126 - The Wordslinger is Back
<p><p>The Writer_ is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></p><p>Four years ago, August 2020, I posted the last episode of the Wordslinger Podcast. I didn’t really know it would be the last episode, at the time. But 2020 changed everything for me, and not just in the ways it changed everything for all of us. </p><p>The pandemic did disrupt things, for sure. But on top of that, Kara and I had started doing full-time van life, traveling the US, moving continuously. My work at Draft2Digital quadrupled at that time. My writing career went through some dramatic changes. And so did I.</p><p>To be honest, that Fall of 2020 I found myself questioning everything about my life and career. And it all just got to be too much.</p><p>Now, in 2024, I’m in such a different place, it’s almost like I’m a different person. I left Draft2Digital to be CEO of another company. And I’ve since left that company to go back to writing and creating full time. Kara and I built a house, and we now live in the Austin area. And my writing career has continued to evolve. </p><p>It’s a new era. I’m a new Wordslinger. And I think it’s time to explore that. </p><p>What will happen with the show?</p><p>No idea. I’m winging this, to be honest. I plan to get back to weekly episodes, but I’m experimenting to figure out what that means, exactly. I’m learning a new platform, and I’m testing a new format.</p><p>One thing you might like, I’m adding a segment I call “AKA: Ask Kevin Anything.” And I mean that… literally <em>anything</em>.</p><p>What do the ancient Egyptians have in common with the ancient Mayans?</p><p>Who was the first baseball player?</p><p>What’s in an Irish Old Fashioned?</p><p>Which Beetle wrote “Please Please Me?” (since no one realized this was a joke, here is a side note to say “this was a joke.” huazzh!)</p><p>What’s the best way to write a novel—pants it or plot it?</p><p>Anything.</p><p>You can start right here. Just click the button below and ask your question in the comments.</p><p>I won’t promise to answer <em>every</em> question, but I’ll put some good ones from various places.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Writer_ at <a href="https://kevintumlinson.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">kevintumlinson.substack.com/subscribe</a>