Writing, Parenting, & Naked Germans / with author Lee Bacon

SilentPunt Podcast #212 / April 23, 2026

Lee Bacon has published 10 books, landed a movie development deal, and built a writing career most people would have quit on long before it worked.Before that? Rejections. A lot of them.

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We talk about what it actually takes to stick with something when there’s no payoff, how becoming a father changes how you think about work and identity, and why the “non-linear path” might actually be the only real path.📚 Chapters:00:00 Intro00:18 Substack vs. traditional social media1:51 Lee's books3:51 What exactly is a middle grade book4:27 How did you find out you had a voice for kids books7:52 Family life for an ex-pat in Germany12:15 Balancing career and family17:22 Fatherhood20:38 Audible and Substack narration24:06 Future projects26:14 Lightning Round

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