Leftie Aube’s Writing Podcast | A Podcast for Writers
In this podcast, I share my writing journey towards making my dream come true: becoming a full-time fiction author. The weekly episodes are part writing update and part writing related topic where I share my best tips, tricks, and mindsets shifts. My goal is to guide you towards your best writing life and inspire you to pursue your own writing dreams. If you are a writer who is starting out on your journey, face writing challenges, or if you’re discouraged from where you are, this podcast is for you. A podcast for writers. Specifically for writers pursuing traditional publishing.
Episodes
21 episodes
Episode 20 - Your work in progress isn’t shitty; it’s just unfinished
In this episode, I share how viewing your WIP as “unfinished” instead of “shitty” will be immensily helpful by using the comparaison of building a house. It’s a conversation I had with many of my writer friends that has helped them a lot and I’...
Episode 19 - “It’s Just A Challenge” Mindset, How to Approach Your Writing Problems Through This Lens, Meeting Self-Imposed Deadlines, Crafting Interesting Characters and Strong Opening Pages
In this episode, I talk about:Balancing giving yourself time to write the best book possible while also pushing yourself to meet a deadline that’s a little stretch (yes, both are possible 😜)How to make a plan for you to fin...
Episode 18 - How to Survive the Waiting Game in Publishing
I did a post about this on social media, but the captions weren’t long enough to fully cover this, so here’s a full episode! Because boy oh boy is patience important when pursuing or navigating traditional publishing 😅 I give you not only minds...
Episode 17 - WHY? The Question That Will Revolutionize Your Writing (And Your Life)
If there’s one thing that contributed to my success in the query trenches, it’s this: asking “Why?” with absolutely everything!I break this down in details in this episode so you’ll see how empowering it is to use this technique to write...
Episode 16 - How to Move Through Disappointment in Publishing
If you’ve ever been so TIRED of feeling disappointment as you’re navigating the publishing world as a writer, THIS episode is for you! After getting crushed by a rejection (yet again 🙄😅) I had a major realization that changed everything, one th...
Episode 15 - How I Lost Hope (and How I’m Getting It Back)
This is a vulnerable episode where I confess how I lost my hope that I AM making my writing dreams come true and what I’m doing to fix it (because Leftie without hope?! I don’t know who that person is 😅).Mentioned in this episode:
Episode 14 - I'M BACK! *Big Update Episode*
I’m back to posting regularly! Find out how in this episode, and also what I’ve been up to writing wise since the last episode. (Hint: a lot of writing)Mentioned in this episode:
Episode 13 - It'll happen FOR SURE... in 15 years
I’m back! In this episode, I do an update of what has been going on since the last episode (including some insights about what I learned along the way). Then I explain the difference between rushing or dragging in your writing career and how kn...
Episode 12 - #AMQUERYING!
Surprise! I’m back! In this episode, I talk about my still-ongoing querying journey, how hard it is, but also the lessons I’ve learned during the worst months of my life, health-wise, that are helping me get through querying with more peace. I ...
Episode 11 - How to Deal with Rejection as a Writer
Recorded on November 15th, 2022 In this episode, I first talk about my surgery—upcoming at the time of recording the episode and far behind me as I post the episode. Then I get into rejections: how to deal with the emotions that come wit...
Episode 10 - Embodying the Writer You Want to Become
Recorded on October 11th, 2022 At the beginning of this episode, I explain why the episodes aren’t coming as regularly as before and what you can do to help me get back to posting new episodes every week. Then I talk about my decision no...
Episode 9 - How to Give (and Receive!) Writing Feedback
Recorded September 26th, 2022 In this episode, I talk about who to ask for feedback on your writing. What sort of comments you should give to another writer when they trust you with their work. And how to process the emotions that arise ...
Episode 8 - Trusting the Timeline of Your Writing Journey
Recorded September 19th, 2022 In this episode, I talk about how I had to make a change in my writing routine to make it work long time with my day job and all the rest. Then I talk about the importance of trusting that everything happens...
Episode 7 - Being Disciplined as a Writer
Recorded September 12th, 2022 In the updates of this episode, I talk about how my crazy writing routine is too much and what I plan to do about it (I’m not sure that’s the best idea, but I’m rolling with it right now!) And the topic part...
Episode 6 - How to Keep on Writing (when it feels like nothing goes your way)
Recorded on August 29th, 2022 In this episode, I share how I was struggling with feeling like I wasn’t moving fast enough with the last draft of my WIP. I also share the bad news (yes, again!) that I got this week, but how I managed to t...
Episode 5 - How to Trust Yourself as a Writer
Recorded on August 22nd, 2022 In this episode, I share how I realized that I wasn’t trusting myself as a writer, how it was hindering me, and how I overcame it. I also make a bold statement about why most of us work for years and years o...
Episode 4 - How to Stop Sabotaging Yourself
Recorded on August, 15th 2022 In this episode, I talk about how we sabotage ourselves as writers when we’re trying to reach our goals: how we do it, why we do it, and how to stop doing it by journaling. I also tell you how I’ve been sabo...
Episode 3 - Writer Friends
Recorded on August 9th, 2022 In this episode, I talk about the surprising comment I got on my WIP from an agent, the rejection that made me cry, and how I got out of both of those hard places. Then I discuss writer friends! Why you need ...
Episode 2 - Writing Process
Recorded on July 18th, 2022 In this episode, I talk about writing process—how they have helped me, how they could help you—and I share my entire writing process, from idea to complete story that can then be published (hopefully!) I also ...
Episode 1 - My Journey So Far
Recorded on July 14th, 2022 In this episode, I go back and share my entire writing journey up to this point. From my first confrontation with rejection in elementary school, to how I believed I was a literary genius in my teenage years &...
