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Get the First Draft Written and Mental Health for Writers with Erin P.T. Canning

January 31, 2024 Sara Rosett and Jami Albright Episode 204
Get the First Draft Written and Mental Health for Writers with Erin P.T. Canning
Wish I'd Known Then . . . For Writers
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Wish I'd Known Then . . . For Writers
Get the First Draft Written and Mental Health for Writers with Erin P.T. Canning
Jan 31, 2024 Episode 204
Sara Rosett and Jami Albright

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Episode 204 / Having trouble getting words on the page? Erin P.T. Canning has strategies to help! We delve into how to let go of perfectionism and give yourself permission to write a “bad” first draft. Erin also shares how writing helped her with depression. 

  • Why it’s important to look backward as well plan for the future
  • Making time to write as a busy at-home and working mom
  • Turning off the inner critic
  • Embracing you genre 
  • Daydreaming: mentally draft and revise before writing 
  • Placeholder as the first chapter

Erin’s website: https://erinptcanning.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erinptcanningauthor;

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinptcanning

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parentswhowrite

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Episode 204 / Having trouble getting words on the page? Erin P.T. Canning has strategies to help! We delve into how to let go of perfectionism and give yourself permission to write a “bad” first draft. Erin also shares how writing helped her with depression. 

  • Why it’s important to look backward as well plan for the future
  • Making time to write as a busy at-home and working mom
  • Turning off the inner critic
  • Embracing you genre 
  • Daydreaming: mentally draft and revise before writing 
  • Placeholder as the first chapter

Erin’s website: https://erinptcanning.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erinptcanningauthor;

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinptcanning

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parentswhowrite

💜 🎙 Become a supporter of the podcast! We can’t wait to give you a shoutout in a future episode. https://wishidknownforwriters.com/support

Support the Show.

🚀 Jami’s Launch Plan https://www.jamialbright.com/authorservices

❤️ Jami’s books https://amzn.to/3wSraA5

🔎 Sara’s books https://www.sararosett.com/bibliography/

📚 Sara’s How to Write a Series book and audiobook: https://www.sararosett.com/how-to-write-a-series/

The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes https://bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcast
Resources from the Author and Reader Community to Help Ukrainians https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E9QQhmcpa_dlxQY-GEqBiIbIZk-_J1MgQX_BxLI3F84/edit?usp=sharing