{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"005: Fiction Farming vs. Fiction Cooking","description":" You should try the Unstoppable Maker newsletter.  You'll get simple, practical writing tools to stop overthinking and start finishing stories. Click here to try it: https:\/\/makeexist.beehiiv.com\/ -=-=-=-=-=- I struggled with separating the concepts of Fiction Farming vs. Fiction Cooking for a long time. And while it might sound strange, confusing those two modes may be quietly destroying more writing momentum-- and more long-term creative joy writing fiction-- than almost anything else. In this episode, I introduce a distinction that completely changed how I understand procrastination, \u201cwriter\u2019s block,\u201d and the shame spiral that comes from sitting down to write and walking away feeling like you failed. I call it Fiction Farming vs. Fiction Cooking. You\u2019ll learn: Why your brain uses these two different modes Why judgment kills ideas in one mode-- but is essential in the other How mixing the two creates unnecessary friction and ultimately leads to not writing And how to diagnose which mode you\u2019re actually in before you sit down to work   This is the first episode in a short mini-trilogy about subtle habits that quietly erode writers\u2019 confidence over time. If you\u2019ve been hard on yourself lately, this one might bring some relief\u2014and a clearer path forward. ","author_name":"Fiction Writer's Toolshed: Practical Tools for Authors","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/601345","html":"