In this episode guest co-host Anne Janzer talks about her book, The Writer's Process and how writers need to balance productivity and creativity in their writing and their marketing.
SHOW NOTES:
-Why we need some distractions - focus alone will not produce maximum productivity.
-How to balance the two different mental systems we are all equipped with: the Scribe and the Muse (productivity and creativity).
-Flow: how to find the zone more consistently when we're writing by establishing a process that helps the Scribe and Muse collaborate.
-How to find the places where you are in “open attention”
-How to apply these principles to book marketing as well as writing.
LINKS:
-The Foreword INDIES Book Awards-https://awards.forewordreviews.com/
- Link to the book Focus by Daniel Goldman
- Link to the book Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
-Link to today's book by Anne Janzer - The Writer's Process
-Link to Anne's new book - The Workplace Writer's Process
-Link to Chris' latest book - The Newbies Guide To Selling More Books With Less Marketing