
56 - Listen up, procrastinators
03/14/24 • 32 min
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about procrastination!
What you’ll learn from this episode:
- Procrastination and perfectionism are two sides of the same coin
- The fear at the heart of procrastination
- Examining and bringing awareness to the block
- The role of rest
FOR THE PROCRASTINATOR by Amie McNee: https://www.amiemcnee.com/non-fiction/p/stzcg9ak09l5jtdrgj892rnlxsy64c
Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation? Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic
Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/
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Today, Emily & Rachel talk about procrastination!
What you’ll learn from this episode:
- Procrastination and perfectionism are two sides of the same coin
- The fear at the heart of procrastination
- Examining and bringing awareness to the block
- The role of rest
FOR THE PROCRASTINATOR by Amie McNee: https://www.amiemcnee.com/non-fiction/p/stzcg9ak09l5jtdrgj892rnlxsy64c
Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation? Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic
Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/
If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!
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55 - The versatility of the writing process
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about the versatility of the writing process.
What you’ll learn from this episode:
- Is it useful to define ourselves by plotter versus pantser
- The theory of craft versus the application of craft
- “Thinking things up” versus “Getting things down”
- How process changes season to season, book to book
THE ARTIST'S WAY by Julia Cameron: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143129252?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_CAH7XEPJBPGZ3XC1ZBB6
Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation? Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic
Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/
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57 - Choosing scene POV
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about choosing scene POV.
What you’ll learn from this episode:
- 4 questions to determine the most impactful POV
- sometimes you just need to choose!
- weaving character into scene structure
Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation? Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic
Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/
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