TPW 041: Rachael Herron on What It's Really Like to Write Full Time

The Art of Paying Attention

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TPW 041: Rachael Herron on What It's Really Like to Write Full Time

Ryan J. Pelton

Sep 29, 2017

Rachael Herron dreamed of writing for a living. Chose the typical path of writing degree in college (MFA), worked a day job, and wrote on the side. But after seventeen years of emergency services and writing on the side... everything changed. Rachael was able to leave one job for the work she dreamed about doing as a little girl. Be encouraged, inspired, and challenged as Rachael explains what it's really like to write for a living. You might be surprised. Find Rachael at: http://rachaelherron.com/write/ and on twitter: @rachaelherron

Prolific Writer Takeaways:

Find a community. A community near your level.
Edit as you go. But if you can't finish your rough draft, just write the entire draft, and edit later. Finish what you start!
Party and reward yourself when you finish a book!
Don't be scared to fail.

Recommended Resources:

Fiction- The Marsh Kings Daughter by Karen Dionne
Fiction- After Time Series
Non Fiction- Story Engineering by Larry Brooks
Non Fiction- Emotion Thesaurus
Software- Scrivener
Movie- Sense8
Writing Inspiration- Rachael's Newsletter

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The Art of Paying Attention

What do you pay attention to? How do I determine what's worthy of my limited attention? It’s the questions every human asks at some point, and the questions we MUST ask, to thrive in this one precious life.

And it’s these types of questions (and more), we want to wrestle with on The Art of Paying Attention.

We believe the work of paying attention is not optional, and something we all must learn to do well. The poet Mary Oliver said, "To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.”

Every week, we'll consider this endless, and proper work, of paying attention. What do we see? What are we learning? WHAT or WHO needs MORE attention? Join writer, creator, teacher, and accidental entrepreneur, Ryan J. Pelton, as he explores with others, the essential Art of Paying Attention.

Most episodes feature an interview with a bonafide "attention-collector" working in the arenas of creativity, art, music, writing, publishing, entrepreneurship/business, and spirituality. Join in the conversation and learn to see with new eyes a world bursting with hints of hope. Often in the most unlikely places.

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