Life Experience – is it a prerequisite to writing?

Life Experience – is it a prerequisite to writing?

How much life experience do you need to be a writer? Familiar with the assertion that life experience is crucial to being a good writer? I’ve been wondering recently how much and in what ways this is true.  Life experience?     And yet, despite my lack of exceptional...
SWRT 123 | Talia Carner, part 1

SWRT 123 | Talia Carner, part 1

How did Talia come to be an author? And what inspired her to write The Third Daughter? How did fact and imagination merge? And what sources did Talia find to flesh out the Third Daughter?

SWRT 120 | Translations with Anja Bauermeister & Christina Löw

SWRT 120 | Translations with Anja Bauermeister & Christina Löw

This week, we check out an episode from the library, formerly published as video-only episode 20. Ever wonder what goes into translating a novel? How translators work with a text? What role, if any, the author of the original plays in the translation? Are you...
SWRT 118 | Beyond Motivation part 2

SWRT 118 | Beyond Motivation part 2

We start off this episode with a recounting of Kathryn’s progress, before diving into bringing self-awareness and cross-contextualization into your goals processes. How can we adapt systems in our life that already work in order to help us complete our goals? And how much productivity are we actually capable of each day? Robert gives us an update on his progress and we talk about the insane amount of pressure we put on ourselves, and how we can help motivate ourselves each and every day. We all want to live the life we love, one day at a time. It’s just about finding the balance to do so!

SWRT 118 | Beyond Motivation part 2

SWRT 117 | Beyond Motivation

We jump into reviewing our progress on this year’s goals, and spiral into a conversation about our processes, mindset, and how to measure progress. Are we motivated by pain, reward, or something else? How can you re-frame your goals in order to recognize what you have accomplished, rather than beat yourself up for what you didn’t? Ultimately, it all comes down to living the life you want to live, one day at a time!

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