This is a vulnerable episode where I confess how I lost my hope that I AM making my writing dreams come true and what I’m doing to fix it (because Leftie without hope?! I don’t know who that person is 😅).

Mentioned in this episode:

• Solaris contest (in French)
• Grab my Essential Reading List for Fiction Writers
• Brandon Sanderson’s Free Writing Lecture
• Get 30 days of Opal PRO FREE when using this link (Opal helps you set limits to certain apps for certain periods of time, I love it!)
• Plot Twist Podcast
• Print Run Podcast
• The Hope Wound from Haley Hoffman Smith’s Big Conversation Podcast

Recorded on March 9th, 2026

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