How do you find the time to write when you have a busy family life? How do you stay creative while still managing to run a successful business? Andrea Pearson shares her productivity tips in today's show. In the introduction, I share my Voice Double from Descript‘s beta. Let me know your thoughts in the comments! Plus, my NaNoSloMo progress and why I might just write another book instead. Google Earth storytelling tools [Google blog]. Plus, join me and Mark Dawson for tips on how to sell more books through Reader Funnels. Thurs 5 Dec at 3 pm US Eastern / 8 pm UK. Click here to register for your free place. Today's show is sponsored by IngramSpark, who I use to print and distribute my print-on-demand books to 39,000 retailers including independent bookstores, schools and universities, libraries and more. It's your content – do more with it through IngramSpark.com. Andrea Pearson has published 60 books under 3 pen-names including four books on marketing for authors. She is the co-host of the Self-Publish Strong Podcast with her husband, Nolan, and also the co-host of the Six-Figure Author Podcast with Lindsay Buroker and Joe Lallo — and she has 3 young children who she home-schools. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and full transcript below. Show Notes * How Andrea juggles home-schooling children, writing, a new baby, and life * The advantages of dictation when writing first drafts * Outlining and using visual aids to help with dictation * Practical tools for managing a family’s schedule * What drew Andrea to podcasting and how she co-hosts three shows * Working with family members, including spouses * Going beyond books to licensing ideas You can find Andrea Pearson at SelfPublishStrong.com and on Twitter @andreapearson2 Transcript of Interview with Andrea Pearson Joanna Penn: Welcome to the show, Andrea. Andrea Pearson: Thank you. It's nice to be here. Joanna Penn: We only saw each other last week in Vegas. Andrea Pearson: Do you miss me yet? Joanna Penn: Absolutely. I wanted to get started because you've done incredible things since you started writing, but I'm interested in your background. How did you get into writing and indie publishing? Andrea Pearson: I didn't grow up wanting to be an author. That's one thing I like to tell people just because I've met a whole bunch of people that did, and they're like, am I screwed? I'm like, no, you're not. Growing up, I actually focused on art and medical things. My degree is in the medical field, and I'm not like a doctor, but I focused on art and medical things, which actually ended up helping quite a bit with my books.