#60: Choose Your Hard

Have you ever thought, this is just too hard — and wondered if that means writing isn't really your calling after all?

This week on The Confident Fiction Author, I'm sharing Choose Your Hard — a phrase that landed for me fresh on a Saturday morning walk, soaking wet socks and all.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• Why writing a book is hard — and why not writing it is hard too, just in a way that lasts a lot longer
• The physical toll typing takes on authors' bodies, and why it compounds more than we admit
• Why learning to dictate your fiction is hard for a season, while typing is a hard on your body that never ends
• A simple practice for naming your two hards side by side so you can choose on purpose, instead of relitigating the decision every morning

Every path forward has a hard in it. This episode will help you pick the one that's actually going somewhere.

Listen to the episode or read the blog-style version on my Substack here. You can also listen to this episode on FictionCourses.com, or search for The Confident Fiction Author podcast on your favorite podcast app (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more).

Also, Fictate™ — the only app I know of designed specifically for dictating fiction — is in beta and totally free right now! If choosing the "learning to dictate" hard is calling your name, grab your spot at fictateapp.com/beta.

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Free resources for you:

The Confident Fiction Author Toolkit: fictioncourses.com/toolkit

Dictation + Scrivener Power Combo Mini Course: fictioncourses.com/dictation

Dictation for Authors: Tools and Tips of the Trade: fictioncourses.com/dictationguide

5 Stereotypes to Avoid When Writing about Native Americans: fictioncourses.com/stereotypes