S2E3-041 with Allie McCormack and her mindful Tips

Show Summary

Guest Bio

Allie McCormack is a disabled U.S. military veteran who has transformed her life-long dream of writing into reality. Having lived across the United States and spent memorable years in both Cairo, Egypt as an exchange student and Saudi Arabia working at a hospital in Riyadh, Allie now crafts her stories from the beautiful California wine country she calls home, accompanied by her family and two rescue cats. When not weaving tales of romance and adventure, Allie explores the intersection of art and technology through AI-generated artwork, finding new ways to express her creativity. Her passion for storytelling drives everything she does, bringing to life the countless characters and worlds that populate her imagination. Whether through words or images, Allie believes in creating works that touch hearts and spark joy.

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Show Notes

• Allies First story was a Bambi Fanfic (Not Disney) 
• Signed on to AOL in 1999 to get the computer to say “You’ve got Mail”
• Joined RWA for writing workshops and courses. Entered first competition and WON!
• Had meeting with senior acquiring editor at silhouette -They didn’t take the book, but they wanted it.
•  Committed to Self Publishing in 2018 after reading a book
• Spent time in college at Cairo and Ryadh – huge impact on writing.
• Mindfulness means not doing one thing every waking minute, but having several things to do and space them out.
• You can please some of the people, some of the time and that includes its books.
• Never felt the desire to stray from Romance. 
• Short story book coming out from second life adventures.
• When you can, Write. Listen to what your body needs and give yourself permission to rest if you need to.
• Uses Asana and has Rewards for motivation, She is the spreadsheet queen.