Idle Writers Club

By Shaili Shah & Kate Maxwell

We want to know how, if possible, to create a creative practice that feels effortless, fun, and inspired most of the time.

Each episode we’ll dive into a theme that has helped us see our process or o... more

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How many episodes does Idle Writers Club have?

The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.

Idle Writers Club episodes:

December 22, 2023S3 E2: Wintering
Shaili & Kate share their thoughts on winter & creating with the seasons.
Happy holidays!

Connect with Kate & Shaili - ⁠⁠⁠@idlewritersclub⁠⁠⁠
Shaili:
⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠
Insta: ⁠⁠⁠@createwithshaili⁠⁠⁠ & writing practice journal ⁠⁠⁠@itsalwaysprogress⁠⁠⁠

⁠https://shailishah.com/⁠⁠
⁠⁠https://shailishah.com/book⁠
Kate
⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠www.katemaxwellcoach.com
...more
45min
November 20, 2023 S3 E1: Finding Momentum
We're back and we're troubleshooting how to find momentum again after a break from our creative practice.

Links to Shaili's new website and brilliant Find Your Flow workbook!

https://shailishah.com/
https://shailishah.com/book
...more
48min
April 05, 2023S2 E6: Uncovering a Sense of Perseverance
It's the final chapter! Wow - what a ride, thank you for joining us on our follow along of Julia Cameron's FINDING WATER, we hope you enjoy this closing episode, we've loved sharing this journey with you! (FYI: we recorded this in December 2022!)
Some of this episodes topics:
What tools will we take away from this process?

Keeping going despite our internal weather

Spoiling your artist

You don't have to act like a poet to be a poet

Reading like a writer

and more!
Connect with Kate & Shaili - ⁠⁠@idlewritersclub⁠⁠
Shaili:
⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠
Insta: ⁠⁠@createwithshaili⁠⁠ & writing practice journal ⁠⁠@itsalwaysprogress⁠⁠

⁠⁠https://wildheartcreative.net⁠⁠
Kate
Insta: ⁠⁠@itskatemaxwell⁠⁠

⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠

⁠⁠www.katemaxwellcoach.com
...more
42min
April 05, 2023S2 E5: Uncovering a Sense of Perspective
"you are asked to imagine yourself larger and more sure-footed than you may feel yourself to be"
Welcome to our 5th 'week' in our follow along of Finding Water by Julia Cameron! This episode includes chat about:
Asking for inspiration

Automatic writing & connecting with the 'Great Artist'

Humility - what would you do if you were more humble?

Shitty first drafts & working with fragments

TRUST THE SMALL ACTIONS - keep collecting!

Back yourself - get your work out there without approval from the 'establishment'

Celebrate your work the way you'd celebrate the work of someone you love

And more!

Connect with Kate & Shaili - ⁠@idlewritersclub⁠
Shaili:
⁠Youtube⁠

Insta: ⁠@createwithshaili⁠ & writing practice journal ⁠@itsalwaysprogress⁠

⁠https://wildheartcreative.net⁠
Kate
Insta: ⁠@itskatemaxwell⁠

⁠LinkedIn⁠

⁠www.katemaxwellcoach.com
...more
54min
April 05, 2023S2 E4: Uncovering a Sense of Truth
Join us in this episode as we talk about:
how to find ways to connect with people that help us feel grounded

practices that help us feel grounded

different ways to think about perseverance that’s not about just “keeping on” or grinding it out

Rituals that are sensory and “move you into a sense of safety and expansion” + preparing for success mentally by “telling yourself symbolically that you are fine”

Connect with Kate & Shaili - @idlewritersclub
Shaili:
Youtube

Insta: @createwithshaili & writing practice journal @itsalwaysprogress

https://wildheartcreative.net
Kate
Insta: @itskatemaxwell

LinkedIn

www.katemaxwellcoach.com
...more
51min
April 04, 2023S2 E3: Uncovering A Sense of Safety
We loved this chapter! Kate actually did every exercise this week 😜
Join us in this episode as we chat about:
the process of doing Finding Water out of sequence

the unsung importance of a sense of safety to creativity

the reconnection with something bigger than you

'Martha Stewart' risks (which we loved), do your mending!

Learning to say 'yes I can', over 'no I can't' - "our reward must lie in doing the risk itself"

Having a deep faith in what you're doing - defining our own success

Julia's brilliant take on reviews - "how did I like the work?"

'Where are the people who get the work and get me?'

Constantly expanding vs taking tiny nourishing risks

Balancing safety & excitement

Receiving inspiration in sacred spaces

And more!

Connect with Kate & Shaili - ⁠@idlewritersclub⁠
Shaili:
⁠Youtube⁠

Insta: ⁠@createwithshaili⁠

Writing practice journal ⁠@itsalwaysprogress⁠

⁠https://wildheartcreative.net⁠
Kate
Insta: ⁠@itskatemaxwell⁠

⁠LinkedIn⁠

⁠www.katemaxwellcoach.com⁠
...more
50min
February 28, 2023S2 E2: Uncovering A Sense of Resolve
"All creativity requires grounded action. [...] Just as a bucket is filled a drop at a time, so too a creative life develops by the smallest acts." Julia Cameron
In our responses to this week of Julia Camerons' Finding Water programme we talk about feeling upended in life and creative process and how these practices do (or don't!) ground us back into ourselves and our creativity.

Connect with Kate & Shaili - ⁠@idlewritersclub⁠
Shaili:
⁠Youtube⁠

Insta: ⁠@createwithshaili⁠ & writing practice journal ⁠@itsalwaysprogress⁠

⁠https://wildheartcreative.net⁠
Kate
Insta: ⁠@itskatemaxwell⁠

⁠LinkedIn⁠

⁠www.katemaxwellcoach.com⁠
...more
55min
October 24, 2022Bonus Episode: Community & Energy
Hey everyone! Here's an episode where we share with each other and with you dear listener about our projects outside of Idle Writers Club!
In this episode we talk about the power of community and managing out energy levels.
Join Kate's group coaching Making in the Middle here: www.katemaxwellcoach.com/making-in-the-middle
Email Shaili here to find out about working with her here [email protected]
(Sorry for the poor sound on Kate's mic!!)

Connect with Kate & Shaili - ⁠@idlewritersclub⁠
Shaili:
⁠Youtube⁠

Insta: ⁠@createwithshaili⁠ & writing practice journal ⁠@itsalwaysprogress⁠

⁠https://wildheartcreative.net⁠
Kate
Insta: ⁠@itskatemaxwell⁠

⁠LinkedIn⁠

⁠www.katemaxwellcoach.com⁠
...more
23min
October 19, 2022S2 E1: The Basics & Uncovering a Sense of Optimism
For Idle Writers Club season 2, Shaili & Kate embark on a follow along of Julia Cameron's FINDING WATER: The Art of Perseverance.
In this episode we chat about 'The Basics': Artist Dates, Morning Pages and Walks as well as Chapter 1: Finding a Sense of Optimism.

Connect with Kate & Shaili - ⁠@idlewritersclub⁠
Shaili:
⁠Youtube⁠

Insta: ⁠@createwithshaili⁠ & writing practice journal ⁠@itsalwaysprogress⁠

⁠https://wildheartcreative.net⁠
Kate
Insta: ⁠@itskatemaxwell⁠

⁠LinkedIn⁠

⁠www.katemaxwellcoach.com⁠
...more
1h 21min
August 16, 2022Bonus Episode: The 'stories of our lives' interview
Welcome to this cheeky bonus episode! We thought it would be super fun to interview each other about the stories that have been with us at different stages in our lives, from childhood, through adolescents, reading slumps and returns to reading.

This is also our first video podcast, enjoy!
Connect with Kate & Shaili - ⁠@idlewritersclub⁠
Shaili:
⁠Youtube⁠

Insta: ⁠@createwithshaili⁠ & writing practice journal ⁠@itsalwaysprogress⁠

⁠https://wildheartcreative.net⁠
Kate
Insta: ⁠@itskatemaxwell⁠

⁠LinkedIn⁠

⁠www.katemaxwellcoach.com⁠
...more
1h 16min

FAQs about Idle Writers Club:

How many episodes does Idle Writers Club have?

The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.