Public speaking takes many forms, and it can help your smutlancing career goals. As Veronica Bly, explains it doesn’t have to be too scary, either. She shares the benefits of public speaking and how to overcome your fear of it with help from your persona.
I think I know what these numbers will look like (spoiler: down from other months). I’ve already had my own moment about it, and yet I have to remind myself that the decrease in my income was (slightly) strategic. There was no way to keep up my former level of freelance work and get any other projects off the ground. It’s a short-term (I hope?) decline for a long-term gain (I hope?).
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We decided to use this month’s mailbag episode to answer questions asked in the Smutlancers community. In a relatively short amount of time, many questions were asked. For community members, they get an answer as soon as someone can reply — even if it’s not from Molly or Kayla. For anyone curious about how helpful the Smutlancers community can be, here’s a peek into the “ask anything” channel in our Slack group.
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This week’s episode is a long time in coming, as are the changes you may be noticing around the website or on social media. In this episode, we announce the changes we’ve made as part of the Smutlancers rebrand — and we talk about what we did to make it happen.
Episodes / Erotic Authors / Sex Bloggers/Sex Toy Reviewers
by Kayla Lords · Published August 24, 2020
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In this week’s episode, Molly talks to Amy Norton (she/her), professional smutlancer and founder of Smutathon. Love to write about smut? Want to support a worthy charity? Whether you want to write for a good cause or flex your smut-writing abilities (or both), this episode is for you. Learn all about Smutathon and how you can get involved in this episode.
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We almost never have an idea on Monday and reveal a fully fleshed out reality by Friday. It takes time and patience. Along the way, we need to recognize progress and successes as they occur, even if they don’t match the finished picture we have in our heads.
Erotic Authors / Freelancers / Guest Contributors / Mental Health / Sex Bloggers/Sex Toy Reviewers
by Cara Thereon · Published August 12, 2020
Anxiety has become a close friend for a lot of people, making functioning nearly impossible. Creatives have the added pleasure of struggling with a craft that can be equal parts rewarding and frustrating. When you’re already neuro-divergent, living with any disorder that alters your brain’s ability to process the world normally, being a creative can feel like trying to pull ideas out of quicksand.
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Every month, Molly and I answer smutlancer questions in our mailbag episode. This month, we answer questions on where to pitch your writing, how to stay consistent, and how to apologize less often.
Of all the things on my mind in July, my income wasn’t really one of them. I’m well aware of my privilege here, although I’ve newly arrived at it. But it also means that whatever numbers are below will be a surprise to me — good or bad, so I have no immediate thoughts on what July was like. Other than a very long month.
Episodes / Freelancers / Mental Health / Sex Bloggers/Sex Toy Reviewers
by Kayla Lords · Published August 3, 2020
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Keep up with what? It could be anything, but specific to our conversation, we refer to your (and our) to-do list, goals, work promised to clients, etc. The topic comes from a question Quinn Rhodes (ze/hir) asked us about maintaining a work-life balance when chronic conditions (like mental health) get in the way — without working seven days a week and burning yourself out (or making yourself worse).
