The way of the writer is about receiving. About preparation. About being ready to slip into flow.

Procrastination isn’t just about willpower—it’s about how you set yourself up before you even sit down. The secret lies in how you prepare your body and mind for the writing session ahead.

If you’ve been:

• Blocking time but never quite focusing
• Filling your day with busywork to avoid the blank page
• Sitting down to write only to get instantly distracted

…then this episode will shift things for you. I’ll share practical, surprising ways to prime both your environment and your inner state so writing feels natural instead of forced.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Automatic Writing Unlocked Course (self-paced): https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic

Start Your Book With Automatic Writing (live Oct 6-10, 2025): https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book

90-Day Write Habit Accelerator (doors close Sept 18, 2025): www.writehabitaccelerator.com

Resources for you:

• Join "The Awakened Author" LIVE for experienced writers with stalled projects (Jan 26-March 6):

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor

• Learn automatic writing with my FREE guide:

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/startautomaticwriting

• Join my £33 self-paced program "Start Your Book With Automatic Writing":

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book

• Order "The Write Habit Planner" - your 52-week goal setting planner

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/

What happens when your academic dream is crushed by failure — and you rebuild it from the inside out?

This week on The Write Habit Podcast, I’m joined by historian and Wellcome Trust Fellow Dr Elisabeth M. Yang, whose journey from struggling PhD student to confident scholar will leave you deeply inspired.

Elisabeth is a Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds, where she studies the inner world of babies in the long 19th century — and mentors PhD students of her own.

In our conversation, she shares:

• How she moved from paralysis and fear to flow and vision
• The exact writing ritual (including Baroque music!) that anchors her work
• Why community and body doubling helped her finally finish her papers
• How the Future Self method helped her become the writer — and woman — she aspired to be

Whether you're in the middle of a PhD, holding onto a paper you've avoided for months, or dreaming of your next big grant — this episode is your gentle, powerful permission slip to rewrite the story.

Ready for your own transformation?

The 90-Day Write Habit Accelerator is open for Fall 2025 — but doors close September 18.

Inside, you’ll build structure, confidence, and writing flow like Elisabeth did when she joined the program — with community, coaching, and mindset tools that actually work.

👉 Grab your spot at www.writehabitaccelerator.com

Resources for you:

• Join "The Awakened Author" LIVE for experienced writers with stalled projects (Jan 26-March 6):

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor

• Learn automatic writing with my FREE guide:

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/startautomaticwriting

• Join my £33 self-paced program "Start Your Book With Automatic Writing":

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book

• Order "The Write Habit Planner" - your 52-week goal setting planner

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/

Entering the Fall season can be hard. 

The kids are back at school. The deadlines are mounting. The book you meant to write over summer is still sitting untouched… and suddenly, you feel behind.

If you're anything like me, you might feel:

— Anxious
— Overwhelmed
— Disconnected from your own needs and priorities

You’re not alone.

In this gentle, powerful episode, I share:

• Why fall can trigger burnout, anxiety, and old patterns
• What’s really going on beneath the seasonal stress
• A surprising message I received in automatic writing — and how it changed everything
• A few simple, practical shifts you can make this week to soften into fall
  
  

Plus, I share how I’m personally stepping into fall with structure, support, and flow — not hustle.

Want a different kind of Fall season as a writer and academic?

Join me inside the 90-Day Write Habit Accelerator — my most powerful coaching container where you'll be supported, seen, and creatively held as you finally finish your writing project.

✅ Create a consistent writing habit
✅ Protect writing time with co-writing 
✅ Deep coaching on your blocks and publication strategies
✅ Finish at least one project before Christmas

We start soon, and enrolment closes Sept 12.
Spots are limited — don’t wait.

👉 Join us at: www.writehabitaccelerator.com

🎧 Related episodes you’ll love:

• 5 Life-Changing Lessons from Automatic Writing I Wish I’d Learned Sooner
• 6 Minute Meditation for Writers: Find Peace in a Healing Forest

Resources for you:

• Join "The Awakened Author" LIVE for experienced writers with stalled projects (Jan 26-March 6):

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor

• Learn automatic writing with my FREE guide:

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/startautomaticwriting

• Join my £33 self-paced program "Start Your Book With Automatic Writing":

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book

• Order "The Write Habit Planner" - your 52-week goal setting planner

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/

Have you ever stalled on a project—telling yourself you’ll finish once there’s a deadline, yet the pages stay unwritten? That’s exactly where Verena Hutter found herself.

An adjunct professor, editor, and tattoo culture specialist, Verena had already published a book. But without external deadlines, her academic manuscript kept slipping away. In this episode, she shares how the 90-Day Write Habit Accelerator helped her beat procrastination, stop miscalculating her writing time, and finally bring her book to completion.

We also dive into:

• Why self-help books don’t make you more productive
• Her strategy for writing with chronic illness
• How she transformed tattoo research into a striking coffee-table book with a traditional press
• Her next steps launching Work in Progress Studio for editing and retreats

👉 Stuck with a project? The next 90-Day Write Habit Accelerator helps you to the finish line before Christmas 2025. Book your discovery call now at www.writehabitaccelerator.com

Book your discovery call now at www.writehabitaccelerator.com

About Verena Hutter
Verena Hutter is a writer, scholar, and teacher whose work explores memory, culture, and literature. She is the author of This Is a Book for People Who Love Tattoos and is currently finishing an academic book on tattoo culture in twentieth- and twenty-first-century Germany. She’s also preparing to launch Work in Progress Studio, a space to support writers with editing and retreats. Verena is a 90-Day Write Habit Accelerator alum and has worked 1-1 with Nicole.

Resources for you:

• Join "The Awakened Author" LIVE for experienced writers with stalled projects (Jan 26-March 6):

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor

• Learn automatic writing with my FREE guide:

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/startautomaticwriting

• Join my £33 self-paced program "Start Your Book With Automatic Writing":

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book

• Order "The Write Habit Planner" - your 52-week goal setting planner

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/

In this conversation, I sit down with Claire Benn, a Write Habit Accelerator alum, to trace her journey of finishing: 

Showing up when it’s messy, rebuilding trust after stops and starts, and choosing tiny repeatable actions over grand plans. 

We talk about the difference between “trying to write” and quietly becoming the person who writes, what accountability looks like when life is full, and the simple practices that helped Claire steady her rhythm and bring a project across the line. 

Claire went from stuck post-doc to thriving Cambridge professor, and her journey is vulnerable, true, and inspiring.

You’ll hear:

• How to swap perfection pressure for a workable pace
• The micro‑habits that keep momentum when motivation dips
• Ways to meet fear without letting it run the session
• Why community matters (and how to find the right one)
• Claire’s honest take on what changes in 90 days—and what doesn’t

If you’re ready to stop orbiting your project and finish it, doors are open for the next 90‑Day Write Habit Accelerator. 

Apply now and step into a high‑touch container that helps you do the work you’ve been meant to do. 

Apply here: www.writehabitaccelerator.com

Early bird discount expires Aug 31, 2025.

The program runs again in the Fall of 2026.

Find out more about Claire Benn's Research here: https://www.lcfi.ac.uk/people/dr-claire-benn

Resources for you:

• Join "The Awakened Author" LIVE for experienced writers with stalled projects (Jan 26-March 6):

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor

• Learn automatic writing with my FREE guide:

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/startautomaticwriting

• Join my £33 self-paced program "Start Your Book With Automatic Writing":

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book

• Order "The Write Habit Planner" - your 52-week goal setting planner

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/

Enrolment is open through September 12, 2025.

Click the link below to learn more!

www.writehabitaccelerator.com

*Early bird discount vanishes August 31. 

Resources for you:

• Join "The Awakened Author" LIVE for experienced writers with stalled projects (Jan 26-March 6):

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor

• Learn automatic writing with my FREE guide:

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/startautomaticwriting

• Join my £33 self-paced program "Start Your Book With Automatic Writing":

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book

• Order "The Write Habit Planner" - your 52-week goal setting planner

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/

It's time to shake off that sluggish summer energy!

Reset your writing rhythm, and make the final stretch of 2025 count. If you’ve got a big writing project you want finished before the year is over, now is the perfect moment to recalibrate with me.

In this episode, I’ll guide you through three simple but powerful prompts to help you step confidently into the Fall writing season. 

Here’s what we’ll explore together:

• How to Surround Yourself with the Right People  
• Setting Your Fall Priority
• Meet Your Resistance

This episode will help you realign, refocus, and re-commit.

✨ Doors are now open for the 90-Day Write Habit Accelerator – the small-group, high-touch coaching programme that will help you create a sustainable, personalised writing system so you can finally finish your project before the year is over. 

All info is here: https://www.writehabitaccelerator.com (the Early Bird discount is open now for 5 places at this price!)

Resources for you:

• Join "The Awakened Author" LIVE for experienced writers with stalled projects (Jan 26-March 6):

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor

• Learn automatic writing with my FREE guide:

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/startautomaticwriting

• Join my £33 self-paced program "Start Your Book With Automatic Writing":

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book

• Order "The Write Habit Planner" - your 52-week goal setting planner

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/

Have you ever sat down to write… and felt like nothing came?

You’re not blocked. You’re not lazy. And you’re definitely not failing.

Instead, your old self is still bracing for writing to be hard.

That’s what this episode is all about.

You’ll learn:

• Why writing feels like a struggle
• How your old patterns make writing hard
• What it means to receive your writing
• One powerful tool to shift into flow

If you're ready to build a writing habit that feels calm, confident, and deeply yours — this is your invitation.

Join me for the 7-Day Write Habit Booster, a mini coaching container for writers who are ready to drop old patterns and finally build momentum that lasts.

We begin July 7.
  👉 www.writehabitbooster.com

Let’s build the writing life your future self already knows is possible.

Resources for you:

• Join "The Awakened Author" LIVE for experienced writers with stalled projects (Jan 26-March 6):

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor

• Learn automatic writing with my FREE guide:

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/startautomaticwriting

• Join my £33 self-paced program "Start Your Book With Automatic Writing":

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book

• Order "The Write Habit Planner" - your 52-week goal setting planner

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/

We’re halfway through the year.

And before you rush ahead—this is your invitation to pause.

In this episode, I’ll guide you through a sacred mid-year reset for writers—a gentle, powerful journaling ritual to honour what’s been, release what no longer fits, and call in your next steps.

You’ll need a journal, a bit of quiet, and a willingness to be honest with yourself.

This isn’t just reflection—it’s realignment.

We'll to through 6 steps to recap on the last 6 months and set you up with a powerful vision for the second half of the year. 

Ready to carry that vision into your writing life?

The Write Habit Booster is your next step:

A 7-day guided writing reset to boost your writing habit and make massive progress on a project - a perfect kickstart to the summer!

• 7–13 July
• Early Bird ends 30 June
• Book here: writehabitbooster.com

Resources for you:

• Join "The Awakened Author" LIVE for experienced writers with stalled projects (Jan 26-March 6):

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor

• Learn automatic writing with my FREE guide:

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/startautomaticwriting

• Join my £33 self-paced program "Start Your Book With Automatic Writing":

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book

• Order "The Write Habit Planner" - your 52-week goal setting planner

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/

Think summer means more time to write?
Think again.

Before you drift into July with high hopes and no real plan, you need to hear these 3 truths that make or break your writing summer.

In just a few minutes, I’ll show you why most writers set themselves up to fail — and how you can shift course, create sacred momentum, and actually finish something this season.

And when you're ready:

Join the Write Habit Booster (starts July 7) and get the Summer Writing Plan Masterclass free when you sign up by June 30:
👉 www.writehabitbooster.com

Resources for you:

• Join "The Awakened Author" LIVE for experienced writers with stalled projects (Jan 26-March 6):

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/awakenedauthor

• Learn automatic writing with my FREE guide:

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/startautomaticwriting

• Join my £33 self-paced program "Start Your Book With Automatic Writing":

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/automatic-book

• Order "The Write Habit Planner" - your 52-week goal setting planner

https://www.thewritehabitplanner.com/