Year Of Writing With Omar Khafagy

After a long absence, I return! I recorded this on my birthday, published it the day after. I let you know why I disappeared and what I'm doing right now. Sorry for the delay, folks!

I talk to Bryan Hutchinson from PositiveWriter.Com about overcoming doubt, dealing with haters, and keeping the door shut while writing. A real treat of an interview!

I talk about what I learned over the month of June, focusing on my challenges with small obstacles and what it revealed about my organizational state.

I talk with Dao of Dragon Ball's Derek Padula about meditation, mindset, the writing process, and how he came to create one of the most successful Dragon Ball sites on the web.

How I learned to overcome an anxiety-solving mentality and adopt a focused, problem-solving mentality.

Kate and I talk about writing, struggling with depression, juggling priorities, and how to find inspiration.

Today I talk about the value of experimentation in both your writing and your life.

I interview Johnny B. Truant from The Self Publishing podcast. We talk about the writing process, the Fiction Unboxed project, and Johnny's journey from fiction writer to copywriter to fiction writer again.

Year of Writing's reboot officially begins today. This episode explains what has changed, and what you can look forward to. Oh, and I say "hosts" instead of "guests". Oops! Fun errors are fun.

Overcoming anxiety and the tendency to overestimate and underestimate your abilities.

Who knew that changing a podcast format could be so time-consuming? I explain what is going on.

A different Friday Review... changes are afoot!

How surrendering control and acknowledging fortune can keep you persistent.

How to use Just On Time learning and different hobbies to jumpstart creativity and kill blocks.

Why writing should always be your priority.

A summary of the week's events, including what I'm currently reading.

Sheniz talks about the Ghazal and shares two pieces of her work.

I'm being a bit facetious, but the core of today's episode is about why it's better to aim to fail than to succeed. It sounds counter-intuitive, but trust me... I've got a good reason for it.

Occupying your day with decisions that could have been made earlier is a sure way to make creativity harder. Today I talk about how too many decisions can derail you, and what to do about it.

I have been so lost in a river of advice and anxiety that I didn't even notice I was drowning. This weekend away from home helped clear my mind. I talk about my conclusions, and how I'm going to work to give you guys better, more relevant stuff by narrowi