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WRITING COACH - AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR - PODCAST HOST
coaching
for writers
Whether you’re writing your first book or you’ve already published and want to strengthen your creative confidence and sustainability, I offer mindset-first, transformational coaching for writers at every stage of the journey — grounded in my signature Write the Darn Book™ Method.
From writing and finishing your first manuscript to stepping into your next level as an established author, the pathways below help you move forward with clarity, confidence, and creative flow — without force, pressure, or overwhelm.
Break the blocks. Rewire the patterns.
Become the writer you’re meant to be.
Break the blocks.
Rewire the patterns.
Become the writer you’re meant to be.
Ready to...
Write the Darn Book?
I’m Maddison Michaels — an award-winning author, certified Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, Hypnotherapist, and creator of my signature Write The Darn Book™ Method, a mindset-first transformation framework designed specifically for writers who struggle with fear, resistance, procrastination, and self-doubt.
This work isn’t about writing craft.
It’s not about productivity hacks.
It’s not about forcing yourself into discipline or willpower.
It’s about who you become on the inside, so the writing can finally flow on the outside.
I help WRITERS find their way back to the page
It's time to make a change...
This is what becomes possible when you shift the inner patterns that shape your writing, with writing coaching
Imagine if you could...
Release perfectionism, fear, and procrastination without forcing yourself or burning out. Understand that you can let go of controlling the story.
Sit down to write without dread, pressure, or spiralling self-doubt — and actually feel safe in your creativity and open to the flow of your story.
Finish your book from a place of flow, self-trust, and inner steadiness — not pressure, panic, or exhaustion.
Trust yourself as a writer again, knowing that resistance isn’t a flaw… it’s information you know how to work with.
Feel deeply connected to your story — clear on its direction, confident in your voice, and aligned with why this book matters.
Stop starting over, second-guessing, or waiting for the “right time” — and finally build consistent, sustainable writing momentum.
The Next Level Author Pathway
Established Authors
Write the Darn Book Coaching Pathway
Aspiring Authors
Writing a book — and building a sustainable author life — isn’t just a creative process.
It’s an emotional one.
I offer mindset-first, transformational coaching for writers at different stages of their journey, grounded in my signature Write the Darn Book™ Method — a 12-step framework I created to help writers move through fear, procrastination, resistance, perfectionism, and self-doubt with clarity and confidence.
Whether you’re working toward finishing your first book, or you’re an established author ready to step into your next level of confidence, flow, and sustainability, the coaching pathways below are designed to support you in a way that feels aligned, supportive, and genuinely transformative.
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💗 A NOTE ON FIT & AVAILABILITY
Because of the depth of this work, I take on a limited number of clients at a time, and every coaching relationship is fit-first.
If you’re unsure which pathway or level of support is right for you, we’ll explore that together — gently and honestly.
Finish writing the book you’re meant to write — with clarity and support
Deepen confidence, creative flow, and long-term sustainability
FROM STUCK TO CLEAR - 3 session coaching package
BUILD THE BOOK PATHWAY - 6 session coaching package
write & finish your book - 12 session coaching package
write & finish your book
twelve session coaching package
BUILD THE BOOK PATHWAY
six session coaching package
FROM STUCK TO CLEAR
three session coaching package
This experience is for you if you feel overwhelmed, uncertain, or stuck at the starting line — unsure what book you’re meant to write, or paralysed by too many ideas, doubts, or fears.
Transformation Focus
This is a clarity and confidence reset.
Rather than pushing you to “just start writing,” we slow things down long enough to uncover why you’ve been stuck, what your story is truly asking of you, and what direction feels safe and aligned to move forward.
By the end of this experience, you will:
- Have clear direction on what book you’re writing and why it matters
- Understand the real blocks holding you back (without judgement)
- Feel emotionally safer approaching your writing
- Trust your instincts instead of second-guessing every idea
- Know exactly what your next steps are — and feel capable of taking them
This experience gives you clarity, confidence, and readiness — so starting no longer feels heavy or overwhelming.
from stuck to clear - 3 sessions
A focused pathway to clarify your book idea, purpose, and direction so you can begin writing with confidence.
BUILD THE BOOK PATHWAY - 6 SESSIONS
This experience is for you if you know what book you want to write, but struggle to stay consistent, confident, or clear as you try to move forward.
Transformation Focus
This is where clarity turns into sustainable momentum.
We focus on aligning your mindset, nervous system, and story structure so writing becomes something you can return to — not something you constantly avoid or restart.
By the end of this experience, you will:
- Have a clear story or content structure that supports your creativity
- Understand how you write best — not how you “should” write
- Feel more confident sitting down to write regularly
- Experience less resistance, procrastination, and self-criticism
- See tangible, steady progress on your manuscript
This experience helps you build trust in yourself as a writer, so momentum becomes repeatable and sustainable.
A structured pathway to build confidence, establish flow, and make consistent writing progress.
This experience is for you if you’re ready to fully commit to writing and finishing your book — and want support through the emotional highs, doubts, resistance, and messy middle.
Transformation Focus
This is a completion-focused identity shift.
We don’t just work on the manuscript — we work on becoming the kind of writer who can move through fear, self-doubt, and resistance without abandoning the work.
By the end of this experience, you will:
- Have written and finished (or be very close to finishing) your first book
- Know how to work through resistance instead of being derailed by it
- Trust your voice and creative instincts
- Feel confident calling yourself a writer — because you’ve lived it
- Carry tools and skills you can use for every future project
This experience doesn’t just help you finish a book — it helps you become the author you are destined to be.
WRITE AND FINISH YOUR BOOK - 12 sessions
This experience is for you if you’re ready to fully commit to writing and finishing your book — and you know you want support through the emotional highs, doubts, resistance, and messy middle.
This experience is for you if you feel creatively blocked, burnt out, or disconnected — even though you’ve written or published before.
You Move From:
Pressure → Permission
Creative Disconnection → Reconnection and Flow
Self-Doubt → Grounded Confidence
Transformation Focus
This is a creative realignment and nervous-system reset.
Rather than pushing for productivity, we focus on restoring safety, trust, and clarity so creativity can flow again.
By the end of this experience, you will:
- Feel calmer and more grounded around your writing
- Reconnect with your creative voice and intuition
- Understand what caused the block — and how to move through it
- Regain confidence in your current or next project
- Feel emotionally supported rather than depleted by writing
This experience helps you remember who you are as a writer — without starting over.
the next level reset - 3 sesssions
This experience is for you if you feel creatively blocked, burnt out, disconnected, or stuck in self-doubt — even though you’ve written or published before.
The Next Level Momentum PathWAY - 6 sessions
This experience is for you if you’re writing, but feel inconsistent, scattered, or unsure how to sustain momentum without burning out.
You Move From:
Inconsistent Output → Steady Creative Rhythm
Self-Pressure → Supportive Structure
Uncertainty → Clarity and Confidence
Transformation Focus
This experience is about creating aligned momentum that lasts.
We focus on strengthening your creative rhythm, emotional resilience, and confidence so writing fits into your life without draining you.
By the end of this experience, you will:
- Have a writing rhythm that genuinely works for you
- Feel more confident navigating doubt, feedback, and internal noise
- Experience greater ease and flow when writing
- Trust yourself to keep showing up consistently
- Feel grounded in your author identity again
This experience supports sustainability, not hustle.
This experience will focus on strengthening your creative rhythm, emotional resilience, and confidence — so writing fits into your life without draining you.
This experience is for you if you’re ready for deep, long-term growth as an author — creatively, emotionally, and professionally
This experience is for you if you’re ready for deep, long-term growth as an author — creatively, emotionally, and professionally.
You Move From:
Self-Doubt → Embodied Confidence and Author Resilience
Reactive Creativity → Intentional Authorship and Creative Flow
Short-Term Focus → Long-Term Sustainability for your Author Career
Transformation Focus
This is an identity-level expansion.
We work through the deeper layers of confidence, self-trust, emotional resilience, and vision so you can fully embody your next level as an author.
By the end of this experience, you will:
- Feel deeply grounded in your author identity
- Trust yourself creatively, emotionally, and professionally
- Navigate fear, feedback, and uncertainty with resilience
- Have clarity around your next projects and long-term direction
- Feel supported not just as a writer — but as an author with a future
This experience is about becoming the author you’re growing into and are destined to be, it's not about just finishing the next project.
the next level author transformation - 12 sessions
The Clarity Coaching Session
This session is for you if you’re facing a specific challenge and want insight, direction, and grounded next steps — without committing to a longer journey.
This session is for you if you’re facing a specific writing challenge and want clarity, insight, and grounded next steps — without committing to a longer coaching journey.
You Move From:
Confusion → Clarity
Overthinking → Grounded Action
Uncertainty → Confidence
Transformation Focus
This is a precision clarity intervention.
In one focused session, we identify what’s really happening beneath the surface and create a clear, supportive way forward.
By the end of the session, you will:
- Understand the true source of your block or hesitation
- Feel calmer and more confident about your next steps
- Leave with practical actions you can take immediately
- Feel supported and seen in your writing journey
One-Hour Focused Coaching Experience
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Book a Clarity Call
You can share what you’ve been experiencing — writer’s block, procrastination, fear, perfectionism, avoidance, overwhelm, or feeling disconnected from your creativity — and I’ll explain how I support writers using my signature Write The Darn Book™ Method, the mindset-first framework I personally created to help writers break through emotional blocks and reconnect with their creative flow.
I take on a limited number of coaching clients at a time, and every coaching relationship is fit-first.
This call is not a coaching session — it’s a space to see whether one of my coaching pathways is the right next step.
Hi! I'M Maddison - An author, life coach & nlp practitioner, and I've been exactly where you are...
Meet Your Coach
- Fear
- Resistance
- Perfectionism
- Procrastination
- Imposter syndrome
- Emotional overwhelm
- Avoidance
- Identity blocks
- Time scarcity patterns
- Self-doubt
Frequently Asked Questions
I offer two core coaching pathways:
• The Write the Darn Book Coaching Pathway — for aspiring authors ready to write and finish their first book
• The Next Level Author Pathway — for established authors ready to deepen confidence, creative flow, and long-term sustainability
Each pathway includes 3-, 6-, and 12-session coaching experiences, designed to support writers at different stages of their journey.
Our initial conversation is a warm, no-pressure space to talk about where you are in your writing journey, what kind of support you’re looking for, and whether working together feels aligned.
I take on a limited number of coaching clients at a time, so this conversation allows us both to decide — without pressure — whether moving forward together feels like the right next step.
- Writer’s block
- Fear of failure or judgment
- Procrastination
- Perfectionism
- Overwhelm + avoidance
- Identity struggles (“Am I really a writer?”)
- Resistance
- Emotional patterns that sabotage your writing
We’ll work at the root cause using tools from NLP, submodalities, identity work, parts work, emotional resilience, nervous system support, and guided visualization.
That said, our work is always in service of your writing.
I can absolutely support you with story direction, structure, and writing craft when that’s what you want to focus on — particularly around clarity, decision-making, and creative confidence.
What I don’t offer are manuscript edits, line-by-line feedback, or detailed editorial notes. My role is to help you trust your instincts, make aligned decisions, and move forward with confidence — not to act as an editor or reviewer.
If you’re looking for deep editorial feedback, I’m always happy to recommend that support separately, while continuing to guide you through the mindset and creative process that allows your best work to emerge.
This can be a powerful standalone session, or a first step before committing to a longer coaching pathway.
Each coaching experience is designed as a transformational journey, not a quick fix, with space for reflection, integration, and forward momentum.
Mindset work is deeply personal and requires emotional safety, trust, compatibility, and honest communication. Which is why I only take on clients when I know I can fully support them.
Our clarity call is a chance for both of us to explore whether a coaching relationship feels aligned. If it does, fantastic, we can book in some sessions — and if not, I’ll gently guide you toward what I believe will serve you best for your author journey.
You don’t have to keep
feeling like you're stuck
Deep inner work that shifts fear, self-doubt, and perfectionism at the root — so writing feels safe, natural, and sustainable.
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You don’t have to do this alone
Gentle, supportive accountability that keeps you connected to your writing — without pressure, shame, or burnout.
ACCOUNTABILITY
break the patterns holding you back — and finally Write The Darn Book™
More than a Coaching Program
You don’t have to push through resistance forever
Mindset-first tools and practical guidance that help you work with your brain, emotions, and creative rhythm — not against them.
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VICKI A - FIRST TIME AUTHOR
After years of stopping and starting, I FINISHED WRITING the draft I never thought I would!
I finally finished my first book
“I had been ‘working on’ my first novel for years. I’d start, stop, panic, rewrite, and then avoid it altogether. Working with Maddison was the turning point. She helped me understand what was really holding me back and showed me how to move through it — gently, without shame. For the first time, I trusted myself enough to keep going. I finished my first draft, something I honestly never thought I’d say.”
Coaching Testimonials
Teresa F - Author
From creative exhaustion to clarity, confidence, and sustainable flow.
I found a calmer way of writing...
“I came to Maddison having written my first book, but I was completely stuck writing my second — I was exhausted and doubting whether I still had it in me. What she offered wasn’t just writing advice; it was a complete reconnection to why I write in the first place. Her ability to blend deep mindset work with practical guidance is extraordinary. I didn’t just get my momentum back — I found a calmer, more sustainable way of writing that has changed how I approach every book.”
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Mary-Beth C - aspiring author
working with maddison, I gained the confidence, permission, and the courage to begin!
Maddison is the best coach
“Before working with Maddison, I didn’t even know if I was ‘allowed’ to call myself a writer. I had so much self-doubt that I couldn’t get past the idea stage. Maddison helped me quiet the noise, reconnect with the story I wanted to tell, and believe that my voice mattered. Her coaching gave me permission to start — and the confidence to keep showing up to the page. I’m writing now, consistently, and for the first time it feels possible.”
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Now is the time to Write The Darn Book!
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