Have you ever felt called to write a book…
but found yourself stuck staring at a blank page?
Full of ideas, yet overwhelmed.
Wanting to write, but procrastinating.
Knowing you should be writing… but feeling frozen, blocked, or riddled with self-doubt.
If that sounds familiar, I want you to know something right away:
You are not broken.
You are not undisciplined.
And you are absolutely not alone.
Welcome to Write the Darn Book — a creative coaching podcast devoted to the inner side of writing. This space exists to help writers break through blocks, reconnect with their creativity, and finally finish the book they know they’re meant to write.
And before we go any further, I want to share why this work matters so deeply to me — because my story is the foundation for everything I teach.
My Writing Journey Didn’t Start With Success — It Started With Stopping
I knew I wanted to be a writer when I was 18.
I started my first novel with passion and excitement… wrote ten or fifteen thousand words… and then a new idea arrived. So I jumped to that one. And then another. And another.
Before long, I had dozens of half-written stories — but nothing finished.
By my twenties, I’d easily written over 100,000 words, yet I still didn’t have a completed book. So I decided I needed a “real” career. And because I loved crime fiction, I thought: Why not become a detective?
So I joined the police.
I spent 18 years working as a sergeant, prosecutor, and senior legal advisor, later training other detectives and prosecutors. It was a world of structure, logic, pressure, and urgency — not exactly a nurturing environment for creative writing.
But the stories never left me.
On weekends, I finally finished my first novel. It took seven years — but that single act of completion changed my life.
That book led to agent representation in the US, multi-book publishing contracts, award recognition, and the start of a professional writing career. I wrote multiple novels while juggling policing, family life, and deadlines.
I thought I had it all figured out.
I was wrong.
When Writer’s Block Hits After Success
After my husband — also a police sergeant — was medically retired due to PTSD, we moved to the North Coast of NSW so I could support him and finally write full-time.
It was my dream.
And then… everything fell apart.
I experienced severe writer’s block — not the frustrating kind, but the terrifying kind.
What if I couldn’t write again?
What if my career was over?
What if I’d already written my last book?
I’d written multiple novels. I knew how to write. I was contracted to write.
But the words would not come.
That season forced me to confront a truth most writers never hear:
👉 Writer’s block is rarely about writing.
👉 It’s about mindset, identity, fear, pressure, and disconnection.
I was trying to control the words.
Trying to be perfect.
Trying to live up to impossible expectations — including my own.
And in doing so, I completely shut down my creative flow.
The Shift That Changed Everything
Instead of forcing myself to write harder, I turned inward.
I worked deeply with mindset tools, NLP, hypnotherapy, meditation, visualisation, affirmations, and prayer. I rebuilt trust — not just in my writing, but in myself.
And that’s when everything changed.
I realised something simple, yet profound:
I am not the controller of the story.
I am the vessel for it.
When I let go of tight control and allowed creativity to move through me instead of from me, the words returned.
I wrote a 120,000-word novel in six weeks.
Then another.
And another.
Not from force — but from flow.
That transformation is why Write the Darn Book exists.
Who This Podcast (and This Work) Is For
This space is for you if:
- You have a story inside you that won’t go away
- You start writing, then get stuck or overwhelmed
- You procrastinate because the pressure feels heavy
- You battle self-doubt or question whether you’re “good enough”
- You crave clarity, confidence, and consistency
- You know you’re meant to be a writer — but something keeps stopping you
If you nodded while reading that, you’re exactly where you’re meant to be.
You belong here.
What Write the Darn Book Will Help You Do
This podcast is built on five transformational pillars:
- Mindset & Identity Work
Creating emotional safety for creativity and releasing the beliefs that keep you stuck. - NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)
Understanding how your mind works so you can change patterns, habits, and writing behaviours. - Personality Traits & Writing Tendencies
Learning how you naturally create — and working with that instead of against it. - Guided Visualisation, Meditation & Hypnotherapy
Entering flow states, calming resistance, and accessing intuition. - Divine Creative Connection
Becoming the vessel for the words — writing with trust, faith, and alignment.
Every episode is practical, mindset-shifting, and grounded in real transformation — and each one ends with a guided visualisation to help you embody what you’ve learned.
The Truth I Want You to Take With You Today
You do not become a writer someday.
Not when you finish the book.
Not when you get an agent.
Not when someone else validates you.
You become a writer the moment you believe you are one.
And if you feel called to write — then you already are.
Your story exists for a reason.
And you are the only one who can tell it the way it needs to be told.
Ready to Begin?
If this post resonated with you, I invite you to listen to Episode 1 of Write the Darn Book — and then join me for the next episode, where we begin exploring NLP modalities and how understanding your mind can completely transform your writing experience.
And if you’re feeling called to deeper, personalised support, I currently offer limited 1:1 coaching for writers ready to break through blocks and finally finish their book.
You can learn more at writethedarnbook.co.
You are not behind.
You are not failing.
And you are not meant to do this alone.
Let’s write the darn book — together. ✨
