Karena Akhavein Episode
In the latest episode of the Empowerography Podcast, my guest is Karena Akhavein. Karena had always wanted to be an author. She had written several books, some of which are hidden away in a corner of her laptop, never to be seen by another human soul, some of which were not half bad. She earned a PhD in literature, enjoyed a career as a lifestyle journalist and magazine editor that took me to New York, London, San Francisco, and LA, and pitched manuscripts and scripts that got the attention of agents, producers, and publishers. In this episode we discuss being an author/writer, storytelling, creativity, mindset and motivation, spalmorum and failure.
True story...
I’d always wanted to be an author. I’d written several books, some of which are hidden away in a corner of my laptop, never to be seen by another human soul, some of which were not half bad. I earned a PhD in literature, enjoyed a career as a lifestyle journalist and magazine editor that took me to New York, London, San Francisco, and LA, and I pitched manuscripts and scripts that got the attention of agents, producers, and publishers.
When contracts with two different agents and a small publisher fell through, I self-published under a pen name, ashamed that I had “failed.” Over the years, I met and communicated with hundreds of writers like me, and often, we found a common thread in that we felt like we were still “aspiring writers” instead of successful authors, no matter where we were in our journeys. Then, a fellow writer opened my eyes: “Are you kidding? You’ve done all of this stuff. You could be teaching me a thing or two. Your only problem is your mindset!” And that’s when the lightbulb went off. Literally my only obstacle was my mindset.
I founded Spalmorum on the belief that every one of us has a story worth telling inside of us, and every one of us is capable of becoming a successful author.
Spalmorum picks up where traditional writing coaching and MFA’s leave off. We are a platform that helps you to find and eliminate the obstacles on YOUR path to success. We give each writer targeted support, information, inspiration, and motivation, as well as useful tools and services, courses, and a built-in community where storytelling rules.
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