She started writing again as a means to process her infertility struggles. Linnea March, a parent of two boys, former educator, and author of Faultless Notion, is on the show today.

In this episode, Linnea shares how fanfiction helped her through her infertility struggles and what she learned from that experience. She also tells us what prompted her to not only finish but also publish a story she wrote seven years ago, which how-to books transformed her writing, and which part of the book publishing process she finds the hardest.

We also learn how Linnea sets manageable writing goals while keeping up with family responsibilities, and we share which mindset shifts made all the difference in permitting ourselves to set aside that time to write. And don’t miss Linnea’s methods for overcoming imposter syndrome.

Fun fact, Linnea also surprises us with her connection to author Stephanie Meyer. And, as always, we discuss which books we and our kids love most.

Get her books:

– Faultless Notion:

https://smile.amazon.com/Faultless-Notion-Rockstar-Romance-Prevalent-ebook/dp/B09Q84DWQW/

– Reckless Liar:

https://smile.amazon.com/Reckless-Liar-Ridgewood-Novel-Book-ebook/dp/B0B584XF3Y/

Connect with Linnea:

­­– FB: https://www.facebook.com/authorlinneamarch

– IG: https://www.instagram.com/linnea_writes/

– Twitter: https://twitter.com/Linnea_writes

– TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMR3aN4ad/

– Website: http://www.linneamarch.com

Books discussed during the show:

– Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer

– Launch, by Jeff Walker

– Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented, by Thomas Hardy

­– Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels, by Gwen Hayes

– Author Jane Austin

­– Shakespeare

– Author Tessa Bailey

– Author Julia Quinn, Bridgerton Series

– Author Kahlil Gibran

– Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

­– East of Eden by John Steinbeck

– Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austin

– Authors Christina Lauren

– The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

– Stardust by Neil Gaiman

­– Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

– Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

Resources mentioned:

– Set and Forget Social System by Rachel Miller

– DomesticBlisters on TikTok

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