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🌈Queer stories, entrepreneurship, and joy. 📝Write a book with me in Plot Twist and get inspiration and education through my Letters from Lauren. 🧑🏻💻Founder of SchoolForWriters.com and author of multiple books, including Because Fat Girl. unscripted.laurenmariefleming.com
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You Can Do Anything, But You Can’t Do Everything (opens the original)
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In this episode, Lauren shares why she's postponing her September publishing series — and what that decision taught her about being a kind boss to yourself instead of a relentless tyrant. 🎬 The cycle of doing so well that you take on more until you break — and why Lauren keeps falling into it 🎬 Why making a movie right now means the publishing deep dive has to wait 🎬 "You can do anything, but you can't do everything" — on focusing on what truly matters this season 🎬 How the Creative Life Bluepri
I got the book deal. Here’s why I wish I didn’t wait 20 years for it. (opens the original)
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I patiently waited 20 years for traditional publishing to give me a book deal, and I was rewarded with seeing my novel in airports and bookstores across the nation. But looking back on my 13 manuscripts, waiting was probably the wrong move—and it’s not a mistake I want you to make. In this episode, author, filmmaker, and story coach Lauren Marie Fleming breaks down the un-gatekept reality of traditional publishing versus taking ownership of your creative work. From a 2006 heartbreak and free tea
Can You Actually Make a Living as an Author on Substack? (Behind the Scenes Coaching) (opens the original)
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Can you actually make a living as an author on Substack without getting trapped in social media burnout? In this episode, join author, filmmaker, and story coach Lauren Marie Fleming for a live VIP coaching session with author and freelance consultant Caroline Fowler Davis. Together, they break down the financial and creative realities of turning two sci-fi manuscripts into an 8-book series, letting go of traditional publishing ego traps, and using Substack as a calm, thoughtful alternative to I
I'm Shutting Down a $250,000 Income Stream. Here's Why. (opens the original)
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In this episode, Lauren shares why she's shutting down one of her biggest income streams — $250,000 in online course revenue — and turning her programs into books, Substack content, and in-person retreats instead. 🎬 The $250,000 income stream Lauren is walking away from — and why 🎬 A decade of online courses: what she loved, what changed, and the Zoom fatigue that shifted everything 🎬 How Jenna Kutcher shutting down her podcast inspired Lauren to look at what she's doing just for money vs. what
Does the Pursuit of Money Kill Art? (opens the original)
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Is the pursuit of money killing art? On one hand, capitalism can crush creativity. On the other hand, artists deserve to get paid. In this video—the third in my series on creative finances—I’m opening up about the nuanced reality of being an author, filmmaker, and story coach. I share why I spent 10 years trying to build an online following to appease traditional publishers, the homophobia and fatphobia I faced in the publishing industry, and why trying to scale my company to 7 figures almost pu
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