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Don’t Let Setbacks Set You Back

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We’ve all had moments where things didn’t go quite as planned. We’ve all had times when it seems like the world is plotting against us. Responding positively to these challenges is critically important and often extremely hard to do. Case in point, I interviewed JC Hutchins for ‘Get Published’. I must confess that I was really looking forward to talking with JC. We connected via Skype and started talking. Five minutes into the conversation, JC dropped off. I called him back and we picked up where we had left off. About 25 minutes into the interview, increasing amounts of distortion crept into JC’s side of the talk. I should have halted the session, reconnected and proceeded. Unfortunately, I thought maybe […]

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Lost Opportunities

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I had a lot of ideas about how I wanted to approach today’s post which goes to show how conflicted I’m feeling right now. You see, yesterday I attended the funeral of a friend and former colleague and it really got me thinking. Now before you ask, no, he wasn’t my best friend. He wasn’t even a friend who I spoke to every week. But he was the type of friend that you can see after a long absence and just pick up where you left off. We had a real rapport and we always had a laugh together. It would be very easy to slip to bitterness and anger about the accident. A drunk driver hit the vehicle Alex was […]

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Writing on a Rollercoaster

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It has been a tumultuous week for me. I had the priviledge of interviewing J.C. Hutchins for ‘Get Published’ (GOOD) only to discover that half of the audio is incomprehensible and J.C. is booked solid for the next while (BAD). I am going to try and transcribe the dialogue and re-record it myself, but honestly, how good will a conversation between the same voice be? I’m planning to adjust the voice on J.C.’s side of the conversation just to actually make it sound like a conversation, but still. Then my wife badly injures her hand (VERY BAD) and we spend the next 6+ hours in emergency. Now, just to be clear, I don’t get upset by that sort of thing […]

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Get Published, Episode 10a – Interview with JC Hutchins (Pt 1)

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Hello Everyone. What better way to celebrate my 10th episode than to have an interview with J.C. Hutchins? J.C., as always, had a great deal to say about his publishing journey so I know you’ll enjoy the discussion. I also took the opportunity to add a voicemail line to the podcast (206.339.1258) and I’ve added some additional features to spruce things up a bit. Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 10a – Interview with JC Hutchins (Pt 1)   Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 10a Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #10a:  Pt 1 of Interview with J.C. Hutchins Welcome to the show. 00:48 — Promos: […]

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