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Kait Nolan on Dealing with Burnout and Writing During Stressful Times (Re-air)
Kait Nolan on Dealing with Burnout and Writing During Stressful Times (Re-air)
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Aug 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Episode 132 / This week Jami and Sara are re-airing an early episode with Kait Nolan, who talks about getting through burnout and writing during stressful times--whether that stress is coming from your own personal situation or world events. Intro links: Sara’s Kickstarter for her special edition hardcover - sign up to get notified when it goes live Morgana Best on selling direct - interview on The Creative Penn Podcast Show notes: Tips for marketing a series--grouping books and banking books for a rapid release How expectations about productivity and major upsets in her personal life lead to burnout Why burnout is becoming more common in the writing community How Kait sets goals to write a certain number of days per month instead of a certain number of words per day Building in some grace into our schedules and adjusting our expectation The tyranny of the “shoulds” Recommendations for writing during trying times How a “just for fun” project can help you when the world is crazy What Kait has discovered isn’t worth her time and effort How Kait went against the prevailing wisdom and didn’t use paid ads. Instead she built a career with paid newsletters and free forms of promos Changes Kait has seen in her genres and her level headed advice on dealing with changes How Kait’s focus on one thing at a time helped her succeed Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the WIKT Facebook group! You can find show notes and links at wishidknownforwriters.com. Links: Author website The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes Jami’s Launch Plan Sara’s Book Release Timeline Checklist Jami’s books Sara’s books Resources from the Author and Reader Community to Help Ukrainans
Released:
Aug 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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