Hi Reader, Here’s how it all went down. Friend: Are you still working on your next book? Me: Yes. Gotcha, didn’t I? No, I’m not engaged. (Please, I just got divorced!) No, I didn’t join a cult. And no, I’m not running off to open a goat farm in Vermont. (I mean… not yet.) What I did say yes to? Something way scarier: the half-finished, genre-confused, plot-wobbly manuscript that’s been giving me side-eye from the deep, dark depths of my Google Drive. And to make it worse, I said I’d work on it during my annual summer writing retreat with me, myself, and I. So now I’m in trouble—because I actually have to, you know…write. The truth? The book went off the rails a while back—took a few weird turns, flirted with being a podcast, had a full-blown identity crisis. So I shelved it. But now I’m dusting it off for my writing retreat-slash-vacation, where I do my best thinking, worst snacking, and a lot of rewriting. If you are stuck on something—a draft, a chapter, a newsletter you keep pretending isn’t overdue—I see you. And while I’m only moderately successful at following my own writing advice, I’m a rockstar at helping you get clear, focused, and unstuck. So if your idea is spinning its wheels, let’s talk. Book a Clarity Call, and let’s figure out where you are, where you’re going, and what’s getting in the way (besides your very persuasive laundry pile). Best, P.S. I’ll be out of the office from July 11–20 on my writing retreat, chasing plot threads and wrestling commas. So if procrastination is your game, congrats—you’ve got about 10 days before I’m back and calling you on it. Snag your Clarity Call while you can still say, “I was just about to reach out…” with a straight face. |
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