FOR WRITERS STUCK IN DOUBT, COMPARISON OR OVERTHINKING
Writing is hard enough without your brain making it harder
8 short audio lessons to help you reset fast and get out of your own way, so you can make your best work and actually enjoy the process
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If writing matters to you, you've probably felt some version of this
You sit down to write and suddenly everything feels loaded.
A slow week becomes 'I'm falling behind.'
Someone else’s success becomes 'Maybe I’m not good enough.'
A messy draft becomes 'I’ve lost it.'
Rejection becomes 'This means something about me.'
A hard day becomes a hard month
From the outside, it looks like procrastination but often the real issue is how quickly ordinary parts of the writing process start to carry too much meaning. That's when confidence dips, you lose momentum and writing becomes more difficult than it needs to.
Inside we tackle the thoughts that derail writers
Each short lesson this audio series focuses on one common story writers tell themselves, and how to relate to it differently so it stops running the show
Rejection means I’m not good enough
Why rejection feels personal, and why it usually isn’t.
I'm not really a writer yet
How to stop waiting for permission to take your work seriously
Everyone else is doing better than me
What comparison is really about, and how to stop losing energy to it
I never finish thing
Why stalled projects are usually a design problem, not a character flaw
I'm running out of time
How urgency creates pressure and often slows the work down
I'm sick of trying
What effort fatigue looks like, and how to think long-term again
What's the point of writing?
A better answer to existential dread
When I achieve X, then I can relax
Why the calm, confident writing life you want doesn't have to wait
What changes after listening
✓A difficult writing day stays a difficult writing day and doesn't become proof you’re failing or hopeless
✓ A slow month becomes something to respond to, not panic about
✓ You spend less time stuck on the same paragraph because it has to be perfect
✓ You recognise when fear, comparison, or pressure is driving the mood
✓ You make decisions faster instead of circling them for weeks
✓ You return to the page sooner after rejection or disappointment
✓ You stop wasting time worrying you’re behind while avoiding the work itself
And gradually, writing starts to feel like something you get to do, not just something you should do
Why learn this from me
I’m Katherine Collette, an internationally published, award nominated novelist and writing coach.
I’ve written books for adults and children. I’ve also interviewed more than 150 authors as co-host of The First Time podcast, which gave me a rare behind-the-scenes look at how writing careers actually unfold.
Across my own work, conversations with writers, and working closely with writers one-to-one coaching, I kept noticing the same thing:
Many writing problems aren’t only craft problems.
They’re thinking problems.
Writers lose months to rejection stories, comparison spirals, perfectionism, pressure, fear, and the belief they’re behind.
I created this series to help with the part of writing almost nobody teaches:
How to think in a way that helps you make better work, keep going longer, and enjoy the process more.
If you're ready for writing to feel simpler start here
For $9 AUD, you’ll get instant access to 8 short audio lessons you can listen to while walking, driving, cleaning (pretending to clean), or before a writing session.
Use them when:
- rejection knocks the wind out of you
- comparison is stealing energy
- you’re stuck in perfectionism
- you’re losing momentum
- writing has started to feel harder than it should
Think of it as practical support for the part of writing most people are left to figure out alone.
8 short audio lessons • $9 • Instant access
What writers say about The Inner Game of Writing
(the course this series grew from)
'I've loved what I got from the Inner Game of Writing.'
'I'm a published novelist seven times over- some of those books have even been published in the US and the UK too. You'd think I'd be a swaggering ball of confidence, wouldn't you?... I loved what I got from the Inner Game of Writing... I couldn't recommend it more highly.' - Kylie Ladd, author
'Completed the course this afternoon and it feels like I've had a complete motivation reset!
'Had a pretty awful rejection on book 2 late last year and I'm about to gather all my courage to go in for book three. Focusing on the journey! Thanks Katherine, your words really have given my heart.'
- Published author (name withheld)
'I'm absolutely loving it.'
'Exxactly what I need at this point of my process! I’m scribbling so many notes and have no doubt I will revisit it regularly. Well done, it's brilliant'
- A different published author (name withheld)
'Highly recommend. Five stars.'
'Firing up my morning routine with an episode of The Inner Game of Writing and 'The Stories Writers Tell Themselves' but the insightful -- frequently hilarious -- Katherine Collette.' - Anne Farrell (Annes first novel comes out mid-2026)