Welcome to Part 2 of this special three-part workshop series on NLP modalities and writing.

In this episode, we continue exploring how your natural creative wiring influences the way you write, think, create, and experience the writing process.

As the workshop unfolds, you'll begin recognising why certain writing approaches have always felt natural to you, while others may have created unnecessary frustration.

If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, I'd recommend heading back and starting there first, as each episode builds on the one before it.

The final part of this workshop will be released as a special bonus episode this Friday.

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You are the vessel for the story. Let the words flow through you and onto the page.

This week I'm doing something a little different!

I'm sharing a special three-part workshop all about NLP modalities and how the way your brain naturally processes information shapes the way you write.

If you've ever wondered why some writing advice feels effortless for other writers but leaves you feeling frustrated, this workshop is for you.

In Part 1, we'll explore: • What NLP modalities are • We'll start diving into the four different ways writers naturally process information • Why there is no one "right" way to write • How understanding your natural wiring can transform your writing process

Whether you're writing fiction, non-fiction, or your very first book, understanding how you're naturally wired to create can help you stop fighting yourself and start working with your brain instead of against it.

This is Part 1 of a special three-part workshop series. Part 2 continues this Wednesday, with the final bonus episode releasing on Friday.

✨ Discover your Writing Personality: https://maddisonmichaels.com/quiz

🌐 Learn more: https://maddisonmichaels.com

You are the vessel for the story. Let the words flow through you and onto the page.

Writing Wednesday episodes explore the outer work of writing: craft, structure, revision, publishing, process, and the practical steps that help you finish your book.

Episode Summary

If chapter planning makes you feel either beautifully supported or completely boxed in, this episode is for you.

In today’s Writing Wednesday episode, Maddison explores how to build a flexible chapter roadmap that gives your manuscript direction without suffocating your creativity. Because structure should support the writing, not control it.

Whether you’re an Owl who loves a clear plan, a Peacock who resists anything that feels too rigid, a Dove who needs emotional safety around the process, or an Eagle who wants to keep moving with purpose, this episode will help you create a roadmap that works with your wiring rather than against it.

You’ll learn how to give each chapter a clear purpose, identify the shift that happens by the end, and leave enough space for discovery as the book reveals itself on the page.

Because a chapter roadmap is not a cage. It’s a walking track.

Inside This Episode

In this episode, you’ll learn:

1. Why chapter planning feels freeing for some writers and suffocating for others

2. The difference between useful structure and rigid over-planning

3. How to create a flexible chapter roadmap using purpose, movement, and discovery

Maddison also walks you through a simple next-three-chapters exercise you can use immediately, whether you’re writing fiction, non-fiction, memoir, or a book for your business.

You’ll learn how to ask:

• What is this chapter here to do?
• What changes by the end?
• What possible ingredients could I use without locking myself into every detail?

This episode is especially useful if you’ve been avoiding your outline because you don’t want to box yourself in, or if you’ve been over-planning because you’re scared to write until the whole manuscript feels perfectly mapped.

If today’s episode helped you realise your manuscript needs more structure, but you’re worried structure will kill the flow, this is exactly the kind of work Maddison does with writers inside her coaching.

You can start applying today’s process on your own. But if you’d love personalised support to see the shape of your book more clearly, identify where the structure is too loose or too tight, and build a roadmap that fits the way you naturally create, you can book a free 15-minute clarity call.

This is a mutual fit conversation, not a coaching session and not a pushy sales call. It’s a chance for both of you to explore where you are with your book, what’s getting in the way, and whether one of Maddison’s coaching pathways is the right next step.

Book your free clarity call at:

maddisonmichaels.com/call

If this episode gave you a clearer way to think about your manuscript, please take a moment to follow the podcast, leave a review, or share it with another writer who’s feeling boxed in by planning or lost without structure.

Your book does not need a perfect plan before you begin.

But it does need a path.

And sometimes that path is closer than you think!

You are the vessel for the story. Let the words flow through you and onto the page.