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Four years ago, August 2020, I posted the last episode of the Wordslinger Podcast. I didn’t really know it would be the last episode, at the time. But 2020 changed everything for me, and not just in the ways it changed everything for all of us.
The pandemic did disrupt things, for sure. But on top of that, Kara and I had started doing full-time van life, traveling the US, moving continuously. My work at Draft2Digital quadrupled at that time. My writing career went through some dramatic changes. And so did I.
To be honest, that Fall of 2020 I found myself questioning everything about my life and career. And it all just got to be too much.
Now, in 2024, I’m in such a different place, it’s almost like I’m a different person. I left Draft2Digital to be CEO of another company. And I’ve since left that company to go back to writing and creating full time. Kara and I built a house, and we now live in the Austin area. And my writing career has continued to evolve.
It’s a new era. I’m a new Wordslinger. And I think it’s time to explore that.
What will happen with the show?
No idea. I’m winging this, to be honest. I plan to get back to weekly episodes, but I’m experimenting to figure out what that means, exactly. I’m learning a new platform, and I’m testing a new format.
One thing you might like, I’m adding a segment I call “AKA: Ask Kevin Anything.” And I mean that… literally anything.
What do the ancient Egyptians have in common with the ancient Mayans?
Who was the first baseball player?
What’s in an Irish Old Fashioned?
Which Beetle wrote “Please Please Me?” (since no one realized this was a joke, here is a side note to say “this was a joke.” huazzh!)
What’s the best way to write a novel—pants it or plot it?
Anything.
You can start right here. Just click the button below and ask your question in the comments.
I won’t promise to answer every question, but I’ll put some good ones from various places.
The Otter of Creativity with Cameron Sutter // Wordslinger ep 222
The Iconoclast Writer - Johnny B. Truant // Wordslinger ep 221
JD Barker - Murder, Vampires, and Other True Stories // Wordslinger ep. 220
Michael Evans and Storytellers Rule the World // Wordslinger ep 219
Story Builds Brand Loyalty // Wordslinger ep 218
3 Things and How to Promote a Book // Wordslinger ep 217
More Thrills with Steve Berry // Ep 215
Better Negotiation with Peter Johnston // Ep 214
The Mysteries of the Ultra Rich with Author Casey Barrett - Ep 213
Author on the Road - Solo Slinger // Ep 212
Debuting a Mystery with Mary Keliikoa // Ep 211
Marketing Your Work with Evan Gow // EP210
Cultivating the Fertile Mind with J Daniel Sawyer // Ep 209
Authors Marketing Books with Carlyn Robertson from BookBub // EP208
Audio and AI for Authors with Joanna Penn // EP207
Stoicism for Authors with Jonas Salzgeber // EP206
Figuring out your identity with Jared Angaza // EP205
Getting Back Up with Heath Armstrong // EP204
No Such Thing as Talent, Ep. 203
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