Hey everyone. My new book, Beautiful Writers, a journey of big dreams and messy manuscripts

with tricks of the trade from bestselling authors, is ready for pre-order. Those authors are the

legends you hear here on this very show. Beautiful Writers Pubbs on August 23rd, and if you purchase the book now and plug in your

order number over on bookmama.com, you will receive lots of really cool writerly pre-order

bonuses to help you birth your own book baby.

I even send you personalized book plates to include in your books for holiday gifts with

five or more orders. I mean, how much easier is that than trying to re-gift used candles?

I love when wins. And now for the show.

I lose track of hours and hours and hours. That's my problem.

It's not that I have a hard time sitting down and doing it.

I have a hard time getting up out of the chair and moving around.

Oh no, I don't have that problem.

I'll look for reasons.

Am I thirsty? I think so.

Good for you.

Especially if I've written something that is kind of perplexing or a little painful or I don't understand what's happening.

And psychologically and spiritually and emotionally, I don't know if I really want to go there right now.

I can think of a reason to walk to the refrigerator.

And by the time I come back, I'm poised again and I can think of a reason to walk to the refrigerator. And by the time I come back,

I'm poised again, and I can go back, kind of pick it up where I left off.

Don't you love hearing behind the scenes details from working writers? People who publish title

after title and head out on big book tours to packed houses. I'm riveted by the

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