Welcome to Alchemy for Authors!
If you're an author, aspiring author, writer or wordsmith, you're in the right place.
Join Gothic and Ghost Fiction author Jo Buer as she explores best practices for supercharging writing lives and author careers. With an emphasis on manifestation and mindset, you'll learn actionable steps to overcome writer's block and imposter syndrome, get your butt in the chair and your stories written, while setting aside your 'starving artist' mentality, and so much more!
Listen as Jo shares her own successes and failures, and enjoy interviews from real authors who are on the journey of creating lives they love around their writing.
If you've ever dreamt of a prolific, wealthy, happy or healthy author career, then this podcast is for you.
Subscribe today and start your journey of supercharging and transforming your writing life with Alchemy for Authors.
The Power of Focus: Why I'm Pressing Pause to Level Up My Author Career
Welcome back to Alchemy for Authors!
In this week’s solo episode, I’m sharing a big decision I’ve made for my author career and why sometimes stepping back is the key to moving forward. If you’ve ever felt stretched too thin juggling your writing with life’s demands, this episode is for you.
I’ll be diving into the power of focus, the importance of making tough decisions in business and creativity, and how pressing pause on one thing can create space for exponential growth in another.
Tune in for an honest conversation about burnout, balance, and the next evolution of my indie author journey.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
· Listen to Episode 91: Pivoting & Sustainability in Your Author Career with Troy Lambert, here: https://jobuer.com/episode-91-pivoting-sustainability-in-your-author-career/
· Listen to Episode 1: Finding Your Writing Why, here: https://jobuer.com/episode-1-finding-your-writing-why/
For other resources you can check out my Author Resources page here: https://jobuer.com/author-resources/
Join my Alchemy for Authors newsletter and download your FREE copy of Manifestation for Authors here.
Download your FREE copy of Affirmations for Authors with a Day Job here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/dnj980xva5
If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, rate and review. You can also support the show by buying me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jobuer. Your support is greatly appreciated.
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If you enjoy Gothic Suspense, you can join my reader’s newsletter and download a FREE copy of my short story collection, Between the Shadows, here. You can find all my books at https://jobuer.com or visit https://Books2Read.com/JoBuer for links to your favourite store.
Visit my website for the full transcript of this episode: https://jobuer.com/alchemy-for-authors/
9 Mar 2025
Turning Resistance Into Your Creative Compass
Welcome back to Alchemy for Authors!
Do you feel the pull to write your book but find yourself procrastinating, doubting your abilities, or waiting for the perfect moment to start? What if the very resistance you're facing is a sign you're on the right path?
In this episode of Alchemy for Authors, I'm diving into the hidden messages behind creative resistance — what it's really trying to tell you and how you can move through it. I'll share why resistance often shows up strongest when you're about to create something meaningful, along with practical tools and mindset shifts to break through fear, self-doubt, and perfectionism.
If you've ever wondered why writing your book feels so hard—and whether that struggle means you're not cut out to be a writer—this episode is your reminder that resistance isn't a stop sign... it's a compass guiding you toward the work you're meant to do.
Listen now to learn how to alchemise your resistance into your greatest creative breakthrough.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
· Join Carissa Andrews’s 12-week Millionaire Author Manifestation experience here: https://www.authorrevolution.org/a/2147529641/woteKkRf Remember to use the coupon code ‘ALCHEMY’ to get 30% off the full-price, or your first payment on the payment plan.
· Listen to the Bonus Episode: Millionaire Author Manifestation with Carissa Andrews here.
· Grab your copy of Claire Taylor’s books Reclaim Your Author Career and Sustain Your Author Career.
· Buy Steven Pressfield’s books: Turning Pro and The War of Art.
· Buy Orna Ross’s Creative Self-Publishing: ALLi’s Guide to Independent Publishing for Authors and Poets.
· Buy Julia Cameron’s books Finding Water and The Artist’s Way (https://amzn.to/3DnW352).
· Purchase Unspoken Truths and Hades’s Haunt (https://books2read.com/hadesshaunt).
· Learn more about the Ages of Pages book fair here: https://agesofpages.weebly.com/
For other resources you can check out my Author Resources page here: https://jobuer.com/author-resources/
Download your copy of Affirmations for Authors with a Day Job here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/dnj980xva5
If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, rate and review. You can also support the show by buying me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jobuer. Your support helps me keep this podcast going and is greatly appreciated.
If you have a question you would like answered on the show, or a topic suggestion for a future episode, leave a voice message here: https://www.speakpipe.com/AlchemyForAuthors
Follow me on Instagram: @alchemyforauthors and @jobuerauthor (https://www.instagram.com/jobuerauthor/).
Follow me on Facebook: @alchemyforauthors and @jobuerauthor.
Join the Alchemy for Authors Facebook Group here.
Join my Alchemy for Authors newsletter and download your FREE copy of Manifestation for Authors here.
If you enjoy Gothic Suspense, you can join my reader’s newsletter and download a FREE copy of my short story collection, Between the Shadows, here. You can find all my books at https://jobuer.com or visit https://Books2Read.com/JoBuer for links to your favourite store.
Visit my website for the full transcript of this episode: https://jobuer.com/alchemy-for-authors/
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23 Feb 2025
Best Guest Manifestation Tips From 100 Plus Episodes
Welcome to episode 100 of Alchemy for Authors!
To celebrate this incredible milestone, I’ve put together a bumper episode filled with powerful manifestation advice and insights from some of the amazing guests who have graced the show over the years.
Whether you're looking to attract more abundance, align your mindset with success, or manifest your dream writing career, this episode is packed with wisdom to help you on your journey.
Thank you for being part of this Alchemy for Authors community—I couldn’t have reached 100 episodes without you!
Recommended episodes to revisit:
· Episode 13: Manifestation & Mindset for Authors with Monica Hay (https://jobuer.com/episode-13-manifestation-mindset-for-authors-with-monica-hay/)
· Episode 16: Millionaire Author Mindset with Carissa Andrews (https://jobuer.com/episode-16-millionaire-author-mindset-with-carissa-andrews/)
· Episode 24: Mindset to Maximize Your Author Career with Spencer Jones (https://jobuer.com/episode-24-mindset-to-maximize-your-author-career-with-spencer-jones/)
· Episode 33: Physical Alignment for Manifestation Success with Sara Garofalo (https://jobuer.com/episode-33-physical-alignment-for-manifestation-success-with-sara-garofalo/)
· Episode 34: Transformational Writing with Nadia Krauss (https://jobuer.com/episode-34-transformational-writing-with-nadia-krauss/)
· Episode 41: Living a Happy Author Life with Julie Leonard (https://jobuer.com/episode-41-living-a-happy-author-life-with-julie-leonard/)
· Bonus Episode: Millionaire Author Manifestation with Carissa Andrews (https://jobuer.com/bonus-episode-millionaire-author-manifestation-with-carissa-andrews/)
· Episode 51: Connection, Optimism, & Publishing Wide with Mark Leslie Lefebvre
· Episode 55: Write to Riches with Renee Rose
· Episode 56: Spirits, Past-lives, Hypnosis & Writing with Tammy Tyree
· Episode 58: Author Alignment & the Enneagram with Claire Taylor
· Episode 72: Manifestation & Hypnosis for Authors with Carissa Andrews & Tammy Tyree
· Episode 74: Go Creative Planning with Orna Ross
· Episode 76: Travel Writing, Photography, & Being a Multi-Passionate Creative with Jeremiah Gilbert
· Episode 77: Money Magic & Mindset with Lee Savino
· Episode 78: Writing the Shadow with Joanna Penn
· Episode 82: Writing Lessons from a Centenarian with Babette Hughes
· Episode 86: Marketing with Testimonials & Romanticising Your Writing Life with Lyda McLallen
· Episode 91: Pivoting & Sustainability in Your Author Career with Troy Lambert
· Episode 94: Relax to Riches with Renee Rose
If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, rate and review. You can also support the show by buying me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jobuer. Your support helps me keep this podcast going and is greatly appreciated.
If you have a question you would like answered on the show, or a topic suggestion for a future episode, leave a voice message here: https://www.speakpipe.com/AlchemyForAuthors
Follow me on Instagram: @alchemyforauthors and @jobuerauthor (https://www.instagram.com/jobuerauthor/).
Follow me on Facebook: @alchemyforauthors and @jobuerauthor.
Join the Alchemy for Authors Facebook Group here.
Join my Alchemy for Authors newsletter and download your FREE copy of Manifestation for Authors here.
Download your FREE copy of Affirmations for Authors with a Day Job here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/dnj980xva5
Check out my Author Resources page here: https://jobuer.com/author-resources/
If you enjoy Gothic Suspense, you can join my reader’s newsletter and download a FREE copy of my short story collection, Between the Shadows, here. You can find all my books at https://jobuer.com or visit https://Books2Read.com/JoBuer for links to your favourite store.
Visit my website for the full transcript of this episode: https://jobuer.com/alchemy-for-authors/
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