Sarah asks: Stress at work focuses me, but it really kills my creativity. How can I change this?
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Questions 625: Boneyards and Bright Ideas
Charles asks: “I want to save my ideas for when I’m a better writer. What do I do?”
Resources Mentioned
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
On Faerie Stories, an essay in the collection Tree and Leaf by J.R.R. Tolkien
Silent Victor by J. Daniel Sawyer
He Ain’t Heavy by J. Daniel Sawyer
Predestination (link to podcast)
We Create Worlds by J. Daniel Sawyer
The Bodies in the Basement by J. Daniel Sawyer
Blood and Weeds by J. Daniel Sawyer
Clue
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Feedback: I Got My Mojo Back!
Listener Vega has feedback on finishing your second novels and an update on a previous question.
Resources Mentioned:
I Finished Writing My Second Novella in Time for NaNoWriMo
Ep 246: I’ve Lost My Finishing Mojo
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Questions 576: Is NaNoWriMo Worthwhile?
Sarah asks: “Is NaNoWriMo a good way to practice getting out of your own way, or a spectacular waste of time? ”
Resources Mentioned:
Every Day Novelist: Episode 1
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Questions 543: Mood Music
Roland asks: “What are your thoughts on audio technologies, like binaural beats, which claim to target the brain?”
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Questions 537: Writing with Chronic Pain
Alex asks: “How do you maintain productivity, as a writer or other creative, when living with chronic illness or pain?”
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Questions 527: In the Mood
Kris asks: How do you get “in the mood” to write?
Resources mentioned:
The Shoes I Wore This Morning by J. Daniel Sawyer
The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Jules Verne: Collected Works
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Questions 473: Learning When to Learn More
Zoe asks: How do you know you need to learn more before successfully working on a specific project?
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Questions 426: Project Drop
Grace asks, “When I finish one book and try to dive into the next, I get a bit down. How do I let go of my last book so I can start the next?”
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Questions 414: Emotional Investment
Caine asks: “How emotionally invested do we really need to be to write great fiction?”
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