How I Wrote a Book in the Margins of Life and the Writing Advice That Didn’t Work for Me
From The Beautiful Climb Podcast · 30:40
Show by Michelle Knight
A lot of the writing advice I found online didn’t work for me, starting with writing every single day.This is part two on how I actually wrote and self-published my first book. I get into the three-path system I used to decide what kind of writing day it was, why most of this book was spoken out loud before it was ever typed, how I used AI as both a transcriber and an editor, why I pay attention to my cycle when I’m creating anything, and the full story behind the cover and its 80 iterations.In this episode:Why writing every day failed for me, and what a decade of bulk creating had to do with itThe three paths: write, change location, or dictateHow I used AI as a transcriber without letting it write for meWhy I didn’t hire an editor, and what I did insteadWriting with my cycle, and saving logistics for the low weeksTelling my family when I was in itCreating in the margins of lifeThe cover: the couch photo, the upside-down sunflowers, the freckles, and the four words on the backMentioned:Part one, on what it actually felt like to release the bookMy article on why I chose self-publishing over traditional publishingThe Beautiful Climb is available now on Amazon in paperback and Kindle. A hardcover is coming soon. brandmerry.com/bookIf you’re interested in featuring The Beautiful Climb in your book club, email [email protected]. Get full access to The Beautiful Climb with Michelle Knight at themichelleknight.substack.com/subscribe
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- Behind the Scenes of Self-Publishing My First Book
- Ep 01: What This Book Is Requiring of Me
- Ep 2: The Slow Creep of Burnout
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