Write The Darn Book! Beat Writer’s Block, Strengthen Your Craft & Finally Finish Writing Your Book.

Episode 36 — Why Your Phone Is the Real Reason You Can’t Sit Down to Write (And How to Take Your Focus Back) If you’ve ever sat down to write… only to find yourself picking up your phone before you’ve even written a paragraph — this episode is going to shift how you see that completely. Because this isn’t about discipline. And it’s not because you “lack focus.” There’s a neurological reason your p...

Episode 35: Lost in Your Story? How to Find Your Way Back Without Restarting Everything Have you ever been deep into writing your book… and suddenly realised you have no idea where your story is going? Not at the beginning — but in the middle, when you already have pages, scenes, maybe even chapters… and something just feels off. This isn’t writer’s block. This is something different. In this epis...

Episode 34 — Writing While Working Full Time: The Real Strategy for Fitting Your Book Into a Busy Life What if the biggest lie in writing culture isn’t about talent or discipline… but about time? So many writers believe that to finish a book, they need long, uninterrupted hours, quiet mornings, and a life structured around writing. And when their reality looks nothing like that — when they’re writ...

🎙️ Episode 33 — Why Writing Your First Chapter Feels So Hard — and How to Write One That Hooks Writing your first chapter can feel like the most important moment in your entire book… and for many writers, it’s also where everything slows down. The overthinking. The rewriting. The pressure to get it right before the rest of the story even exists. In this episode of Write the Darn Book, we explore w...

🎙️ Episode 32: Am I a Real Writer? The Truth About Imposter Syndrome and What You Can Do to Move Through It There’s a voice that shows up for writers at the most inconvenient moments… telling you you’re not a real writer, that you haven’t earned this, that you’ll be found out. In this episode, we unpack what imposter syndrome actually is, why it hits writers so hard, and how to keep writing — even...

Episode 31 How to Get Into a Flow State for Writing (Even When You Only Have 30 Minutes) Many writers believe creative flow is something mysterious that either appears… or doesn’t. That it requires a long stretch of uninterrupted time, the perfect environment, and a quiet house where inspiration can finally arrive. But what if flow isn’t something you wait for? What if it’s something you learn how...

Episode 30 How to Write Characters That Feel Real — By Understanding the Emotional Needs That Drive Us Have you ever noticed that some moments in your writing feel deeply personal — even when your character’s life looks nothing like your own? The scenes that move you most. The decisions your characters make. The fears that appear again and again in your stories. There’s a reason for that. In this...

Episode 29: Writing as a Mum: How to Protect Your Creative Life When Everyone Needs You Being a mother and a writer can feel like a daily war with yourself. You love your family deeply. You also have a story that is quietly waiting — in the margins of the school run, in the twenty minutes before the house wakes up, in the silence after everyone is finally asleep. This episode is for every writer w...

Episode 28: Why Your Brain Fights You Every Time You Sit Down to Write Have you ever sat down to write — you've cleared the time, made the coffee, opened the document — and then something in you just... stops? The resistance rolls in. Maybe you find yourself suddenly checking your phone, or reorganising your desk, or just sitting there staring at that blinking cursor wondering why you can't just s...

27. Writer's Block & Overthinking: How to Stop Getting Stuck in Your Head and Start Writing Again Have you ever sat down to write and found yourself trapped in your own head instead? Writer's block doesn't always feel like a lack of ideas. Sometimes it feels like overthinking everything — rewriting the same sentence, questioning every plot decision, analysing instead of creating. If that sound...

🎙 Episode 26 - Writer's Block and Your Brain: Why Your Mind Resists Writing — and What You Can Do to Change It Why does writing advice work brilliantly for some writers… and completely fall flat for others? In this episode of Write the Darn Book, we’re diving into a powerful reframe for writer’s block — one that has nothing to do with discipline, talent, or motivation. Instead, it has everything t...

25.Your Writing Personality Type: How to Build a Writing Process That Actually Fits the Way Your Brain Works (Part 2) In this second part of my live masterclass, Unlock Your Writing Personality, we complete the Bird Personality framework and continue exploring how your natural traits shape your writing process. If you listened to Part One, you’ve already begun to understand why writing consistency...

24. Unlock Your Writing Personality Type: Why Understanding How You're Wired Changes Everything About How You Write (Part 1) Have you ever wondered why writing feels natural for some authors… and completely exhausting for others? Why some writers thrive on structure while others shut down under it? Why pressure makes certain writers overthink — and others push harder? In this episode of Write the...

Episode 23 Show Notes Procrastinating in the Middle of Writing Your Book? Why It Happens — and How to Regain Momentum The middle of a manuscript often feels completely different from the beginning. You may have started with energy and excitement. You may have pushed hard just to begin. But somewhere after those first chapters, the momentum shifts. The book feels bigger. The writing feels heavier....

Episode 22: Procrastinating at the Start of Writing Your Book? Why It’s So Hard — and How to Break Through Have you ever sat down to start writing your book… and somehow ended up doing everything except writing? You answer emails. You research something that doesn’t actually need researching. You reorganise your desk. You convince yourself there’s one more thing you need to “sort out” before you b...

21. Writer Burnout: How to Build a Writing Practice That's Sustainable — Without Running Yourself Into the Ground Building Consistency, Trust, and Creative Safety Without Burning Out   Knowing that self-care matters is one thing.
Actually living it — especially when life gets busy — is another. In this final episode of the trilogy, we’re focusing on integration: how to let self-care become somethi...

20. Self-Care for Writers: Why Looking After Yourself Is the Single Most Productive Thing You Can Do for Your Book Releasing Guilt, Honouring Your Needs, and Rebuilding Creative Capacity   So many writers are used to putting everyone else first.... Family. Work. The kids. The house. Other people’s needs... And somewhere along the way, their own needs — including writing — are left for “later”.   I...

19. Can't Write When You're Stressed or Overwhelmed? Here's Why — and How to Get the Words Flowing Again Understanding Overwhelm, Survival Mode, and How to Find Steadiness Again Have you ever felt like writing should be possible… but life just feels too full, with so much going on? You care deeply about your book, yet when you finally get a moment to write, everything inside you feels heavy, scatt...

Episode 18 — Why You Keep Sabotaging Your Own Writing — and How to Finally Stop Getting in Your Own Way Understanding the uncomfortable middle of becoming an author Have you ever reached a point where you know something has to change in your writing —
but instead of feeling motivated or inspired, you feel resistant, uncomfortable, or stuck? You’re not imagining it.
And you’re not failing. In this...

17. Fear of Rejection and Criticism as a Writer: How to Stop Letting the Fear of Being Judged Keep You From Writing Fear of rejection is one of the most common — and least talked about — reasons writers stop writing their books. Not because they lack discipline. Not because they don’t care enough. But because writing asks us to be seen… and being seen can feel emotionally unsafe.   In this episode...

16. Writing Mindset: How the Stories You Tell Yourself Are Keeping You Stuck — and How to Change Them Have you ever noticed how writing feels effortless on some days…
and on others, sitting down at the page feels heavy, tense, or uncomfortable — even when you want to write? That experience isn’t about discipline, motivation, or talent. In this episode of Write the Darn Book, we’re exploring how th...

15. Why You Can't Seem to Write Consistently — and Why Willpower Has Nothing to Do With It Why consistency breaks down — and what the brain actually needs to repeat writing Writing consistently isn’t a motivation problem — and it’s not a discipline issue either. Many writers genuinely want to write. They care deeply about their stories, make time when they can, and keep intending to show up… yet w...

Episode 14 - Lost Your Creative Spark as a Writer? 3 Ways to Get Your Motivation Back and Fall Back in Love With Your Book 3 Ways to Realign With Your Story Have you ever sat down to write… knowing you still care deeply about your book — but the spark you once felt just isn’t there anymore? Writing feels heavier than it should. Scenes feel flat or disconnected. And the harder you try to push throu...

13. Writing Perfectionism: Is It Secretly Killing Your Draft — and How to Break Free Fast   Perfectionism can feel like care, dedication, or high standards — but for many writers, it quietly becomes the very thing that stalls progress.   In this episode of Write the Darn Book, we explore how perfectionism shows up during the drafting process, why it often feels productive while keeping you stuck,...

The 10-Minute Consistency Ritual for When Life Gets Chaotic   Have you ever set aside time to write… only to find yourself pulled in a dozen other directions? When work ramps back up, routines fill out, and life gets busy, writing is often the first thing to slide — not because you don’t care, but because it suddenly feels harder to fit in.   In this episode of Write the Darn Book, we explore what...