How to Start When You Don’t Know How to Start

What if the reason you can’t start isn’t that you don’t know enough or haven’t planned enough, but because starting would make the thing real?In this episode, I tackle the Ouroboros Problem 🐍 — how do you begin a book when the beginning depends on the ending, and the ending depends on the beginning?I break down why first chapters and blurbs are particularly thorny, then propose two simple questions for de-thorning them. 👉 We’ll also get into persnickety perfectionism, the fantasy of the unblemished book, and something I almost edited out of this episode—no joke—three separate times.Timestamps:00:39 — The Ouroboros Problem02:17 — Grandpa Joe has something to tell you11:46 — If you ever tell yourself this…get very curious15:02 — What do I (secretly) get from staying stuck?18:35 — The anxiety loop I didn’t want to tell you about23:21 — A spell for releasing your art 24:16 — Next week on Will I Ever Finish This Fucking Book?📖 Did you know that you can start reading my first book, The Fool and the Threads of Time, for free at twinflames.life/freebies? It’s true!Full Episode Transcript