The Author Burnout Cure

The Author Burnout Cure

Hosted by: Isabel Sterling

Isabel Sterling, multi-published author and master certified coach, is on a mission to dismantle burnout culture, one author at a time.

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Episodes

143. Debut vs Mid-Career Agents with Dahlia Adler

It's normal to have multiple agents throughout your career. As you grow as an author, you need different things out of the author/agent relationship. On today's podcast, Dahlia Adler (author of Home Field Advantage,...
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142. Feeling Bad & Doing It Anyway

The prioritization of a sustainable, joyful writing life doesn't mean that every writing session feels like rainbows shooting out of your fingertips. Sometimes, you feel bad (because of personal, writing, or...
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141. Trusting Your Process

If you struggle to trust your writing process–or you often doubt your ability to produce a novel despite a history of finished projects–this episode is for you. You’ll learn how to look back at previous experiences to...
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140. Writing When the World’s on Fire

If world events (or personal challenges) have you feeling too stressed to write, this episode will help you find your way forward again. Isabel walks you through how to care for yourself in the immediate aftermath of...
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139. How to Be Resilient AF

With the devastating election results coming in today, I've pivoted this week's episode to a replay of my How to Be Resilient AF workshop. Resilience is going to be more important than ever, and while this training...
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138. Why It’s Hard to Be Happy

You did the thing! You sold your debut novel, earned out your advance, or finished a draft of a book you love. So… why don’t you feel happy? Why can’t you feel proud or excited about what you’ve done? Why are you...
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137. How to Increase Your Writing Stamina

If you want to write more often (or for longer periods of time), you need to build up your writing stamina. Trying to go from no writing to daily 2-hour sessions is like a non-runner trying to run a marathon without...
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136. The Anxiety of Waiting

There is a lot of waiting in traditional publishing. Waiting to hear back from agents. Waiting for notes form your editor. Waiting for permission to share your good book news. All of this waiting can lead to...
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135. Building New Beliefs

What you believe about yourself, the types of books you write, and your place in publishing has a huge impact on how you show up to writing sessions. But how do you find out what you belief? And if you find a...
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134. Staying Power in Publishing

Only 5% of authors stay in publishing long enough to release 12 books over the course of their career. And while that’s an admittedly small percentage, it doesn’t have to be cause for alarm. Today on the podcast, I...
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133. Tips for Easier Drafting

Isabel coaches picture book author Katie Venit as she makes the shift to writing novels. While Katie enjoys planning, outlining, and revising, she feels a lot of resistance to writing the first draft. Isabel coaches...
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132. Avoiding Overwhelm w/ Multiple Deadlines

Isabel coaches debut author Erica Eberhart on the overwhelm that comes from juggling multiple deadlines for different books in her series. Her first novel, Tarnished, comes out January 21, 2025. To learn more about...
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