Episode 023 - Can't Control the Vibe with Ana Blessing

About this episode

Leani Lopez talks with author Ana Blessing about the journey of completing a first book and the importance of community and perception.

Author Ana Blessing joins Leani to discuss how it feels to finish your first book, being perceived, trusting the process, and building a community. Links: Battle Cry , Leani's Patreon , Ana's Website , Ana's Instagram Music Credit: "Blippy Trance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

People in this episode

Host: Leani Lopez

Guest: Ana Blessing

Topics covered

• writing
• community building
• trusting the process
• perception
• first book

Keywords

• first book
• writing process
• community
• perception
• trusting the process

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Leani's Patreon, Ana's Website, Ana's Instagram

Books & works: Battle Cry

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