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Sep 24, 2025 • Jaime Buckley 💎

The Nearly-Done Addiction

Why Smart Writers Stall — and the Uncomfortable Mechanism Behind It

4 hrs ago • Jaime Buckley 💎

How Can Fiction Authors Escape the “Nearly Done” Trap and Finally Finish Their Book?

Finish the Book. Stop Worshipping “Almost.”

Mar 11 • Jaime Buckley 💎

1:21:42

🎙 EPISODE 10 – Confessions of the Nearly-Done Author

Visiting with Deleyna Marr.

Mar 3 • Jaime Buckley 💎 and Deleyna Marr

How to Rebuild Your Writer Identity Without Needing External Validation

A practical identity reset for writers who are tired of feeling like a fraud

Feb 17 • Jaime Buckley 💎

Podcast For Writers

1:16:20

🎙 EPISODE 6 – How Fiction Authors Use Genre as a Lens to Shape Reader Expectations

Listen now | Genre Isn’t a Box — It’s a Lens

Dec 16, 2025 • Jaime Buckley 💎 and Scoot

1:38:43

🎙 EPISODE 5 – How Fiction Authors Build an AI-Ready Identity Using GEO + AEO

Listen now | Write Your Record Before It Writes You

Dec 9, 2025 • Jaime Buckley 💎, Alicia McCalla⭐️, and Deleyna Marr

1:07:38

🎙 EPISODE 4 – How Fiction Authors Build Findability and Identity in the AI Era

Listen now | Meet the New Librarian

Dec 2, 2025 • Jaime Buckley 💎 and Alicia McCalla⭐️

58:18

🎙 EPISODE 3 – The Myth of the Starving Artist Is Still Paying Your Bills

Listen now | (with Deleyna Marr & Scoot)

Nov 25, 2025 • Jaime Buckley 💎, Deleyna Marr, and Scoot

FREE

How Can Fiction Authors Escape the “Nearly Done” Trap and Finally Finish Their Book?

Finish the Book. Stop Worshipping “Almost.”

Mar 11 • Jaime Buckley 💎

How Can Fiction Authors Beat Imposter Syndrome by Rebuilding Their Identity?

Imposter syndrome for fiction authors explained: it’s identity, not talent. Learn how to reframe, build wins, and publish with courage.

Feb 10 • Jaime Buckley 💎

Imposter Syndrome Loves Word Counts

(Because Numbers Look Like Proof)

Jan 23 • Jaime Buckley 💎

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How to Rebuild Your Writer Identity Without Needing External Validation

A practical identity reset for writers who are tired of feeling like a fraud

Feb 17 • Jaime Buckley 💎

Piggybacking: How To Turn One Creative Thing Into Five

Learn piggybacking: a simple system for writers and creators to turn one story, chapter, or artwork into multiple posts, products, and formats.

Jan 30 • Jaime Buckley 💎

How Fiction Authors Stop Using Ideas as an Escape Hatch

The Idea Filter Framework: Choosing What Deserves Your Commitment

Jan 20 • Jaime Buckley 💎

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