Week 11: Flailing at the Finish Line

Week 11: Flailing at the Finish Line

June 24, 2026 · 1h 7m

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The episode explores the challenges writers face even after achieving success, including feelings of blockage and lack of enthusiasm.

f you listen to this podcast, you probably dream of becoming a successful writer. But what happens when you actually get there—and find yourself flailing and blocked anyway? Sounds like a best-selling-author problem, the kind that shouldn't have a place in Julia Cameron’s book, The Artist's Way. And yet as we take a closer look at our own writing journeys, we find a certain truth to this. Even modest success can curdle into a total lack of enthusiasm. This week, we talk about what happens whe...

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