Subject: Tricking Yourself into Writing Habits with LA Bourgeois ❤️ 📚

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Tricking Yourself into Writing Habits with LA Bourgeois ❤️ 📚

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This week's How To Write The Future podcast episode:

🎧 Ep. 175. Tricking Yourself into Writing Habits with LA Bourgeois

https://writersfunzone.com/blog/2025/10/23/tricking-yourself-into-writing-habits-with-la-bourgeois/

Also in this newsletter:

Waving "Hello!", plus sneak peek at what's coming
Details about my podcast conversation with LA Bourgeois
Ode to handwriting
Story Success clinic for you!
More coming soon stuff

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Friday, Oct. 24, 2025

Hi Friend,

This week I wanted to send a quick Hello! in the form of a silly-ish picture of me with my actors (they look cool!) of my short film taken this past March that's still in post-production.

Writing update: I'm chipping away at my final edits for book 5 of my Janey McCallister space station mystery. Curious about what I write? You can check out the first book in the series here.

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I also wanted to let you know that I'm working behind the scenes on our Black Friday launch, cool beans deals on my writing courses and books.

Yeppers - stay tuned!

I'm also working on a new group mastermind on heart-centered marketing for novelists. Early stages still... I'm really excited to share more about that later. I'm hoping to launch it in 2026.

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On to the weekly podcast...

Tricking Yourself into Writing Habits with LA Bourgeois

“I’m not asking for everybody to center queer characters in their narratives in world-building, which would be nice, actually, you know, as nice as that would be.

“I am a horrible little goblin like that, and it’s just what happens. So I have to trick myself, and the ways that I trick myself are to really let myself see what I want to create.”

– LA Bourgeois

In "Tricking Yourself into Writing Habits with LA Bourgeois," I interviewed Kaizen Muse Certified Creativity Coach, end of life doula, and author LA Bourgeois.

Yup, and my friend. I think she's cool.

So of course, we chatted about the meaning behind a creativity coach.

And LA shared strategies for establishing writing habits, emphasizing the importance of starting with tiny, manageable steps to overcome resistance.

All the places to listen to this week's podcast:

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The How To Write The Future podcast is for science fiction and fantasy writers who want to write positive futures and successfully bring those stories out into the marketplace.

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🤩 Sneak peek

In the next episode, Ep. 176, I interview another friend and fellow writing coach and editor, Bailey Lang, where we discuss the uses of AI in a creative world. Among other things.

Stay tuned!

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⭐️ 🎧🎙️ All previous episodes of How To Write The Future podcast listed here.

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I've been keen to increase my handwriting after watching this video on Youtube.

Here's the skinny: handwriting is really good for the brain.

Hope you find it useful!

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As I mentioned in Monday's email, I have openings for the Story Success clinic.

Go here for all the details.

Or sign up here for a call to get some coaching and get on the podcast.

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Happy Writing!

Best,

Beth

PS. More coming soon stuff:

☕️ Applications are opening soon for the editing mastermind for science fiction and fantasy writers who have finished the first draft. Details coming soon.

❤️ Also, opening on Monday, Oct. 27: the Romancing the Subplot intensive by Gala Russ, happening mid-November.

🚀 The Book Finishers summit by my friend, Rhonda Douglas opens tomorrow. Details in your inbox by 10am PT.

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