Slow Writing: Create at Your Own Pace
Hosted by author Nicole Gulotta, Slow Writing helps you embrace the season you’re in, create at your own pace, and care for your mind and body along the way. No urgency. No keeping up. Just a sustainable writing life that honors your unique rhythms and inner wisdom. When we’re not taking a breather, new episodes arrive on the full and new moons.
Episodes
72. Japanese Seasonal Living with Alexis Agliano Sanborn
✨ Seasonal shifts offer a gentle invitation to pause, pay attention, and make space for what comes next. THRESHOLDS is the guided reflection ritual I've returned to for years, now gathered into a workbook I'd love to share with you. Download your copy here."Seasonality isn’t just a feature of Japanese culture; it’s an inextricable keystone of life in this country.”One of the foundatio
71. Layers of Landscape with Jenna Brack
✨ Seasonal shifts offer a gentle invitation to pause, pay attention, and make space for what comes next. THRESHOLDS is the guided reflection ritual I've returned to for years, now gathered into a workbook I'd love to share with you. Download your copy here."Like seeing the sky, writing allows you to breathe. You ascend the stairs leading to your own thoughts and words the way water ru
70. Writing in the Margins, Then & Now
✨ Seasonal shifts offer a gentle invitation to pause, pay attention, and make space for what comes next. THRESHOLDS is the guided reflection ritual I've returned to for years, now gathered into a workbook I'd love to share with you. Download your copy here.Writing in the margins—a philosophy that has guided me for two decades—was born out of constraint. I'd just finished graduate schoo
69. Creating in Chaos
✨ Seasonal shifts offer a gentle invitation to pause, pay attention, and make space for what comes next. THRESHOLDS is the guided reflection ritual I've returned to for years, now gathered into a workbook I'd love to share with you. Download your copy here.My 2026 word of the year was ease, but the universe had other plans. After a summer break, we're back with lessons learned, the mov
68. Find Your Creative Center
In the early 1950s, Anne Morrow Lindbergh—writer, pilot, mother of five, and wife to aviator Charles Lindbergh—spent two weeks alone in a small cottage on Florida’s Captiva Island. During this trip she collected shells, cooked simple meals, and wrote about the trappings of modernity and the search for simplicity. Although this was before cell phones, the internet, and social media, her insights ar
67. Fiction Has Nowhere to Hide with Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay
Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay “put away the call of her soul” to become a scientist, earning a PhD. in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology. But after two decades as a science writer, feeling grateful for her career wasn’t enough. Her debut novel, Chitra Demands to Go Home, was drafted in the car during her youngest kid’s tennis practice, and Raj proceeded to encounter the sheer vulnerability
66. Creative Flow in Menopause with Vanessa Novissimo Wright
For Part 3 of our cycle series, I’m in conversation with Vanessa Novissimo Wright, a creative communications strategist, writer, and certified life coach for midlife creatives. Before she was fully tapped into her midlife joy and authenticity, Vanessa had a pretty rough perimenopause experience. She generously shares the low points in her journey, which led her to develop a self-care method that k
65. Perimenopause Will Change Your Writing Life
Perimenopause, over a period of many years, is a radical recalibration of brain and body. As Lisa Mosconi writes in her book THE MENOPAUSE BRAIN, “it’s not just brain energy that changes during menopause but that the brain’s structure, regional connectivity, and overall chemistry are also impacted.” We feel these changes physically, mentally, spiritually, and also creatively. This episode explores
64. The Wise Cycles of Nature & Our Bodies
Welcome to Part 1 of a new 3-part series on cycles. (👀Coming up next? Perimenopause and menopause.) Even though the linear, Gregorian calendar has us celebrating the new year in the darkness of winter, nature and our bodies know the truth: cycles and seasons flow in their own time. But how can we embrace cyclical rhythms in a world designed to suppress or ignore them? It starts with noticing what’
63. Refining Our Raw Material with Allison Mei-Li
Every piece of writing starts the same way—as raw material. Fragmented lines in a notebook, messy, typed pages, and printed drafts that need the swipe of a colored pen. And once we have our start, there are so many craft choices to make along the way. Today’s guest, Allison Mei-Li, breaks down how to do it with intention, how to consider your reader’s experience, and above all, ways to care for yo
62. How to Plan a Writing Retreat (Rerun)
In honor of spring break, we're revisiting a popular episode from 2024. If you’re ready to give yourself the gift of space, time, and rest, this episode is for you. I’m sharing the highs and lows of writing retreat I took with a friend, plus lots of takeaways to help you plan your own DIY getaway.Episode HighlightsWhy even one night away is always worth it (and how to make the most of a short trip
61. Reading for Pleasure
In the words of Anna Quindlen, “books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.” I can’t imagine a life without reading, but reading for pleasure can sometimes be harder than it sounds. Myriad responsibilities, relentless news cycles, and other factors can impact our desire and ability to read the way we’d like to. Consider this episode a
60. Fun & Flexibility with Heidi Fiedler
Mary Oliver wrote that “joy is not made to be a crumb,” yet it’s often the first thing to go when we’re prioritizing survival as parents, employees, partners, and human beings witnessing the rupture of the world. But joy, delight, and creativity aren't frivolous. They're essential. Today I’m joined by writer and creative coach Heidi Fiedler to talk about daily delights, parenthood, self-pu
59. What is Slow Writing?
The dictionary defines slow as a passive, sloth-like existence, but slow isn’t a symptom of falling behind—it’s actually the mechanism by which energy and creativity can return to us and regenerate. The world may want us to think about this differently, but we don’t actually thrive as humans with near-constant output, we thrive on gentle and predictable rhythms. Episode HighlightsA working definit
58. Same Show, New Name
The Wild Words podcast is now… Slow Writing! After a long hiatus, the show returns with new episodes and fresh cover art, but the same support and encouragement you’ve come to expect since the podcast debuted way back in 2019. Tune in for a behind-the-scenes update, what to expect from the upcoming season, and more.Episode HighlightsWhy it took more than a year to return to podcastingHow to recogn
Slow Writing Trailer
🎙️🐌 Big news, listeners! Wild Words is now… Slow Writing. After a year and a half hiatus, we're back with a new name, new cover art, and new episodes coming your way in January 2026. This show might be freshened up on the outside, but we’ll still dig into all the same topics—seasonal creative living, separating our worth from productivity culture, untangling from social media, the relationshi
57. Searching for White Space (Rerun)
Closing out this batch of episodes and heading into summer, I'm re-releasing one of my most popular shows from last year: Searching for White Space.Because we’re conditioned to link our productivity to self-worth, we’re not always practiced in the art of releasing and slowing down, so I wanted to share my own experience in an effort to help you find your own white space in whatever season you need
56. The Best Questions I've Been Asked on Book Tour
Seven years ago this spring, I was in Brooklyn on book tour for my literary cookbook, Eat This Poem. I was there for a live radio spot and a bookstore event, and had time to find the cutest coffee shop where I parked myself for three hours to write the draft of my proposal for Wild Words, which came out a couple of years later.
When starting to work on episodes for this season of the podcast, I ca
55. Are We Ever Really Finished?
Today I’m answering a listener question: How do you know when you’re done? It seems straightforward on the surface—you’re done when the essay is published, when the book comes out, or when the workshop is over. But not every writing project has defined edges. In fact, this episode argues that when we’re wondering if we’re done with something, we’re actually asking the wrong question.
Conversation
54. A Cyclical Approach to Social Media
Because of social media’s shape-shifting nature (hello, algorithms) it’s useful to check in a few times a year to see if it’s still serving you, and if there’s anything you’d like to change about how you’re using it. This episode is less about whether or not you should be on these platforms in the first place, and more about how to be in relationship to our visibility and the internet at large in
53. Let's Plan a Writing Retreat!
If you’re ready to give yourself the gift of space, time, and rest, this episode is for you. I’m sharing the highs and lows of a recent writing retreat I took with a friend, plus lots of takeaways to help you plan your own DIY getaway.
Episode Highlights
Why even one night away is always worth it (and how to make the most of a short trip)
Thinking through the when, where, and how—logistics are
52. Micro-Shifts to Prioritize Writing
Writing in the margins isn’t just the actual time captured, it’s also the belief that these micro-moments add up to something. In Part 1 of our liminal space series, we discussed the “sacred pause,” Part 2 covered how to approach liminal seasons as a vacation from writing, and today we explore re-entry. What happens after we’ve moved through a pause, a break, or liminal season but also find the sa
51. How to Take a Vacation from Writing
After spending three weeks away from home this winter (more on why in the episode), it got me thinking about how we spend time off from our writing routines, and how to approach it when we do. This episode is full of real-time insights on preparing for a break, including suggestions for mindfully setting expectations and cultivating curiosity along the way.
Episode Highlights
What *not* to do w
50. “Make Space, Not Time” and Other Insights from the Sacred Pause
In a world driven by doing, pausing can feel lazy, inaccessible, and scary. Most of us know that rest is important, but often find ourselves caught between what our bodies are telling us and the cultural expectations we’re pushing up against. It’s a lot to navigate, and takes time to soften into. In Part 1 of a 3-part series on liminal space and creative pauses, hear the wisdom from three writers
49. Seasonal Reflection Ritual: Spring 2024
Welcome to a new season of Wild Words! I’ve recently completed my seasonal reflection ritual, and am sharing my process to support your writing practice too. We’re covering what came up in winter, the books I’m looking forward to reading, what my writing life looks right now, plus a few podcast updates.
Episode Highlights
How a reflection ritual supports your writing practice
Why wintering do
48. 6 Ways to Soothe Your Nervous System
Learning what makes your brain and body feel supported and safe is an act of self-love. With a spirit of experimentation, this episode offers a variety of ways to soothe your nervous system, tune in to what feels good, and prioritize rest on a daily basis.
Episode Highlights
Why experimentation is a key to understanding your nervous system
The easiest type of breathwork to try
Which types
47. Starting Over as a Writer on the Internet
Surprise! After a year of consideration, I’ve officially moved my newsletter to Substack and this episode is the audio version of my first official post. From my brief history in the entrepreneurial world (hello, burnout) to the slow and methodical steps I’ve taken to simplify how I show up (and where), we’re talking about what it means to be a writer online today.
Episode Highlights
The mistake
46. Experiments with NaNoWriMo
Every November, writers from around the world commit to writing daily for 30 days, with the goal of generating 50,000 words of a new novel. National Novel Writing Month has enormous potential for helping us make progress, but not everyone feels comfortable with the parameters. If you have a new project you’re itching to make progress on, the concept of NaNoWriMo can be useful, but it’s not one si
45. Preparing Your Nervous System for Publication with Tiffany Clarke Harrison
My guest today is Tiffany Clarke Harrison and we’re talking about the shadow side of publication—something many writers experience but rarely discuss publicly. While it’s normal to experience self-doubt, comparison, anxiety, and feeling like you want to crawl into a hole a couple of weeks before your book comes out, we often meet ourselves with shame, believing that we should simply be grateful fo
44. Should Writers Be on Substack?
Ever since Substack came on the scene, writers have flocked to the platform which claims to be a social media alternative that supports writers getting paid for their work. But is it something all authors should use? If you’re Substack curious, trying to decide whether or not to host your newsletter there, or just want some thoughtful ways to think through the decision, don’t miss this episode.
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43. Why Writers Need Rest with Ximena Vengoechea
In her new book, Rest Easy, Ximena Vengoechea describes rest as “a state of being in which nothing is required of us. It’s a time where we can just be.” For writers who are typing away in addition to holding down a day job and parenting, rest can feel illusive, but as it turns out, rest is an essential tool of any creative practice. In our modern world, accessing restorative rest requires awarenes
42. Rituals for Transitioning from Summer to Fall
With a new season upon us, the time is ripe for considering new routines. On this episode we’re talking about the transition from summer to fall, including why it can feel more intense (especially for sensitive souls). I’m sharing six categories of routine I’m currently thinking about—including beverages and literary journal submissions—to give you ideas to play with and inspiration to take with y
41. The Discomfort of White Space
As much as we long for time to rest and afternoons to daydream, the reality can sometimes be… uncomfortable. After taking the summer to pause, I’m sharing four lessons I came away with, including why I almost thought this experiment was a bad idea, the project I dusted off and completed in a single weekend, and more.
Episode Highlights
On creating pauses any time of year
What to do when new i
40. Searching for White Space
Nature expands and contracts, and so do we. It’s normal to experience periods of needing more rest, longing for time off after completing a big project, or craving the freedom to write in our journals without worrying about what the words might (or should) become. But because we’re conditioned to link our productivity to self-worth, we’re not always practiced in the art of releasing. Join me as w
39. The Poetry of Shame & Self-Forgiveness with Cheryl Wilder
Cheryl Wilder and I met four years ago at a writing conference, and I'm so excited to share our conversation to celebrate National Poetry Month! Cheryl’s collection, Anything That Happens, centers around the aftermath of a car crash that she caused in her early twenties. From spending the night in jail to becoming a mother, these poems explore relationships in all their forms—with parents, fri
38. The Highly Sensitive Writer
High sensitivity is a term coined by Elaine Aron who wrote The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You, and refers to how deeply you perceive and respond to the world, both your physical and emotional environments. The more deeply your brain processes information, the more sensitive you are. Sensitivity is a fundamental human trait (we’re all sensitive to some degree),
37. Somatic Journaling with Jennifer Arnspiger
Anger. Disgust. Shame. Envy. These are the kinds of shadow emotions that today’s guest, Jennifer Arnspiger, loves to explore through the embodied practice of somatic journaling. As she shares in the episode, “so many sensitive people grow up feeling faulty somehow, or like they’re broken” when in fact, the opposite is true. This is the kind of journaling practice that helps you write your way back
36. The Roots of Decision Fatigue
It’s estimated that we make approximately 226 decisions every day on food alone, and the average adult makes 35,000 decisions daily. So what’s a writer to do when she has 30 minutes to herself and fourteen different ideas, or she’s too tired to focus on any of it? Today we’re exploring a listener question about decision fatigue and how to be responsive to your life and energy without undermining t
35. What Worked in 2022
Do you use December 31 as a deadline for planning your hopes and dreams in the new year? Me too. But I didn't get to it over the holidays, so instead of being hard on myself, I'm believing that my reflections are right on time. Plus, instead of focusing on what didn’t work in 2022, I’m sharing what did. Turns out, New Year’s Eve is entirely arbitrary and rituals like this one can happen anytime.
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34. The Necessity of Winter with Rebecca Magee
“It’s helpful to remember that I can look to the natural world at any moment, on any day, and see that nature doesn’t skip any phase, any season, any step of the cycle—and that I have permission to do the same.” Winter is the season we’re most likely to resist, yet it’s an essential part of the creative process. Whether you’re tracking your menstrual cycle, following the earth’s seasons, or turnin
33. Welcome to Season 4, Plus a Gift for Writers
Welcome to Season 4! We’re starting the new year with conversations that embrace rest, winter, and taking it slow.
Episode Highlights
How I’m producing the podcast differently this season
An update on my memoir project (including why I cried and laughed at the same time)
How I’m embracing flow even though I resist it
Themes we’ll be exploring in Season 4
Five words to remember as we s
32. Floating in the Messy Middle
In our very last episode of Season 3, I’m actually combining two seasons: The Season of Beginnings and The Season of Finishing. The reason I mashed these two together is because I’ve noticed that in the pandemic, beginnings and endings have been a fluid, permeable experience. The lines aren’t as defined, and in order to get from the beginning to the end of a project, it requires a lot of time floa
31. Virtual Book Tours, Zoom Energy & Pacing Yourself
There’s a real difference energetically between what’s required to do the work of writing and what’s required to share and expand that work. Today we’re talking about The Season of Visibility not only in the most obvious ways (like pitching your novel to an agent or spending time on social media) but also more subtle variations. Plus, what it’s been like to watch authors promote their books on Zoo
30. A Post-Pandemic Relationship With Social Media
We’re continuing our exploration of the creative seasons viewed through the lens of the pandemic. The Season of Retreating has been an interesting season one to both observe and experience throughout the last couple of years, in part because there are a variety of permutations and ways to interpret what retreating means. Today, we’re chatting (mostly) about social media.
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29. How the Nervous System Impacts Your Writing Life
At the beginning of the pandemic, many of us bought home gym equipment and doubled down on exercise as a way to minimize stress. The Season of Listening to Your Body showed up in big ways, but beneath the surface, our nervous systems were on overdrive. This episode explores how the nervous system impacts your writing life and how to partner with it in new ways.
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28. Thrown Down the Well & Making Space for Grief
Today’s conversation explores The Season of Liminal Space. It’s a vast topic, and in the context of the pandemic, I’m sharing four elements of the season I’ve noticed most profoundly in the past two years:
Recognizing and making space for grief
Adopting new schedules and routines
Being comfortable with discomfort (or at least trying to be)
Re-Entry and considering a post-liminal space experie
27. How to Write a Book During a Pandemic
If you’d told me I’d be writing a memoir during a global pandemic, I wouldn’t have believed you. But that’s what happened. I had big plans at the beginning of 2020, and then we all know what happened. Today we’re talking about The Season of Going Back in Time, which can take on different shapes depending on where you are in your writing life. Today we’re talking about how my original understanding
26. Cultivating Trust in the Writer's Life
Every writer is intimately acquainted with The Season of Self-Doubt, and one of its biggest triggers is comparison. We’re so good at comparing our writing journeys, our book sales, our successes, and turning our own narrative into one of not doing enough. This self-induced shame cycle is perpetuated, in part, by social media, but what if this shadow side has something to teach us? Today I’m sharin
25. Surviving Creative Burnout
Our exploration of seasonal creative living through the lens of the pandemic begins, so it feels appropriate to start with The Season of Discontent. Writers can arrive here anytime, but the covid era is perhaps the most obvious manifestation of how discontent—marked by one defining trait: blaming outside forces for your inability to create—can impact our writing life. Today we’re talking about wha
24. Low Hanging Fruit
The Wild Words Podcast is back! After a two-year pause, today’s episode serves as an introduction to Season 3’s theme: seasonal creative living through the lens of the global pandemic. We're discussing how a routine doctor’s appointment reminded me why it's important to tell our pandemic stories and what the film Under the Tuscan Sun has to do with reviving the podcast. Plus, I’m sharing four impo
Season 3 Trailer
Welcome back to the Wild Words podcast! In Season 3, we're exploring the seasons of a writer's life through the lens of the global pandemic.
It’s not an understatement to say that the past two years have changed everything. Most writers I know, myself included, had to make drastic changes to their routines and expectations, and most of us are still trying to find a way back to ourselves and
23. Navigating Creativity and Coronavirus
I wasn’t even sure I’d be able to record this episode, but I snuck in some time to share my thoughts about how to navigate creativity during coronavirus. Spoiler (although it’ll be no big surprise if you’ve been around long enough): my suggestions include doing a lot less, releasing expectations, wrapping up projects, and clearing the decks. This is all temporary, but we have to support ourselves
22: Closing a Business and Opening to Writing with Sonia Ruyts
What happens when you achieve a dream, then want to change your life? Writer Sonia Ruyts answered this question—and waded through liminal space—when she decided to close her brick-and-mortar yarn shop to pursue writing. On today’s episode she shares fresh ideas for establishing consistency in your writing practice, how she navigates self-doubt, the exercise she always starts her writing day with,
21: Growing a Garden (and a Writing Life) with Kate Spring
Did you know what you wanted to do after college? Neither did writer Kate Spring. My guest today took a winding path to becoming a farmer in Vermont, and today she’s running a farm, raising a family, and figuring out (through trial and error) the grounding practices that make it possible for her to return to the soil and the page year after year.
MEET KATE
Kate Spring is a writer and organic farme
20: The Magic, Mystery, and Business of Children's Publishing with Heidi Fiedler
Have you ever wanted to write a children’s book? Heidi Fiedler has worked on more than 300 titles, and she’s an approachable and insightful resource on both the magical and business elements of writing for children. In our chat, Heidi shares the unique relationship between stories and illustrations that you only find in children’s books, the most important practice to build into your writing proce
19: 3 Mistakes Writers Make When Starting a Newsletter
How do we build a community around our work? For writers seeking long-term support for their craft, this is an essential question and one I believe can be answered, in part, with newsletters. It’s an intimate, direct channel to readers who are eager to hear from you, and one of the best ways I know to build relationships that stand the test of time. I started back in 2013 with no strategy and no p
18: Essentialism for Writers
We’re conditioned to do more—more blogging, more guest posting, more podcasting, more newsletter writing, more publishing, more speaking—but what if there was another way to get where we want to go? In 2016, a stack of sticky notes and an empty wall helped me decide what to do next creatively. Today I’m walking you through this simple exercise, and sharing how an essentialist mindset (aka “less bu
17: 3 Things Your Writing Life Needs to Thrive with DIY MFA's Gabriela Pereira
Do you really need an MFA? No, but you do need a framework for making progress. DIY MFA is a book and community created by author, speaker, and entrepreneur Gabriela Pereira. We chat about the key pillars—write with focus, read with purpose, and build your community—and tackle topics like self-doubt, guilt, and how to survive conferences as an introvert.
Gabriela Pereira is an author, speaker, and
16: FOMO, Choosing Small, and Navigating Self-Doubt
Big dreams are popular these days. Write the bestseller! Speak in front of thousands! Get 1 million downloads! How about we take a hard pass and focus on our inner knowing instead? The fear of missing out (aka FOMO) is a powerful force in our creative lives, but when we intentionally choose small (like serving the audience we already have) and focus on staying present, it’s a lot easier to weather
15: Liminal Space in the Golden State with Alisha Sommer
Alisha Sommer and her family recently moved to California from the Midwest, and it was a dream six years in the making. We talk about the challenges (and surprising benefits) of liminal space, learn about a daily writing ritual she’s been doing for nearly three years, why she gets up so early, navigating the “both/and” space, and the art of the evening bath. | Pick up a copy of Wild Words wherever
14: Point of Entry
Every book, story, or poem has a point of entry. What are yours? Inspired by Jane Hirshfield’s poem “The Envoy,”—“there are openings in our lives of which we know nothing”— we’re starting Season 2 with an exploration of origin stories. I’m sharing a few of mine, with suggestions for accessing even more awareness in your own writing life.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
How Jane Hirshfield’s poem “The Envoy”
13: 2 Writing Rituals for the End of the Year
Every December there are two things I like to do to support my creativity in the year ahead: conduct a writing annual review, and choose a word for the year.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
How I adapted a corporate ritual for my creative life
Why writers need to become their own director of HR
The #1 thing I recommend doing when trying to make space for writing
How to choose a word for the year (and why
12: Return Yourself to Yourself with Lily Diamond
Media bombards us every second of every day. With so much noise stimulating our brains, nervous systems, and hearts, how might we return to ourselves? The answer, in part, is rewilding. My guest today is writer Lily Diamond, who shares her take on the essential practice of remembering who we are, and offers suggestions for how to cope with the world around us.
MEET LILY
Lily Diamond is a writer, p
11: The Writing Tool I Can't Live Without
A favorite notebook, a delicious tea blend, a piece of software, a trusty pen. These are all standard tools a writer needs in her toolbox. But for the past two years, I’ve relied on something else to ignite my writing practice, and it’s a meditation technique that involves little more than lying down and taking a restorative nap. Learn more about this life-changing and non-negotiable tool in my wr
10: Self-Publishing and the Grounding Practice of Writing with Andi Cumbo-Floyd
Today’s guest is Andi Cumbo-Floyd, a writer and editor from Virginia’s Blue Ridge mountains. She’s written 11 books—10 are self-published—so we talked about the learning curve, self-publishing tips, how to promote your book, what to share in a writing newsletter, and what Andi would do differently if she were just starting out today. Andi also shares a big life decision she recently made that help
09: 5 Writing Fears (and How to Overcome Them)
My work isn’t good enough. No one but me cares about what I have to say. People will think the story is true. I’ll be judged. I’m not original. These are real fears from real writers, and on today’s episode I’m tackling them one by one, offering suggestions for how to reframe our thinking when self-doubt holds us back.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
5 fears voiced by writers in my community
What Ruth Reich
08: An Introvert's Guide to Book Promotion
If you’re an introvert with a book to promote (hello, Season of Visibility!), how can you share your message without burning out? That’s the question I’ve been working to answer for the past several months. Learn the three areas I’m focusing on this time around, plus recommendations and reminders for the introverts among us.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
The three areas I’m focusing on for book promotion
07: How to Stay Calm on National Television with Sonja Overhiser
Writers like to stay behind the screen, but part of our work requires getting out there and embodying The Season of Visibility. If you’re feeling unsteady, Sonja Overhiser is a writer worth knowing. She’s built a creative business with her husband, Alex, and today she’s sharing tips for surviving live television spots, why she hired a publicist (even though she had a traditional book deal), and ho
06: Your Work Is Not a Good Fit at This Time
If sending your work into the world makes you feel simultaneously elated and anxious, you’re not alone. Unfortunately, rejection is par for the course in the writer’s life, but I believe there are some tangible ways we can navigate it with more grace and less of an impact to our sensitive writer’s heart.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
My reaction to a 1-star book review
How to view our fear from a more exp
05: The Physical Toll of Book Writing with Elissa Altman
After finishing her manuscript for Motherland, author Elissa Altman posted a hard truth about the writer’s life on Instagram: doing this work can take a physical toll on your body. Our conversation explores this important topic, including how she’s putting her body back together again after finding it left in shards from the emotional writing process.
ELISSA ALTMAN is the critically acclaimed auth
04: Creating Healthy Social Media Boundaries
Navigating a love/hate relationship with social media? You’re not alone. This episode explores how you can use social media intentionally to enhance your writing career without draining your creative energy. I’m sharing some of the benefits of using social media for your writing life, what prompted me to take a 30-day social media break, 10 questions to help you understand the heart of your social
03: Facebook vs. Instagram: How to Intentionally Use Social Media feat. Christianne Squires
Ready to reevaluate your relationship with social media? Today I’m talking with Christianne Squires, who recently decided to deactivate her Facebook account and focus on Instagram to grow her community. On this episode, Christianne shares steps to navigate your own decisions, plus advice for how writers can navigate social media in ways that feel authentic to them.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
How Christi
02: Trusting the Timing of Your Creativity
Have you ever had a creative project idea that starts out feeling exciting but quickly turns frustrating or anxiety-producing? It’s not you, it’s the timing. Today I’m sharing the backstory of how The Wild Words Podcast came to life, with a universal lesson about trusting the seasons of your own creativity.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
How I used the podcast to avoid writing my book
The seasonal shifts t
01: A Writer's Life is Lived in Seasons
It’s easy to get caught up in what everyone else is doing, compare our journey to others who are two steps ahead of us, and forget to listen to the voice inside that knows what need. Seasonal creative living is the antidote to the hamster wheel, and the best philosophy I’ve found that honors where I’ve been, where I’m headed, and most importantly, where I’m planted right now. Consider this episode
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