Year of Writing with Omar Khafagy

Year of Writing with Omar Khafagy


Latest Episodes

Episode 15: Finding Clarity
March 21, 2014

I talk about the challenge of finding clarity in your writing, and how I'm using deliberate practice to improve. I also touch on a realization I had today that really humbled me.

Episode 14: Deliberate Practice
March 20, 2014

To be the best, you have to train. But what does training mean for a writer? Today I talk about deliberate practice and my own attempts to improve my writing through focused practice.

Episode 13: Why I Love Guilty Pleasures
March 19, 2014

On today's episode, I talk about why I love guilty pleasures, but hate the term. I confess my love for a particular genre of film, reference a boy band, and call Dave Grohl "David" for some weird reason.

Episode 12: Great Opening Lines
March 18, 2014

Call me Ishmael. Actually, don't because my name is Omar and that would be weird. Today's podcast is all about opening lines! I really had fun with this one, reading from some of my favourite works. We got some Austen, some Rowling, some Poe, and mor

Episode 11: Focus! Kind of?
March 17, 2014

This episode was going to be about focus, and it kind of is! Instead of talking about 'focus' as a theme, I talk about how I've found my own centre and how I'll be using this renewed focus to give you the very best of me.

Episode 10: Finding Yourself to Find Your Fans
March 14, 2014

On today's episode, I talk a little about finding yourself to find your fans. I got the idea from a few conversations I've had with creative people who are stuck on the marketing side of things (so much so that they have barely spent any time building the

Episode 9: Hard Work
March 13, 2014

The muse is dead. Long live hard work! Today's topic is all about making yourself do the work, even when it isn't fun. If you need a bit of a boot in the pants, this one's for you.

Episode 8: The Dangers of Opportunity
March 12, 2014

My mind was a mess yesterday. But why? Today, I talk about the downside of opportunity, and how to keep yourself focused on your personal mission: to become the best writer you can be.

Episode 7: How to Beat a Bad Start
March 11, 2014

After a series of frustrating events this morning, some of which I talk about on the podcast, I realized I needed to talk about bad days. In this episode, I share my trick for getting out of a bad state of mind, and into a productive one.

Episode 6: Letting Go of the Outcome
March 10, 2014

You can't spend all your time in planning mode. At some point, you've got to just get started. Today, I talk about letting go of the outcome, so you can move past perfectionism and move toward consistent progress.