, and I've decided to commit.
One thing I do know is that it's going to take a ton of time and hard work. So I'm going back and listening to Episode 009, "Say Yes To Writing", and remembering that when you say "yes" to one thing, it means you say "no" to something else. And that can be a good thing.
So I'm honing my naysaying abilities. More about what that means in an upcoming episode.
The Book of the Week is not really a book.
OK SO. I am still working on reading Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey. It's really, really good, but also really, really long. (And I've been really, really busy.)
HOWEVER!
The Black Tapes Podcast has been my companion this week during my workouts, and I've gotta say -- this modern radio drama really takes the "work" out of "workout."
It's the serial story of a naive audio journalist who finds herself in the midst of an adventure when she begins investigating the videotape collection of a paranormal investigator who doesn't believe in the paranormal.
Something fun for you to listen to while you're awaiting new episodes of the Write Now podcast. ;)
Keep up-to-date on my book-reading adventures on Goodreads.
Coming soon: MERCH!
My friends! I am currently building a store where you will soon be able to support my work at the Write Now podcast with sweet, sweet merchandise (a.k.a. MERCH)!
Get very, very pumped. :D
Until then, please do feel free to take full advantage of my Tip Jar:
Do you feel the pressure to be great?
Let me know via my contact page, or simply email me at hello [at] sarahwerner [dot] com. I can't wait to hear from you. :)
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February 05, 2016 Coffee Break 009: reShoUNn Foster
Episode 009: reShoUNn's Story Welcome to another Coffee Break episode of the Write Now podcast. I'm so glad you're here.

Today I'm talking with beautiful poet, corporate writer, anthroponymist, jazz den owner, community builder, & kindred spirit reShoUNn Foster, who is working to invigorate Detroit with the art of words through her Out My Write Mind and Hip n Zen in the Northend projects. "Facebook saved my life." In today's episode, reShoUNn shares her story of what she went through during a long period of depression (she terms it her "Job period"), as well as the importance of having a writing identity, the healing power of journaling, writing, poetry, & friendship.

She also speaks passionately about developing communities through teaching individuals to develop themselves and learn all they can about who they are.

Check out reShoUNn's projects, and be sure to look out for her new website & podcast, coming soon. Want to be on Coffee Break? I'm always looking for exciting writers, authors, and other creative-type people to showcase with casual conversations about creativity, writing, and work/life balance. Send me an email at hello [at] sarahwerner [dot] com or contact me if you're interested in a guest appearance. I will send you emails. You won't regret it if you sign up for my email newsletter! (Probably!) Subscribe to Coffee Break (& Write Now). You can listen to the full Coffee Break episode using the controls at the beginning of this post.

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January 27, 2016 Coffee Break 008: Deane Barker
Episode 008: Deane Barker Hi friends! Welcome to your monthly Coffee Break episode of the Write Now podcast.

Today I want to share with you the delightful and fun conversation I had with Deane Barker, who has been an authority in the web content management space since the mid-'90s and is wrapping up his first book on the subject.

So! Even if you're not in to nonfiction (or especially if you are), Deane's insights about finding time to write, getting "friend-zoned" by your dream, dealing with writers' block, "parking lots" for ideas, imposter syndrome, chronic & acute editing fatigue, and giving yourself permission to fail (AND SO MUCH MORE!) are incredibly insightful and valuable.

Also: cats!

Curious to learn more about Deane? (I wouldn't blame you; he's a crazy-intelligent & super-awesome dude.) Check out his blog at Gadgetopia or his profile at Blend Interactive, grab your own copy of his book, Web Content Management, or follow him on Twitter at @gadgetopia.

Oh, and if you were interested in checking out the link to Deane's raw, unedited "parking lot" full of notes for this podcast episode (per our conversation about collection systems), you can find that here. Want to be on Coffee Break? I'm always looking for exciting writers, authors, and other creative-type people to showcase with casual conversations about creativity, writing, and work/life balance. Send me an email at hello [at] sarahwerner [dot] com or contact me if you're interested in a guest appearance. I will send you emails. You won't regret it if you sign up for my email newsletter! (Probably!) Subscribe to Coffee Break (& Write Now). You can listen to the full Coffee Break episode using the controls at the beginning of this post.

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January 22, 2016 The Power of a Writers' Group - WN 035
One thing I always want to stress in the Write Now podcast is the fact that you are not alone. Despite what you might feel, despite what you might what (or think you want), you're not alone. This is important. And it's the focus of Episode 035 of the Write Now podcast.
Before we begin, a quick note that I've made it easier than ever before to support the work I do with the Write Now podcast with my new Tip Jar! :D
OK. Enough of that. Let's begin...
Starting a great writers' group -- or making your current writers' group even better.
Podcast listener Laura emailed me with some questions about best practices for writers' groups:
I wondered if you would consider doing a podcast on good practices for a writing group? Do you have any suggestions based on your experience? Exercises and activities? Resources? Pitfalls to avoid?
Great questions, Laura. And YES! I have experience with both successful and failed writing groups, and I'm excited to share what I've learned with you.
Different types of writing groups.
Writer-Specific Groups
What type of writers' group do you want to have? Writing groups that focus on a specific type of writer can include groups for mystery writers, women, veterans suffering from PTSD, sci-fi writers, poets, dissertation students, adolescents, and tons more.
You could also simply just have an umbrella group for people who love to write, regardless of what they're writing.
The Spectrum of Groups: From Encouraging to Critiquing
What do you want your writers' group to do for the folks who join (including yourself)? I've been part of writers' groups that are 75% critique and 25% encouragement, and groups that are 90% encouragement and 10% critique (if that). Each offers different benefits.
Critique-heavy writers' groups will help you develop your skills as a writer, and improve your manuscript (or whatever you happen to be working on) as well as your editing and critiquing skills. They are also great if you want to get better at reading your work in front of others.
Encouraging writers' groups can tend to be a bit more laid-back -- they are places of social inspiration and discussion, and can equip you with the energy and encouragement you need to go home and write up a storm.
Both will give you community and fellowship with like-minded writers, and can help you make both friends and the important connections you need to be successful.
Group Size, Dynamic, & More
You'll want a group that's neither too large nor too small. I recommend the sweet spot of 4-8 regular participants.
There's also the dynamic to consider. I've been in writers' groups where one person is just a really bad fit (perhaps better described as a toxic personality), and we've had to find a way to ask them to leave. It's unpleasant, to say the least.
If you're beginning your own group, consider carefully whom you'll be inviting. I'm not advising you to act under an exclusive mindset, but rather to carefully consider the cocktail of personalities you're mixing together.
You're creating a writers' group, a community, a haven for creatives, a circle of trust. So be intentional about whom you invite.
Beware Entrepreneur's Depression
Bestselling author and blogger Jeff Goins coined this phrase, and I love it: entrepreneur's depression.
Essentially, if you're thinking about starting a writers' group, you're going to have a vision for it. And a vision can be exciting and awesome and amazing. But sometimes, it can also set you up with some unrealistic expectations.
Your vision may be (like mine was) incredibly optimistic. I imagined 20, 30, 40 people attending my writers' group in downtown Chicago. I imagined a line out the door of the coffee shop where it was held. But instead, I got one or two people. And often none at all.
It was discouraging.
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