Marathon Author: A creative career is a marathon, not a sprint

SW 021 - Refining Plotting and Some Big News

What do you do when the baby eats your work space? You prop your laptop on the dresser and record anyway.

I'm back with a quick update, some notes on the current book, and some more big changes in my life that should mean positive things for my writing.

I also talk a bit about writing on deadline and how I refine my outlining process as I write to make sure I'm always heading in the right direction and not wasting words.

Thanks for listening!

 

SW 020 - From Russia with Love

In this episode I talk about the resolution of my old business debt problem, a close reading of From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming and plotting my next book, The Spreading Fire.

Episode 20! Thanks for listening and all your support.

SW 016 - Abundance Mentality for Authors

In this episode I talk about some changes in the SF short fiction market, new opportunities for short fiction in Kindle Unlimited anthologies, and how to push yourself to grow as an author by saying yes... but also having a plan so you don't get overwhelmed.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Tim Ferris Interviews Neal Gaiman

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Speculative.Work Episode 003 - Feeling Overwhelmed as a Creative

Episode 3 - In this episode I talk about some strategies I've used to not feel so overwhelmed when taking on a new project. I focus mostly on writing a novel, but these techniques apply to any project.

As always, if you have any questions, shoot me an email at james@jamesaaron.net. Thanks for listening!

The Speculative.Work Podcast Episode 002

Episode 2 - A bit more on resistance, series plotting, character-based plots, using templates and learning from other genres.

Books mentioned in the podcast:

• This is Marketing by Seth Godin
• The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly
• Writing the Break-Out Novel by Donald Maas