Kandi Steiner on Mindset and the Joy of Writing

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Episode 049 / Kandi Steiner shares the importance of mindset for writers and how being thankful helps us enjoy writing. Kandi is a wizard on Instagram, and we delve into her top tips. Plus, how to deal with books that don’t live up to our expectations. You can find show notes and links at</span> <a href="https://wishidknownforwriters.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">wishidknownforwriters.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the intro update: Jami is close to finishing her serial and will publish it soon. Jami also shares about her decision to shift her marketing for her latest book and her plan to write a series within a series. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sara recommended two podcasts: Nathan Van Coop’s</span> <a href= "https://nathanvancoops.podbean.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Book Faces Live</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and Julie Strauss’</span> <a href= "https://juliewroteabook.com/category/podcast-all/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Best Book Ever</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. And for anyone debating whether to go indie or traditional, Sara shares her thoughts on the experience of her trad publisher holding her audiobook rights for a decade, then licensing the audio for the first five books in her series. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this podcast episode, you’ll discover:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Kandi’s definition of success and how it’s changed over time</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Writing the “scary” book and how it was Kandi’s first breakout book success</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The most important thing to do while you’re writing your first book</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Making peace with the fact that marketing is never-ending<