REALTALK 09/07/25 (mental health check-in - the waiting game - Yumi and Monster)
Description
5AM RealTalk is a 5AM StoryTalk plog where I discuss the highs and lows of my life as an artist and human being - what I'm struggling with in my work, what's inspiring me, what's causing me to lose sleep.
In today's episode, we get to know each other a little better, I muse about the artist's "waiting game" and the anxiety that brings, I talk about some personal stuff that's leading to something like writer's block (or rather, sluggishness), and I celebrate the release of my sister Kam Redlawsk's children's book Yumi and the Monster. Links for everything below.
5AM StoryTalk would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast is recorded, the Djarra people of the Kulin Nation and pay respects to Elders past and present.
This podcast's music is by Cary Brothers.
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Links:
- Learn more about and buy a copy of Kam Redlawsk's Yumi and Monster here: https://www.kamredlawsk.com/yumi-and-monster
- Read about my decision to permanently leave the United States here: https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/a-eulogy-for-everything-we-never
- Come back in a couple of days to check out "50 Essential Scripts to Download and Study If You Want to Be a Screenwriter" as soon as it's published at the 5AM StoryTalk newsletter.
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