{"id":207846,"date":"2024-01-11T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/?p=207846"},"modified":"2024-01-11T04:29:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T10:29:42","slug":"joy-balance-in-your-author-journey-ep157","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draft2digital.com\/blog\/joy-balance-in-your-author-journey-ep157\/","title":{"rendered":"Joy &#038; Balance in Your Author Journey \/\/ EP157"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a world that gets more complicated and stressful by the day, Sarra Cannon joins us to share the ten ways she reclaims joy and balance in her life as an author.<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/90a6f7f1-aa1c-4ed1-84d6-a7eb6c8e440c\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Joy &amp; Balance in Your Author Journey\" allow=\"autoplay\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joy &amp; Balance in Your Author Journey | Self Publishing Insiders 157\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qP9mgjgP_JI?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"episode-notes\">Episode Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Writing books is easy!\" said no one, ever. 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