Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#101: Professors Thomas S. Mullaney and Christopher Rea on the absolute basics of doing research
Episode 101
Do you know how to turn what you're interested in thinking about into something that other people want to read about? Do you even know what you're in…
1 year, 8 months ago
#100: What I've learned about perfectionism
Episode 100
Friends, it's the 100th episode! So, isn't it about time we talked about what perfectionism is, and why it's a problem? It's over 4 years since I rec…
1 year, 9 months ago
#99: Hey! What you reading for?
Episode 99
It's a familiar story. We're feeling stuck and out-of-our-depth with our writing, so we decide we'll go and do a bit more reading - just, you know, t…
1 year, 9 months ago
#98: Guest interview! Dr Debbie Sorensen on battling burnout
Episode 98
When I came across Dr Debbie Sorensen's recent article, 'How to recover from burnout', I knew I had to get her on the podcast! Debbie is a Denver-bas…
1 year, 10 months ago
#97: When failure of inspiration strikes
Episode 97
What do you do when you have no idea? When you literally can't think of anything to write about? I don't know why I'm asking. I already know the answ…
1 year, 10 months ago
#96: Guest interview! Dr David Brax on the dangers and inequalities of 'hope labour'
Episode 96
Have you ever thrown far more time and energy into your work than you get paid for? Have you ever said yes to a request to be on a dull and time-cons…
1 year, 11 months ago
#95: The perfectionism-busting power of hobbies
Episode 95
I know you think you shouldn't be making time in your life for hobbies, what with being so shamefully behind on your writing and everything. And I kn…
1 year, 11 months ago
#94: Postcard from the Costa del Burnout
Episode 94
So, that last episode that didn't happen. What was going on there, then? It was burnout, friends. Followed by trying and failing to take some relaxin…
1 year, 11 months ago
#93: Guest interview! Professor Joli Jensen on draining the drama from writing
Episode 93
Your Imperfectionist pal here has lost count of the times she's recommended Joli Jensen's mind-bogglingly helpful book, Write No Matter What, to stru…
2 years ago