“You Too Can Be A Guest Speaker” and Other Encouragements from Writer Sarah Vessely

EP. 64) Writer Sarah Vessely recounts her first few months as a paid conference speaker (which, accompanied by her writing, is the only job she's ever had). She previews what readers will discover when her second book comes out. On top of all that, she announces a new role she's training to fulfill at Stephanie's publishing company.

Host Stephanie L. Jones  ("The Giving Gal") passes the Michael Essany research baton back to Jon Meyers. Stay tuned. Emily Brooks continues her maternity leave.

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OUR HOSTS GET OUT OF THEIR BUBBLE

Stephanie L. Jones goes shirt shopping with her husband.

Jon Meyers buys a stuffed chicken at the Young Entrepreneurs Market.

YOU RESPOND!

Emily “Miley” Rhinehart exposes our book, WRITE ANYWAY, to the cats who live outside the Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Fancy!

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WHAT THE B???

Nina Kaye, Stand Up Guy,  https://amzn.to/43inl5K

Andy Stanley, Visioneering, https://amzn.to/4jFvA1S

Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother https://amzn.to/43zdgCS

CALL TO ACTION Set your phone up somewhere and record yourself speaking — maybe start with two-minutes at a time. Then another. Then another. Eventually, you have enough to give a talk somewhere.

Let us know how it goes by responding in our show notes at writebettertogether.com/podcast, or in the comments here on YouTube, Facebook, X, or Instagram.

THE FINAL ACT:  We couldn’t get the rights to “Does Anna Kendrick Have a Knife?” so Jon Meyers made three characters out of clay, and Stephanie played “Which one of these characters has knife?” Did she win the fake plastic food? Watch and find out.

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