Meet Margaret McNellisMargaret McNellis, MFA, M.A. is the author of the Heroes of Sherwood series, an Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach who specializes in adding a dash of magick to her writers’ journeys, and a solo eclectic intuitive witch with a tarot/oracle deck addiction. She has a podcast–The Magickal Bard–which discusses the intersection of magick and writing. Margaret’s flagship course, Your Next Book, helps writers plan or fix their stories with the tarot.Connect with Margaret McNellisMargaret on InstagramMargaret on TwitterMargaret’s WebsiteLike the Podcast?Are you a subscriber? If not, I invite you to subscribe, so you’ll get notified every time a new episode goes up.Click here to subscribe on iTunes.Click here to subscribe on Stitcher.And, if you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, I’d be super grateful if you left me a review. Those help other creative souls find this show, and they’re fun to read. To leave a review, open up the podcast in your podcast player, and scroll down to the bottom where it gives you the option to review the show.Stay Connected with AmyJoin the bi-monthly cowriting/creating sessions, you can subscribe to the newsletter to get ideas, tips, and inspiration to get started creating and acting on those creative callings.Connect on FacebookConnect on LinkedIn.Connect on Instagram.

In this episode, we discussed:3-card spread – where the protagonist is now, what’s an action they can take, what’s the outcome going to be1-card spread for a character – what is the character striving for? or what does this character fear?Margaret’s “Your Next Book” 9-card spread for planning out a novel – she mentions ths spread throughout the episode and shares the exact spread toward the end of the episode. It’s super helpful!What a spread is exactly and how to draw a card for themLinksHolistic Tarot: An Integrative Approach to Using Tarot for Personal Growth by Benebell Wen – the book that Margaret recommends if you’re just getting started with tarot cards.Meet Margaret McNellisMargaret McNellis, MFA, M.A. is the author of the Heroes of Sherwood series, an Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach who specializes in adding a dash of magick to her writers’ journeys, and a solo eclectic intuitive witch with a tarot/oracle deck addiction. She has a podcast–The Magickal Bard–which discusses the intersection of magick and writing. Margaret’s flagship course, Your Next Book, helps writers plan or fix their stories with the tarot.Connect with Margaret McNellisMargaret on InstagramMargaret on TwitterMargaret’s WebsiteLike the Podcast?Are you a subscriber? If not, I invite you to subscribe, so you’ll get notified every time a new episode goes up.Click here to subscribe on iTunes.Click here to subscribe on Stitcher.And, if you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, I’d be super grateful if you left me a review. Those help other creative souls find this show, and they’re fun to read. To leave a review, open up the podcast in your podcast player, and scroll down to the bottom where it gives you the option to review the show.Stay Connected with AmyJoin the bi-monthly cowriting/creating sessions, you can subscribe to the newsletter to get ideas, tips, and inspiration to get started creating and acting on those creative callings.Connect on FacebookConnect on LinkedIn.Connect on Instagram.

This episode is a recording of a live session that Uma did in the Let’s Write the Book Club, so I had a list of questions from members as well as one member who joined us live and asked about writing challenging emotions.In this episode, we discussed:A brief discussion about language and writing your memoir in your first or second languageWhat exactly is memoir and how it’s different from other genresHow memoir is an importatn part of making meaning of our story and our lives and the importance of sharing thatHow we have a contract with our reader to tell our most truest and honest storyThe wisdom in the woundSome thoughts on writing your story as a memoir or as a novelUma’s story of getting a contract with Hay House (which she attributes all to her mother after her mother passed)The value of getting a writing community and group to improve as a writer and increase your confidence especially when you’re first startingA great exercise to connect with the stories that want to be in your memoir using your body and memoriesA brief discussion about showing vs. Telling to capture the emotion in your memoirLinksThe first episode Uma did on the Dear Creativity PodcastThe Let’s Write Book Club – a monthly membership for writers who are ready to writeUma’s Books Understanding Death: 10 Ways to Inner Peace for the GrievingLosing Amma, Finding HomeLessons From GraceMeet Uma GirishUma Girish is an award-winning author. Both of her most recent books were finalists for the Chicago Book Awards. After reading her Losing Amma, it is clear why. Her memoirs are beautifully written, both heartwrenching and uplifting at the same time – no easy feat to achieve for a writer. She is currently working on a memoir on her marriage.Connect with Uma GirishUma on InstagramUma’s WebsiteLike the Podcast?Are you a subscriber? If not, I invite you to subscribe, so you’ll get notified every time a new episode goes up.Click here to subscribe on iTunes.Click here to subscribe on Stitcher.And, if you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, I’d be super grateful if you left me a review. Those help other creative souls find this show, and they’re fun to read. To leave a review, open up the podcast in your podcast player, and scroll down to the bottom where it gives you the option to review the show.Stay Connected with AmyJoin the bi-monthly cowriting/creating sessions, you can subscribe to the newsletter to get ideas, tips, and inspiration to get started creating and acting on those creative callings.Connect on FacebookConnect on LinkedIn.Connect on Instagram.

In this episode, we discussed:How she went from self-publishing to landing an agent and a deal with Harper CollinsHow writing in the morning before her day job is the best way she’s found to get her books written while working full-timeWhy she thinks reading (and reading a lot) in her genre gives her inspiration, especially when she’s feeling blockedWhy a solid reversal in the middle of your book is key to avoiding a saggy (boring) middleThe power of a pause of a few weeks to let your brain work on your book when you’ve written yourself into a cornerHow dreams can get us some of our best ideasWhy she writes in and prefers writing in 1st person POVSandy’s BooksThe Holiday Romance Series:One Summer in Santorini (#1)That Night in Paris (#2)A Sunset in Sidney (#3)A Sunrise Over Bali (#4)NEW RELEASE: A Wedding in Tuscany (#5)Hilarious Stand-Alone NovelThe Dating GameSome of Sandy’s Favorite NovelsThe Thorn Birds, Colleen McCulloughTo Kill a Mockingbird, Harper LeeGo Set a Watchman, Harper LeeShakespeare, esp. the original rom com, Much Ado About NothingThe French Photographer, Natasha LesterI Heart New York – the first rom-com she read that made her believe that she too could write this genreMeet Sandy BarkerSandy is a writer, traveler, and hopeful romantic with a lengthy bucket list, and many of her travel adventures have found homes in her novels. She lives in Melbourne Australia with her partner, Ben, who she met while traveling in Greece. Their real-life love story inspired Sandy’s debut novel One Summer in Santorini, the first in the Holiday Romance series with One More Chapter, an imprint of HarperCollins. She has now published 4 books and she’s done all of this while working full-time at Pearson as an adult learning specialist.Connect with Sandy BarkerSandy on InstagramSandy on TwitterSandy’s WebsiteLike the Podcast?Are you a subscriber? If not, I invite you to subscribe, so you’ll get notified every time a new episode goes up.Click here to subscribe on iTunes.Click here to subscribe on Stitcher.And, if you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, I’d be super grateful if you left me a review. Those help other creative souls find this show, and they’re fun to read. To leave a review, open up the podcast in your podcast player, and scroll down to the bottom where it gives you the option to review the show.Stay Connected with AmyJoin the bi-monthly cowriting/creating sessions, you can subscribe to the newsletter to get ideas, tips, and inspiration to get started creating and acting on those creative callings.Connect on FacebookConnect on LinkedIn.Connect on Instagram.

In this episode, we discussed:Different types of editingHow editing is not something you just hand off - it's actually quite collaborativeWhat to look for in an editorHow to find an editorWhat she's learned through the process of working with her own editorKris’ BookDestination Author by Kris EmeryMeet Kris EmeryKris Emery is a non-fiction book editor for entrepreneurs, writers and speakers who want to extend beyond their current business services and reach more people with their message. With over a decade of working with words and a masters degree in linguistics, Kris guides first-time authors to write a valuable book that they can feel excited to put out in the world.Connect with Kris EmeryKris on InstagramKris on FacebookKris's WebsiteLike the Podcast?Are you a subscriber? If not, I invite you to subscribe, so you’ll get notified every time a new episode goes up.Click here to subscribe on iTunes.Click here to subscribe on Stitcher.And, if you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, I’d be super grateful if you left me a review. Those help other creative souls find this show, and they’re fun to read. To leave a review, open up the podcast in your podcast player, and scroll down to the bottom where it gives you the option to review the show.Stay Connected with AmyJoin the bi-monthly cowriting/creating sessions, you can subscribe to the newsletter to get ideas, tips, and inspiration to get started creating and acting on those creative callings.Connect on FacebookConnect on LinkedIn.Connect on Instagram.

Here’s what I discuss in this solo episode:The steps to becoming a writerHow your inner critic will pipe up and what they might say at each phase of your embracing and acting on your new identity as a writerLinks to episodes I reference:Episode 34: Embracing Your Inner CriticEpisode 77: Are your ideas original enough?Episode 73: Finding Your Writing ProcessEpisode 44: Benefits of FeedbackLike the Podcast?Are you a subscriber? If not, I invite you to subscribe, so you’ll get notified every time a new episode goes up.Click here to subscribe on iTunes.Click here to subscribe on Stitcher.And, if you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, I’d be super grateful if you left a review. Those help other creative souls find this show, and they’re fun to read. To leave a review, open up the Dear Creativity Let’s Play podcast in your podcast player. Scroll down to the bottom and let the world know what you think!Stay Connected with AmySubscribe to the newsletter to get ideas, tips, and inspiration to get started writing and creating and bringing your creative gifts and books into the world. You’ll also have access to twice-monthly co-writing sessions.Connect on Instagram.

Amy has not only become an amazing writer, but she’s pretty darn funny! She’s looking at writing a romantic comedy next. I want to thank Amy for taking the time to share her thoughts and wisdom on writing. I really enjoyed this interview. In this episode, we discussed:How she learned to embrace and reboot her imagination as an adult and become a writerA great trick to deal with your inner critic, or “the gremlins” which is what Amy calls those negative voicesHow she uses power hours with her writing group to support her writing practiceHow her writing group provides accountability for her to show up to her writing (if you need this type of support, check out the Let’s Write Club).The value of the collaborative support of a good developmental editor, writing group, or book coachHow she bases her victims on some real life not so nice people to add the emotional drive to those scenes and charactersThe value in writing what you know, especially if it’s a specialized field like she writes about organ transplant, because the author knows the details in an authentic and accurate wayUsing the concept of “pleasure bundling” to hold yourself accountable to your writing practiceWhat’s next in her writing career!Amy’s BooksCut  by Amy S. PeeleMatch by Amy S. PeeleMeet Amy S. PeeleAmy S. Peele RN, is the award-winning, best-selling author of Cut and Match, medical mysteries with a mission and a side of humor. Before becoming a writer Amy enjoyed a fascinating 35-year career in the organ transplant field which provides an authentic backdrop to her books. She learned early on in her medical career that humor was an important survival skill and studied improvisation at the world premier school, Second City, in Chicago.Connect with Amy S. PeeleAmy on InstagramAmy on TwitterAmy’s WebsiteLike the Podcast?Are you a subscriber? If not, I invite you to subscribe, so you’ll get notified every time a new episode goes up.Click here to subscribe on iTunes.Click here to subscribe on Stitcher.And, if you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, I’d be super grateful if you left me a review. Those help other creative souls find this show, and they’re fun to read. To leave a review, open up the podcast in your podcast player, and scroll down to the bottom where it gives you the option to review the show.Stay Connected with AmyJoin the bi-monthly cowriting/creating sessions, you can subscribe to the newsletter to get ideas, tips, and inspiration to get started creating and acting on those creative callings.Connect on FacebookConnect on LinkedIn.Connect on Instagram.

Here’s what I discuss in this solo episode:The value of looking back at the past year (before we dive into setting goals for the new year)How to look backMy big lesson on lowering expectations and how that’s shifted my own writing practiceWhy lowering your expectations for yourself might be the key to actually making more progress on your bookA fascinating study that looks at the relationship between happiness and our expectations for ourselvesYou can follow Janet Conner here and/or check out her book The Lotus and the Lily. Her intensive is here.Like the Podcast?Are you a subscriber? If not, I invite you to subscribe, so you’ll get notified every time a new episode goes up.Click here to subscribe on iTunes.Click here to subscribe on Stitcher.And, if you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, I’d be super grateful if you left a review. Those help other creative souls find this show, and they’re fun to read. To leave a review, open up the Dear Creativity Let’s Play podcast in your podcast player. Scroll down to the bottom and let the world know what you think!Stay Connected with AmySubscribe to the newsletter to get ideas, tips, and inspiration to get started writing and creating and bringing your creative gifts and books into the world. You’ll also have access to twice-monthly co-writing sessions.Connect on Instagram.

In this episode, we discussed:The value of mindfulness to help writers find calm and reach their creativityA few specific visualizations or prompts to get startedHow writing mindfully can help you open up to ideas and your imaginationHow these practices can help us become better writersLissa’s BooksMilk Fever by Lissa M. CowanMeet Lissa M. CowanLissa M. Cowan’s signature 21 Day Writing Meditation Course has close to 3,000 students and has been rated a top Art & Writing Course on DailyOM, a popular website that offers holistic living for the mind, body, and spirit. ​She is the author of MilkFever, a historical fiction novel (Demeter Press), co-translator from French of a book of poetic prose titled Words That Walk in the Night (Vehicule Press), and other fiction and non-fiction. Visit her author website for more about her writing, and the writing life. She holds an MA in English Studies from the Université de Montréal and a post-graduate diploma in writing from the University of Victoria, B.C. Along with teaching Write to Calm courses online, she also teaches in the writing program at Calgary University. She lives in the Gatineau Hills (Quebec, Canada) in a house high in the trees with her cat Toiyabe, a laid-back Nevadan.Connect with Lissa M. CowanLissa on InstagramLissa’s Website – write to calmLike the Podcast?Are you a subscriber? If not, I invite you to subscribe, so you’ll get notified every time a new episode goes up.Click here to subscribe on iTunes.Click here to subscribe on Stitcher.And, if you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, I’d be super grateful if you left me a review. Those help other creative souls find this show, and they’re fun to read. To leave a review, open up the podcast in your podcast player, and scroll down to the bottom where it gives you the option to review the show.Stay Connected with AmyJoin the bi-monthly cowriting/creating sessions, you can subscribe to the newsletter to get ideas, tips, and inspiration to get started creating and acting on those creative callings.Connect on FacebookConnect on LinkedIn.Connect on Instagram.

In this episode, we discussed:Writing to market vs. writing what you feel inspired to writeFreewriting to really get to know your charactersTips on how to make character’s voices distinct in dialogueDifferentiating characters based on the impact they have on other characters in a storyElizabeth’s Books and Books we discussed in the episodeGeorgie Girl by Elizabeth Sumner WaflerIn Robin's Nest by Elizabeth Sumner WaflerWriting the Breakout Novel by Donald MaassBefore and After the Book Deal by Courtney MaumMeet Elizabeth Sumner WaflerElizabeth is a writer and the author of four novels. She is an active volunteer with the Women's Fiction Writers Association and loves working with developing writers through her side hustle Four Eyes Editorial. Elizabeth, her husband and cairn terrier Mirabelle recently moved from Charlottesville Virginia to the booming southern hotspot--and the place of her birth--Greenville, South Carolina, which Conde Nast ranked the sixth best small city in America. She never misses a farmer's market or chance to explore art, music, and foodie destinations, or hiking opportunities in the Blue Ridge Mountains of the upstate.Connect with Elizabeth Sumner WaflerElizabeth on InstagramElizabeth on TwitterElizabeth’s Website Like the Podcast?Are you a subscriber? If not, I invite you to subscribe, so you’ll get notified every time a new episode goes up.Click here to subscribe on iTunes.Click here to subscribe on Stitcher.And, if you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, I’d be super grateful if you left me a review. Those help other creative souls find this show, and they’re fun to read. To leave a review, open up the podcast in your podcast player, and scroll down to the bottom where it gives you the option to review the show.Stay Connected with AmyJoin the bi-monthly cowriting/creating sessions, you can subscribe to the newsletter to get ideas, tips, and inspiration to get started creating and acting on those creative callings.Connect on FacebookConnect on LinkedIn.Connect on Instagram.

Here’s what I discuss in this solo episode:The 4 C’s & Q: character, conflict, context, care, and question that MUST be included in your first sceneWhat each of the 4 C’s areExamples from three well-known popular books: Pride and Prejudice, Divergent, and Maid to help you in applying these elements to your own writingLike the Podcast?Are you a subscriber? If not, I invite you to subscribe, so you’ll get notified every time a new episode goes up.Click here to subscribe on iTunes.Click here to subscribe on Stitcher.And, if you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, I’d be super grateful if you left a review. Those help other creative souls find this show, and they’re fun to read. To leave a review, open up the Dear Creativity Let’s Play podcast in your podcast player. Scroll down to the bottom and let the world know what you think!Stay Connected with AmySubscribe to the newsletter to get ideas, tips, and inspiration to get started writing and creating and bringing your creative gifts and books into the world. You’ll also have access to twice-monthly co-writing sessions.Connect on Instagram.

This episode will hopefully not only open you up to some new ways to think about creativity and your own creative gifts, but David also shares some practical, research-based ways to both access those aha moments that we love and to support your own efforts in bringing your creative ideas to life in whatever format that might be. This episode will hopefully not only open you up to some new ways to think about creativity and your own creative gifts, but David also shares some practical, research-based ways to both access those aha moments that we love and to support your own efforts in bringing your creative ideas to life in whatever format that might be.Two of my favorite quotes from this episode:“Poetry is the art of saying very much with very few words," and when you're doubting your ideas, "The ability to be creative is not dependent on skills, but your execution of an art form is. So it's not so much that your ideas suck, it’s that your execution sucks.”In this episode, we discussed:The importance of opening up to the process over becoming attached to the pre-conceived end resultThe concept that creativity is not a spiral but a quantum phenomena; it’s about potentialityAllowing space for your unconscious mind to process and develop ideas because this is how we’re designedThe power of aha moments and how when we’re busy in our heads does not allow for aha momentsHow structure and repetition can allow for creative moments and ideas to happenA few ways to quiet the monkey mind so you can hear your creative ideas and aha’s Meet David ChislettBorn in Britain, raised in South Africa, resident in The Netherlands. Nowhere and Everywhere are home. I am a published author, poet, musician and artist. I have also been an entrepreneur for over 25 years. The link that joins everything in my life together is creativity... I am interested in the human condition: what it means, what it looks like and how to get the most out of it.Connect with David ChislettDavid on InstagramDavid on FacebookDavid on LinkedInDavid's Website Like the Podcast?Are you a subscriber? If not, I invite you to subscribe, so you’ll get notified every time a new episode goes up.Click here to subscribe on iTunes.Click here to subscribe on Stitcher.And, if you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, I’d be super grateful if you left me a review. Those help other creative souls find this show, and they’re fun to read. To leave a review, open up the podcast in your podcast player, and scroll down to the bottom where it gives you the option to review the show.Stay Connected with AmyJoin the bi-monthly cowriting/creating sessions, you can subscribe to the newsletter to get ideas, tips, and inspiration to get started creating and acting on those creative callings.Connect on FacebookConnect on LinkedIn.Connect on Instagram.

Here’s what I discuss in this solo episode:The emphasis on productivity and speed in writingWhen it comes to our creative work, to sharing our messages and stories that we’re drawn to, that we feel deeply, is speed the most important piece of writing? Or, is cultivating patience as a writer a better way to go? Or, is cultivating patience and writing slowly as a writer a better way to go? There is no right answer. I invite you to explore what works for your process.The results of my writing tracking experience that I discuss in episode 73.The value in allowing for time to your creative process to happenA few tips on speeding up your writing sessionsLike the Podcast?Are you a subscriber? If not, I invite you to subscribe, so you’ll get notified every time a new episode goes up.Click here to subscribe on iTunes.Click here to subscribe on Stitcher.And, if you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, I’d be super grateful if you left a review. Those help other creative souls find this show, and they’re fun to read. To leave a review, open up the Dear Creativity Let’s Play podcast in your podcast player. Scroll down to the bottom and let the world know what you think!Stay Connected with AmySubscribe to the newsletter to get ideas, tips, and inspiration to get started writing and creating and bringing your creative gifts and books into the world. You’ll also have access to twice-monthly co-writing sessions.Connect on Facebook or Join Amy’s Facebook group for Aspiring Authors.Connect on Instagram.

In this episode, we discussed:How writing fiction and having conversations with characters that help yu work through challenging times in your own lifeThe importance of allowing for situations our character's lives to arise organicallyWriting about difficult situations and pain in fiction allows us to deal with and understand difficult issues from a variety of perspectivesThe importance of trusting your own writing process whether you're a planner or a discovery writer Piper's Books & Books We MentionedHer new short story, The Nice IslandThe Murder Lawyer, by Piper PunchesA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryLucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran Meet Piper PunchesPiper Punches is the Amazon bestselling novelist of The Waiting Room, 60 Days (Missing Girl Series - Book 1), The Murder Lawyer, and the novella, Missing Girl. Her books have been read by readers across the globe and she strives to write fiction that connects. Whether she's writing a legal thriller, a family drama, or a psychological thriller, relationships are always at the center of the story. Piper believes that the more we know each other, the better chance humanity has of surviving.Connect with Piper PunchesPiper on InstagramPiper on FacebookPiper's Website Like the Podcast?Are you a subscriber? If not, I invite you to subscribe, so you’ll get notified every time a new episode goes up.Click here to subscribe on iTunes.Click here to subscribe on Stitcher.And, if you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, I’d be super grateful if you left me a review. Those help other creative souls find this show, and they’re fun to read. To leave a review, open up the podcast in your podcast player, and scroll down to the bottom where it gives you the option to review the show.Stay Connected with AmyJoin the bi-monthly cowriting/creating sessions, you can subscribe to the newsletter to get ideas, tips, and inspiration to get started creating and acting on those creative callings.Connect on FacebookConnect on LinkedIn.Connect on Instagram.

In this episode, we discussed:Tom's journaling practice and how he ultimately discovered that his journals could in fact be shaped into memoirsThe importance of hiring professional editorial help as he learned to writeHis system for asking for feedback from beta readers - SO many gems here. Tom does not just ask readers to let him know what they think. He shares his process and specific questions to guarantee that the feedback he gets is useful to making his book betterBraintoss - his favorite app for capturing ideas and notes on the goWhy he views writing daily (even with a newborn and a full-time job) as the key to his becoming a writer Tom’s BooksDear Dory: Journal of a Soon-to-be First-time Dad (Adventures in Dadding Book 1)Dear Arlo: Adventures in DaddingMeet Tom KrefferTom Kreffer is the author of Dear Dory: Journal of a Soon-to-be First-time Dad and Dear Arlo: Adventures in Dadding and he is the creator of the Adventures in Dadding Newsletter. He loves Star Wars and Marvel movies, and he has a degree in film and television that he firmly believes to be worth less than a second-hand toothbrush. He lives in Northampton, England with his family, whom he intends to exploit for many more story opportunities in the years to come.Connect with Tom KrefferTom on InstagramTom on FacebookTom’s Website Like the Podcast?Are you a subscriber? If not, I invite you to subscribe, so you’ll get notified every time a new episode goes up.Click here to subscribe on iTunes.Click here to subscribe on Stitcher.And, if you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, I’d be super grateful if you left me a review. Those help other creative souls find this show, and they’re fun to read. To leave a review, open up the podcast in your podcast player, and scroll down to the bottom where it gives you the option to review the show.Stay Connected with AmyJoin the bi-monthly cowriting/creating sessions, you can subscribe to the newsletter to get ideas, tips, and inspiration to get started creating and acting on those creative callings.Connect on FacebookConnect on LinkedIn.Connect on Instagram.

This is a quick little episode of the podcast, but I wanted to share something that I’ve shared with my students in classes and workshops and with clients one on one for years whenever this idea that they don’t have original ideas comes up. This will prove, unequivocally, that your ideas ARE original enough.

Here’s what you’ll learn in this solo episode:why I think planning and outlining is important,what you should include in your plan, andwhy creating a plan will NOT, in fact stifle, your creativity. You can sign up for the Plan Your Book Week Challenge here.Like the Podcast?Are you a subscriber? If not, I invite you to subscribe, so you’ll get notified every time a new episode goes up.Click here to subscribe on iTunes.Click here to subscribe on Stitcher.And, if you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, I’d be super grateful if you left a review. Those help other creative souls find this show, and they’re fun to read. To leave a review, open up the Dear Creativity Let’s Play podcast in your podcast player. Scroll down to the bottom and let the world know what you think!Stay Connected with AmySubscribe to the newsletter to get ideas, tips, and inspiration to get started writing and creating and bringing your creative gifts and books into the world. You’ll also have access to twice-monthly co-writing sessions.Connect on Facebook.

Writing and publishing one book is hard. It’s a commitment to yourself and to your creative practice. But if you want to become a full-time novelist, it takes more than one book. My guest today committed big and has managed to write and publish close to 30 full-length novels in the past three years, many of which she wrote while teaching full-time. If you're like me, this sounds like an almost impossible task, but as Celeste proves, it can be done and done well. We dive into how she accomplished this and continues to write and publish multiple novels a year.

Ohhhh…THIS episode. It’s UH-MAZ-ING!! It’s that good because my guest is one of the wisest, kindest, and most generous of women shining her brilliant light on the planet right now, Janet Conner. The re-release of this episode is for two reasons. The first is that a new edition of her book Writing Down Your Soul was released in July 2021. And, in honor of that, Janet is teaching a brand new course on her book, something she hasn’t done in years. I really wanted to share this with you.

In this episode, we discussed:How Tara managed to get that first book drafted in three monthsThe impact her book had on her business (it wasn't what she expected)How she showed herself grace through the process by not demanding perfectionand much more!Tara's BookHungry: Trust Your Body and Free your Mind Around FoodMeet Tara WhitneyTara Whitney is a published author, podcaster, speaker and coach. She’s leading a revolution of women who are listening to their own internal wisdom, respecting and nourishing their bodies and ultimately trusting themselves in every area of their lives. Her latest book, Hungry: Trust Your Body and Free Your Mind around Food, offers a fresh perspective on why women have struggled with food and gives them a path to set themselves free. Tara is also the host of the Hungry: Trust Your Body. Free Your Mind. podcast where she interviews some amazing guests who’ve transformed their own relationship with food. They share what their life is like now that their minds are free and they trust their bodies. Connect with Tara WhitneyTara on InstagramTara on  LinkedInTara's WebsiteLike the Podcast?Are you a subscriber? If not, I invite you to subscribe, so you’ll get notified every time a new episode goes up.Click here to subscribe on iTunes.Click here to subscribe on Stitcher.And, if you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, I’d be super grateful if you left me a review. Those help other creative souls find this show, and they’re fun to read. To leave a review, open up the podcast in your podcast player, and scroll down to the bottom where it gives you the option to review the show.Stay Connected with AmyJoin the bi-monthly cowriting/creating sessions, you can subscribe to the newsletter to get ideas, tips, and inspiration to get started creating and acting on those creative callings.Connect on Facebook.Connect on Instagram.