1KHO 82: Perfectionism Paralyzes Us | SD Smith & JC Smith, Jack Zulu Series Co-Authors | The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, S3 E55

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

We are so pleased to welcome SD Smith, author of the beloved Green Ember series back on our podcast for a second time. The first time he was on we talked about the type of childhood that prepared him to be a novelist. On this episode, he is joined by his teenage son AND co-author. SD (father) and JC (son) have started a new fantasy series together and the very first book, Jack Zulu and the Waylanders Key is available for pre-order now! Books will ship in November (a great holiday gift idea!!) This episode is about dreaming - dreaming up what is possible for your family and dreaming up what is possible in a story line. We talk about common things we all struggle with: perfectionism, parenting, risk, finishing things, and more. Everyone RAVES about SD Smith. He is genuine and thoughtful and this episode where he is joined by his is both heartwarming and inspiring. SD Smith and JC Smith have combined forces to create an enchanting, mythical world full of the types of dangers that create daring heroes and heroines. Our souls crave meaningful stories and Jack Zulu delivers in a family-friendly way through memorable characters and fearless adventures. You’ll be on the edge of your seat with this brand new page-tuner, the first book of an entire series to come! Check out the podcast and then check out the new book which is available for pre-order (a signed copy!!) Pre-orders are SO helpful for authors. It's a great way to support the writers we love! Jack Zulu and the Waylanders Key - https://jackzulu.com/ SD Smith - https://sdsmith.com/ JC Smith - https://josiahcsmith.com/ The Green Writer Course - https://greenwriter.sdsmith.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast. My name is Ginny Erich and I am the
0:06.2	founder of 1000 Hours Outside. I am so thrilled to have a good friend back
0:10.8	with me. S. D. Smith, Sam Smith, and joined with him today is his son Josiah.
0:17.4	Welcome.
0:18.8	We are so delighted to be here.
0:20.3	We have, this has been, this is fun. We have to confess we are we are inside
0:25.1	inside right. We're inside right now. You do. But you kind of look like you're
0:29.6	outside because you have a beanie hat and a jacket on.
0:34.0	It's a little chilly in here, but yeah, we're feeling the outdoor spirit.
0:41.0	There you go. I'm inside as well, but hoping to get outside to come visit your family in West Virginia.
0:48.8	My ties are there. That's where my grandma was born and would go visit my great uncle. He stayed on the farm that they were born at his whole life so we go visit and I have such fond memories of West Virginia.
1:00.0	Okay, so this is a little bit of a unique podcast today.
1:03.6	We talked last year, and you are an author,
1:07.0	and an incredible one, with your Green Ember series
1:09.7	and sold over a million of copies,
1:11.9	and it's a beloved series around the world and you talked about how your
1:16.0	creativity stemmed from play and a lot of open space in your childhood but
1:21.0	today we're going a little bit of a different direction. You have your son here because you have a new series coming out that you've written together.
1:28.0	You're writing together, you've written together. Tell us, how did this come about?
1:33.4	Wow, this is, yeah, it's really cool.
1:35.6	I've, uh, the Green Number Series has been such a blessing.
1:39.8	It's been so fun to write and such a joy for the last several years.
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