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Intro

I talk about my various jobs so new listeners can get a feel for how I spend my time

Last Episode's Assignment

I talked about revisiting whatever goals you may have had for yourself last January. I wanted to become a "full time writer." What does that mean? If you write forty hours each week, does that make you a full time writer? (Heck, what if I only wrote ten hours a week but I made enough money to support myself. How would that skew my perception.)

What if I'm only staying at my day job for health insurance? So many things to consider.

Also, if you write erotica, to you owe it to every Tom, Dick and Harry who happens to ask what you do for a living a peek into your private life? I say, no. Not until you feel good about telling them.

Storyverse

You might have your own word for it, but I call it storyverse. It's the place I'm visiting when it's really obvious that the lights are on, but nobody's home. I want to go there more. Just to check in and let my story know I haven't forgotten about it, even if my physical body has other obligations.

Here's a book you might like: Writing in Flow by Susan K. Perry

Your Assignment

First of all, you need a project that you love. If you're not working on one, start one! This week's assignment is to check in on your project mentally throughout the day. I'm going to use a "key" to remind myself to check in. You could put a rubber band on your wrist, wear a new fragrance, draw a little symbol on yourself. I'm going to try wearing a bracelet that I don't normally wear, as my reminder to pop by my storyverse, even if it's just for a second every two hours, and let it know that I value it.