“So the habits of mind are: curiosity, openness, engagement, creativity, persistence, responsibility, flexibility, and metacognition. So that’s a whole lot of terms. Metacognition is typically the one where people go, huh? I don’t know what you’re talking about. So that’s the one that I wanna talk about. It is also one of the ones that I think is foundational to all the rest.”
– Bailey Lang
In my latest podcast conversation, "Bailey Lang’s Habits of Mind for Writers," I talked to book coach, editor, and ghostwriter Bailey Lang where we explored how neurodivergent writers can build sustainable writing practices.
Bailey's key insight: advice that works for someone else may not work for you.
If your brain needs both structure and novelty, you might set up a writing practice and then completely redesign it every three weeks.
That's not failure -- that's understanding what your brain needs.
The goal isn't to make your process look like anyone else's.
It just has to work for you.
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In the next episode, Ep. 177, I talk to science and art historian Surekha Davies, where we discuss why understanding monsters matters and how writers can apply this understanding to their science fiction or fantasy novels.
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