Discipline, Risk, and Connection: Becoming a Full-Time Writer with Jen Shoop

30/09/2025 46 min Episodio 161
Discipline, Risk, and Connection: Becoming a Full-Time Writer with Jen Shoop

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Today I am joined by Jen Shoop! Jen is the founder and author of this Magpie by Jen Shoop. She holds an advanced degree in literature from Georgetown University and has enjoyed a varied career in non-profit management, technology, and product design. She considers writing her vocation, and will be releasing her first book in May 2026. Jen is an adoring wife to her husband, Landon (styled as Mr. Magpie on her blog), and a loving mother to two young children. She resides in Bethesda, Maryland.In this episode Jen and I chat about how she shifted her career to become a full-time writer, where she gets her inspiration from, her new book, the daily practice of discipline, how to scale a writing business, her advice for writers, AI and how it could influence the writing industry, and so much more! Jen's WebsiteJen's Instagram Good+

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