FOR WRITERS TIRED OF DISAPPEARING INSIDE LONG TERM CREATIVE PROJECTS
Build a readership, visibility and momentum around your work while your books are still being written
Main Character Energy is a 5-week live program for writers who are tired of hoping the next book will be the thing that changes everything
Starts 15 June • Live calls Wednesdays 12pm AEST
AUD $597 founding price
Books take a long time to write
And while 'write like nobody’s watching' sounds nice in theory… it can also feel a little lonely when nobody actually is
Most writers don't just want to write
They want readers, relationships, opportunities and a sense of belonging in the literary world
The trouble is that books are a very slow way of getting many of those things
Which is why writers often find themselves thinking:
'I wish more people knew about my work.'
'I want evidence this is going somewhere.'
'I thought more things would be happening by now.'
Because what most writers want isn't just publication
They want a writing life that feels expansive before the book comes out, between books, and beyond them
Stop waiting for the book to do all the work
A lot of writers believe that once their book is finished, everything else will follow.
The readers, opportunities, invitations
The sense that things are finally happening
Sometimes that happens
But many of the most meaningful parts of a writing career grow from things that happen around the book.
The unexpected introduction.
The side project that takes on a life of its own.
The opportunity you didn't see coming.
The interest that turns into something bigger.
Because opportunities don't always go to the most talented writer
They often go to the writer people know exists
The one whose work people have encountered
Whose perspective they recognise
Whose name they've heard before
Creative Breadcrumbs
Inside Main Character Energy, we’ll explore what I call Creative Breadcrumbs.
Small public traces of your humour, perspective, curiosities and obsessions.
Things like:
- observations
- newsletters
- interviews
- niche fascinations
- tiny storytelling experiments
Not content for content's sake
The things people remember you for while the bigger projects are still taking shape
Main Character Energy is a 5-week program for writers who don't want all their creative hopes resting on a single slow-moving project
This is for writers who:
- want readers to actually know they exist before and between publications
- have ideas, interests and stories they're not currently sharing
- feel like they're spending years working on something no one else can see
- want to create opportunities instead of waiting for them
- don't want publication to be the only time they feel visible
- are tired of waiting for publication to make things happen
What we'll explore over 5 weeks
WEEK 1 — STOP HIDING
Ambition, comparison and the stories writers tell themselves about putting themselves out there. Why wanting more isn't the problem, and how fear of judgement can keep writers playing smaller than they need to.
WEEK 2 — CREATIVE BREADCRUMBS
Perfectionism, overthinking and learning to share before things feel finished.
How to create public traces of your humour, perspective, curiosities and obsessions.
WEEK 3 — MAKING THINGS PEOPLE REMEMBER
Humour, storytelling, interviews, newsletters and public-facing creativity.
Exploring the kinds of ideas and projects that help readers recognise, remember and reconnect with your work.
WEEK 4 — PARTICIPATION OVER PERFECTION
Experimentation, visibility and building tolerance for being seen.
Learning how to participate and share work without becoming performative, or fake or chronically online.
WEEK 5 — MORE THAN THE MANUSCRIPT
Opportunities, momentum and creating a richer writing life beyond publication.
Because books matter but they don't have to carry your entire creative existence on their own.
Included inside Main Character Energy
22 audio reflections
Short audio lessons exploring ambition, self-consciousness, visibility, comparison and the psychological side of being a writer.
Designed to help you stay connected to the work, tolerate uncertainty and keep moving toward the creative life you want.
Guided walking meditations
A simple reset for the days you're overthinking, comparing, procrastinating or feeling like 'what's the point?'
Creative Breadcrumbs and making memorable things
Explore practical ways to share, including lessons on:
• interviewing people you admire
• observations and stories
• humour writing
• visual storytelling
• taking your oddly specific interests and experimenting in public
Three live group calls
Coaching, discussion, feedback and support as you experiment with the ideas throughout the program.
Teachable portal + private podcast
Access all lessons, prompts, recordings and reflections in one place, with lifetime access to revisit whenever you need.
Why I created this
After publishing four books, co-hosting The First Time podcast and interviewing more than 150 writers, I noticed something:
Writing and publishing novels transformed my life
But they weren't the only things that did
Some of the most meaningful experiences of my creative career came from things I did alongside the books.
Like, a podcast
Or learning to interview people
Or sharing ideas publicly
Even the '100 cartoons in 100 days' challenge I announced I was doing and didn't even finish
None of these things started with a grand plan
But each one opened doors, taught me something new and expanded what was possible
Over time, I became interested in what happens when writers stop waiting for publication to be the only source of possibility in their creative lives
This is not about:
- becoming a full-time internet person
- forcing yourself to post while quietly dreading it
- taking 37 photos for Instagram before deciding your face looks strange in all of them
- opening social media 'for five minutes' and accidentally losing your writing session
- turning 'building a platform' into a very sophisticated form of procrastination
It is about making interesting things
Sharing them
And being a bit more visible than feels entirely comfortable
Your next book matters
But it doesn't have to be the only place your creativity or ideas get to exist
Main Character Energy is for writers who want to share ideas, create interesting things and participate more fully in literary life while their books are still taking shape
Because publication is a milestone
Not a waiting room
Starts June 15 • AUD $597 founding pricing
What writers say about Katherine's work
'It feels like I’ve had a complete motivation reset.'
— Published author (name withheld)
'A redefining artistic journey.'
— Megan Howden
'My story is better because of our sessions — and so is my attitude towards writing.'
“As someone who had been burned by the publishing process, you broke down each step of writing a book with warmth, realism and genuinely thoughtful advice.”
— Two-time author (name withheld)