The Airport Game (or, how to come up with 8 ideas on a 3 hour long flight)

<p>THIS IS MY FAVORITE THING EVER. Jennie Nash and I (KJ here) are talking ideas this summer: getting them, keeping them, taking them from baby spark idea to big-enough-to-hold-a draft idea. In this episode, I lay out my favorite technique for forcing myself to do two things: thing of something beyond the single spark I’m attached to at any given moment and take all of the sparks I can generate and push them harder until they get to a point where they might just stand on their own.</p><p>I hope you like it as much as I do. If you play the airport game, I’d love to hear about it! Just reply to this email and tell me how it went. </p><p><em>Good news for memoir writers! Y’all probably know how much I love Jennie Nash’s Blueprint books. They really are the closest thing I’ve found to a guide for getting through draft after draft. I start with them, and I go back to them when I’m stuck. The Blueprints keep me on track and help me write the book I set out to write for the readers I hope to reach.</em></p><p><em>Her newest, </em><em>Blueprint for a Memoir: How to Write a Memoir for the Marketplace</em><em> Is coming August 1, 2023. If you’re seeing this in July 2023, there’s a fantastic event available only to those who pre-order: a live—or recorded—deep dive into the four key steps of memoir writing, with a chance for Jennie Nash to select you for a live Hot Seat coaching session to review your work and an entry to win the Grand Prize: a written review of your Blueprint and an exclusive 50-minute strategy session with Jennie.</em></p><p><em>I think this Blueprint is Jennie’s best yet, with insights into story-telling that I’ll be using in all my work. Find all the details for the book and the pre-order event at </em><em>bookcoaches.com/podcasts</em><em>.</em></p><p><em>If you’re big on scrolling Instagram, why not give Jess a follow? Warning: addictive puppy pics ahead!</em></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="