Are you truly procrastinating, or are you protecting yourself from uncomfortable emotions? What if the real reason you're not finishing your book has nothing to do with laziness or lack of motivation? Colleen Story explores the types of procrastination that keep writers stuck and how you can move past them into success.
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Colleen Story is the award-winning author of historical fantasy, supernatural thrillers and motivational books for writers. Her latest book is Escape the Writer's Web: Untangle Your Procrastination Type, Discover Personalized Solutions, and Transform Your Writing Life.
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Show Notes
* Why procrastination is an emotional coping technique that protects your current identity
* How “overthinker” writers use learning and courses to avoid actually writing their own work
* The “guilty type” who feels bad whether they're writing or not writing
* Why perfectionist writers fear failure so much they endlessly revise the same manuscript for years
* How successful writers still procrastinate on uncomfortable tasks like submissions and marketing
* The power of five-minute timed sessions and small wins to ease into a new writing identity
You can find Colleen at
ColleenMStory.com and
MasterWriterMindset.com.
Transcript of interview with Colleen M. Story
Joanna: Colleen Story is the award-winning author of historical fantasy, supernatural thrillers and motivational books for writers. Her latest book is Escape the Writer's Web: Untangle Your Procrastination Type, Discover Personalized Solutions, and Transform Your Writing Life. So welcome to the show, Colleen.
Colleen: Thanks, Joanna. It's great to be here. I'm really excited to have this chat today.
Joanna: It's such an interesting topic. But first up—
Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing.
Colleen: Well, you know,
