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Write Brain 2-21 Fear part 1
Write Brain 2-21 Fear part 1
How do athletes deal with fear of performance and what can other creative types learn from them? (This podcast was cut o... Read more
25 Feb 2019
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12mins
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Write Brain 2-49 The Cost of Writing
Write Brain 2-49 The Cost of Writing
There are reasons to be afraid of writing. I talk frankly here about real losses following the publication of The Bishop... Read more
22 Jul 2019
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12mins
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Write Brain #42 Voice
Write Brain #42 Voice
It's not as mysterious as it sounds. Some tips for how to stick your voice.
26 Jun 2019
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11mins
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Write Brain 2-45 Talent Redux
Write Brain 2-45 Talent Redux
Me reconsidering whether or not talent exists and what it looks like, if it does.
17 Jul 2019
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11mins
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Write Brain 2-47 Affirmation
Write Brain 2-47 Affirmation
Your work is important. Your voice matters. There is a reader who will only connect to your book.
8 Jul 2019
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10mins
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Write Brain #43 The Worst Book I Ever Wrote
Write Brain #43 The Worst Book I Ever Wrote
Everyone feels like one particular book is the worst. It usually isn't, except while you're writing it.
3 Jul 2019
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6mins
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Write Brain #41 A Longterm Career
Write Brain #41 A Longterm Career
Reflections on 20 years in publishing and how this is NOT the career I thought I wanted.
19 Jun 2019
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7mins
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Write Brain #40 Making It Easier
Write Brain #40 Making It Easier
Nothing makes it easier. Just get to work!
12 Jun 2019
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8mins
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Write Brain #39 Deleting
Write Brain #39 Deleting
Real writers delete.
5 Jun 2019
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17mins
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Write Brain 46: 20 Hours a Day
Write Brain 46: 20 Hours a Day
Talk about myths of hard work and success, plus the real truth about effective limits of creative work.
1 Jul 2019
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8mins
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Write Brain 50 I'm Quitting
Write Brain 50 I'm Quitting
I'm taking a year off new projects. I just pushed myself too hard and need to take a hard break to reassess. The podcast... Read more
24 Jul 2019
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7mins
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Write Brain 67 Are You Doing the Work
Write Brain 67 Are You Doing the Work
What counts as the work? Being human.
1 May 2020
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17mins
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Write Brain 64 Being Human
Write Brain 64 Being Human
How to create during the pandemic: be human.
17 Apr 2020
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9mins
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Write Brain 63 Creative Quiet
Write Brain 63 Creative Quiet
Why having nothing to do is what creative people need. (Minus anxiety)
3 Apr 2020
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6mins
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Write Brain 62 Slow Start
Write Brain 62 Slow Start
I'm working on going from a measuring/counting mindset with my work to a more holistic one. That means I'm taking a long... Read more
27 Mar 2020
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10mins
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Write Brain 61 A Breakthrough!
Write Brain 61 A Breakthrough!
Updates on my life the last 5 months and what just happened to me creatively! Good news!
20 Mar 2020
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13mins
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Write Brain Support Structure
Write Brain Support Structure
20 Nov 2019
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8mins
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Write Brain 60 The Root of My Doubts
Write Brain 60 The Root of My Doubts
Personal stuff is impinging on my professional life, surprise, surprise!
23 Oct 2019
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10mins
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Write Brain 59 The Cost of Being a Writer
Write Brain 59 The Cost of Being a Writer
A friend asked how I can lose money being a writer, and I let him have it.
16 Oct 2019
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16mins