Free Cake - A Slice of the Writing Life

Have you ever wondered how to take your beats from generic and forgettable to specific and sparkly? In this episode, Jessica Jo discusses how to make your beats better. In so many professions, you get the pleasure and benefit of chatting with your co-workers. You can share tips, ask questions, normalize your experiences, and bounce ideas off each other. As writers, we often work alone and don’t have access to a writing friend or community. The goal of FREE CAKE is to have those meaningful, casual conversations about our work. If you have writing questions or topics you’d like to hear discussed on the podcast, email [email protected].

Do you feel like there are a million and one reasons that prevent you from writing? In today's episode, Jessica Jo gives you permission to set them all aside and go do the damn thing. In so many professions, you get the pleasure and benefit of chatting with your co-workers. You can share tips, ask questions, normalize your experiences, and bounce ideas off each other. As writers, we often work alone and don’t have access to a writing friend or community. The goal of FREE CAKE is to have those meaningful, casual conversations about our work. If you have writing questions or topics you’d like to hear discussed on the podcast, email [email protected].

Do you ever feel like your creative deposit to withdrawal ratio is out of balance and your account is about to overdraft? In this episode, Jessica Jo chats about the importance of creating a sustainable input/output balance in your writing life. In so many professions, you get the pleasure and benefit of chatting with your co-workers. You can share tips, ask questions, normalize your experiences, and bounce ideas off each other. As writers, we often work alone and don’t have access to a writing friend or community. The goal of FREE CAKE is to have those meaningful, casual conversations about our work. If you have writing questions or topics you’d like to hear discussed on the podcast, email [email protected].

Do you ever wish you could fast forward through your writing journey to the part where you're an expert (and a bestseller)? On today's episode, Jessica Jo chats about the levels of skill development, from unconscious incompetence all the way to conscious competence. In so many professions, you get the pleasure and benefit of chatting with your co-workers. You can share tips, ask questions, normalize your experiences, and bounce ideas off each other. As writers, we often work alone and don’t have access to a writing friend or community. The goal of FREE CAKE is to have those meaningful, casual conversations about our work. If you have writing questions or topics you’d like to hear discussed on the podcast, email [email protected].

Does writing ever feel like a chore? On today's episode, Jessica Jo shares her thoughts on maintaining a hot-damn-I-get-to-write today vs. an I-guess-I should-write-today mindset. In so many professions, you get the pleasure and benefit of chatting with your co-workers. You can share tips, ask questions, normalize your experiences, and bounce ideas off each other. As writers, we often work alone and don’t have access to a writing friend or community. The goal of FREE CAKE is to have those meaningful, casual conversations about our work. If you have writing questions or topics you’d like to hear discussed on the podcast, email [email protected].

Do you ever feel like fear is getting in the way of you moving forward with your work? In today's episode Jessica Jo talks about how it's okay to acknowledge our fear, and what we can do to move through it. In so many professions, you get the pleasure and benefit of chatting with your co-workers. You can share tips, ask questions, normalize your experiences, and bounce ideas off each other. As writers, we often work alone and don’t have access to a writing friend or community. The goal of FREE CAKE is to have those meaningful, casual conversations about our work. If you have writing questions or topics you’d like to hear discussed on the podcast, email [email protected].