After receiving so many beautiful messages from listeners sharing how much they’ve been loving the guided meditations — and how they’re weaving them into their daily writing routines — I wanted to create this little bonus gift for you.

This short Creative Flow guided meditation is here so you can drop straight into the practice, without having to scroll to the end of Episode 2.

In just seven minutes, you’ll be gently guided out of your busy mind and back into creative safety, flow, and connection with your story — releasing tension, quieting self-doubt, and opening yourself to let the words move through you with more ease.

Whether you use this before a writing session, during a break in your day, or as part of your daily ritual, this meditation is designed to help you return to the page feeling grounded, supported, and creatively aligned.

Settle in somewhere comfortable… take a breath… and let’s drop into creative flow together. ✨

If this meditation resonated with you and you’re ready for more personalised guidance to break through blocks, reconnect with your creativity, and finally finish your book, I currently have a few spots open for 1:1 coaching.

You can learn more and reach out at maddisonmichaels.com/coaching — I’d love to support you.

(And How Understanding Your Inner World Can Change Everything)

Have you ever noticed that writer’s block doesn’t feel the same for every writer?

For some, it shows up as fog — like the images just won’t come. For others, it sounds like loud self-doubt or an inner critic that won’t switch off. And for many, it’s felt deeply in the body as heaviness, resistance, or emotional overwhelm.

In Episode 2, we explored how writer’s block can sometimes be a sign that the story itself has drifted off course.

But in Episode 3, we shift inward — into the inner world of the writer.

Because when the block isn’t about the direction of the story, it’s often about the way your mind and nervous system naturally process creativity.

In this episode, I introduce you to modalities — the four primary ways the brain experiences imagination, emotion, intuition, and meaning — and explain why understanding your modality can completely change how you experience writer’s block.

Rather than forcing yourself to write like someone else, this episode will help you learn how to work with your natural processing style, so resistance softens and writing begins to feel safer, clearer, and more aligned.

• Why writer’s block feels different for every writer

• The difference between story misalignment and inner-world resistance

• What modalities are and why they matter for writers

• The four primary modalities:

  • Visual

  • Auditory

  • Kinaesthetic

  • Auditory Digital

• How each modality experiences doubt, fear, and resistance

• Practical, modality-aligned ways to respond when you feel stuck

• Why writer’s block isn’t a flaw — it’s information

• How affirmations help rewire the subconscious mind and build creative safety

Instead of a guided meditation, this episode includes modality-specific affirmations designed to support your subconscious mind, calm resistance, and help you feel safer as you write.

You’ll learn how to:

• Choose the affirmation that best fits your modality (or resonates most deeply)

• Use repetition — especially morning and night — to strengthen new neural pathways

• Integrate affirmations into daily life so support continues beyond the writing session

If you’re not sure which modality is your dominant one, you can take my free quiz here: 👉 maddisonmichaels.com/quiz

• Take the modality quiz

• Notice how writer’s block shows up for you this week

• Respond to resistance in the language your mind understands, rather than forcing yourself forward

In the next episode, we continue this inner-world work by exploring writing personality types — how different writers approach creativity, structure, consistency, and process, and why certain advice works beautifully for some writers and feels impossible for others.

Writer’s block isn’t a sign that you’re failing.

It’s information — filtered through your inner world.

When you honour how you are wired, writing becomes a relationship again… not a battle.

If today’s episode resonated with you and stirred up something inside you… and you’re ready for deeper support to break through your blocks and finally write the book you’re meant to write… I currently have a few spots left for 1:1 coaching. If you feel called to explore having me as your writing coach, head to writethedarnbook.co and reach out — we’ll chat and see whether we’re a fit for each other.

In this episode of Write the Darn Book, Maddison Michaels gently unpacks the real reasons writer’s block shows up — and why, more often than not, it’s a sign that something inside you (or within the story itself) needs attention.

Drawing from her own lived experience as a multi-published author, along with mindset coaching and intuitive story work, Maddison reframes writer’s block as communication rather than resistance.

You’ll learn why forcing your way through a block often makes it worse — and how creating a sense of safety, listening to your intuition, and checking for story misalignment can help the words begin to flow again.

At the heart of this episode is a simple, repeatable coaching framework — the PAUSE Method — designed to help you move through writer’s block with clarity, compassion, and trust.

• Why writer’s block is a normal and meaningful part of the writing process

• How fear, pressure, and lack of safety can shut down creativity

• Why writer’s block is sometimes your story saying, “This path isn’t right”

• How to recognise when a scene or story direction is out of alignment

• A step-by-step coaching method to respond to writer’s block without forcing

• How to return to flow by listening instead of pushing

• Why writing one imperfect sentence can be enough to restart momentum

When writer’s block appears, use this gentle process:

• P — Pause and normalise Remind yourself this is a normal part of the writing journey.

• A — Ask what the block is communicating Get curious instead of critical.

• U — Understand the story signal Revisit the scene before the block and listen for misalignment.

• S — Soothe your body and create a sense of safety Pressure shuts creativity down; safety opens it up.

• E — Enter the page with curiosity, not force Allow the story to reveal what comes next.

The next time you feel stuck:

1. Write PAUSE at the top of your page

2. Walk yourself through each step

3. Go back to the scene before the block

4. Ask what the story is asking for

5. Write one exploratory sentence

That’s it. No pressure. Just listening.

In Episode 3, Maddison explores modalities — how different brains process creativity — and how understanding your natural way of thinking can change the way you write, plan, and move through resistance.

If today’s episode resonated with you and stirred something inside you… and you’re ready for deeper support to break through your blocks and finally write the book you’re meant to write…

I currently have a few spots left for 1:1 coaching.

If you feel called to explore having me as your writing coach, head to maddisonmichaels.com/coaching and reach out — we’ll chat and see whether we’re a fit for each other.