How can you overcome your fears and make a life change towards your dreams? Or tackle the fears that stop you from writing and publishing your book? Rachael Herron talks about creating despite the fear, and getting unstuck in this interview.
In the intro,
Blackberry movie and IP questions;
The Copyright Handbook by Steven Fishman;
Co-Intelligence: Living and Working With AI by Ethan Mollick;
London Screenwriters Festival;
Lessons from my screenwriting course (2018);
Catacomb on my store, and
on other stores;
Spear of Destiny Kickstarter.
Today's show is sponsored by
Draft2Digital, self-publishing with support, where you can get free formatting, free distribution to multiple stores, and a host of other benefits. Just go to
www.draft2digital to get started.
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Patreon.com/thecreativepenn.
Rachael Herron is the internationally bestselling author of more than two dozen books, including thrillers, feminist romance, memoir, and nonfiction about writing. She's the host of the Ink in Your Veins podcast, and her latest book is Unstuck: An Audacious Hunt for Home and Happiness.
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Show Notes
* Tackling fear of the unknown when leaving your job, or making a big life change, or becoming a full-time author, based on
Eight lessons learned from eight years as a full-time author.
* Overcoming the fear of the unknown when writing a book and you don't know the outcome
* The writing process when writing memoir vs. fiction
* Fear of judgement when writing memoir
* Writing as flawed and real humans that readers can relate to
* Analogue physical IRL experiences in the digital age
* Different fears that come with launching a Kickstarter
You can find Rachael at
RachaelHerron.com and her Kickstarter at
RachaelH...