Reclaiming Your Mind: How To Teach Yourself Anything With J. Daniel Sawyer
The Creative Penn
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How can you teach yourself anything, even when it challenges the way you see the world? And how can you organise what you learn so it turns into books your readers will find? J. Daniel Sawyer shares his self-education toolkit after decades as a largely self-taught author.
0:00 Introduction to episode 882
1:22 Writing and AI news
8:09 Personal news and rest
15:21 Listener updates and feedback
17:59 Sponsorship and community
20:08 Interview with J Daniel Sawyer
58:55 Book launches and outro
In the intro, Spotify for Authors has expanded AI-assisted creation of audiobooks [Spotify (https://authors.spotify.com/blog/crea...) ]; Who is Narrating the Future? [Publishing Perspectives (https://publishingperspectives.com/20...) ; 9 ways AI will disrupt authors and publishing from 2019 (https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2019/...) ]; Author Voice, Creativity, and Building a Career as an Intuitive Author-Entrepreneur [How Women Write (https://theintuitivewritingschool.com...) ]; A fallow season [Systems and Soul (https://www.systems-and-soul.com/fall...) ]; How to Write, Publish, and Market Short Stories (https://www.thecreativepenn.com/short...) – Joanna Penn.
(https://bookfunnel.com/thecreativepenn/) Today's show is sponsored by Bookfunnel, the essential tool for your author business. Whether it’s delivering your reader magnet, sending out advanced copies of your book, handing out ebooks at a conference, or fulfilling your digital sales to readers, BookFunnel does it all. Check it out at bookfunnel.com/thecreativepenn (https://bookfunnel.com/thecreativepenn/)
This show is also supported by my Patrons. Join my Community at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn (Patreon: thecreativepenn)
J. Daniel Sawyer is the author of over 30 books across science fiction, fantasy, crime, short stories, and nonfiction, as well as being a podcaster and filmmaker. His latest book is Reclaiming Your Mind: An Autodidact's Bible. (https://jdsawyer.net/)
• What is an autodidact, and why school doesn't teach you how to learn
• How to triage information in a world of way too much
• How to recognise fear in your body and turn it into excitement for learning
• Sandboxing dangerous ideas so you can learn without threatening your worldview
• How to organise research and check quotes when writing nonfiction
• Why you should never publish a book dead
You can find Dan at JDSawyer.net (https://jdsawyer.net/) , and The Autodidact's Bible is out now on Kickstarter. (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...)
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I hope you have a solid rest period so that you can regain your resilience and return to normal when the time is right.
Will your thesis be available after you defend it? I'd love to read it.
Reclaiming Your Mind: How To Teach Yourself Anything With J. Daniel Sawyer
The Creative Penn
1,747 views
How can you teach yourself anything, even when it challenges the way you see the world? And how can you organise what you learn so it turns into books your readers will find? J. Daniel Sawyer shares his self-education toolkit after decades as a largely self-taught author.
0:00 Introduction to episode 882
1:22 Writing and AI news
8:09 Personal news and rest
15:21 Listener updates and feedback
17:59 Sponsorship and community
20:08 Interview with J Daniel Sawyer
58:55 Book launches and outro
In the intro, Spotify for Authors has expanded AI-assisted creation of audiobooks [Spotify (https://authors.spotify.com/blog/crea...) ]; Who is Narrating the Future? [Publishing Perspectives (https://publishingperspectives.com/20...) ; 9 ways AI will disrupt authors and publishing from 2019 (https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2019/...) ]; Author Voice, Creativity, and Building a Career as an Intuitive Author-Entrepreneur [How Women Write (https://theintuitivewritingschool.com...) ]; A fallow season [Systems and Soul (https://www.systems-and-soul.com/fall...) ]; How to Write, Publish, and Market Short Stories (https://www.thecreativepenn.com/short...) – Joanna Penn.
(https://bookfunnel.com/thecreativepenn/) Today's show is sponsored by Bookfunnel, the essential tool for your author business. Whether it’s delivering your reader magnet, sending out advanced copies of your book, handing out ebooks at a conference, or fulfilling your digital sales to readers, BookFunnel does it all. Check it out at bookfunnel.com/thecreativepenn (https://bookfunnel.com/thecreativepenn/)
This show is also supported by my Patrons. Join my Community at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn (Patreon: thecreativepenn)
J. Daniel Sawyer is the author of over 30 books across science fiction, fantasy, crime, short stories, and nonfiction, as well as being a podcaster and filmmaker. His latest book is Reclaiming Your Mind: An Autodidact's Bible. (https://jdsawyer.net/)
• What is an autodidact, and why school doesn't teach you how to learn
• How to triage information in a world of way too much
• How to recognise fear in your body and turn it into excitement for learning
• Sandboxing dangerous ideas so you can learn without threatening your worldview
• How to organise research and check quotes when writing nonfiction
• Why you should never publish a book dead
You can find Dan at JDSawyer.net (https://jdsawyer.net/) , and The Autodidact's Bible is out now on Kickstarter. (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...)