002: Choosing What to Write (The Mosaic Method)

Feeling paralyzed by what to write next? 

This episode introduces the Mosaic Method– a practical way to lower the stakes, keep writing, and make progress without committing to the “one perfect project.”
If choosing feels harder than writing, this tool is for you.

Choosing what to write shouldn’t feel like a branding decision– but for a lot of writers, it does.

When your body of work is small, every project can feel like it has to represent all of you. That pressure creates paralysis: fear of choosing wrong, fear of losing readers, fear of starting with the “wrong” idea.

In this episode, I walk through a tool I use to break that paralysis: the Mosaic Method.

Instead of treating any single piece of writing as the door to your career, the Mosaic Method reframes your work as a growing body of tiles– small, finished pieces that eventually form something larger. You’ll learn how to shrink the emotional stakes of starting, keep multiple projects alive without burning out, and make real progress without waiting for “the right idea.”

This episode covers:

• Why “what should I write first?” is often the wrong question

• How small, finished pieces build momentum better than big commitments

• A practical way to keep writing when novels feel overwhelming

• Why dedicated, focused time matters more than constant note-taking

• A simple voice-memo workflow that turns speech into usable draft material

If you’re stuck choosing between ideas– or stuck because choosing feels impossible– this episode gives you a tool you can try today.

 

The Make Existian Toast

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May you slay false perfection, the old foe of done.

May you make all you dream of, and let making be fun.

And may you count who can make what you make– only one.

Sláinte.