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December 8, 2014 31 Comments

The Writing Life – Episode 1: Just Get Started

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Episode 1: Just Get Started

What have you been putting off because you’re afraid, uncertain, or intimidated by everything involved?

What project could you start today?

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  1. Patricia @ Pollywog Creek says

    December 9, 2014 at 7:09 am

    I love this, Ann…and your voice is simply divine.

    Reply
    • Ann Kroeker says

      December 9, 2014 at 8:29 am

      Patricia, you’re my first listener (other than family)! Thank you for being here, for listening, for taking time to comment and encourage!

      Reply
  2. Lane M Arnold says

    December 9, 2014 at 8:48 am

    Hurray for you, Ann. Such fun to hear your voice.

    And now…to rise to your challenge…today’s a new day…I think I’ll “Just Get Started.”

    Reply
    • Ann Kroeker says

      December 9, 2014 at 9:10 am

      Lane, I look forward to hearing what you started today! Maybe next time we chat?

      Reply
  3. Laura Brown says

    December 9, 2014 at 8:57 am

    Go, Annie, go!

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    • Ann Kroeker says

      December 9, 2014 at 9:10 am

      🙂

      Reply
  4. Monica Kaye Snyder says

    December 9, 2014 at 9:03 am

    “Begin the song exactly where you are.” This stuck with me from night one at Laity when Malcolm Guite’s “The Singing Bowl” was read. I look forward to more podcasts! LOVE.

    Reply
    • Ann Kroeker says

      December 9, 2014 at 9:11 am

      Excellent–I love seeing the idea continue working its way through, from my thoughts to yours. Thank you for taking time to stop in and listen and then to leave an encouraging comment!!

      I wish we’d spent more time together at the retreat. We did not overlap much. 🙁

      Reply
  5. Dea says

    December 9, 2014 at 9:41 am

    On Being a Writer was sitting on a stool in a swath of morning sun. I saw it waiting for me from the kitchen. I kid you not, I had the thought, “You just need to get started.” (I also thought, I must! I am a volcano about to explode! Ha!) Loved your podcast and the intro music was perfect.

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    • Ann Kroeker says

      December 9, 2014 at 9:50 am

      Dea! That’s quite an image with the sun streaking across the book like some kind of divine affirmation, and then this connection! What will you be starting (other than reading the book!)?

      Reply
      • Dea says

        December 9, 2014 at 11:22 am

        So Ann, I know you must have come upon a beaver dam out gallivanting in your RV, yes? Around here, beaver dams are not considered awesome wonders of nature as they should be. Farmers blow them up—with dynamite. Some sneaky beavers have crept into my writing life and made themselves at home. The words are in a tangle of branches stripped bare. I have read the book. Today I am going to the prompts. I will start at the beginning. The beginning seems the logical place to begin again! 🙂

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        • Ann Kroeker says

          December 9, 2014 at 11:38 am

          Aaaaaaa!! [plugs ears and begins humming…] La-la-la-la-la….I’m going to pretend I never read that about the beavers and the dynamite!

          However, [unplugs ears] I’m glad you are going to disentangle yourself from metaphorical beavers and their dams, because your work needs to be released so it can flow! The very beginning…a very good place to start. 😉

          I’m glad, so glad. I look forward to seeing your writing, Dea!

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    • Laura Brown says

      December 9, 2014 at 8:22 pm

      Just get started. Go, Dea, go! (She lives up the road from me and we’ve walked the Big Dam Bridge together.)

      Reply
  6. SimplyDarlene says

    December 9, 2014 at 10:19 am

    Well, what’s there to say other than:

    Yes, ma’am!

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  7. Diane W. Bailey says

    December 9, 2014 at 10:23 am

    I love this!! So Excited!

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    • Ann Kroeker says

      December 9, 2014 at 10:42 am

      Thank you, Diane! I’m really glad I got started with it. I think it’ll be a fun way to send out little writing life motivational thoughts.

      Reply
  8. Jared says

    December 9, 2014 at 12:02 pm

    Okay, okay. I’m starting, already!

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    • Ann Kroeker says

      December 9, 2014 at 12:32 pm

      I’m cracking the whip, man. Get going! 😉

      Reply
  9. Trisha Mugo says

    December 9, 2014 at 12:04 pm

    Ann! I love this. Everything about it. The message. The music. Your voice. For a second I thought I was listening to NPR!! Can’t wait for the next one.

    Reply
    • Ann Kroeker says

      December 9, 2014 at 12:32 pm

      Trisha, such a treat to see you here! Wow, if it feels a little NPR, my work here is done.

      Reply
  10. Marilyn Yocum says

    December 9, 2014 at 12:29 pm

    Excellent voice! Excellent topic to begin with!

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    • Ann Kroeker says

      December 9, 2014 at 12:32 pm

      Marilyn, thank you for your sweet note! More to come… (planning on weekly).

      Reply
  11. Kim says

    December 9, 2014 at 2:40 pm

    Way to go! You have a great speaking voice. The getting started part is the hardest part when it comes to doing almost anything, isn’t it?

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    • Ann Kroeker says

      December 9, 2014 at 2:41 pm

      Yes, from house cleaning to podcasts to essays!

      Reply
  12. JulieS says

    December 11, 2014 at 9:32 am

    Hmmm, how did you know that I’m intimidated? How did you know that I’m so many things off because I’m questioning the direction and the vision…

    Thank you, friend. I love hearing your voice. I takes me back to that tiny room under the stairs at coop.

    Reply
    • Ann Kroeker says

      December 12, 2014 at 9:40 pm

      Ah, my friend…not sure what you’re intimidated by, but could you just give it a try?

      Reply
  13. Brenda says

    December 11, 2014 at 9:20 pm

    I wholeheartedly agree!! Got started a few months ago and now I’ve almost finished a first draft of a book. Of course, first drafts always stink!! But at least I’m getting started on the start of a very big project.

    Your voice is very pretty, by the way. 🙂

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    • Ann Kroeker says

      December 12, 2014 at 9:41 pm

      Bravo! When you get that global view of the project it’ll be a long stretch of revision and editing ahead of you, but the challenge of that first draft is often too hard for some people. Congratulations on nearing the finish line of your first draft, no matter how stinky! 🙂

      Reply
  14. Diana Trautwein says

    December 13, 2014 at 7:25 pm

    I LOVE THIS!!!! Ab fab, brilliant, so welcome. And again I ask – let me know your schedule in the new year, okay? I’m committing. I think.

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  15. Kristin says

    December 23, 2014 at 7:13 am

    I am so excited about this Ann! And super proud of you – what an encouragement for us all “Just Get Started” I need this reminder daily, as you know. 😉 Thank you for the million ways you pour into me as a coach, editor, and friend. oxxo

    Reply
  16. Megan Willome says

    December 23, 2014 at 12:08 pm

    Finally! You did it! And your voice is lovely. 🙂

    Reply

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