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    • 158 - What Writers Can Learn from Remote Workers
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    • 155 - The Benefits (and Costs) of Membership
    • 154 - From Screenplay to Novel and Back
    • 153 - The Importance of a Professional Photo and Video Presence
    • 152 - The Three Stages of Story
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    • 149 - Using Vulnerability to Feed your Creativity
    • 148 - Making the Most of In-person Events
    • 147 - Writing for Audio
    • 146 - Managing Writing with a Full-time Career
    • 145 - Speech to Text and Back Again
    • 144 - Reaching the Right Readers through Email
    • 143 - Getting into the Mind of Your Audience
    • 142 - A New Era for Novellas
    • 141 - The Value of Collaboration
    • 140 - Troping Your Way to a Stronger Story
    • 139 - Mistakes Writers Make about Forensic Psychiatry
    • 138 - ROI for Authors
    • 137 - Using Podcasts to Support Your Book Launch
    • 136 - Looking Forward in Indy Publishing
    • 135 - The Importance of Specificity
    • 134 - How Horror is the Genre of Hope
    • 133 - Creating an AI-narrated Audiobook
    • 132 - From Big Idea to Book
    • 131 - The Color Wheel of Characterization
    • 130 - Outsourcing Your Content Creation
    • 129 - Moving for Creativity
    • 128 - Lessons from Filmmaking
    • 127 - Mistakes Writers Make about PIs
    • 126 - Estate Planning for Authors
    • 125 - The Seven Most Common Mistakes of Non-Fiction Authors
    • 124 - The Rise of Subscription Models
    • 123 - Building Engaging Worlds
    • 122 - Using Data to Guide Your Craft
    • 121 - Story Structure and Character Motivation
    • 120 - Draft2Digital Updates: Smashwords and Print
    • 119 - Metadata Is Your Brand
    • 118 - The Martial Art of Writing
    • 117 - Tracking Sales Data and How ScribeCount Can Help
    • 116 - Creating Community, Content, and Creative Energy
    • 115 - Exploring Kindle Vella
    • 114 - Making Smart Decisions about Your Distribution Strategy
    • 113 - What Authors Can Learn from Theater
    • 112 - Being the Captain of Your Author Voyage
    • 111 - Using Engines, Anchors, and Hazards to Define Character Voice
    • 110 - Making Meaningful Connections through Powerful Language
    • 109 - Wide Retailers and Aggregators
    • 108 - Writing Non-fiction from the Inside
    • 107 - Publishing Process #7: Selective Rights Licensing
    • 106 - Publishing Process #6: Promotion
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    • 102 - Publishing Process #2: Design
    • 101 - Publishing Process #1: Editorial
    • 100 - Becoming a Relaxed Author
    • 099 - Connecting with Fans through Merchandising
    • 098 - Redefining Indy Success through Short Fiction
    • 097 - Taking the Long View
    • 096 - Emerging Tech for the Writing Craft
    • 095 - Finding and Being a Ghostwriter
    • 094 - Debunking Writing Myths
    • 093 - Valuing the Creative Process
    • 092 - Finding a Crew for Your Creative Voyage
    • 091 - Creating Stellar Side Characters
    • 090 - Bringing a Creative Endeavor to an End
    • 089 - The Both-ness of Compelling Characters
    • 088 - How to Receive and Give Critique
    • 087 - Looking Back and Forward at Indy Publishing
    • 086 - Overhauling Keywords
    • 085 - Optimizing Your Keywords
    • 084 - Using Content Legally
    • 083 - Six Rs of Maximizing the Value of Your Content
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    • 065 - X-raying Your Plot
    • 064 - Children's Books
    • 063 - Wide for the Win
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Episode 167 - The Importance of Good Habits and How Accountability Groups can Help with Clarissa Gosling and Other Guests of The Indy Author

January 3, 2023
I talk with Clarissa Gosling about THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD HABITS AND HOW ACCOUNTABILITY GROUPS CAN HELP, including the importance of consistency, giving yourself time to rest, the challenge of measuring creative productivity, and the value both of finding what you’re comfortable with AND of changing up your approach.
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Clarissa’s work explores purpose and belonging across worlds. Having never found an actual portal to faeryland, she creates her own fantastical worlds where dragons, fae and other magical creatures rule. She is an admin for the 365 Writing Challenge, an international group that supports people to build the habit of writing. And she is one of the co-hosts of the Reading Queens podcast, which discusses mainly young adult fantasy books and their major tropes. She lives in the Netherlands.
I got so inspired by the topic of good habits, I solicited input from previous podcast guests on:
  • What is a good habit that supports your creative work?
  • What is a bad habit that undermines your creative work?
You’ll get to hear perspectives from Douglas Smith, Kelly Simmons, Lee Savino, J. W. Judge, Ran Walker, Julie Duffy, Michael La Ronn, Roland Denzel, Bruce Robert Coffin, Tiffany Yates Martin, John Gaspard, and Frank Zafiro.
"The most important thing is that you are consistent It's a personal challenge.  Be consistent over the course of the year. It's not a contest between the different people. So it doesn't matter if I'm trying to write a thousand words a day and you are trying to write a hundred words a day. It's not looking to see who gets the most at the end of the week, month, year or whatever. It's have you met your own goals." —Clarissa Gosling
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Clarissa's Links:
https://clarissagosling.com/
https://www.instagram.com/clarissahgosling/
https://www.tiktok.com/@clarissagosling

Referenced in the Intro:
A follow-up to 
Episode 166 - Plotting with an Unreliable Narrator with Jane Cleland
An unreliable narrator is an untrustworthy storyteller, most often used in narratives with a first-person point of view. The unreliable narrator is either deliberately deceptive or unintentionally misguided, forcing the reader to question their credibility as a storyteller.
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-an-unreliable-narrator-4-ways-to-create-an-unreliable-narrator-in-writing#77vrrrQj9HXt8TprnXmn7L

Referenced in the Interview:
Episode 163 - Year End: The Writing Craft And The Publishing Voyage with Jennifer Hilt & Michael La Ronn
Episode 146 - Managing Writing with a Full-time Career with J.W. Judge
Episode 158 - What Writers Can Learn from Remote Workers with Ryan Fahey
Episode 030 - Common Writer Wisdom: Is it Right for You with Becca Syme
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Past guests of the podcast share their good and bad habits ...

Clarissa’s comments about habits made me curious about writing-related habits of other guests of the podcast, so I’m going to (virtually) bring some of those guests into the conversation.
I sent out this question to them:
  • What is a good habit that supports your creative work?
  • What is a bad habit that undermines your creative work? 
Here’s what they had to say ...
 
Douglas Smith Episode 079 - Making the Most of Your Short Fiction with Douglas Smith says: 
  • Good habit: set a schedule, set an alarm, and set a goal for the day.
  • Bad habit: procrastination
 
Kelly Simmons Episode 147 - Writing for Audio with Kelly Simmons and Episode 028 - Writing the Killer Query with Kelly Simmons says:
  • Good habit:  Keeping a tight calendar and preserving mornings to write or exercise — “I’m available from 11 am on” is the phrase I’ve uttered more than any other in the universe. 
  • Bad habit: I’m lazy about organizing files and links and keeping software/computer stuff up to date. So when shit goes south, and it does, I get so angry. 
 
Lee Savino Episode 058 - Author Newsletters with Lee Savino says:
  • Good habit: Doing yoga or stretching and exercise to warm up my muscles. Years of sedentary work take their toll! Taking time to grow stronger leads to pain free writing. 
  • Bad habit: Checking Facebook, or wanting to during writing sprints. 
 
J.W. Judge Episode 146 - Managing Writing with a Full-time Career with J.W. Judge says:
  •  Good habit: The habit that I instilled years ago is having a dedicated time for doing my creative work and being intentional about maintaining it. For me, that time is getting up early and working on my books first thing in the morning. This habit has allowed me to write four non-fiction books and four novels over the last five years while having a busy litigation practice and raising a young family. I usually only get 30-60 minutes a day to do my creative work, but by doing it consistently over time, it leads to productivity and dependable results.
  • Bad habit: I tend to undermine my creative work by taking on too many projects. With only a limited amount of time to work on my creative projects, I would probably be best served to limit myself to writing, rather than also podcasting and being engaged in a couple of online communities. But those things are also fulfilling to me, so I accept that they undermine my ability to write more.
 
Ran Walker Episode 098 - Redefining Indy Success through Short Fiction with Ran Walker says:
  • Good habit: Consuming different types of art, whether it be paintings, music, films, or even books that are outside of my usual genre.
  • Bad habit: Dealing with social media and all that that area entails. If you are not careful, you can go down a rabbit hole and lose a lot of time on things that have little impact on your writing.
 
Julie Duffy Episode 017 - Story a Day with Julie Duffy says:
  • Good habit: Reading. I know it sounds silly because we all got into this because we loved to read, but when we think about 'writing' we tend to think about 'putting words on the page'. It means we feel guilty if we're not at our desks. But really, there's so much more to 'writing' than 'words on page' and reading is a huge part of that. If I'm reading more (of the stuff I luuuuurve, that brings me joy, not the works I'm 'supposed to' read) then i'm very likely to feel that itch to get to my desk. So yes, afternoons on the couch with a good book are part of my writing practice (when i'm doing it right).
  • Habits that don't support my creativity: doom-scrolling, AKA looking for stimulation in the slot-machine of social media and news sites. Yes, there's novelty and surprise there...but not the kind that makes me happy, energized or ready to write.
 
Michael La Ronn, who has joined me in so many episodes that I’d recommend you just go to TheIndyAuthor.com/Podcast and search for his name, says:
  • Good habit: Staying consistent and writing every day. By training myself to show up, I find that words flow easier. 
  • Bad habit: Starting projects before travel or other obligations. I find it hard to regain momentum once I lose it.
 
Roland Denzel Episode 155 - The Benefits (and Costs) of Membership with Roland Denzel says:
  • Good habit: I like to set my desk and computer up so my next step is ready to go and there's no question about where to start. I typically do this as the last step of my day, the night before. Then I turn off my computer wifi as a reminder to write first, play later. 
  • Bad habit: Reacting immediately to things I see in a text, an email, or on a social media post. Most of these things don't need an immediate response (or any response, in the case of social media). Once you react to something like this, it can be hard to get back into a creative mindset, so you just keep scrolling and reacting, losing a lot of time over something that could have been done later.
 
Bruce Robert Coffin Episode 035 - Mistakes Writers Make about Police Procedure and How to Avoid Them with Bruce Robert Coffin says:
  • Good habit: When I’m struggling to create I drive to the local library to work. Free from distractions, I get a lot of writing done. 
  • Bad habit: Activating the social media notifications on my computer. When writing its best to just shut them off. 

Tiffany Yates Martin, another multi-episode guest, says:
  • Good habits: Regularity and schedule. I block out mornings every weekday to work on my writing, course creation, or any other FoxPrint-related business; afternoons are for editing work. I've done this for decades very effectively. ... Prioritization and clarity: I have always reexamined my business and my goals regularly to make sure I'm spending my time and effort where it matters to me, but recently I made a concrete priority list of my goals in order that has been invaluable in keeping me from overscheduling or overcommitting, and focusing on the things that are most important to me. It lets me know what to say no to, and how best to use my time. ... Structure and deadlines: Luckily my mind loves both of these, but holding myself to firm structure and deadlines and not being "squishy" about my work means I get everything done as promised and as planned. ... ​Rest: Allowing myself to regularly completely mentally detach from work (evenings, weekends, vacations, etc.) has been a hard-learned skill, and one of the most productive things I've done for my business.
  • Bad habits: Email. Busywork distractions. Time frittering on minutiae. Saying yes to too much and being overly perfectionistic on tasks that don't require it.

John Gaspard ​Episode 145 - Speech to Text and Back Again with John Gaspard and Episode 128 - Lessons from Filmmaking for the Indy Author with John Gaspard says:
  • For me, the best “good” habit I’ve developed is to not beat myself up when I’m not writing. I’ve come to the place where I write when I write and that’s just fine. Or course, I have the advantage of not trying to earn a living from my writing, so that makes this “habit” easier. I spent many years in the real world writing to deadlines, and so I’ve banished deadlines (insofar as I can) from my writing life.
 
Frank Zafiro Episode 160 - Mistakes Writers Make about Police Roles and How to Avoid Them with Frank Zafiro says:
  • Good habit: Believing in myself.
  • Bad habit: Not believing in myself.
I know this might sound flippant, but I do mean it. Every time I finish a book or story, I think it sucks. Later, when I go in to revise or proof-listen to an audio version, I realize it is actually pretty good. Likewise, every time I look around at the marketplace, all I see are the people who are outperforming me in sales or prestige. I feel like I'm failing somehow. Falling short. A fraud. But then I consider all of the people who are still working to get as far in their journey as I am in mine, including those thousands upon thousands who say they want to write a book but have yet to put even one word to the page, and I realize I'm actually doing pretty good. 
Believe in yourself.
 
I hope the examples of good and bad habits that my guests shared give you some ideas for your own writing craft and publishing voyage!

I hope you enjoyed my conversation with Clarissa, and the comments of my other guests! Now it's your turn ... what is a good habit that supports your creative work? What is a bad habit that undermines your creative work?
Please post your comments on YouTube--and I'd love it if you would subscribe while you're there!

NOTE: After several years of trying to cover the costs of producing the podcast with earnings from patronage and sponsorships, I finally had to acknowledge that, for now at least, The Indy Author Podcast is more a labor of love than an income stream. ​As a result, I needed to find ways to reduce my expenses, and the expense I finally decided to eliminate was the editing of the transcript. ​

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    • 171 - Outside-the-Box Content
    • 170 - Creating a Winning Workbook
    • 169 - The Do's and Don'ts of Working with Book Bloggers
    • 168 - How to Write from Trauma
    • 167 - Good Habits and Accountability Groups
    • 166 - Plotting with an Unreliable Narrator
    • 165 - Strengthening Your Fiction with a Premise
    • 164 - What Writers Can Learn from Short Fiction
    • 163 - Year End: The Writing Craft And The Publishing Voyage
    • 162 - Book Marketing Lessons from Beyond the Book World
    • 161 - Choosing Your Publishing Path
    • 160 - Mistakes Writers Make about Police Roles
    • 159 - Backstory: Mountaintop or Valley
    • 158 - What Writers Can Learn from Remote Workers
    • 157 - Literary Citizenship
    • 156 - Character Development Through the Pain and Promise of Life
    • 155 - The Benefits (and Costs) of Membership
    • 154 - From Screenplay to Novel and Back
    • 153 - The Importance of a Professional Photo and Video Presence
    • 152 - The Three Stages of Story
    • 151 - Setting Your Creative Horizons
    • 150 - Hands-off Merchandising for Authors
    • 149 - Using Vulnerability to Feed your Creativity
    • 148 - Making the Most of In-person Events
    • 147 - Writing for Audio
    • 146 - Managing Writing with a Full-time Career
    • 145 - Speech to Text and Back Again
    • 144 - Reaching the Right Readers through Email
    • 143 - Getting into the Mind of Your Audience
    • 142 - A New Era for Novellas
    • 141 - The Value of Collaboration
    • 140 - Troping Your Way to a Stronger Story
    • 139 - Mistakes Writers Make about Forensic Psychiatry
    • 138 - ROI for Authors
    • 137 - Using Podcasts to Support Your Book Launch
    • 136 - Looking Forward in Indy Publishing
    • 135 - The Importance of Specificity
    • 134 - How Horror is the Genre of Hope
    • 133 - Creating an AI-narrated Audiobook
    • 132 - From Big Idea to Book
    • 131 - The Color Wheel of Characterization
    • 130 - Outsourcing Your Content Creation
    • 129 - Moving for Creativity
    • 128 - Lessons from Filmmaking
    • 127 - Mistakes Writers Make about PIs
    • 126 - Estate Planning for Authors
    • 125 - The Seven Most Common Mistakes of Non-Fiction Authors
    • 124 - The Rise of Subscription Models
    • 123 - Building Engaging Worlds
    • 122 - Using Data to Guide Your Craft
    • 121 - Story Structure and Character Motivation
    • 120 - Draft2Digital Updates: Smashwords and Print
    • 119 - Metadata Is Your Brand
    • 118 - The Martial Art of Writing
    • 117 - Tracking Sales Data and How ScribeCount Can Help
    • 116 - Creating Community, Content, and Creative Energy
    • 115 - Exploring Kindle Vella
    • 114 - Making Smart Decisions about Your Distribution Strategy
    • 113 - What Authors Can Learn from Theater
    • 112 - Being the Captain of Your Author Voyage
    • 111 - Using Engines, Anchors, and Hazards to Define Character Voice
    • 110 - Making Meaningful Connections through Powerful Language
    • 109 - Wide Retailers and Aggregators
    • 108 - Writing Non-fiction from the Inside
    • 107 - Publishing Process #7: Selective Rights Licensing
    • 106 - Publishing Process #6: Promotion
    • 105 - Publishing Process #5: Marketing
    • 104 - Publishing Process #4: Distribution
    • 103 - Publishing Process #3: Production
    • 102 - Publishing Process #2: Design
    • 101 - Publishing Process #1: Editorial
    • 100 - Becoming a Relaxed Author
    • 099 - Connecting with Fans through Merchandising
    • 098 - Redefining Indy Success through Short Fiction
    • 097 - Taking the Long View
    • 096 - Emerging Tech for the Writing Craft
    • 095 - Finding and Being a Ghostwriter
    • 094 - Debunking Writing Myths
    • 093 - Valuing the Creative Process
    • 092 - Finding a Crew for Your Creative Voyage
    • 091 - Creating Stellar Side Characters
    • 090 - Bringing a Creative Endeavor to an End
    • 089 - The Both-ness of Compelling Characters
    • 088 - How to Receive and Give Critique
    • 087 - Looking Back and Forward at Indy Publishing
    • 086 - Overhauling Keywords
    • 085 - Optimizing Your Keywords
    • 084 - Using Content Legally
    • 083 - Six Rs of Maximizing the Value of Your Content
    • 082 - Perspectives on Writer's Block
    • 081 - Human-Centered Marketing
    • 080 - The Force of a Brand
    • 079 - Making the Most of Your Short Fiction
    • 078 - Living Your Best Creative Life
    • 077 - Behind the Scenes of My Book Launch
    • 076 - BookFunnel
    • 075 - Key Book Publishing Paths
    • 074 - Perspectives on Personal Branding
    • 073 - Author Websites
    • 072 - Mentoring and Collaborating with Interns
    • 071 - Provider Side of Author Services
    • 070 - Copyright for Authors
    • 069 - Writing Memoir
    • 068 - Handling Difficult Topics in YA Fiction
    • 067 - Mistakes Writers Make about the FBI
    • 066 - From Indy to Traditional
    • 065 - X-raying Your Plot
    • 064 - Children's Books
    • 063 - Wide for the Win
    • 062 - Point of View
    • 061 - Google Play
    • 060 - Mastering Action Sequences
    • 059 - Newsletter Swaps and StoryOrigin
    • 058 - Author Newsletters
    • 057 - The Pros and Cons of Pre-orders
    • 056 - Crowdfunding for Authors
    • 055 - Costs of Self-publishing a Book
    • 054 - Futurist Trends We Can Prepare for Now
    • 053 - Learn from TV and Movies
    • 052 - Building a Resilient Indy Business
    • 051 - Podcasting as Content Marketing
    • 050 - First Responders
    • 049 - Ruminations on Book Launches
    • 048 - Protagonist and Antagonist Voices
    • 047 - Backstory and Flashbacks
    • 046 - Writing Coroners
    • 045 - Exercise
    • 044 - Using Aggregators versus Direct
    • 043 - Killing Suspense
    • 042 - The Importance of Metadata
    • 041 - Writing Convincing Villains
    • 040 - Storytelling Lessons from Investigative Reporting
    • 039 Building a Writer Community
    • 038 - Graphic Novels
    • 037 - How Cozy is Cozy?
    • 036 - Frugal Tips for Writers
    • 035 - Police Procedures
    • 034 - Connecting through Video
    • 033 - Barriers to Creativity
    • 032 - Hybrid Publishing
    • 031 - ebook Pricing
    • 030 - Common Writer Wisdom: Is it Right for You?
    • 029 - Fostering Creativity through Digital Minimalism
    • 028 - Writing the Killer Query
    • 027 - Why to Stop Blogging
    • 026 - Weaving Your Day Job into Your Books
    • 025 - Mastering Book Descriptions
    • 024 - Three Hard Truths
    • 023 - Reaching New Readers through Translations
    • 022 - SEO for Authors
    • 021 - Building Communities in Podcasts and In Person
    • 020 - Working with Libraries & Bookstores
    • 019 - Judging a Book by Its Cover
    • 018 - The Importance of Masterworks
    • 017 - Story a Day
    • 016 - Drawing Back the Publishing Curtain
    • 015 - Five Things I Wish I Knew Before I Was Published
    • 014 - Collaborating on "Taking the Short Tack"
    • 013 - Writing in Time
    • 012 - Top Firearms Mistakes Writers Make ...
    • 011 - Making the Move to Full-Time Writer
    • 010 - Update from The Indy Author
    • 009 - Craft and Business of Short Fiction
    • 008 - Screenwriting
    • 007 - Faster Fiction
    • 006 - Importance of Storytelling
    • 005 - Image-intensive Books
    • 004 - Using Media Outlets
    • 003 - Small Press Publishing
    • 002 - Creativity Tips
    • 001 - Introducing The Indy Author
    • For Guests of The Indy Author Podcast
    • Podcast Guest and Topic Proposals
  • Services
    • Services - Author Consulting
    • Services - Podcasting for Authors
  • Podcasting for Authors
  • Short Fiction
  • Creating a Story Frame
  • Resources
  • Tools
  • Affiliates
  • The Craft
    • Getting Past the Fear of (First Draft) Commitment
    • Scalability
    • Professionalism
    • From Dead in the Water to Favorable Winds
  • The Voyage
    • Reading Your Work Aloud
    • Preparing to Request an Author Blurb
    • Navigating Indy
  • For the Armchair Sailor
  • Events
  • For Libraries
  • Blog
  • William Kingsfield Publishers
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