Yet 29 - Don't waste your trials with Carol Wyllie

This week on the podcast, I interviewed a retired 20+ year stay at home mom turned empty nester, turned self-published author Carol Wyllie.
Carol thought she would jump right into writing when she became an empty nester, but things took a detour when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Carol’s been a lifetime writer and has always dreamt of writing and publishing books. After her dream of raising a family had come true, she shifted her focus to writing full time.
When her kids were younger, she wrote a series of children’s books on social graces.
After going through her cancer treatment, with some encouragement from a friend, a seed was planted for her to share her journey in a nonfiction book.
In 2021, Chemo Pissed Me Off went from a blank page to published in five and a half months and “wrote itself.”
As Carol says, “why waste something like this - put it down so that others can have this resource.”
Listen as Carol and I discuss:
Her decision to leverage her experience of cancer treatments to help others
Her struggle with imposter syndrome and how she works to combat it
The futility of comparison
Beginning with the end in mind
The importance of "just writing" the 1st draft
Her children’s fiction book series
Resources Mentioned in this episode
⁠⁠Published⁠⁠ by Chandler Bolt
⁠⁠Save the Cat! Writes a Novel⁠⁠ by Jessica Brody
⁠⁠Dave Chesson / Kindlepreneur⁠⁠
Connect with Carol
⁠⁠wylliegirl.com⁠⁠
⁠⁠@thewylliegirl ⁠⁠on Instagram and Threads
Buy Carol's books
⁠⁠Chemo Pissed Me Off⁠⁠
Mad Dog Books
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About T.C. Burr
After years of putting it off, I have started writing my debut novel-a story about friendship, and about growing up. It follows the lives of a group of young men as the navigate the world between two mountainous seasons of life, with all the twists, turns and trails that come with growing up.
Through this podcast, I aim to highlight inspiring stories from fellow writers, entrepreneurs, and creatives, offering encouragement and practical advice for those pursuing their own creative and business ventures.
A dream left on the shelf is one of life's greatest regrets.
Today's a great day to get started.
It's not that you haven't done it, it's just that you haven't done it yet.
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