The Writer's Journey with Michael La Ronn
Join Michael La Ronn as he documents his personal journey from nobody to bestselling science fiction & fantasy author. Eavesdrop on the secret life of a working writer who publishes 10-12 books per year.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 163
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2021
Ep 102: Lost in New York City
In this episode, I discuss:
4:10 My recent family trip to New York City, and some crazy/funny stories of people-watching I saw there
15:07 How this was the first real vacation I took in 7 years, and …
Ep 101: How I Almost Lost My Shirt with Amazon Ads
In this episode I discuss:
1:15: New patrons on my Patreon! Support me at http://www.patreon.com/michaellaronn
1:40 Update on my basement/studio flooding situation, my law classes, and other stuff
6:…
Ep 100: Major Milestone!
I've been waiting for this week for a long time! In this episode, I celebrate The Writer's Journey as it turns 100, and I look back at the first year of the show and share some of the greatest hits.
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Ep 99: 99 Problems, But a Book Ain't One
In this episode, I discuss:
0:30 How a cold and several snowstorms threatened my word counts last week
1:52 How my YouTube studio flooded and I am dealing with a major headache (ie a case study in c…
Ep 98: Greatest Hits: Writing in the Five Senses
I'm sick this week, so rather than serenade you with a froggy voice, I replay one of my EARLY episodes. Many of you are new to the show and haven't heard the old format, so it's definitely a treat!
I…
Ep 97: What It All Means
In this episode, I discuss:
0:30: My new computer and how I'm adjusting to it, and how I encountered a COLOSSAL setback
5:00: How I'm sadly prepping for my law class this semester
5:50: My law grade …
Ep 96: Planning for the Worst
This week, I cover:
2:45: Minor changes to the show format (for your enjoyment)
4:41: How I'm prepping for my next busy season (spring semester of law school, busy time at work, etc.)
8:50: How I pla…
Ep 95: Trusting the Process
In this episode, I discuss:
- How a robovac taught me an important lesson about writing and business
- How I'm dealing with a major deadline delay in my current work-in-progress, and what I learned t…
Ep 94: Topic Extravaganza
In this week’s episode, I have a bunch of different topics, including how I’m thinking about automation with my writing business.
I discuss:
- The results of last week’s Christmas giveaway. Over 100…
Ep 93: Why Do People Love Audiobooks So Much? (Plus, a Giveaway)
In this episode I talk about:
- Status update on Cold Hard Magic, Book 2 in my Good Necromancer series
- How I may try dictating my books on the go in 2020
- How my furnace went out on the coldest…
Ep 92: Dictating My Way to Success
In this episode I talk about:
- A sudden, crazy busy season at work - How I'm already studying for my next law class (I'm crazy, I know) - How I finished Reaper’s Way, Book 1.5 in my Good Necromancer…
Ep 91: Reader's Bill of Rights
In this episode I talk about:
- How I finished my law school exam and how I'm FREE!!!!
- How my current novel is going and how I had a major breakthrough in writing it
- What a reader's bill of right…
Ep 90: Season of Gratitude
In this episode, I talk about:
- Law school update: near the finish line!!
- New book: The Writing Craft Playbook (available now)
- Special Black Friday sale I’m participating in
Get the Writing Craf…
Ep 89: 3 Minutes Later
In this video, I talk about:
- How I finished my most recent book - My next book project - A creepy signal the universe sent me after my last episode, “Lighthouses & Amusement Parks” - Fantastic mark…
Ep 88: Lighthouses and Amusement Parks (aka Another Deep Episode)
In this episode I talk about:
- How my law midterm fared—did I pass or did I bomb? - How my most recent class teaching experience went - Thoughts on a long drive home through the snow about my life, …
Ep 87: Liminality
In this episode, I talk about:
- A concept I discovered called “liminality”, and why it describes my entire life - My NaNoWriMo-theme for my other podcast, Writing Tip of the Day
Check out Writing Ti…
Ep 86: Bad Halloween Jokes, Snow, and Marketing Stuff
In this episode I talk about:
- New book I'm working on and how it's progressing (very fast) - Some new marketing opportunities that have come my way - Thoughts on wrapping up October, and what I exp…
Ep 85: Strategy, Strategy, Strategy
In this episode, I talk about:
- More on my 2020 strategy, and my 2020-2025 strategy - New experiment on transparency that I'm trying at Author Level Up - The new book I'm working on - Thoughts on us…
Ep 84: What's Old Is New Again
In this episode I talk about:
- How & why I bought a bunch of paperback books...very unusual for me because I haven't read a paperback in nearly 10 years
- Why I started using a physical planner...so…
Ep 83: Laptops, Craptops, and A Topic Extravanganza!
In the LONGEST episode yet, I talk about:
- My focus on NaNoWriMo on my sister podcast, Writing Tip of the Day
- My recent interview with my buddy Dale Roberts
- A webinar I did with a cool design …