I’ve just given the same pep talk to three different writers, so I figure you probably need it to. Let me speak to you about impostor syndrome. That thing where you are sure everyone knows you’re faking it and they are going to find out any minute and then you will be cast down and […]
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Each month Mary Robinette teaches new material for her Patreon members at the Livestreaming Class level (and above). This is the lesson plan for 2024. When you join, you unlock recordings of every class she has taught for the past five years, which is 70+ hours of content. Typically, classes are help on the last
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October Patreon Class: Finding Funding for Writers with Guest Instructor Erin Roberts Navigating the writing life demands financial creativity. Explore income diversification beyond traditional publishing. Embrace opportunities like school appearances, copywriting, fellowships, consulting, and teaching. Learn about leveraging newsletters, Patreon, and self-monetization. Discover how an agent can combat imposter syndrome. Tips, tricks, and tools
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It is that time of year again in which we retrospectively look back at our productivity over the last year by posting about eligibility. I think this is the first year since I started doing this that I haven’t had a short story come out. I was feeling weird about that until a friend pointed
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One of the unexpected side effects of publishing a book or a story is a shift in your status. Now, I know you’re thinking, “but I’ve only published one thing, I’m not a REAL author.” I’ve talked elsewhere about imposter syndrome, so I want to talk about the unintentional side effects of ignoring the fact
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Last year I: published 2 novels 6 short stories, did many space things, baked a few pies, and spent a lot of time with family.
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R J Theodore is joining us today to talk about her novel Flotsam. Here’s the publisher’s description: Captain Talis just wants to keep her airship crew from starving, and maybe scrape up enough cash for some badly needed repairs. When an anonymous client offers a small fortune to root through a pile of atmospheric wreckage, it
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Ariela Housman is joining us today to talk about her art print Fuck You, Pay Me. Here’s the description: Sometimes profanity is required. When someone asks you to work “for exposure,” for example. Or for “portfolio development.” Or tries to haggle you down from your stated prices by trying to convince you that you’re not actually
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Howard Taylor joins us today to talk about Planet Mercenary, a role-playing game (RPG) he and Alan Bahr created, set in the universe of Schlock Mercenary. Here’s the description from the RPG’s Kickstarter: The Planet Mercenary Role Playing Game is a custom system designed for speedy play with rich storytelling. Combat goes quickly, and when
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Sometimes I think it’s useful for early career writers to see the things that might happen to your brain later. I just got an email from my editor that Shades of Milk and Honey is going into its 7th printing. Seventh. Between all the US editions so far, we’ve netted 23,793 copies. That’s not counting the
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