Welcome to the Writermind Project
Welcome to the Writermind Project - online programs designed to help writers develop the mind management skills essential for a sustainable, engaged and enjoyable writing practice.
Online programs will be hosted in a dedicated, private, quiet space. They'll distill the exact strategies and practices that have proven effective during the ten years of therapeutic and coaching work with writers.
Writermind Project programs target difficulties in the four key areas that typically prevent writers engaging effectively with their work:
* The writer's relationship with the self (self-criticism, self-doubt, unrelenting high standards, lack of self-acceptance, problematic self-stories such as not-good-enough)
* The writer's mind management difficulties (emotional overwhelm, procrastination, perfectionism, unhelpful thinking patterns and distorted thinking, 'what if' paralysis, fear of failure)
* Excessive focus on external factors (publication concerns, criticism/rejection concerns, potential reviews, sales)
* The mismatch between the writer's expectations and the realities of the writing life (expecting writing to be a joyous flow, rather than the difficult, stressful and disheartening process it can be).
Online programs will be hosted in a dedicated, private, quiet space. They'll distill the exact strategies and practices that have proven effective during the ten years of therapeutic and coaching work with writers.
Writermind Project programs target difficulties in the four key areas that typically prevent writers engaging effectively with their work:
* The writer's relationship with the self (self-criticism, self-doubt, unrelenting high standards, lack of self-acceptance, problematic self-stories such as not-good-enough)
* The writer's mind management difficulties (emotional overwhelm, procrastination, perfectionism, unhelpful thinking patterns and distorted thinking, 'what if' paralysis, fear of failure)
* Excessive focus on external factors (publication concerns, criticism/rejection concerns, potential reviews, sales)
* The mismatch between the writer's expectations and the realities of the writing life (expecting writing to be a joyous flow, rather than the difficult, stressful and disheartening process it can be).
The first 2025 program - The Zone - launching in February is fully subscribed.
Visit The Zone page to enquire about joining the waitlist.
Visit The Zone page to enquire about joining the waitlist.
The Zone
A hype-free, supportive online writers' group helping you to put Writermind skills into practice so you can align your writing practice with your writing desires.
The Zone is designed to provide you with the skills, structure, accountabilty and support to make 2025 the year you create the sort of writing practice you've always wanted.
A hype-free, supportive online writers' group helping you to put Writermind skills into practice so you can align your writing practice with your writing desires.
The Zone is designed to provide you with the skills, structure, accountabilty and support to make 2025 the year you create the sort of writing practice you've always wanted.
What you can expect:
This program is designed to to help you align your writing practices with your writing intentions.
The Zone Writers' Group focuses on helping you strengthen and practise writermind skills. In this program you will be designing the writing practice that will serve as the basis for your long term, sustainable, engaged writing life. You will deepen and consolidate your writermind skills so that they become habitual, building a practice that has healthy psychological functioning at its heart. By meeting fortnightly and connecting through a private forum, you will have the chance to practise, refine and implement the writermind strategies you learn. Most importantly, you will also learn from and support your fellow writers, as you recognise the patterns that are so common regardless of personality, writing experience or background.
Once again, the emphasis is on implementation. There will be opportunities for learning, reflection, accountability and lots of support.
- Live coaching, support and guidance regarding common issues such as self-doubt, low confidence, inertia, anxiety and self-criticism
- Mind management skills clinics (recorded for flexible viewing) - practical, effective skills for managing the uncertainty of the writing life
- A hype-free, non-competitive group.
- A private online group forum
- Writing-related stress management resources
- Regular (optional) reflective practice activities
This program is designed to to help you align your writing practices with your writing intentions.
The Zone Writers' Group focuses on helping you strengthen and practise writermind skills. In this program you will be designing the writing practice that will serve as the basis for your long term, sustainable, engaged writing life. You will deepen and consolidate your writermind skills so that they become habitual, building a practice that has healthy psychological functioning at its heart. By meeting fortnightly and connecting through a private forum, you will have the chance to practise, refine and implement the writermind strategies you learn. Most importantly, you will also learn from and support your fellow writers, as you recognise the patterns that are so common regardless of personality, writing experience or background.
Once again, the emphasis is on implementation. There will be opportunities for learning, reflection, accountability and lots of support.
The Zone at a glance:
- The steady writermind | What is it and how do I get one?
- Then my mind went walking | Psychological factors that make it hard to focus
- Stories of me | How self-narratives shape writing engagement
- Writermind essentials | Mind management basics for every writer’s toolkit
- Beyond stimulus-response | Managing, reactivity, overwhelm and inertia
- Don’t go there! | When fear, shame, guilt and other unpleasant emotions lead to avoidance
- Eyes on the prize | When focus on publication, prizes or praise gets in the way of writing engagement
- Metaphor, mood and motivation | From mind prison to mind palace
- I Had a Dream | Managing disappointment in the writing, productivity or publication
- Bringing it all together | Writing practice equilibrium for the future
Do you think this could help you stay on track in 2025?
The Zone Writers' Group is for you if you experience:
Please note, The Zone is not designed to address serious and or acute mental health concerns, and is not intended to take the place of therapy.
If you are in need of psychological therapy, please feel free to read about therapeutic services on this site, or speak to your doctor about getting a referral to a psychologist.
- fluctuating motivation levels
- self-doubt
- negative self-talk
- procrastination
- self-criticism
- perfectionism
- "not-good-enough" , "worthless", or "failure" beleifs
- writer's block
- "what-if" paralysis
- distraction
- fragmentatioin
- overwhelm
- "rejection" sensitivity
- publication anxiety
- low confidence
- catastrophic (worst case) thinking
Please note, The Zone is not designed to address serious and or acute mental health concerns, and is not intended to take the place of therapy.
If you are in need of psychological therapy, please feel free to read about therapeutic services on this site, or speak to your doctor about getting a referral to a psychologist.