Your Big Creative Life

This week, we've got a special episode with one of my coaching clients, Layla Essary! Layla is a Mississippi based writer who has written an incredible novel called Bluff. You'll hear about Layla's approach to doing research when writing historical fiction, how she overcame her biggest struggles with writing her first book, and what her experience was like working with me as her coach to help this book come to life.

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There are tons of books on writing, but in this episode, I discuss three that have had a big impact on my personally and as a writer.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Stephen King - On Writing

Matthew Salesses - Craft in the Real World

Courtney Maum - Before And After the Book Deal

Sometimes you just need a kick in the pants to get you back to writing. If that's what you need, this episode is for you! Hear 4 pieces of tough love advice to help you sit down and write your book.

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So many writers struggle with grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and sometimes people who struggle with these concepts feel guilt and/or shame about it. This episode contains an important reframe to help you understand that you are still a good writer, even if grammar doesn't come naturally to you. It also contains 3 tips to help you in the writing process.

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I signed with a new literary agent! I'm so excited to tell you about the process of finding this agent after leaving my last one, including my querying strategy, how many queries I sent out, and what's next for my book.

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Episode 35: Leaving My Literary Agent + Querying: https://open.spotify.com/episode/09mwOJGZAj4Tlwk4zelMWw?si=ea5dfe4cbd8a4e3b

Episode 46: My Top 3 Querying Resources: https://open.spotify.com/episode/63hYDXXekYLzTrWRbQMi8P?si=2336dd52d6ab46ad

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Comparing ourselves to other writers can be a huge trap - one that prevents us from moving forward. In this episode, I offer four tips to help you get out of the comparison trap and reframe what comparison is.

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NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month, and it happens every November. The goal is to write 50,000 words. In this episode, I talk about how to decide if you should participate, tips to help you be succesful, and what you need to decide before November.

NaNoWriMo: https://nanowrimo.org/

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What's the best writing advice I've ever gotten? In this episode, I dive into when I learned this piece of advice and why it completely changed my relationship to writing. If you've never heard this tip before, it'll blow your mind!

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Lots of new writers feel pressure to find a completely unique idea that has never been written about before. They worry that if there are similar book topics or themes out there, it will negatively impact their book. This week's episode discusses whether this somehting you need to worry about and different angles to view this topic through.

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Atomic Habits by James Clear: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780735211292

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