Welcome to the Self Publishing School podcast, the show for aspiring authors and writers who want to publish a book that actually builds their business and their life.

Every episode, you'll hear from top authors and everyday people just like you who are doing it at the highest level.

I'm your host, Chandler Bolt, the founder and CEO of Self-Publishing.com, where we've helped

over 7,000 authors write, publish, and launch their book successfully.

Let's get into it.

So here you are again, blank page, cursor blinking, zero words, maybe a little dread.

I've been there too.

The self-doubt and procrastination

that disguises itself as needing to clean your entire kitchen. The lie that you're not creative

anymore. But what if I told you that writer's block isn't a problem to solve? It's an invitation.

Let me show you what I mean. These are five of the most powerful ways I've helped writers and myself get back into the flow.

Not by writing harder or faster, but by listening deeper. I'm Ali Tugwell, author success coach for

self-publishing.com, and Amazon bestselling author of Word Awakening, Stop Writers Block, and Start Creating Impact Now.

Let's get into it. Number one,

track your emotions. Forget the outline for a second. Forget the structure and just start with what

you're feeling. One thing that I advise is to tell writers to track their emotions for one week

and just notice what gives you butterflies, what makes you clench your jaw? And what makes

you feel nostalgic, furious, or inspired? Pull out your notes app or to carry a tiny notebook with you,

the kind that fits in your back pocket or your purse. And here's what you'll write down. What was

happening, what you felt as emotions, and also what you're feeling in your purse. And here's what you'll write down. What was happening, what you felt as

emotions, and also what you're feeling in your body, is your chest constricted? Do you feel

something in your gut? And the time of day as well. Because your emotions, they are your creative

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