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

You're showing up. You're trying. You're doing the mindset work, the visualisations, the reframes…   So why does writing still feel hard?   If you've ever wondered whether you're doing something wrong - or whether change is even happening at all - this episode offers a powerful reframe that will completely shift how you understand your writing struggles.   In this episode of Write the Darn Book, w...

Episode 10 — Writer Self-Doubt & Imposter Syndrome: Am I a Real Writer? Have you ever sat down to write and quietly wondered whether you’re actually a real writer — or whether you’re just pretending? That question shows up for far more writers than you might realise. And it doesn’t mean you’re failing, behind, or not meant to be writing. In this episode of Write the Darn Book, we’re talking ab...

Episode 9 — Stuck at the Starting Line? How to Start Writing Your Book Without Burning Out At the beginning of a new year, many writers feel ready to start writing their book — or they’ve begun with fresh energy and quietly worry about falling back into old stop–start patterns. In this episode of Write the Darn Book, we explore why starting a book (and sustaining early momentum) can feel harder th...

8. How to Build a Writing Routine That Actually Works for You and Your Personality — Even If Everything Else Has Failed If you’ve ever struggled to stick to a writing routine — even when you really want to — this episode will help you understand what’s been missing and how to change it. In this episode of Write the Darn Book, Maddison explores how your unique writing personality shapes the way you...

🎙 Episode 7 — Feeling Lost With Your Writing? A Visualisation to Reconnect With Your Book and Move Forward With Clarity A Future-Vision Activation to End the Writing Year With Clarity and Purpose As the writing year comes to a close, many writers find themselves carrying quiet guilt, pressure, or disappointment — unfinished drafts, goals that didn’t unfold as planned, or the feeling that they shou...

🎧 Write the Darn Book Ready for Your Next-Level Writing Year? Set Aligned Writing Goals and Step Into Your Author Self As a new year approaches, many writers feel the familiar pull to set writing goals — and the equally familiar fear that this year might end the same way as the last. If you’ve ever started a year feeling motivated and hopeful… only to lose momentum, feel overwhelmed, or slip back...

Scrolling Instead of Writing? Try a Social Media Detox to Get the Words Flowing Again Have you ever sat down to write… only to find yourself picking up your phone and scrolling social media instead? In this episode of Write the Darn Book, we’re unpacking why this happens — not from a place of blame or willpower, but from a neuroscience and attention-based perspective. You’ll learn how social media...

Episode 4 - Writing Personality Types: Why You Struggle the Way You Do — and How to Finally Write in a Way That Works for You Have you ever followed writing advice that everyone swears by — only to find it didn’t work for you? That doesn’t mean you lack discipline, motivation, or talent. It means the advice wasn’t designed for how you’re wired. In this episode of Write the Darn Book, Maddison expl...

Bonus Episode: Creative Flow Guided Meditation (7 Minutes) After receiving so many beautiful messages from listeners sharing how much they’ve been loving the guided meditations — and how they’re weaving them into their daily writing routines — I wanted to create this little bonus gift for you. This short Creative Flow guided meditation is here so you can drop straight into the practice, without ha...

Why Writer's Block Feels Different for Every Writer - and How Understanding Your Inner World Can help you overcome it!   Have you ever noticed that writer's block doesn't feel the same for every writer? For some, it shows up as fog - like the images just won't come. For others, it sounds like loud self-doubt or an inner critic that won't switch off. And for many, it's felt deeply in the body as he...

Writer’s block doesn’t mean you’re broken — and it doesn’t mean you’re failing as a writer.   In this episode of Write the Darn Book, Maddison Michaels gently unpacks the real reasons writer’s block shows up — and why, more often than not, it’s a sign that something inside you (or within the story itself) needs attention.   Drawing from her own lived experience as a multi-published author, along w...

Hello my writing friend! Do you feel called to write a book… but keep getting stuck when you try? Do writer’s block, self-doubt, or overwhelm make you wonder if you’ll ever finish? In this very first episode of Write the Darn Book, I’m sharing my personal writing journey — from taking seven years to finish my first novel, to building a successful publishing career, and then hitting a creative wall...

In this trailer, Author and Life Coach, Maddison Michaels shares the heart behind Write the Darn Book and the breakthrough that transformed her from creatively blocked to writing 120K words in six weeks. If you’re ready to overcome writer’s block and write with flow, this podcast is for you! 🌟 Make sure you hit follow so can binge listen and never miss an episode. And if you’re feeling called for...