Hello, and welcome to episode 37.
Had some technical issues with my computer so this month is just me talking.
In personal news, I am dealing with some family illness issues, so that has gotten in the way of my plans for late November and December, maybe January. There’s nothing wrong with me—I’m fine—but I’ve got to take care of my family, so that comes first. I’m a big proponent of following my own advice. I don’t think that the podcast will be affected at this point, but if I have to miss a week or two, I hope you guys can understand. Sometimes when life happens, you have to drop a few balls and focus on what’s important.
Roadblocks aside, I had a great month.
In writing news, I am working on a new nonfiction book for outlining for writers. Outlining is a hot topic on Author Level Up, so I plan to contribute my own flavor to the books that are currently out there.
I am also working on a secret project that I’m going to unveil next month hopefully. It will be the biggest thing I’ve ever done. I won’t say much about it, other than that it is going to be an extremely transparent look into the process of writing, something I’ve never seen done before.
In other news, I spoke at the 20BooksVegas conference. I did a presentation titled “How to be a part-time writer with full-time results”, and I talked about how I balance writing with all my other responsibilities. The speech was very well-received and honestly, one of the best times I’ve ever had on stage. What a fantastic conference—everyone there was supportive, and I met some amazing people and did some great networking. A video of the speech will be live on YouTube sometime soon, so I’ll share it when it goes live. Craig Martelle and Michael Anderle did an amazing job with this conference, and it’s probably the best conference for indies in the world. That’s a bold claim, but every detail of this conference was so meticulously planned that I can agree.
I was chatting with Craig, and we hit it off pretty well, so I will also be helping Craig organize the conference next year, which will be a great opportunity for me to see behind the scenes of how events like this work. I have a 10-15 year vision of doing an author conference of my own. So if you’re interested in attending 20BooksVegas in 2019 and you would like to meet me in person, be sure to check it out at 20booksvegas.com. The dates are November 12-15, 2019 at Sam’s Town Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In other news, I have a few podcast interviews to share. My interview with Amy Collins of New Shelves Books went live this month, as did another interview with fellow writer Jim Woods. In Amy’s interview, I talk about YouTube for Writers and how to start a channel. In Jim’s interview, I talk about tips for writing engaging fiction. See the show notes for links.
In other personal news, I’m heading into a law school exam. Wish me luck…I should be okay, but exam time is the first half of December and I always get a little nervous during that time. It’ll be a major relief when I’m done though.
Next month I'll be back as usual but the calls to action will be different. I'm no longer using Anchor so I'll have a different way for you to send me questions.
Talk to you next month.
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SHOW NOTES:
My Interview with Jim Woods: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/finish-your-book-podcast/id1442120748?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2DMQ8RZCcIw6RpCwVM34UwuXpA7hHIPwZf-kVowiVK6HlhOj5sgbXT6g
