October 2022 – Diving into Writing

Episode 96 – How to Measure Success – the Hidden Beauty behind our ‘Failures’

During this episode, Lucinda and Mariëlle talk about their ‘failures’ and what wonderful things these actually brought them.

Here are some of the topics that came up:

That, just because something didn’t go the way you wanted, it doesn’t mean it didn’t go actually the way you needed
How our sense of success and how we measure it is intricately related to our patience levels
How Lucinda’s first novel wasn’t what she’d wanted it to be, but it did bring her onto this writing journey and that’s a wonderful thing in itself
How, a week after the launch of her Kickstarter campaign, Mariëlle found a way to shift her perspective to focus less on the private goal she’d set for herself and more on all the awesome stuff that has happened and that she achieved because of the campaign.

Mariëlle’s campaign ends on the 9th of November. If you’re curious to see what her campaign looks like and how it’s doing, check it out here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mswordsmith/grow-your-creative-mindset

During this episode, Lucinda and Mariëlle talk about curiosity and why and when to follow it.

Here are some of the topics that came up:

Mariëlle’s upcoming Kickstarter campaign and how she’s gotten swept up in her growing expectations.
Lucinda’s exploring new genres as she’s contemplating writing with her husband.
How our (changing) expectations affect how we do things and how much fun we’re having while doing them.
That learning something isn’t for you can be considered a success too.
The importance of being and staying aware of what you wanted to achieve when you started a new project and why, and why you need to keep reminding yourself what piqued your curiosity in the first place.

During this episode, Lucinda asks Mariëlle all about her upcoming Kickstarter campaign.

Here are some of the topics that came up:

What Kickstarter is and how it can work for writers (fiction and non-fiction)

For whom Kickstarter is, potentially, a great platform to sell books and find a new audience
The risks involved in using Kickstarter as a platform
Different ways to go about your campaign, and different things you could offer as bonus perks
How Kickstarter pushes you to get extra creative

Mariëlle campaign goes live on the 10^th of October. You can follow it here if you’re curious to see what her campaign looks like and how it’s going to turn out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mswordsmith/grow-your-creative-mindset