Writers’ Rough Drafts – Episode #17 With Maisie Smith

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Maisie Smith is a freelance writer, storyteller, and blogger. She runs her own company, Audacious Muse Writing Studio, which inspires and supports businesses looking to break free from the ordinary and challenge the status quo through creative content, compelling social media strategies, and telling better stories. She previously worked in the advertising industry for ten years and was a personal trainer in her own fitness studio. She will be launching her new website, The Beer Muse, in January 2015, which will offer real interviews with dedicated brewmasters and insights that celebrate the grit and creativity at the heart of craft brewing.

This Week’s Guest: Maisie Smith

• Audacious Muse Writing Studio
• The Beer Muse (Coming soon!)

What You’ll Learn About Writing This Week: 

• Being weird and unique as a writer.
• The power of knowing your “why.”
• Figuring out what kind of writer you want to be.
• Building and managing clients’ trust.
• Making passion projects happen.

Mentioned In This Episode: 

• Audacious Muse Writing Studio
• The Beer Muse
• Simon Sinek
• Start with Why by Simon Sinek
• Video of babies learning to swim
• Sweet Valley High
• Terrible Minds (Chuck Wendig’s website)
• Everything I Know by Paul Jarvis
• Maisie’s Twitter

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