S1E2: Begin as you Mean to Carry On

Coffee & Real Talk for Writers

In this episode, I talk about how I spent my so-called holidays, the current state of my writing projects, what I’ve been trying for marketing lately and what I’ve learned from it, and some of my favourite writing tools. I also discuss some movies I watched over the holidays and my business plans for 2022.

Here are some resources mentioned in this episode:

Tool of the Week:

Scrivener: https://www.talenawinters.com/scrivener (affiliate link)

Podcast mentions:

6-figure Authors: SFA 112: How to Smartly Invest back into Your Book Business

Life Lessons - Episode 57: Intermittent Fasting for LIFE

The Creative Penn - #596: Improve Your Sleep And Creativity With Dr. Anne D. Bartolucci

The Creative Penn - #589: Digital Narration with AI Voices with Taylan Kamis from DeepZen

Interview with Geoff Woods on Afford Anything with Paula Pant: #293: THE ONE QUESTION THAT MAKES EVERYTHING EASIER, WITH GEOFF WOODS (Replay of January 1, 2021 episode)

The One Thing podcast - 332: Why this year's success comes down to One Thing

Other Resources:

Alana Terry’s resources for authors: https://successfulwriter.podia.com/

5 Point Plot Structure Freebie: https://www.talenawinters.com/plot-structure/freebie

Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes (affiliate links for some platforms)

Delay, Don’t Deny and Clean(ish) by Gin Stephens (affiliate links for some platforms)

All I Want for Christmas excerpt:

The postscript on this episode is an excerpt from AI-Narrated audiobook of All I Want for Christmas, using the licensed voice of Edward Herrmann. The company I used to create the audiobook was DeepZen, https://deepzen.io.

Mug quote of the week:

“It’s only cold if you’re standing still.”

Happy writing!