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finding the time and space to write
issues of plot and structure
maintaining intensity
handling writer’s block
pacing and tension
resolving character problems
writing the denouement
presenting your work

On top of this you may also be dealing with performance anxiety, poor motivation and a lack of drive that comes from not have a business or masterplan in place to compel you forward and direct your decision-making. This is very common in the arts.

Thirdly, once you have completed your work, you may wish to present it, find an agent who is willing to take it on (many have closed their doors), and get legal advice. You may also, in the fullness of time, need to prepare for the press.

......not always external! It is easy to be hampered by personal issues that reduce esteem and productivity. The key is not to live this for too long – but to own it, get some learning and then use this to change it.

Negative self-talk and beliefs from the past are common saboteurs of artistic tendencies in writers. They can lead to your getting stuck and repeating unproductive patterns of behaviour. You can only change what you can ‘see’ however, and so that means looking inside and identifying the underlying rascals.

Too many creatives are slaves to their inspiration, only creating when a particular quality of material – images, sounds, shapes, words – emerges in their minds, and otherwise feeling terrible when this is not happening.

If you are at the mercy of your inspiration, you may get deeply depressed during non-active periods, which only adds apathy and self-loathing to your emotional load. This stress will produce high levels of cortisol in your body, affecting your mental functioning and emotional robustness, with a corresponding impact on your output. Dealing with this sooner rather than later becomes all the more imperative if you want to be liberated.

The question is how can you increase the flow of output from your sub-conscious mind – the most powerful part of the human psyche – and learn to use it to produce workable material every day?

The answer to this will vary from person to person, but coaching is uniquely suited to helping you find your own solution. I will not offer you a quick fix, but I will help you to find a solution of your own devising – and then you get to take the credit.

For a writer to overcome some of these may require new thinking patterns and behaviours to be developed, and that may require a change of beliefs, or Core Transformation, as it is known. It is because coaching works at our deepest level – the level of our beliefs – that it is so effective for addressing these matters.

Flow is all important for a creative. Without flow nothing happens. Flow is worthy of more attention than we give it, but we avoid addressing it because blocks may go deep and we may not want to get to grips with what is really driving them. It is only through ownership that you can advance however, and through the desire to get some truly valuable learning to use for making changes. My role is to help you get that flow going again, and to do this in simple, manageable steps.

I do this by looking at what you say and what you don’t say about yourself, and by using a variety of means at my disposal to help you to achieve shifts in your thinking and behaviour.

Your role is to recognise where you are, and to invest in yourself in a different way from anything you may have tried in the past. To cross the river you may have to invest in a boat. Coaching is that boat.





			Working as a writer involves deep contemplation of the world, of our human nature and of how we live in order to arrive at workable results. This can be very draining on every level, and so having ways of recharging our batteries and of keeping the creative momentum going is critical if we are to create well. Secondly, apart from the issue of finding the time and space to write at all, getting the content right itself can feel like a task of Herculean proportions. Common challenges that writers face include: finding the time and space to write issues of plot and structure maintaining intensity handling writer’s block pacing and tension resolving character problems writing the denouement presenting your work On top of this you may also be dealing with performance anxiety, poor motivation and a lack of drive that comes from not have a business or masterplan in place to compel you forward and direct your decision-making. This is very common in the arts. Thirdly, once you have completed your work, you may wish to present it, find an agent who is willing to take it on (many have closed their doors), and get legal advice. You may also, in the fullness of time, need to prepare for the press. ......not always external! It is easy to be hampered by personal issues that reduce esteem and productivity. The key is not to live this for too long – but to own it, get some learning and then use this to change it. Negative self-talk and beliefs from the past are common saboteurs of artistic tendencies in writers. They can lead to your getting stuck and repeating unproductive patterns of behaviour. You can only change what you can ‘see’ however, and so that means looking inside and identifying the underlying rascals. Too many creatives are slaves to their inspiration, only creating when a particular quality of material – images, sounds, shapes, words – emerges in their minds, and otherwise feeling terrible when this is not happening. If you are at the mercy of your inspiration, you may get deeply depressed during non-active periods, which only adds apathy and self-loathing to your emotional load. This stress will produce high levels of cortisol in your body, affecting your mental functioning and emotional robustness, with a corresponding impact on your output. Dealing with this sooner rather than later becomes all the more imperative if you want to be liberated. The question is how can you increase the flow of output from your sub-conscious mind – the most powerful part of the human psyche – and learn to use it to produce workable material every day? The answer to this will vary from person to person, but coaching is uniquely suited to helping you find your own solution. I will not offer you a quick fix, but I will help you to find a solution of your own devising – and then you get to take the credit. For a writer to overcome some of these may require new thinking patterns and behaviours to be developed, and that may require a change of beliefs, or Core Transformation, as it is known. It is because coaching works at our deepest level – the level of our beliefs – that it is so effective for addressing these matters. Flow is all important for a creative. Without flow nothing happens. Flow is worthy of more attention than we give it, but we avoid addressing it because blocks may go deep and we may not want to get to grips with what is really driving them. It is only through ownership that you can advance however, and through the desire to get some truly valuable learning to use for making changes. My role is to help you get that flow going again, and to do this in simple, manageable steps. I do this by looking at what you say and what you don’t say about yourself, and by using a variety of means at my disposal to help you to achieve shifts in your thinking and behaviour. Your role is to recognise where you are, and to invest in yourself in a different way from anything you may have tried in the past. To cross the river you may have to invest in a boat. Coaching is that boat. Contact us for a first preliminary talk. It will be non-obligatory and confidential.