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The Author Burnout Cure — 240 episodes
235. Book Release Rituals (+ Ch 1 Exclusive!)
234. Craft Chat with Sonido Reyes
233. Craft Chat with Julian Winters
232. Craft Chat with Taylor Hartley
231. Craft Chat with Alex London
230. Craft Chat with Katherine Locke
229. Micro-Moments of Balance as an Author
228. Rebuilding Your Creative Confidence (Workshop Replay)
227. Contracted to Write a Book You Hate?
226. Should You Quit or Double Down on Your Career?
225. Your Mid-Year Writing Reset
224. When Your Author Career Looks “Perfect”
Bonus: What You Get for $2k (Applications close TODAY!)
223. What to Do When Your Publisher Doesn’t Support You
Bonus: “Should I join the group if…”
222. The Problem with “Deadline Math”
Bonus: How is Coaching Different from the Podcast?
221. Putting Yourself (& Your Author Career) First
Bonus: Your Next 6 Months
220. Writing Through Hard Times (Panel)
219. The Fear of a Book Flopping
218. What to Do When Writing Goals Shift
217. Writing is Hard. Don't Make it Harder.
216. Balancing Beginner & Expert Identities
215. Identifying Your Genre Peers
214. Life After Launching Your Book
213. Settling Your Book Launch Anxiety
212. Choosing Your Career Comps
211. How to Love Your Backlist
210. You Get to Make the Rules
209. Perseverance in Publishing with Jessi Cole Jackson
Bonus: Writing Doesn't Get Easier, YOU Get Stronger
208. Preparing Your Option Proposal
207. Confidence Series: Changing Your Inner Dialogue
206. Confidence Series: How to Love Your Reasons
205. Confidence Series: Let Yourself Be Impressive
204. Confidence Series: The 3 Types of Author Confidence
203. “Am I Skilled Enough to Write this Book?”
202. The Power of Neutral Thoughts
201. Expecting Good News Isn’t Delusional
200. Revise a Book with Me
199. A Peek into 2026
198. Goodbye 2025! (Evaluating Your Year)
197. Surviving the Book 2 Blues
196. Author Goal Setting: Holiday Edition
195. Separating Disappointment from “Failure”
194. Effective Problem Solving for Authors
193. You are not a Hack. Your Book wasn't a Fluke.
192. The Real Trick to Writing Faster
191. Five Lessons from my Hardest Year
190. From Submission to Publication with Kim DeRose
189. Bringing Magic into Your Writing Process with Molly Donlan
188. How to Excel at Writing IP with Tess Sharpe
187. Navigating a Hybrid Author Career with Rebecca Thorne
186. Balancing Trad & Indie Publishing with Stephanie Burgis
185. Career Planning & Big Pivots with Literary Agent Danielle Burby
184. When You Don't Meet Your Writing Goals
183. Getting Unstuck (Creatively & Professionally)
182. Thirty Days to Better Confidence
181. Other People's Expectations
180. The Hidden Cost of Avoiding Your Book
179. Writing as a Full-Time Author
178. Writing Alongside a Day Job
177. “Am I Fooling Myself?”
176. Tiered Writing Goals
175. Your Editor Doesn’t Hate You
174. Dealing with Doubt as an Author
173. Sneaky Perfectionism
172. How to Make Waiting Suck Less
171. Choosing Your Writing Fuel
170. When to Take a Break
169. Bare Minimum Book Marketing
168. How to Customize Writing Advice
167. Prepping to Moderate a Panel (or In-Conversation)
166. A Hard Truth about Publishing
165. Crafting Your Revision Plan
164. How to Recover from Failure
163. Your Confident Author Career
162. Increasing Your Creative Capacity
161. When Your WIP Matches a New Deal Announcement
160. Your Submission Survival Guide
159. How to Avoid Toxic Positivity
158. New Project Pep Talk
157. How to Stop People Pleasing with Sara Bybee Fisk
156. Planning/Outlining Your Next Novel
155. What to Do When You Turn In a Book
154. Navigating School Visits with Celesta Rimington
153. How I Sold My Novel (in 75 Days)
152. The Solution to Everything
151. Managing Your Author Finances
150. Emergency Writing Protocols
149. How to Meet a Tight Deadline
148. When (& How) to Ask for a Deadline Extension
147. Author Goal Setting: Reframed
146. Emotional Time Travel (Embodying Future Success)
145. Accepting Where You Are
144. Essential Skills for Debut Authors
143. Debut vs Mid-Career Agents with Dahlia Adler
142. Feeling Bad & Doing It Anyway
141. Trusting Your Process
140. Writing When the World’s on Fire
139. How to Be Resilient AF
138. Why It’s Hard to Be Happy
137. How to Increase Your Writing Stamina
136. The Anxiety of Waiting
135. Building New Beliefs
134. Staying Power in Publishing
133. Tips for Easier Drafting
132. Avoiding Overwhelm w/ Multiple Deadlines
131. Caring Less about Social Media Metrics
130. Easing into the Next Project
129. When Writing Makes You Freeze
128. Second Book Insecurities
127. Choosing Your Next Project
126. Balancing Connection & Promotion at Events
125. How to Draft Under Deadline
124. Why I Love My Google Calendar
123. The Pressure to Keep Writing
122. The Unexpected Hiatus
121. Writing Slow with Dani Abernathy
120. Here’s Your Permission Slip
119. Choosing Between Multiple Offers
118. F*ck the Algorithm
117. Stop Bracing for Bad News
116. Professional Jealousy: Author Edition
115. What Do You Already Know?
114. Are You On Track?
113. Nerding Out on “The Gap & The Gain”
112. Overcoming Burnout-Induced Apathy
111. How to Navigate Publishing “Discourse”
110. Public Speaking Tips with Madeline Schwarz
109. The Empowered Author Principles
108. The Authentic Marketing Method
107. The Creative Flow Formula
106. The Joyful Writing Protocol
105. Hustle is a Mindset
104. 35 Lessons on my 35th Birthday
103. The Motivation Bank
102. When Your Book Gets Canceled
101. Writing Through Life's Plot Twists
100. Listener Q&A
99. Planning for 2024
98. Evaluating 2023
97. What to Do When Your Book “Flops”
96. Simplifying Social Media
95. Navigating "Best Books of the Year" Lists
94. Better than Baseline with Roz Ray
93. The Sophomore "Slump"
92. Celebrating Your Book Release
91. Foundational Beliefs
90. Compare & Despair: Author Edition
89. Juggling Multiple Deadlines
88. Redefining Success with Susan Dennard
87. Setting Contingency Goals
86. How to Write When *Life* Happens
85. Saying Goodbye to Your Book
84. Embracing the First Draft with Caitlin Fisher
83. Nervous System 101 with Dr. Andrea Moore
82. Who Do You Think You Are?
81. The Author/Agent Relationship
80. There is No “Right” Decision
79. Publishing’s WTF Moments
78. The Stories You Tell Yourself
77. The 4 Cs of Consistent Writing
76. You Can’t Lose the Magic
75. The Space Between Deadlines
74. Prioritize Your Writing Joy
73. Time Off Doesn't Solve Burnout
72. How to Keep Going When You Want to Quit
71. The 5 Categories of Your Writing Life
70. How to Balance Writing & Marketing
69. The Destination is Fleeting. Protect the Journey
68. Not Writing? Goal Specificity Can Help
67. You Can’t Hustle Your Way to Happy
66. Money Mindset Magic with Serena Hicks
65. Imposter Syndrome 2.0
64. When You Know You Shouldn't Read Reviews ... But You Do It Anyway
63. Accommodating the Plot with Kiri Callaghan
62. “I Have to” is a Lie
61. The Lure of Productivity Hacks
60. When to Delete Your Book & Start Over
59. The Power of Writing Retreats
58. Tracking Your Writing Data
57. Know Your Empowered “No”
56. The Sustainable Author Schedule
55. Different Types of Goals
54. Why You Should Celebrate Your Wins
53. Publishing while Parenting with Dahlia Adler & Jennifer Dugan
52. How to Create Emotions on Purpose
51. How to Process Emotions
50. Your Beliefs about Writing (and Publishing)
49. Own Your Superpower
48. Don't Shit Talk Your Readers
47. A Love Letter to Debut Authors
46. Who Do You Want to BE in 2023?
45. How to Set Boundaries
44. Answering Book Questions During Family Gatherings
43. Staying in Love with Your Story
42. My NaNoWriMo Origin Story
41. Deadlines Don't Cause Burnout
40. How to BE a Writer
39. The Magic of Creativity
38. You Are Not Wrong
37. Three Steps to Writing When You Say You Will
36. Momentum Creates Motivation
35. Don't Argue with Reality
34. The Long Con with Karen Strong
33. Writing Shouldn't Make You Miserable
32. When Your Story Sucks
31. Reclaiming Your Power in an Uncertain Industry
30. Belief vs Detailed Fantasy
29. Setting Your Revision Mindset
28. Choose Your Hard
27. Publishing Burnout w/ Lit Agent & Life Coach Jessica Killingley
26. If Writing Is So Hard...Why Do We Do It?
25. A Million Micro Decisions
24. Scheduling Self-Care with Shelly Page
23. Publishing in a Pandemic with Aiden Thomas
22. Writing with Pride with Mara Fitzgerald & Christine Lynn Herman
21. The Post-Debut Blues w/ Christine Lynn Herman and Mara Fitzgerald
20. "I'm not a real writer."
19. Shame is a Shitty Motivator
18. Stop Crowdsourcing Approval
17. Whose Responsibility Is It?
16. How to Choose Your Next Project
15. Be Willing to Have it All
14. How to Guarantee Success
13. The Cause & Cure of Imposter Syndrome
12. Say Goodbye to "Should"
11. The Gift of Self-Awareness
10. Learning to Love Revision w/ Erica Davis
9. The 5 Causes of Writer's Block
8. Should You Abandoned Your Novel?
7. No Writing Is Wasted
6. How to Trust Yourself
5. Busy Isn't a Bragging Right
4. How to Stop Refreshing Your Inbox
3. Choose Your POV
2. The Lies We Tell Ourselves
1. WTF *Is* Burnout, Anyway?