Episode 93: Let Good Enough be Good Enough with author Danielle Hines

Hello, hi! Today’s episode features an interview with author and writing coach Danielle Hines. Danielle shares all about her experience as a writer and editor and gives incredible advice for “how to get out of your own way,” Danielle shares her personal story with authenticity and vulnerability. If you’ve ever worried about how long your journey to self expression and following your dreams may take, this is the episode for you!

More in the Episode:

• If you have an impulse to tell your story, Danelle says you should follow it! “The impulse to tell your story means there’s someone out there who needs to hear it”
• Hear about how Danielle’s journey as an author began thanks to NaNoWriMo as a way to cope with the end of her marriage.
• Danielle shares that she finished her first novel “by sheer force of will” and we unpack what it feels like to try to race to the finish line of good enough
• How Danielle kept writing even while spending next 10 years rebuilding her life after the release of her first book and the end of her marriage
• Danielle is a firm believer in the outcomes of strong mental health care!
• Part of our interview explores the other fiction writing Danielle has done as a ghost writer, and she generously shares her experience in the publishing industry, the intention and purpose behind ghostwriting versus authored works.
• Even when you slow down the pace of pursuit when it comes to your dreams, Danielle has advice for how to nurture that flame in small ways, especially when it comes to finding community to keep you afloat.
• Never discount the compound effects of small consistent actions!
• You won’t want to miss the compassionate exercise Danielle walks thorough for people who say “I want this….but I can’t”
• Danielle shares the difference between big publishing houses, indie publishing and self-publishing 
• Finally, Danielle shares what to do when you recognize that your small step season is ended, and you’re ready to transition to focusing on something bigger

Connect with Danielle

• On Instagram @danielleswriting
• On TikTok @danielleswriting
• Buy The Sweetwood Series here!
• Buy Without Fear of Falling here!
• Subscribe to Danielle’s Substack Little Love Stories
• Danielle’s website: https://writingmiracles.me/ 

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