Ep. 49: The best time to be a writer is NOW ft. Leigh Stein
This week Francis is joined by six-time author, cultural critic and book publishing coach, Leigh Stein. Leigh is also the creator of the newsletter Attention Economy. Attention Economy: https://leighstein.substack.com/Leigh's Website: https://www.leighstein.com/00:00 Leigh's prolific content output01:43 Is now the best time to be a writer?04:38 Defining 'writing vs creating'08:47 The art is the product16:45 Does form come before content?20:25 TikToks instability and the importance of BookTok23:09 Leigh's journey through the literary world27:25 We're influencing, not influencers34:54 Writing 'Attention Economy'40:52 How to make your content shareable42:54 Destroying the stigma of self-publishing45:55 The magical portal to likeminded people48:54 Leigh's upcoming projects52:27 Advice for other creators