Not Safe For Words

A long time ago, I had an urge to do a podcast about writing, for writers that didn't put on airs about being a fountain of knowledge or used fancy words. I wanted something that was fun, informative, and honest. Not a lot of fancy language, and something where I could be myself (as in, I swear a lot). 

I kept putting the idea off, but it never left. I always thought I had nothing to really offer other writers and I had no clue how to do a podcast. It was a great, big scary mystery area.

As I became more known in writing circles, I started getting to do the occasional interview or podcast with others. I loved it so much, being able to talk about myself, my books, or topics I was comfortably knowledgeable about. Eventually, that devolved into the co-creation of "SQUIRREL! A Writer's Podcast" with Sam Hendricks. This was a chat style informative podcast for writers that was coupled with author interviews. (You can listen here if you're curious.)

It was what cemented in me two important things: I had a lot more knowledge about writing and how to be a writer than I thought I did and I actually could figure out how to do a podcast on my own.

And Not Safe For Words was born.

Throughout my years of involvement in the writing community and in publishing (both traditional and self), I have seen so many people making mistakes that might actually sabotage the career they were pursuing. None of us are perfect, we all make mistakes—myself included—but I figured that it was time to share the things I've seen and learned over the years so that others could avoid these same mistakes.

I hope those of you reading this are looking for the kind of honest and, sometimes blunt advice that I am going to be imparting on my podcast, Not Safe For Words. It will be launching in January 2021 and you'll be able to find it on most platforms where podcasts can be found and at the home of the podcast on Anchor.fm: https://anchor.fm/not-safe-for-words.