Hey there SPRTers! I’m really excited about this week because I–I mean we–get to talk to Mat Morris again. I love this guy…and he has a new adventure! I’ll let him tell you more about his new podcast on Thursday when we air, but it’s really good and is doing really well.
We’ll be joined by the lovely Nancy Elliott, his co-host. I love this girl! We’re going to discuss the importance of having mentors with Mat and Nancy, how it can spur us on right when we need it sometimes. We’re all really looking forward to this show because Mat is always full of good info and a blast to talk to. See you in a few days! I hope everyone had a great holiday and is having a productive week. Don’t forget to get your words in (what I’ll be doing right after I finish this post so Wade doesn’t pester me about it anymore!).
-Michelle
I hope everyone had a good week and is ready to get their SPRT on.
Do any of you have a mentor?
writerwade At this point… only ones that I’ve adopted surreptitiously.
writerwade Not even a Mentos
writerwade Not a mentor, but I am slowly meeting other writers. It’s great to be able to talk to people who share a passion for writing.
Woo hoo! Fashionably late – be right there…
michelleread Blame me. 🙂
matmorrisauthor michelleread CAN do.
matmorrisauthor michelleread Shouldn’t we find a Canadian first?
writerwade I have had two in the past, one of them might have been a guest here before, Suzan Butler.
Wade just called my show “illustrious”.
Bucket list!
Tepheee writerwade AGREED. Figuring out that we’re not alone is the best : )
Refresh your browser if the video is being funny. Google is NO gentleman!
It’s alive! 😀
JamesEThoenes matmorrisauthor michelleread What’s going on now?
Mgon Yay! Good grief, it was a butt tonight.
writerwade Two…both of them my editors. Both of them fuh-mazing.
michelleread Happy it’s a go… And, as always, good to see you! :o)
Mgon michelleread Ditto!
Mgon MY CREATION LIIIIIIVES!
xgranville Woot! The best creations do, right? Heh-heh.
ElianneAdams writerwade Suzan Butler rocks!
writerwade ElianneAdams She totally does. I adore her and her writing.
That’s my problem. I actually have big issues networking. I psych myself out of asking.
Evening
Scott.Richards It’s hard. But you just have to do it.
g’day
SaffronB Sup, yo.
Hello Everyone
Scott.Richards Meh. Nothing wrong with that, but sometimes making friends pays off. Hi Scott!
David Anson Hi, hi!
David Anson Heyo 🙂
MrJohnRead I suddenly want cake…
matmorrisauthor SaffronB aww you know, the usual. Just got out of a seminar on supramolecular click chemistry…. :s
matmorrisauthor Scott.Richards Honestly, just hearing that everyone is really open to helping gives me a lot more confidence about asking questions/for help.
xgranville MrJohnRead What…… in the world.
xgranville MrJohnRead With a dancer?
SaffronB matmorrisauthor Riveting. Go on…
Scott.Richards I resemble that remark
matmorrisauthor Indeed. It’s a matter of telling myself they don’t want to hear from me. I’d just be bothering them, yada yada. Doesn’t have to be true. I’m very convincing. =P
michelleread xgranville MrJohnRead Birthday celebration
matmorrisauthor David Anson Hi Mat
matmorrisauthor SaffronB lol the bits I understood were interesting – possible drugs against drug-resistant Staph…
Guess I can’t get enough Mat and Nancy tonight.
michelleread Does not…. HI THERE! =D
Scott.Richards matmorrisauthor If they’d be bothered by it, they’ll tell you….or they won’t respond. Then you can be like “Whoops, my bad. Gotta gooooo.”
ZachBohannon Scientists are working on more efficient ways of inducing Mat and Nancy directly into the bloodstream.
ZachBohannon They’re EVERYWHERE!
xgranville ZachBohannon Heh-heh 😀
michelleread ZachBohannon Michelle, matmorrisauthor wrote 10,000 words between the two shows.
ZachBohannon Oh, I’ll give you enough.
MrJohnRead michelleread xgranville You kept……THIS much cake a secret until I was locked in the bedroom for the show? Not cool.
ZachBohannon I blame the wine for anything said, appropriately.
ZachBohannon michelleread matmorrisauthor Awesome
matmorrisauthor ZachBohannon That’s what he said
how do you find time when life wont release you?
Any questions for Mat or Nancy? I just love them.
I like having writer friends that I can ask questions from but part of what I love about writing is not having accountability to anyone else. But part of that is my huzzah I’m out of college-rebellion mood. Whatevs. I’m enjoying it. hey Zach! glad to see im not the only one from the last show
AlyssaWatson I like to stalk matmorrisauthor and Nancy. I also like to talk to writerwade about hockey, look at how gorgeous xgranville is, and see how many times michelleread turns off her webcam during the show.
Nancy- super jelly about your totoro sheets btw
AndrewBebee Good question
michelleread For the both of them…do you ever bounce back and forth between stories as you are trying to finish a first draft, or do you absolutely only write one story at a time?
michelleread MrJohnRead xgranville Bathroom?
ZachBohannon AlyssaWatson matmorrisauthor writerwade xgranville michelleread My internet was acting up – I had to leave and come back. Also, three so far because John brought be a PB and J sandwich.
JamesEThoenes michelleread MrJohnRead xgranville No that was earlier. Why I have that healthy glow.
JamesEThoenes michelleread MrJohnRead xgranville Yes, in the bathroom with lucifer
michelleread Scott.Richards matmorrisauthor It’s hard being vulnerable and putting yourself out there. Rejection is not fun, but it’s a part of the entire writing process. Desperation made me put myself out there. You can do it!
michelleread JamesEThoenes MrJohnRead xgranville Zing!!!
I’d like to know how many times a day people come through those two doors behind matmorrisauthor a day. Poor design.
Matt and Nancy Cat Poster- new AuthorStrong logo idea
matmorrisauthor come through them at the same time, that is.
BTW Nancy is adorable and her voice is so soothing….
ZachBohannon matmorrisauthor One is a closet. And I live alone… so no people come walking through that don’t want to receive bodily harm.
michelleread She needs to hear more of this.
Ah this is a subject that matmorrisauthor and I are both passionate about. You don’t find time for things that are important, you make it 🙂
I know it sounds like a cat poster, but it’s true
ZachBohannon matmorrisauthor Oh yes, Wade is about to get an ear-full.
matmorrisauthor ZachBohannon You’re twitching
nope I understand Nancy. I am the same. DragonAge I will come back to you…one day
matmorrisauthor michelleread I want her haircut. It’s so cute!
I’m right there with Nancy. I hate mornings, and I was forced to pare down my computer gaming to one night a week with my husband.
ya’ll should have a podcast about videogame script writing.
Tepheee michelleread Sorry – just saw this! I’ll put it in the chat for you : )
I’m playing Skyrim right now, during this podcast. WoW consumed me too. But really, how can you just stop?
ZachBohannon matmorrisauthor Wait for it…
matmorrisauthor michelleread Nancy is the best! (is that helping?)
MrJohnRead matmorrisauthor michelleread It certainly helps when there’s cake!
xgranville ZachBohannon matmorrisauthor
AndrewBebee SUUUUUUUPER Nintendo.
That’s all the time I got for the night. Gotta go take care of the baby and put her to bed. Have a great rest of the show guys =)
Scott.Richards Night El Scottards!
AndrewBebee hahaha! Yeahhhhhhh……..
Scott.Richards Night night! Stop by the afterparty if you can!
AndrewBebee Switch your OS.
Mgon David Anson Hi Mgon
Here we go…
AlyssaWatson o.0
Yes please
JamesEThoenes AndrewBebee Haha yeah Bebee, try gaming on a Mac. It’s…fun…
ZachBohannon Oh yes.
No, I do stare at the wall. Seriously/
AndrewBebee Trust me, it has been excruciating. It’s a true sacrifice.
JamesEThoenes and furiously!
Thanks Mat, that’s so good…
michelleread ZachBohannon he probably hasn’t read it yet, but I sent Mat an e-mail just a little bit ago saying I want to come talk about this on AuthorStrong.
JamesEThoenes Like Michelle on Full House…..”No fun…no fun. Looking at the waaaaaaallll.”
AndrewBebee I want most of what he says on posters on my wall. Sans cats.
Deep thoughts with Matt Handy
ZachBohannon michelleread It’s so true though. If you want to do it, you’ll make he time for it. If you’re not, then you don’t want it enough.
michelleread AndrewBebee I like the cats.
MrJohnRead So….so deep?
CateMorgan Adulting is hard. I can say that the more I wake up early, the easier it gets.
xgranville JamesEThoenes AndrewBebee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiAgrrwL_mk
ZachBohannon michelleread Yes yes……I get a lot out of when you mentioned it last time you were on the show, but I would love to hear you all do a whole show on it. So good.
matmorrisauthor ZachBohannon What bothers me is that it is not perfectly dividing the video – slightly off.
TRUTH: If you don’t make the time, you will never have the time.
AlyssaWatson I haven’t even gotten to play DA yet! So sad…
Try this: don’t describe yourself as a noun. Describe yourself as a verb.
That is, don’t say, “I’m a writer.” Say, “I write.”
SaffronB ZachBohannon michelleread Exactly. I was a personal trainer for a while after I lost 100 pounds in a year, and I can’t tell you how many times I heard “I don’t have time to make meals” or “I don’t have time to workout everyday”….and every time I would just tell my clients “it’s not important to you, then.” And ALWAYS, these people have SOMETHING they can eliminate… I canceled my cable, as an example….and once it’s gone, you don’t miss it….
njelliottauthor CateMorgan It IS! And I would love to hear you say this every day, because since school has let out, I’ve slept in all three days. It’s so annoying.
join me Nancy! 😀
michelleread MrJohnRead matmorrisauthor Ermahgerd, thanks guys! 😀
best thing about my job- i can write in the afternoons instead of early mornings becuz the schedule is so flexible
AlyssaWatson It’s a blanket and I got it from Amazon!
monsterjavaguns Lovely.
You can spend more time talking and studying than writing – that doesn’t work.
njelliottauthor Oh, gawd. PLEASE don’t make me adult.
CateMorgan njelliottauthor Don’t blink.
Things that roll:
Heads
Rocks
Dubies
Jonathan (Hotel transylvania)
xgranville njelliottauthor Insert Timey-Wimey reference here.
Best Doctor Who ep ever, btw.
michelleread monsterjavaguns I LOVE this!
This podcast isn’t writing, but it is part of platform building, networking, and so forth. The Indie has to market his own work, his own persona.
CateMorgan xgranville njelliottauthor Not my fav by far, but a classic none-the-less!
Don’t forget a huge thing to cut: a sense of immediacy. If you afford yourself the opportunity of a *dedicated* eventuality, it can help relieve the pressure of right now.
xgranville njelliottauthor I have a lot of favorites, but that one’s at the top of the list for me.
monsterjavaguns Oooooooh. Yes yes.
monsterjavaguns So agree, but it’s hard not to be impatient when I want to leave my job daily.
LRDennis All true!
LRDennis I understand matmorrisauthor point though. I had the opportunity to revive a popular writing podcast that no longer exists, but since I still have a full-time job, a wife, and a 10 month old daughter, I know that I could use that time writing instead and that, for now, it is not in my best interest. The best way you can build your writing platform is by writing.
CateMorgan xgranville njelliottauthor SO GOOD
ZachBohannon LRDennis matmorrisauthor You’re talking about the Xavier Granville Show and Cats! are you not?
njelliottauthor monsterjavaguns It’s true… but that life thing, it’s full of trade-offs.
CateMorgan njelliottauthor Haha yes!!!
ZachBohannon LRDennis matmorrisauthor Oh, yes. Writing ought to be the big rock in my jar, too, but people depend on me.
Every time Mat is passionate about something, we have to take a drink.
ZachBohannon LRDennis matmorrisauthor I was wondering about that. I really respect that you made that decision…was a business decision.
RChazzChute We’re going to get drunk really fast.
Thanks for answering! *engages laser focus*
RChazzChute You’re behind in this game. I intend on winning!
TerriSchlather RChazzChute So true
Tepheee Right?!
So can everyone please text me at 8am tomorrow and ask me how many words I’ve written?? K thanks.
I love that Nancy dropped an f-bomb. YOU ARE NOW ONE OF US. *Borg Assimilation*
xgranville RChazzChute The real race is between Xavier and Mat here.
michelleread 🙂 What about today? Jokes!
Hey writerwade , did you finish that book yet?
When did Xavier clone?
SaffronB michelleread About three thousand!
SaffronB michelleread It’s 8AM somewhere!
michelleread SaffronB YAY!!! Good work 🙂
JamesEThoenes Before the show. It was the cause of our delay. These things take time.
“Don’t overcomplicate it.” I need that tattooed on my forehead.
CateMorgan I swear like a sailor, so I’m with the right folks!
SaffronB michelleread Ah thank ya 🙂
michelleread
JamesEThoenes I’ve worn many faces. Wade is simply an older regeneration, my 4th, I believe.
monsterjavaguns SaffronB michelleread Always true. *Starts writing during podcast*
MrJohnRead writerwade With all do respect Fuck off
njelliottauthor You surely are. 🙂
CateMorgan njelliottauthor Fuck y’all talkin what?
writerwade MrJohnRead Boss!!
writerwade MrJohnRead Calm down calm down, just keeping tabs on my friends
xgranville JamesEThoenes No scarf? Maybe more like 3rd.
TerriSchlather Memento style…I dig it.
MrJohnRead writerwade I think he’s jumping in the Fbomb game. Wade actually loves you…..enough for cake.
njelliottauthor I save all the good words for my writing, so the rest tends to come out “Fuckity-fuck-fuck” and so on.
CateMorgan njelliottauthor Cursing chicken, you!
Any more questions
writerwade
xgranville CateMorgan PREACH. Gotta save dem $5 words for the drafts.
Expecting support from loved ones is a sure way to get yourself permanently bummed. Even the people in my house don’t read my stuff. They don’t know my pen name. They can’t get over the fact that they knew me as a goofy kid. They also can’t understand why I quit doing “real” work to take up lying full time.
Let them go. They’re your loved ones. They’re not your tribe.
MrJohnRead writerwade Duh fuck is this?!
MrJohnRead writerwade John Read!!
xgranville MrJohnRead writerwade Uh, I believe it’s spelled ” Da fuq”
NO! Deny your humanity!
njelliottauthor xgranville Under the heading of “Lessons I’ve learned from Sammy J.”
monsterjavaguns Okay! I’m a follower. I do as I’m told.
There is actually something to the Power of NOT Sharing. I used to think for the longest time that once I shared my writing, because I was so excited about it, that doing so somehow jinxed it, and then it never got finished. Obviously, that’s not true, but it IS true: Once you share something, that changes everything.
LRDennis SUCH a great point!!
njelliottauthor CateMorgan She does.
I like Michelle’s Jedi hand gestures. “This is not the platform you are looking for.”
LRDennis They’re your loved ones, not your tribe.
xgranville Oooh. michelleread told you. 😉 LOL
I don’t want support from anyone. I just want to get my eff-ing shtt done! LOL
LRDennis I love that.
MrJohnRead writerwade Just kidding. You’re the best John and Michelle agrees with me. 🙂
I heard somewhere that this episode has been nominated for the prestigious Nicolas Cage Award.
Expect to be berated. Thank people when you’re berated constructively (or at least creatively)
xgranville Everything is on fire and all the lines are whispered or screamed
CateMorgan Haha! Did I Jedi someone? Whoops.
MrJohnRead xgranville Can you pass the BEES?!?!
xgranville MrJohnRead WHERE IS THAT MEME
michelleread xgranville MrJohnRead
(and skeptically stare down anyone who compliments you)
Ohai
Mgon xgranville michelleread Dun dun dun.
You can see why having a writing routine is so important… and keep tweaking it to make it better and better.
michelleread xgranville MrJohnRead Also…
BatmanErica Just in time for the afterparty!
MrJohnRead michelleread xgranville
michelleread I have cake!
xgranville MrJohnRead michelleread I Love you ED
BatmanErica michelleread So does John!
BatmanErica michelleread John Read’s avatar has cake! You’d like it.
BatmanErica michelleread YAY! Cake!
Another fabulous podcast. I’m definitely in the place where I need to make some tough decisions about making time to write, so this was very timely for me. Thank you.
Awesome. Great to hear! Thanks. 🙂
ElianneAdams Let us know what you decide – I’d love to know what you whittle down or move around.
michelleread ElianneAdams I’d like to know too! Maybe it’s something I can cut…
That’s what she said
michelleread ElianneAdams I fear it might be reading.. darn it, actually, that will most likely have to go, but I’ve got to cut more.
monsterjavaguns ahaha!!
monsterjavaguns true story
ElianneAdams michelleread I’ve actually increased reading and found it helps me write.
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JamesEThoenes ElianneAdams michelleread My problem is that once I start, I don’t stop. I can spend days on end reading one book after the other, and end up getting no words at all.
ElianneAdams JamesEThoenes michelleread I think breaking your time into blocks might be helpful. I had to schedule my day down to an obnoxious degree in order to make time for reading *and* writing.
njelliottauthor AlyssaWatson Started it and stopped half way through. I needed to stop but it was a sad day
njelliottauthor ElianneAdams JamesEThoenes michelleread I might just have to try that. I do know that I need to get myself into a writing schedule and stick to it.