Episode 273: #Writing Books for When You're Stuck

Sometimes writing is hard, y&#8217;all. Well, mostly it&#8217;s hard (and it&#8217;s a fun job and we enjoy it)&#8212;but sometimes you&#8217;re just really stuck and you don&#8217;t know why. You need help&#8212;and we&#8217;ve got books that offer it.<br/><br/>In our new summer series, The Working Bookshelf, KJ and guest host Jennie Nash pull their favorite writing books off the shelf and debate: which is better and why&#8212;until invariably, they get distracted and just start talking about the topic at hand. Funny, fresh and full of frank advice, when KJ and Jennie get going they&#8217;re hard to stop.<br/><br/>This week, it&#8217;s <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781936891023">The War of Art</a> versus <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780997970616">Dear Writer You Need to Quit</a>. <br/><br/>In a new twist, you can also watch these episodes on YouTube. Find Episode 5 <a href="https://youtu.be/fzpPFNiXWMg">HERE</a>.<br/><br/>And, for your looking-forward pleasure, here&#8217;s the whole series, dropping once weekly all through the summer of 2021.<br/><br/>1. <a href="https://amwriting.substack.com/p/episode-269-finding-inspiration-on">Inspiration</a>2. <a href="https://amwriting.substack.com/p/episode-270-plotting-your-heart-and">Plotting</a>3. <a href="https://amwriting.substack.com/p/episode-271-productivity-write-more">Productivity</a>4. <a href="https://amwriting.substack.com/p/episode-272-sometimes-writers-need">Up Your Game</a>5. When You're Stuck6. Getting Published7. Writing While White8. When You Don't Know Why You're Doing This9. Writer Comfort Reads 10. Editing <br/><br/>This special season of the #AmWriting podcast is sponsored by Author Accelerator, where you can become as a book coach to build a side gig, or a full time career. Author Accelerator&#8217;s book coaches come from all backgrounds. They&#8217;re talented editors who&#8217;ve learned through rigorous training and ongoing education to coach writers through every step of the process, providing feedback, encouragement and toug