Sometimes it seems like the hardest thing to do as a writer is...well, write. So many things get in our way. Comparing ourselves to other writers. Complaining about contests, publications, and the professional world of writing. Even developing a business as a writer can get in the way of what we&apos;re actually trying to do. We often spend more time engaged in all of those things than actually working on our craft.Well, it&apos;s time for some tough love...Join us for another episode of Confessions of a Working Writer Season 3!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/matthampton)

Confessions of a Working Writer

3 Things We Put Before the Craft

Matt explores the number one question he gets about this podcast. What exactly is a "working writer?" Along the way we explore why titles are almost useless, how persistence will keep you going when passion fails, and just how you become a working writer. All this and more in the newest episode of Confessions of a Working Writer!Special thanks to Georgia Moon (https://www.thegeorgiamoon.com/) for the incredible intro/outro music this season!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/matthampton)

What is a Working Writer?

Matt explores his recent revelation that he is a "failure at life," and how that revelation has freed him to wholeheartedly pursue his craft. Also discussed are the Edison failure as success narrative, a story from Matt&apos;s past as a lousy youth playwright, and finding inspiration in admitting failure from the life of Dr. Seuss.All in the Season 3 premiere of Confessions of a Working Writer.Special thanks to Georgia Moon ( https://www.thegeorgiamoon.com/)  for our new intro/outro music as well as the team at Bear Paw Creative ( https://bearpawcreative.com/) for the incredible logo design.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/matthampton)

Failure at Life

Coming September 15th, it&apos;s time for Season 3 of Confessions of a Working Writer!!!Where have we been? What will we be talking about? Take a listen and find out!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/matthampton)

Season 3 Announcement

One year ago I set out to make a difference in my life as a writer. Specifically, I wanted to write a novel in the year, covering every step of the process. That didn&apos;t happen.Instead, I found myself on a 52-week journey of self-examination. There were a lot of lessons to learn, some of them good and some of them very hard. Jobs were left, episodes were recorded, and novels were started...then stopped...then started again.So what happened in the end? Let me tell you...Join me for the Season 2 Finale of Confessions of a Working Writer!And stay connected with us for Season 3, coming in September!!!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/matthampton)

Week 52 - So What Happened? (Season 2 Finale)

We&apos;re almost at the end of Season 2!Over the past year, I have been working and talking about developing my life as a writer. There have been ups, downs, and revisiting a lot of things I thought I&apos;d learned. So, as we get closer and closer to the end, I sat down and thought about the five most important lessons I have learned/relearned over the past 50 weeks. It&apos;s not a universal set, but maybe there&apos;s something to be learned from my path. So here we go!Join me for another episode of Confessions of a Working Writer.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/matthampton)

Week 51 - 5 Lessons from 50 Weeks

After 50 weeks of doing a podcast every week, tracking my thoughts, and making a conscious effort to share that...I want to quit.We&apos;re not supposed to quit things. it&apos;s one of our oldest lessons from childhood. "Quitters never win and winners never quit." So what do we do? Keep doing things we hate with a smile? Or do we begin to admit that our previous lessons about quitting were just wrong?Join me for another Confession of a Working Writer.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/matthampton)

Week 50 - Quit

What are the rules of being a writer? What are the rules for writing a good story? We spend a lot of time talking about living by our own rules. Then why do we spend so much time worrying about other people&apos;s rules and their validation in our life?Join me for another Confession of a Working Writer.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/matthampton)

Week 49 - Our Own Rules

It&apos;s Independence Day in the U.S. A day when we celebrate this great big concept called "freedom." But what does it mean? Why do so many of us treat it like some precious substance just waiting to get up and fly away? And what&apos;s the difference in how I see it now versus how I saw it when I was a kid?Guess we better talk about it.Join me for another episode of Confessions of a Working Writer, where I talk about freedom, writing, the arts, and loving each other a little bit more.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/matthampton)

Week 48 - The Freedom Episode

Have you ever sat down to work on something and felt that chilling grip of dread? That feeling of angst over the future of the project, whether people will like it or not, and if you should even be doing this. Pressure like this kills dreams and keeps us from doing the things we love. What can we do about it?Join me for another Confession of a Working Writer.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/matthampton)

Week 47 - Under Pressure

What is the basis for relationships? A lot of things really. Shared experience, beliefs, dialogue, compassion, care. All of those are accurate. But what we often seem to forget is that relationships are reciprocal. Well, maybe we don&apos;t forget, but we certainly don&apos;t live it all the time.A couple of situations this past week reminded me of this, and also showed me how I haven&apos;t been great at this either. Probably time to make some changes.Join me for another Confession of a Working Writer.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/matthampton)

Week 46 -Reciprocal

I&apos;m not good enough. We&apos;re not supposed to say that. We&apos;re supposed to think, talk, and act positively. Saying you&apos;re not good enough isn&apos;t positive. Or is it? Maybe admitting you&apos;re not good enough can open the door for improvement and development in a way that faking it until you make it never will.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/matthampton)

Week 45 - Not Good Enough

There&apos;s a lot to cover this week. Pride, the loss of a friend, working in a new space, and editing your work are all running through my head. So let&apos;s talk about all of them!Join me for another episode of Confessions of a Working Writer.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/matthampton)

Week 44 - Love, Death, and Editing

Every young writer I have ever talked to talks about the imminent publication of their future novel.  They know what the cover will look like. People will love it and we will remember it for years to come. I was the same way. Even used to have a speech prepared for my acceptance of big awards.They never came.Most writers have the same problems with frustrations and rejection. The fact is that most of our success, at least in the business of writing, is based on factors that are entirely out of our control. So why do we waste so much time on those things beyond our control? Because we&apos;re human. But that doesn&apos;t mean we can&apos;t do better.Join me for another episode of Confessions of a Working Writer where I explore the things that are within my control and what is outside of it.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/matthampton)

Week 43 - Internal vs. External

This has not been an amazing week. Not a lot has gotten done and it seems like the universe has conspired to mess up my best-laid plans. But there are still little things I can get done. Honestly, there are things all of us can get done.Join me for another Confession of a Working Writer.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/matthampton)

Week 42 - Do What You Can

When I was 3 years old, I wanted to be a Jedi Knight and a fighter pilot. I don't have any mind powers and my eyesight is terrible. So I decided, as a little boy, that I would be a writer. Now I'm 39 years old and working as a writer in Charleston, SC. It's all that I dreamed of, and a bunch of stuff I definitely didn't. Join me every week as I let you into the mind of a working writer, the good, the bad, and the very, very ugly, plus the funny, because life is always full of funny.

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