Summary: A few months ago, I came across the writing of Justine Musk. Ironically, I had met her a few years at a book signing in LA. Then one day, I noticed that she signed up for the BlogcastFM newsletter. The more I read her content, the more it drew me in. She's one of my "read right away" writers. There are only a handful of those on my list these days, so I know you'll get a ton from this interview. Here are some highlights from our chat: * A Look at Justine's Early Work as a Fiction Writer (http://blogcastfm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/3fd2c999225247aa2958d71ed2cc6a0e.jpeg) * Storytelling Lessons from Fiction That Apply to Your Content * The Importance of Coming at Your Writing from an Emotional and Vulnerable Place * How to Take a Story from Your Life and Leverage It to Connect with Your Readers * The Idea of "Going There" and Exploring the Things You're Afraid to Say * Dealing with Your Fear of Pushing Publish on Polarizing Content * Taking Little Steps to Being More Vulnerable * How to Shape a Scene within the Context of Your Writing * The 3 Dimensions to Incorporate into Your Writing * The Role of Yoga, Meditation, and Getting Centered to Do Your Writing * How Charisma Enables Extraordinary Achievements * Looking into Your Own Life to Find your Natural Authority Resources Mentioned Include: * Life and Times of a Remarkable Misfit (http://aj-leon.com/pursuitofeverything/the-life-and-times-of-a-remarkable-misfits/) * The World Domination Manifesto (http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/a-brief-guide-to-world-domination/) Tweetable Insights Include: * When you're expressing a strong bold point of view, you're going to piss some people off (Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/fma3b)) * If you're fascinating, you're going to be a bit polarizing (Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/LobR5)) * Language is my playground. I'd rather be writing than talking. (Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/cCQB1)) * When you lose self consciousness and relax into the act of writing that's when your voice emerges (Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/fT7U0)) * I don't think people realize a lot of creative work happens away from the computer. (Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/YxboE)) * I think we all crave to feel that we're part of something bigger than ourselves (Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/411cD)) Justine Musk (http://justinemusk.com/) is busy building out the life creative. She enjoys books, writing, entrepreneurs, subverting the patriarchy, and cake. You can follow her on twitter @justinemusk (https://twitter.com/justinemusk). If you liked this article, would you share it with your friends? Just click here (http://clicktotweet.com/Pep_c) to post it to Twitter. Oh, and we’d be really grateful if you write us a review in iTunes. (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/blogcastfm-the-bloggers-podcast/id352721366)
