[Hayley Krischer, inner stuff]: True confessions about how horrible writing can feel + whyand howshe wrote her next novel in longhand Ep 1066
In this episode I'm talking with Hayley Krischer, author of the upcoming \u201cWhere Are You, Echo Blue?\u201d, which is poised to be the beach read of the summer, about the squishier side of creativity\u2013 including:\nThe steps Hayley takes\u2013and the tools she uses\u2013to immerse herself in the world of her novels and inside her characters\u2019 psyches\nWhat she does when she\u2019s feeling stuck\nHow good it feels when you connect with someone who loved your work in the real world\nThe YA author Hayley fan-girled all over when she realized he was also an audience member at a reading she was attending\nHow writing and editing can feel \u201chorrible,\u201d \u201clike torture\u201d--and the parts that make Hayley feel like jumping for joy\nHow her inner critic loves to tell her she should be able to write a novel while also taking five-mile hikes every day\nHow the months between when you\u2019re done working on a manuscript and the book is published is a tough time, mentally\u2013and how to navigate it\nThe self-care practices helping Hayley through (the journaling practice, the supplements, the breathing exercise that helps her sleep)\nBusting the myth that writers make a lot of money and how hard it is to make a bestseller list\nFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.\nBig thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value).\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices