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

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

Welcome to Write The Darn Book™, a mindset-first, craft-supported, spiritually aligned podcast for fiction writers who feel called to write a novel, but keep getting stuck somewhere between the idea and the finished draft. If writer’s block, procrastination, self-doubt, perfectionism, overthinking, or the everyday chaos of life keeps pulling you away from the page, you’re in the right place. And my friend, you are not broken! You are a writer with a story inside you. And sometimes what you need isn’t more pressure, more hustle, or another generic writing routine. Sometimes what you need is a deeper understanding and awareness of how your mind works, how you are uniquely wired to write, what’s happening within the manuscript itself, and what actually helps you move from stuck… into creative flow. I’m Maddison Michaels, an award-winning, multi-published author of 9 books, certified Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, and creator of the Write The Darn Book™ Method. And I know exactly what it feels like to desperately want to write your book, but still struggle to actually get it to the finish line, because that was me for years. That’s why the work we do here focuses on both sides of finishing: the writer and the manuscript. Each week, we’ll explore the inner work of writing, including writer’s block, procrastination, self-doubt, perfectionism, fear, resistance, creative flow, writer identity, nervous-system safety, confidence, self-trust, NLP tools, intuition, and the deeper patterns that shape how you show up to the page. But we’ll also get practical with the manuscript itself, exploring how to write a novel, story structure, character, dialogue, pacing, first chapters, messy middles, revision, writing routines, publishing pathways, query letters, author life, and the practical steps that help you keep your story moving towards the finish line. Because writing a novel is never just about the manuscript. It’s also about the writer you become while you’re writing it. Each episode will help you: ✨ Break through writer’s block, procrastination, and self-doubt ✨ Develop a stronger writing mindset and deeper creative confidence ✨ Understand your writing personality and unique creative wiring ✨ Build a writing process that works with how you’re uniquely wired to write ✨ Strengthen your craft, story structure, and manuscript momentum ✨ Use NLP, emotional regulation, and neuroscience-supported tools to reconnect with flow ✨ Navigate the practical realities of writing, revising, querying, publishing, and finishing ✨ Trust your voice, honour your story, and finally finish writing your novel Whether you’re writing your first novel, returning to a manuscript you’ve been carrying for years, or you’re already published and trying to find your way through the next one, I’m here to support both you and your manuscript all the way to the finish line. So grab your cup of liquid gold, settle in, and let’s write the darn book together. 💕 And remember... You are the vessel for your story. Let the words flow through you and onto the page. 🌟 Make sure you hit follow so you can binge listen and never miss a new episode every Wednesday! And if you’d love to discover how you’re uniquely wired to write, take the free Writing Personality Quiz at maddisonmichaels.com/quiz (https://maddisonmichaels.com/quiz) For deeper personalised support, you can also book a Writing Personality Blueprint Session at maddisonmichaels.com/blueprint (https://maddisonmichaels.com/blueprint) RSSVERIFY

Publisher

Maddison Michaels | Fiction Writing Coach & Award-Winning Author

Category

arts · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Dec 2025

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

82 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   79. No Time To Write? How To Keep Your Novel Moving In 15-Minute Pockets

   Do you feel like you never have enough time to write your novel because your days are already full? Maybe you keep waiting for the perfect hour or two to open your manuscript, only to find those bigger blocks of writing time rarely appear. Yet somehow, ten or fifteen minutes can disappear into scrolling, emails or everything else demanding your attention. In this episode of Write The Darn Book, Maddison explores how small pockets of time can keep your novel moving, without turning every spare minute into another productivity challenge. Because a 15-minute writing session does not have to be a smaller, less satisfying version of your ideal writing session. It can have a completely different job. You’ll learn how to use short writing pockets to Draft, Decide or Prepare, and how the best use of those pockets can change depending on your unique Writing Personality. Whether you are a Dove, Owl, Peacock, Eagle, or a blend of several tendencies, the goal is the same: create a writing process that works with the way you naturally write, so your book stays warm, connected and easier to return to. INSIDE THIS EPISODE Why waiting for a long, uninterrupted writing session can keep your novel stuck The difference between a drafting, decision and preparation pocket How 10 to 15 minutes can maintain connection with your manuscript even when you are not producing lots of words Why Dove writers may need emotional reconnection before diving into a short session How Owl writers can reduce “loading time” by leaving themselves clear breadcrumbs Why Peacock writers can thrive in creative bursts while still keeping their energy focused on the current book How Eagle writers can use clear, measurable outcomes without racing past the emotional depth of a scene How to create your own three-option Writing Pocket Menu Why consistency can mean maintaining your relationship with the book rather than creating identical writing sessions every day PREORDER UNLOCK YOUR WRITING PERSONALITY If today’s episode made you curious about how your natural Writing Personality affects the way you plan, draft, build momentum, experience resistance and finish your book, Maddison’s new book Unlock Your Writing Personality is now available for preorder. Preorder your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HJN1QHG6/ INTERESTED IN BETA TESTING THE WRITE THE DARN BOOK APP? Maddison is also preparing to beta test the upcoming Write The Darn Book App. If you would like to be one of the writers who hears more about beta testing and has the opportunity to register your interest, visit: maddisonmichaels.com/app DISCOVER YOUR WRITING PERSONALITY Not sure which Writing Personality sounds most like you? Take Maddison’s free Writing Personality Quiz and discover the tendencies that shape the way you naturally create, plan, experience resistance and move your book forward. maddisonmichaels.com/quiz LISTEN NEXT If finding writing time around an already full life is one of your biggest challenges, listen next to: Episode 34: Writing While Working Full Time: The Real Strategy for Fitting Your Book Into a Busy Life It takes today’s conversation beyond the small pockets and into the bigger question of how to build a writing life around everything else you are already carrying.

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   14 Oct 2026

   78. Can’t Focus on Writing? How to Stop Doomscrolling and Get Back to Your Novel When the World Around You Feels Loud

   EPISODE 78: CAN’T FOCUS ON WRITING? HOW TO STOP DOOMSCROLLING AND GET BACK TO YOUR NOVEL WHEN THE WORLD AROUND YOU FEELS LOUD Can’t focus on writing because you keep picking up your phone, checking one thing and suddenly finding yourself twenty or thirty minutes deep into social media, world events, commentary or the endless scroll? Maybe you genuinely care about what’s happening. Maybe you tell yourself you’re simply staying informed. But by the time you finally put your phone down, you feel worried, angry, agitated or mentally scattered, and the fictional world you were about to step into suddenly feels much further away. So how do you stay connected to what matters without giving the noise of the wider world unlimited access to your attention? And when doomscrolling has already pulled you out of your writing headspace, how do you actually get back to your novel? In this episode of Write The Darn Book™, I’m sharing my own recent experience with this, including the contrast I noticed after spending several months largely away from social media, and why I’ve become much more conscious of what all that scrolling is actually doing to my attention and creative state. We’ll look at the difference between meaningful action and endless consumption, how to separate what you can influence from what you cannot control, and the simple three-step strategy you can use when you realise your phone has taken you somewhere you never intended to go: put it down, come back to the room, come back to the story. INSIDE THIS EPISODE Why “I’ll just quickly check something” can turn into a pattern that quietly takes you much further away from your writing than you intended How to separate what you can influence from what you cannot control, and recognise the difference between meaningful action and compulsive consumption How to protect your writing attention, reset after doomscrolling and use Put It Down → Come Back to the Room → Come Back to the Story to find your way back into the manuscript Why different Dove, Owl, Peacock and Eagle Writing Personality tendencies can affect both what pulls you into the scroll and what helps you return Why caring deeply about what is happening in the world does not require giving technology, social media or the news unlimited access to your time, energy and attention How to narrow your focus from everything happening everywhere to one character, one scene and the next sentence in front of you FIND OUT YOUR WRITING PERSONALITY What pulls your attention away from the page, and what helps you return, can look different depending on how you’re naturally wired to write. Find out your unique Writing Personality by taking my free Writing Personality Quiz at maddisonmichaels.com/quiz. NEW BOOK: UNLOCK YOUR WRITING PERSONALITY My new book, Unlock Your Writing Personality, is now available to pre-order on Amazon and will be released on 12 January 2027. The book takes you much deeper into the Writing Personalities and how your natural wiring can shape the way you create, experience resistance, approach your writing process and find your way back to the page. Pre-order on Amazon: [INSERT AMAZON PRE-ORDER LINK] LISTEN NEXT Episode 36: Why Your Phone Is the Real Reason You Can’t Sit Down to Write (And How to Take Your Focus Back) If today’s episode helped you recognise how quickly a “quick check” can pull you away from your manuscript, Episode 36 takes a closer look at the broader pull your phone can have on your writing focus and what you can do to protect your attention at the page. You are the vessel for your story. Let the words flow through you and onto the page.

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   7 Oct 2026

   77. Struggling to Find Your Writing Voice? How to Write the Book Only You Can Write (Without Overthinking Every Word)

   EPISODE 77: Struggling to Find Your Writing Voice? How to Write the Book Only You Can Write (Without Overthinking Every Word). Have you ever read another author’s work and thought, Why doesn’t my writing sound like that? Maybe you love their sentence rhythm, their dialogue or the way their voice seems to flow effortlessly on the page, and suddenly you start questioning the way you naturally write. Your writing voice isn’t something you create by sounding more like somebody else. It grows from your experiences, your perspective and the way you naturally notice and express what’s happening on the page. In this episode, we’re getting specific about what writing voice actually is and how to recognise the places where yours is already showing up. We’ll also explore how reading and studying authors you love can strengthen your craft without turning into imitation, and why trusting your own observations and language is what helps your writing become distinctly yours. Inside this episode What writing voice actually means and where it shows up on the page How to learn from the authors you love while still protecting your own voice Three practical ways to recognise, strengthen and trust the writing voice that’s already emerging in your manuscript You’ll also hear how your natural creative wiring can influence the details you notice, the language you choose and the way you express emotion, dialogue and description. Want to understand your own creative wiring more deeply? If you’ve spent so much time following writing advice or comparing yourself with other authors that you’re no longer sure what naturally works for you, my Writing Personality Blueprint Session can help you understand your writing patterns more clearly. We look at your Bird Writing Personality tendencies alongside your NLP Writer’s Mind modality and translate those insights into practical information about how you naturally think, create and write. Find out more at maddisonmichaels.com/blueprint Listen next If self-doubt and overthinking are making you second-guess every creative decision, listen to: Episode 76: How to Overcome Self-Doubt as a Writer: Break the Overthinking Spiral and Get Back to Writing Because your reader doesn’t need another version of somebody else’s voice. They need the story, idea or message expressed through your particular way of seeing and saying it.

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