Wish I'd Known Then . . . For Writers Kait Nolan on Dealing with Burnout and Writing During Stressful Times
Episode 013 / This week Kait Nolan joins Sara and Jami to talk about getting through burnout and writing during stressful times--whether that stress is coming from your own personal situation or world events.
In the intro Jami talks about a writing project she’s working on to send to her list called Love, Quarantine and other Inconveniences. (#greattitle). Sara has a new release coming up, Duplicity, and she’s using the same tactic of serializing a sneak preview for her newsletter readers.
In real-life lockdown news, Jami is watching Tiger King and Family Feud, while Sara talks about her wildflower isolation walks and the exciting thrill-a-minute sport of marble racing.
You can find show notes and links at wishidknownforwriters.com.
In this podcast episode, you’ll discover:
- Tips for marketing a series--grouping books and banking books for a rapid release
- How expectations about productivity and major upsets in her personal life lead to burnout
- Why burnout is becoming more common in the writing community
- How Kait sets goals to write a certain number of days per month instead of a certain number of words per day
- Building in some grace into our schedules and adjusting our expectation
- The tyranny of the “shoulds”
- Recommendations for writing during trying times
- How a “just for fun” project can help you when the world is crazy
🚀 Jami’s Launch Plan https://www.jamialbright.com/authorservices
❤️ Jami’s books https://amzn.to/3wSraA5
🔎 Sara’s books https://www.sararosett.com/bibliography/
📚 Sara’s How to Write a Series book and audiobook: https://www.sararosett.com/how-to-write-a-series/
The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes https://bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcast
Resources from the Author and Reader Community to Help Ukrainians https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E9QQhmcpa_dlxQY-GEqBiIbIZk-_J1MgQX_BxLI3F84/edit?usp=sharing