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  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    105: Stop Producing Your Life: Cara Chace on Social Media Burnout and Writing Her First Book (opens the original)

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    Prefer to watch Cara and me chat? Watch the video of our conversation here. Note: My video view was off for the first part of our chat. When Cara Chace was a teenager sitting in a Denny's with her dad, she told him, "I want to be a writer."He shot it down before she could finish her Grand Slam. How on earth would she make a living doing that?It took her 30 years to come back around. Today, she calls herself a writer.In between, Cara became a federal special agent, then the social media manager f

  2. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    You find out what the book is by starting it (opens the original)

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    I was supposed to be writing books five and six. It was already a push for me to take on two book projects at a time. It came up when I was interviewing Joanna Penn for the How Women Write podcast recently. I told her I had two ideas, and she suggested: “write both!” Which is totally the same kind of advice I’d give a client, too. Listen to Jo’s episode here.Anyway, that was the plan. Two books were pulling at me, and I’d go back and forth — not dedicating equally balanced time t

  3. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    The Billet Season — Edition 8 (opens the original)

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    <img alt="a woman sitting in a car" class="sizing-normal" height="1112" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NeuM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2a851a56-9d0c-43ab-9033

  4. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    104: A Birthday Celebration Episode: Books and Big Decisions (opens the original)

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    It's my birthday, so I'm doing something a little different. There's no guest today, just me, some gifted Tom Ford Lost Cherry perfume I just spritzed on, me, my mic, and a mascara-free, honest catch-up.You'll hear how I'm spending the day, what this year actually felt like, and the decisions I've made that I'm sharing out loud with you today. You're hearing them here first.I walked away from some things with no regrets, and even though I'm nervous, I'm saying yes to some others. And much of it

  5. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    What Annie Dillard Taught Me (Via a Package in the Mail) (opens the original)

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    I was scrolling LinkedIn on Thursday when I saw a post from bestselling author, marketing and content expert, Ann Handley. She shared that Annie Dillard had passed away.Here’s the post:<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1328" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OLF9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack

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