In this episode of the Unbound Writer’s Club, Nicola’s in conversation with inspirational and playful author Anna Sansom about her recently birthed creation: Wake Up Your Dragon (and reclaim your power in midlife) – a little book of hope and uplift for folks going through menopause. It’s a quick and easy read – with pictures – but also super powerful.

In this Episode:

• Playing, experimenting and going off in different directions
• What inspired Anna to create Wake Up Your Dragon?
• Allowing things to emerge and happen on their own timeline
• Inner knowing and remembrance
• Finding your dragon and reclaiming your fire
• Being witnessed, understood, and not feeling alone
• How has navigating midlife perimenopause influenced Anna’s writing?
• Retaining your desire for desire

Links Mentioned:

UNBOUND and Unbound Writing

Sign up for Sensual Soul Shine here

Free Sensual Soul Shine Journal prompts 

Nicola’s free ‘Get Book Ready’ Facebook Group

Create a Community Experience

The Unbound Writing Mastermind

The Unbound Writing Mastermind waitlist

The Unbound Writer’s Club membership

Nicola’s free ‘connecting with your book’ visualisation

Buy Nicola’s unbound365 journal here

The Unbound Press Book Club

The Unbound Book Incubator

What to do when you have your first draft

Book a chat with Nicola here.

Connect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook.

Connect with Anna Sansom on her website, Instagram and Facebook.

Music Credit: Joseph McDade

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In this episode of the Unbound Writer’s Club, Nicola’s in conversation with magical unbound author Yolandi Boshoff about creating an audiobook for The Starseed Sacred Circle. Yolandi’s transformative book takes you on a journey of self-discovery, equipping you with life-changing processes to weave into your lives.

In this Episode:

• The importance of the spoken voice
• Letting go of judgment and setting yourself free
• Why did Yolandi create an audio version?
• Practical process of recording an audiobook
• Reclaiming your voice and wisdom
• Connecting with your words in a different way when you read them out loud
• Unbinding from the patriarchy
• What’s Yolandi working on at the moment?
• Trusting the puzzle pieces will fall into place

Links Mentioned:

UNBOUND and Unbound Writing

Sign up for Sensual Soul Shine here

Free Sensual Soul Shine Journal prompts 

Nicola’s free ‘Get Book Ready’ Facebook Group

Create a Community Experience

The Unbound Writing Mastermind

The Unbound Writing Mastermind waitlist

The Unbound Writer’s Club membership

Nicola’s free ‘connecting with your book’ visualisation

Buy Nicola’s unbound365 journal here

The Unbound Press Book Club

The Unbound Book Incubator

What to do when you have your first draft

Book a chat with Nicola here.

Connect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook.

Connect with Yolandi Boshoff on Instagram, Facebook, or via her website.

Music Credit: Joseph McDade

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In this episode of the Unbound Writer’s Club, Nicola is solo, sharing five tips around becoming a more confident writer, from clarity of purpose to acknowledging and welcoming doubts. It's all well and good knowing you’re meant to write a book, but often, fears and doubts get in the way. Do you relate to that?

In this Episode:

• Anchoring into confidence around your writing
• Getting to a place of readiness to write your book
• Gaining clarity through writing
• Finding your unique perspective and understanding
• Becoming confident through taking action
• Creating a dedicated writing practice
• Sharing your work in some way

Links Mentioned:

UNBOUND and Unbound Writing

Sign up for Sensual Soul Shine here

Free Sensual Soul Shine Journal prompts 

Nicola’s free ‘Get Book Ready’ Facebook Group

Create a Community Experience

The Unbound Writing Mastermind

The Unbound Writing Mastermind waitlist

The Unbound Writer’s Club membership

Nicola’s free ‘connecting with your book’ visualisation

Buy Nicola’s unbound365 journal here

The Unbound Press Book Club

The Unbound Book Incubator

What to do when you have your first draft

Book a chat with Nicola here.

Connect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook.

Music Credit: Joseph McDade

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In this episode of the Unbound Writer’s Club, Nicola is solo, inviting you to reflect on what you want to create, the qualities you want to invite into your process, and the support you need. Regular intention setting is really powerful, wherever you are on your book-writing journey.

In this Episode:

• Books have their own sense of timing
• Savouring the whole journey
• Setting intentions around what you want to experience 
• Being as intentional as possible, so you can really reap the benefits
• Setting intentions but holding them lightly, knowing they’ll shift and change

Links Mentioned:

UNBOUND and Unbound Writing

Sign up for Sensual Soul Shine here

Free Sensual Soul Shine Journal prompts 

Create a Community Experience

The Unbound Writing Mastermind

The Unbound Writing Mastermind waitlist

The Unbound Writer’s Club membership

Nicola’s free ‘connecting with your book’ visualisation

Buy Nicola’s unbound365 journal here

The Unbound Press Book Club

The Unbound Book Incubator

What to do when you have your first draft

Book a chat with Nicola here.

Connect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook.

Music Credit: Joseph McDade

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In this episode of the Unbound Writer’s Club, Nicola’s in conversation with magical unbound author Sharon Brown about Daily Spirit Animal Guidance, her recently released book that’s filled with 365 channelled messages from the spirit animal realm.

In this Episode:

• How did Sharon start connecting with spirit animal guides? 
• How do animal spirit guides speak to Sharon?
• Connecting with your spirit animal guide 
• The importance of artwork in Daily Spirit Animal Guidance
• What's like the funniest message Sharon’s received?
• Fear around sharing channelled messages in a book
• Allowing the process to unfold in the way it needs to
• How does Sharon imagine people using her book?

Links Mentioned:

UNBOUND and Unbound Writing

Sign up for Sensual Soul Shine here

Free Sensual Soul Shine Journal prompts 

Create a Community Experience

The Unbound Writing Mastermind

The Unbound Writing Mastermind waitlist

The Unbound Writer’s Club membership

Nicola’s free ‘connecting with your book’ visualisation

Buy Nicola’s unbound365 journal here

The Unbound Press Book Club

The Unbound Book Incubator

What to do when you have your first draft

Book a chat with Nicola here.

Connect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook.

Connect with Sharon Brown on her website, via Instagram, or Facebook.

Music Credit: Joseph McDade

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In this episode of the Unbound Writer’s Club, Nicola’s in conversation with unbound author Carrie Myers about Sensual Soul Shine, a collaborative book she’s creating with the Unbound Press. They also invite four of the current contributors to share what sensuality means to them. Are you up for a sensual September? Click here for the Sensual Soul Shine invitation page.

In this Episode:

• What called Carrie to the project?
• The different layers of sensuality
• What does sensuality mean to Carrie and Nicola?
• What does feminine energy mean to Carrie?
• Bringing balance back into our lives
• Remembering that feminine beings are built for pleasure
• There's so much power in coming together
• Reclaiming women's rights to pleasure
• Paving the way for a different path for yourself and the next generations

Links Mentioned:

UNBOUND and Unbound Writing

Sign up for Sensual Soul Shine here

Free Sensual Soul Shine Journal prompts

Create a Community Experience

The Unbound Writing Mastermind

The Unbound Writing Mastermind waitlist

The Unbound Writer’s Club membership

Nicola’s free ‘connecting with your book’ visualisation

Buy Nicola’s unbound365 journal here

The Unbound Press Book Club

The Unbound Book Incubator

What to do when you have your first draft

Book a chat with Nicola here.

Connect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook.

Connect with Carrie Myers on her website or via Instagram.

Connect with Annette Vaucanson Kelly on Substack or via Instagram.

Connect with Elizabeth Nguyen on Facebook or via Instagram here and here.

Connect with Heather Robbins on her website, via Instagram or Facebook.

Connect with Katie May on her website or via Instagram.

Music Credit: Joseph McDade

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In this episode of the Unbound Writer’s Club, Nicola’s in conversation with unbound author Mariella Pearson about her recently birthed book, ‘Libidos and Life Lessons’. It started more as a MENmoir and turned into a MEmoir – Mariella’s brave, honest and beautiful journey through life, from thinking men and relationships defined her to realising neither did.

In this Episode:

• Why did Mariella decide to write Libidos and Life Lessons?
• Being as authentic as you possibly can
• The way Mariella’s voice really comes through
• What was it like for Mariella, revisiting her life experiences?
• Who is Mariela’s book for?

Links Mentioned:

UNBOUND and Unbound Writing

Create a Community Experience

The Unbound Writing Mastermind

The Unbound Writing Mastermind waitlist

The Unbound Writer’s Club membership

Nicola’s free ‘connecting with your book’ visualisation

Buy Nicola’s unbound365 journal here

The Unbound Press Book Club

The Unbound Book Incubator

What to do when you have your first draft

Book a chat with Nicola here.

Connect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook.

Connect with Mariella Pearson on Instagram.

Music Credit: Joseph McDade

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In the final edition of The Unbound Archives, our mini summer series, Nicola revisits a powerful episode that dives into the completion process for your book, and how to know when it’s finished. When you have the first draft of your manuscript, what do you do next? Listen in for tons of juicy insights.

In this Episode:

• Not letting fears and doubts get in the way 
• Experiencing that sense of completion
• The journey you want to take your reader on
• Letting your book be complete and knowing it's enough
• Asking someone else read your manuscript
• Reading your book out loud and why that’s beneficial
• Making your book intimate and personal
• Celebrating the completion of your first draft

Links Mentioned:

UNBOUND and Unbound Writing

Create a Community Experience

The Unbound Writing Mastermind

The Unbound Writing Mastermind waitlist

The Unbound Writer’s Club membership

Nicola’s free ‘connecting with your book’ visualisation

Buy Nicola’s unbound365 journal here

The Unbound Press Book Club

The Unbound Book Incubator

Book a chat with Nicola here.

Connect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook.

Music Credit: Joseph McDade

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In the next edition of our Unbound Archives summer series, Nicola reshares a solo episode – ironic, given it focuses on creating community around your writing. Rather than waiting until your book is released into the world, why not invite people to go on the journey with you?

In this Episode:

• The concept of community
• Your book can activate a sense of community
• Feeling into the quality of connection (not the quantity)
• Broadening your perspective of what community is
• Connecting for the joy of it
• The intention you hold for the community you want to create

Links Mentioned:

UNBOUND and Unbound Writing

Create a Community Experience

The Unbound Writing Mastermind

The Unbound Writing Mastermind waitlist

The Unbound Writer’s Club membership

Nicola’s free ‘connecting with your book’ visualisation

Buy Nicola’s unbound365 journal here

The Unbound Press Book Club

The Unbound Book Incubator

What to do when you have your first draft

Book a chat with Nicola here.

Connect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook.

Music Credit: Joseph McDade

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Continuing with our Unbound Archives summer series, Nicola reshares an Unbound Womxn author discussion about creating a writing practice that works for you. She’s joined by three magical authors – Ceryn Rowntree, Alison Shaloe and Dainei Tracy – who offer insights into their process.

In this Episode:

• Writing practices ebb and flow
• Different ways to approach your writing
• The cyclical nature of your writing practice
• Bringing pleasure into the writing process
• Special ways to set up your writing space 
• Silence versus noise when writing
• Recording ideas on your phone

Links Mentioned:

UNBOUND and Unbound Writing

Create a Community Experience

The Unbound Writing Mastermind

The Unbound Writing Mastermind waitlist

The Unbound Writer’s Club membership

Nicola’s free ‘connecting with your book’ visualisation

Buy Nicola’s unbound365 journal here

The Unbound Press Book Club

The Unbound Book Incubator

What to do when you have your first draft

Book a chat with Nicola here.

Connect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook.

Connect with Alison Shaloe on Facebook or Instagram or Instagram.

Connect with Ceryn Rowntree on her website, Facebook or Instagram.

Connect with Dainei Tracy on Facebook or Instagram.

Music Credit: Joseph McDade

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