What if, hiding behind your perfectionism, is a very specific fear — and that’s what’s really keeping you from the finish line?

In this season finale, I talk about hitting a wall near the end of Draft Six, having a truly excellent cry 😭 and accidentally creating the podcast you’re listening to right now.

I break down the difference between a shiny object that pulls you away from the work and a useful container that helps you finish it — and reveal the very specific flavor of perfectionism that makes me terrified to release my book.

Timestamps:

00:52 — Hitting the Draft Six wall

01:46 — In praise of a seriously excellent cry

02:52 — The to-do list massacre

03:31 — How this podcast accidentally happened

10:59 — The cringy fear behind my perfectionism

16:20 — Well? Did I finish the fucking book??

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What if the fix to your story problems is hiding in plain sight — and what if, somehow, the answer is CATGOD?

In this episode, I talk about the book-within-my-book and why it was turning into a many-tentacled nightmare.

I share how a 3 AM idea turned a series of lifeless epigraphs into something far more exciting...and why sometimes the answer is emphatically not "just try harder. "

Timestamps:

01:28 — All hail the almighty CATGOD

03:10 — I love when my unconscious does all the work

05:05 — Two imaginary nerds solve a real craft problem

08:46 — Pinky swear: No Franken-stories stitched together from dead ideas

09:35 — Next week on Will I Ever Finish This Fucking Book?

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What if the fastest way to save your book is to do this one embarrassing thing?

In this episode, I talk about the genius of Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ Id List and how it can make writing fun again (for you and your readers).

I share how the fanfic-within-my-book became a roiling cauldron of lusty fun and why I spent weeks telling myself it wasn’t allowed. 🚫

We’ll also get into the very important issue of ghost sex and why trusting what you want might just be the antivenom to giving up on your book.

Timestamps:

01:58 — Why I already know what happens in Book Seventeen

03:15 — What is an Id List, and why is it rad?

06:01 — The scene that got me all hot and bothered

10:20 — What do I love before I wallpaper over it with ten disclaimers?

15:19 — Why some people will hate your book

16:35 — Next week on Will I Ever Finish This Fucking Book?

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