Glad to meet a fellow fan! I love the PP season, and some of the earlier biographical ones are so good I re-listen to them. Can't think of another podcast I like so much that I re-listen to episodes.
I must admit - when I saw the title pop up in my email (without the tagline) I took it VERY literally and got confused. Because I could’ve sworn your son was toddler-sized, not a 1-year-old. But maybe you were going to take us down memory lane of your first year as a mom, and circle that around Poe’s decidedly weird family relationships because Victorians, am I right ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Anyway! This is all solid advice. Authors have to hold 2 completely different ideas in their heads: your career is a marathon, not a sprint...but also, as you pointed out, if you blow the first 90 days of your release you’re completely screwed. Both of these things are true and terrible enough to deal with on their own! But COMBINED? I swear the market sets these jokes up on purpose.
I, too, am a data lover. Partly because collecting data allows me to procrastinate on the writing that would let me put that info to use. But also because data is the only thing that makes art feel attainable. Visualizing the finished product - not the icky first draft, but the true final manuscript - is such an uphill battle, sometimes. At least there’s data to tell you where that mythical final manuscript will live.
Co-signing everything you said. The having to entertain two different ideas at once, and having to strategize for both situations, the COMBINATION, it's just really hard. Struggling with it right now with a new proposal I'm working on. Woof. Hope your writing's been more fun and fruitful lately! And you're right. My son is two, a solid toddler. :)
Also a fan of YMRT. Loved the Polly Platt season (great takeaways).
Glad to meet a fellow fan! I love the PP season, and some of the earlier biographical ones are so good I re-listen to them. Can't think of another podcast I like so much that I re-listen to episodes.
Vulgar and déclassé are my calling cards. Will integrate this lesson into my current spreadsheet.
It's what I like about you, man!
I must admit - when I saw the title pop up in my email (without the tagline) I took it VERY literally and got confused. Because I could’ve sworn your son was toddler-sized, not a 1-year-old. But maybe you were going to take us down memory lane of your first year as a mom, and circle that around Poe’s decidedly weird family relationships because Victorians, am I right ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Anyway! This is all solid advice. Authors have to hold 2 completely different ideas in their heads: your career is a marathon, not a sprint...but also, as you pointed out, if you blow the first 90 days of your release you’re completely screwed. Both of these things are true and terrible enough to deal with on their own! But COMBINED? I swear the market sets these jokes up on purpose.
I, too, am a data lover. Partly because collecting data allows me to procrastinate on the writing that would let me put that info to use. But also because data is the only thing that makes art feel attainable. Visualizing the finished product - not the icky first draft, but the true final manuscript - is such an uphill battle, sometimes. At least there’s data to tell you where that mythical final manuscript will live.
Co-signing everything you said. The having to entertain two different ideas at once, and having to strategize for both situations, the COMBINATION, it's just really hard. Struggling with it right now with a new proposal I'm working on. Woof. Hope your writing's been more fun and fruitful lately! And you're right. My son is two, a solid toddler. :)
This is so great and generous. About to release my second novel, and: thank you!!