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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.
Collaborative Writing with Jennifer Miller and Jason Feifer, Ep. 165
Writing from Experience with Eric C. Anderson, Ep. 164
Blessings and Curses with Brandon Barr, Ep. 163
Writing Away the Apathy with Marina L. Reed, Ep. 162
Six-Figure Ghostwriting with Matthew Thrush, Ep. 161
National Novel Writing Month - NaNoWriMo 18 with Grant Faulkner - Episode 160
Take Charge of Your Author Career
WPC-158 - Christine Munroe, Director of Kobo Writing Life
RVs as the Ultimate Writer's Retreat with Outdoorsy's Colin Gardiner, Episode 157
Empowering Female Protagonists with Mark O'Neill, Episode 156
Collaborative Writing with Justin Sloan - Episode 155
WPC-154 - Outlining your novel with Scott King
WPC-153 - RV lifestyle with Mike and Jennifer Wendland
WPC-152 - Writing like a boss with Ben Hale
WPC-151 - Rewriting Past Mistakes with David Gaughran
WPC-150 - Thrillers as Satire with Rick Pullen
WPC-149 - Fantasy Writing Career with Michelle Madow
WPC-148 - Paranormal Inspiration with Heather Hildenbrand
WPC-147 - Freewriting with Adam Leeb
WPC-146 - Wins of the Father with Beau L'Amour
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