Paulette Perhach on writing and personal finance, creating value, and the joy of writing in community

Paulette Perhach (@pauletteperhach) is an freelance writer, journalist and writing coach, who shares her knowledge and expertise with those pursuing writing, both as a career or for personal creative goals. 

In this lively podcast interview, Paulette speaks to host Anne Muhlethaler about her early beginnings with writing, how one of her stories, ‘The Fuck-off Fund’, went viral, and how this didn't just propel her to the top of literature mountain but zip-lined her (in her own words) to finance media mountain. Since then, Paulette has published her first book, Welcome to the Writer’s World, and tells Anne all about the writing and editing process, as well as the courses and services she’s currently developing. 

Paulette, along with the novelist April Davila, also co-created a virtual space for writers during the pandemic, called A Very Important Meeting, offering participants mindfulness meditation and a 45 min focused writing session, with the option to get support on their writing projects from the hosts, who are all accomplished writers themselves. 

Paulette talks with a lot of humour about her personal challenges with finances, writing, day-jobs, anxiety and how mindfulness and meditation have supported her in finding more balance when managing her anxious mind. 

A very spirited and inspiring conversation. 

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Selected inks from episode

You can find Paulette at http://www.pauletteperhach.com/

or follow her on Twitter https://twitter.com/pauletteperhach

on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/paulettejperhach/

or on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulette-perhach-23b12832/

Paulette's viral story, the Fuck Off Fund https://www.thebillfold.com/2016/01/a-story-of-a-fuck-off-fund/#.hz4t8emwj

A Very Important Meeting - writing coaches bios and details - https://www.averyimportantmeeting.com/instructors

Michael Moss books on the food industry - https://www.mossbooks.us/

Writer Chuck Klosterman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Klosterman

Paulette's dream obituary is available to read here: http://www.pauletteperhach.com/about

Hugo House - a house for writers, in Seattle - https://hugohouse.org/

McSweeney's - https://www.mcsweeneys.net/

Granta - https://granta.com/

Welcome to the Writer's Life - Paulette's blog - https://welcometothewriterslife.com/

And Welcome to the Writer's Life - the book - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39711925-welcome-to-the-writer-s-life

Penland School of Crafts - https://penland.org/

Bernadette Jiwa - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6556886.Bernadette_Jiwa

Tara Brach - the sacred pause, guided meditation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-yF9EMkE88

Kerfuffle - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kerfuffle

Holocene, a song by Bon Iver - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWcyIpul8OE 

On Bullshit , a book by American philosopher Harry J Frankfurt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Bullshit

Matrix, a book by Lauren Groff - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57185348-matrix

The Body, a guide for occupants, by Bill Bryson - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43582376-the-body

George Saunders - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Saunders

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